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SUMMARY:Command Line and DelftBlue Basics
DESCRIPTION:CLI101: Unlock the Power of Linux and DelftBlue\nAre you ready to dive into the world of Linux and high-performance computing? Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills\, this one-day course is designed to give you a solid foundation in using the Linux command line and shell environment\, with a special focus on utilizing the power of our DelftBlue supercomputer. \nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nLinux Command Line Basics: Start from scratch and learn the essential commands and techniques to navigate and manipulate the Linux shell environment.\nFile Management: Understand how to create\, move\, and modify files and directories\, crucial for efficient workflow.\nScripting Fundamentals: Gain a hands-on introduction to shell scripting to automate tasks and improve efficiency.\nHigh Performance Computing (HPC): Learn how to apply your new skills to access and use DelftBlue.\n\n\n \n\n\nMany thanks for an excellent session! After today\, DelftBlue is not a black box for me anymore. \n― Claudiu Forgaci \, Assistant Professor of Urban Design \n\n\n\n \nWhy You Should Join\n\nMaster the Linux Command Line: Learn to navigate\, manage\, and optimize Linux systems like a pro—skills that are essential for any tech-driven career.\nHarness HPC with SLURM: Discover how to run complex computations on supercomputers using SLURM\, the industry-standard workload manager trusted by researchers worldwide.\nHands-on learning: Interactive sessions with real-world examples.\nNo Experience? No Problem! This course is perfect for newcomers to Linux and HPC. We start from the basics and guide you step-by-step to confidently running your programs on DelftBlue.\n\n\n \nProgramme\n09:30 – 09:45 Introduction\n09:45 – 10:45 Part 1: Basic file operations and file editing\n10:45 – 11:00 Break\n11:00 – 12:30 Part 2: Working with remote systems \n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 14:30 Part 3: Creating scripts\n14:30 – 14:45 Break\n14:45 – 17:00 Part 4: Install and run your own scripts on a remote system \nOne day course \n25 max. participants \nTeachers:\nJ. Wallaart\nD. Palagin \nCosts:\n€50\,- \n€25\,- for BSc and MSc students. \nincluding lunch and course materials\, free for DCSE members. \nLocation:\nPenguinlab\, EWI B36.HB.2.130 \nPrerequisites:\nBasic knowledge and experience with handling files in Windows explorer or MacOS finder is assumed. \nNote:\nThis course is organized in the computer lab of the Mathematics department. You will log in to a prepared environment that contains all files needed for the in-class exercises. \n(Running Linux on your own laptop is much encouraged\, but you cannot use your own equipment for this course.) \n\nSign up
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/command-line-and-delftblue-basics/
LOCATION:TU Delft Library\, Prometheusplein 1\, Delft\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:EESSI webinar series (May-June 2025)
DESCRIPTION:What if you no longer have to install a broad range of scientific software from scratch on every laptop\, HPC cluster\, or cloud instance you use or maintain\, without compromising on performance? \nThe European Environment for Scientific Software Installations (EESSI\, https://eessi.io) comes to the rescue! \nIn this webinar series we will provide a comprehensive overview of EESSI: why we started it\, how it works\, how you can use it\, … \nYou can register for the sessions listed below (either all of them\, or selected ones). \nAll sessions will be recorded. Recordings\, slides\, and materials used will be made publicly available shortly after each session via this page. \nIn you have any questions regarding these webinars\, please send an email to support@eessi.io. \nSessions\n\nMonday 5 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST): Introduction to EESSI\nMonday 12 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST): Introduction to CernVM-FS\nMonday 19 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST): Introduction to EasyBuild\, incl. highlighted features in EasyBuild 5.0.0\nMonday 26 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST): EESSI for CI/CD\nMonday 2 June 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST): Using EESSI as the base for a system stack\n\nFormat\n\nOnline webinars (via Zoom)\nMix of presentation & hands-on demos: ~1.5h of content\, ~30min for Q&A\n\nRegistration\nAttendance is free of cost\, but registration is required. \nRegister via https://event.ugent.be/registration/eessi202505 \nUseful links\n\nEESSI website: https://eessi.io\nEESSI documentation: https://eessi.io/docs\nCernVM-FS website: https://cernvm.cern.ch/fs\nCernVM-FS documentation: https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io\nEasyBuild website: https://easybuild.io\nEasyBuild documentation: https://docs.easybuild.io\nMultiXscale website: https://www.multixscale.eu\n\n\nSession details\nIntroduction to EESSI (5 May 2025)\n\nMonday 5 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST)\nspeakers:\n\nRichard Topuchain (University of Bergen)\nHelena Vela (Do IT Now)\nThomas Röblitz (University of Bergen)\nKenneth Hoste (HPC – UGent)\n\n\noutline\n\nDiscover how EESSI (European Environment for Scientific Software Installation) is transforming the way scientific software is deployed and shared across HPC systems\, cloud platforms\, and even laptops. In this session\, we’ll introduce the motivation behind EESSI\, its architecture\, and how you can start using a fully pre-built\, modular software environment—no matter where you compute. Whether you’re an HPC user\, sysadmin\, or developer\, this webinar will show how EESSI can help you save time\, improve reproducibility\, and simplify your scientific workflows.