Introduction to Supercomputing, part I
2026-02-11 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Online
If you need to perform many calculations, or analyses that are too big for your own system, clusters and supercomputers will provide the computing power you need. In this course, you will learn how to work with these large computing systems!

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In this training course you will:

understand what high-performance computing (HPC) is;
learn basic details about clusters and supercomputers;
effectively perform practical exercises on the national supercomputer Snellius;
apply essential best practices on how to work effectively with large HPC systems.

For whom
Anyone who wants to know how to perform very large computing tasks.
Requirements

Personal computer and terminal with SSH
Basic knowledge of Unix shell is useful.

The training course is in English.

Introduction to SURF Research Cloud
2026-04-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, 3062PA, Netherlands
Do you want to create and manage your own work environment and run powerful applications on it? SURF Research Cloud opens the door to cloud computing on different platforms. During this training, your workload runs on the SURF HPC Cloud platform in Amsterdam.
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This training explains cloud computing in general. The accompanying hands-on approach introduces you to (some of) the many features of SURF Research Cloud. You will learn how to create and manage your own virtual computing environment(s). By the end, you will feel comfortable enough to install your own applications, and benefit from the power of cloud computing.
For whom?
Anyone who wants to use a flexible and customized environment to run powerful applications.
The language of instruction is English.
Requirements

Bring your own laptop.
A browser (Chrome or Firefox is good enough).
Experience with Linux commands helps but is not a requirement.

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