\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to CernVM-FS (12 May 2025)\n\nMonday 12 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST)\nspeakers:\n\nmore info soon\n\n\noutline\n\nmore info soon\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to EasyBuild (19 May 2025)\n\nMonday 19 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST)\nspeakers:\n\nmore info soon\n\n\noutline\n\nincl. highlighted features in EasyBuild 5.0.0\n\n\n\nEESSI for CI/CD (26 May 2025)\n\nMonday 26 May 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST)\nspeakers:\n\nmore info soon\n\n\noutline\n\nmore info soon\n\n\n\n\nUsing EESSI as the base for a system stack (2 June 2025)\n\nMonday 2 June 2025 (13:30-15:30 CEST)\nspeakers:\n\nmore info soon\n\n\noutline\n\nmore info soon\n\n\n\nMore information
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/eessi-webinar-series-may-june-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Quantum Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Are you a developer\, researcher or an enthusiast with an interest in cybersecurity and quantum technology? Join the QCIned Hackathon and build your own quantum-safe application on SURF’s Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) testbed. \nSign up\n\n\n\n\nDuring this exciting challenge\, you will build quantum-safe applications or systems leveraging quantum-safe cryptography using SURF’s quantum key distribution (QKD) testbed and the ETSI 014 interface. Share your expertise about quantum-safe communication\, improve your knowledge about quantum key distribution and bring real-world use cases to life. \nWho should participate?\nAnyone with an interest in quantum-safe communication and good coding skills. \nProgramme\n\n\n\n9.00 – 10.00\nWalk-in and introduction (QKD\, ETSI 014)\n\n\n10.00 – 12.00\nHackathon\n\n\n12.00 – 13.00\nLunch\n\n\n13.00 – 16.30\nHackathon\n\n\n16.30 – 17.00\nProject showcases\n\n\n17.00 – 19.00\nDrinks\n\n\n\nFormat\n\nAs a participant you can work individually or in small teams (2-5 people).\nChallenge: implement a quantum-safe application or system\, using QKD infrastructure and ETSI 014\, to protect data or communication from quantum threats.\nProjects must be based on QKD and ETSI 014 interface.\nAs a participants you can run your code on SURF’s QKD testbed between Amsterdam and Utrecht.\nEverybody presents or demonstrates the implemented solutions (5-10 minutes).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up now Quantum Hackathon\n\n\n\n\n\n9 May 2025\n\n9:00–17:00\n\nSURF Amsterdam\, Science Park\, VK1&2
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/quantum-hackathon/
LOCATION:SURF Amsterdam\, Science Park 140\, Amsterdam\, 1098 XG\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:HPC Spring School @ Utrecht University
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to boost your skills in scientific computation\, parallel programming\, and deep learning? Then please take part in the HPC Spring School at Utrecht University! \nDuring this Spring School\, experts from the UU and SURF offer a wide range of sessions spread over eight days. \nThe HPC Spring School will take place from Monday 12 May till Thursday 22 May at Utrecht University; all sessions are in-person events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Open\nThe registration is open for all researchers in the Netherlands. There is a limited number of spots for thesis students. You can design your own program and register for one or multiple workshops of your interest. Each workshop has their own registration form\, find the registration forms by clicking on the workshop in the program below. Note that some workshops have prerequisites\, so please make sure to check the requirements before registering. \n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\nDate\nTime\nWorkshop\nPresenter\n\n\n\n\n\nMay 12\, 2025\n9:00 – 14:30\nIntroduction to Bash and essential skills for HPC\nUU support\n\n\n\nMay 13\, 2025\n9:00 – 12:30\nIntroduction to Git\nUU support\n\n\n\nMay 13\, 2025\n13:30 – 17:00\nSymposium – High Performance Computing @ UU\nUU \n\n\n\nMay 14\, 2025\n9:00 – 14:30\nIntroduction to Supercomputing 1\nSURF \n\n\n\nMay 15\, 2025\n9:00 – 14:30\nIntroduction to Supercomputing 2\nSURF \n\n\n\nMay 15\, 2025\n15:00 – 17:00\nProgramming Cafe; Containers in Cloud computing\nUU RDM Support\n\n\n\nMay 16\, 2025\n9:00 – 16:30\nSURF Research Cloud; beginner and advanced modules\nUU support\n\n\n\nMay 19\, 2025\n9:00 – 17:00\nBasic Parallel Programming with MPI\nSURF \n\n\n\nMay 21\, 2025\n9:00 – 14:30\nEnergy Efficient Computing\nSURF \n\n\n\nMay 22\, 2025\n9:00 – 17:00\nHigh Performance Deep learning\nSUR
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/hpc-spring-school-utrecht-university/
LOCATION:Utrecht University\, Heidelberglaan 3\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Advanced Use of SURF Research Cloud (API)
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to automate your SURF Research Cloud workflows using the API? Join this training to learn how to use the API to prepare environments for a group of users\, control workspaces\, and connect services. This is a follow-up to the Introduction to SURF Research Cloud training. \nSign up\n\n\n\n\nFor whom?\nThis course is designed for researchers and IT professionals who are interested in automating their workflows and exploring the capabilities of SURF Research Cloud through API-driven solutions. The programming language used in the training is Python. The language of instruction is English. \nRequirements\n\nBring your own laptop.\nA browser (Chrome or Firefox is good enough).\nExperience in using SURF Research Cloud (preferably knowledge from Introduction to SURF Research Cloud training).\nPrior knowledge of basic programming\, command line tools\, cloud computing concepts\, and an API would be beneficial.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up now Advanced Use of SURF Research Cloud (API)
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/advanced-use-of-surf-research-cloud-api/
LOCATION:Utrecht University\, Heidelberglaan 3\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Moving your AI training jobs to LUMI: A Hands-On Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join our two-day workshop\, “Getting Started with AI on LUMI\,” designed to familiarize you with the capabilities of the LUMI supercomputer for artificial intelligence applications. This workshop is ideal for those looking to transition from smaller-scale computing environments like laptops\, workstations\, or cloud VMs to the robust\, GPU-intensive LUMI platform. \nParticipants are invited to bring their own AI training scripts to the workshop\, where they will receive personalized support to adapt and run them on LUMI’s advanced GPU system. Whether you aim to leverage a single GPU or scale up to multiple GPUs\, our workshop will provide valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your AI projects with LUMI’s powerful computing infrastructure. \nEvent Info\nDates: 27.– 28. May 2025\nTime: 9:00 – 16:30 CEST each day\nLocation: Amsterdam\, The Netherlands\nOrganizer: LUMI User Support Team (LUST)\, EuroCC National Competence Centers (NCCs) in Finland and the Netherlands and GreenNLP \nOnline Attendance Option\nFor those unable to attend in person\, we are pleased to offer the option to join the lectures online.\nWhile the interactive hands-on exercises and personalized support for implementing your own workflows will be exclusive to in-person attendees\, remote participants will still benefit from the comprehensive lectures streamed live from the workshop. \nRequirements\nParticipants are expected to have basic experience with: \n\nWorking on a Linux command line\nUsing Python and one or more of the Python AI frameworks PyTorch\, Tensorflow\, or JAX\nTraining an AI model on at least a single GPU\, e.g. using a laptop\, workstation\, or cloud service\nManaging Python environments\, e.g. using the Conda and/or pip package managers\n\nParticipants are expected to bring an own laptop to the workshop\, including a charger. \nLearning outcomes\nAttending the workshop\, you will acquire an understanding of the LUMI-G architecture tailored for AI training\, including an introduction to SLURM\, ROCm\, the Lustre/LUMI-O file systems\, and the Slingshot 11 interconnect. Specifically\, you will: \n\nLearn to utilize existing AI containers on LUMI and build your own using the container build tool\, cotainr\nLearn to distribute AI workloads across multiple GPUs within a single LUMI-G node\nExplore strategies for scaling AI workloads across numerous GPUs distributed over several LUMI-G nodes\nGain insight into advanced topics for optimizing AI training processes on the LUMI supercomputer\n\nAgenda\nThe workshop consists of a mix of short lectures and hands-on exercises\, that cover the following key topics: \n\nLUMI-G architecture overview and its applications in AI\nIntroduction to the LUMI web-interface for development and monitoring\nUsing the AI framework PyTorch on LUMI\nBuilding and deploying custom AI containers on LUMI\nStrategies for scaling AI workloads across multiple GPUs\nGet support to adapt and run your own AI training script on LUMI\n\nEach day will run from 9:00 to 16:30 CEST\, with breaks scheduled throughout. \nRegistration\nDeadline: 19.May 2025\, at 12:00 EEST \nRegister for the Workshop: https://ssl.eventilla.com/event/EGgL9 \nPlease register by the deadline to secure your place. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis. Participation in the workshop is free of charge and includes coffee/tea/water and a few snacks during the days. Please be prepared to cover your own lunch costs. \nWe have 30 in-person places and every participant will receive a quick confirmation on a first-come\, first-served basis so that they can arrange travel. On-line participants will receive confirmation shortly after the deadline. If your plans change\, we kindly ask you to cancel your registration as soon as possible\, ideally before the registration deadline. The email acknowledging your registration will contain a link to manage it. \nUsers who do not have an account on LUMI yet will receive temporary access for the purpose of the course. The allocated compute time should only be used for the course exercises. Any abuse will result in removal from the allocation for this and future courses. \nVenue\nThe workshop will take place in CWI offices in Amsterdam\, The Netherlands. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations. \nScience Park 123\n1098 XG Amsterdam\nThe Netherlands \nDirections \nAcknowledgement\n  \n \nIn addition this workshop has received funding from GreenNLP\, a Council of Finland project.
URL:https://eurocc-netherlands.nl/calendar/moving-your-ai-training-jobs-to-lumi-a-hands-on-workshop/
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