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SUMMARY:COMPLECS: Parallel Computing Concepts
DESCRIPTION:All users of advanced cyberinfrastructure, whether they develop
  their own software or use 3rd party applications, should understand funda
 mental parallel computing concepts. In this webinar we cover supercomputer
  architectures, the differences between threads and processes, implementat
 ions of parallelism (e.g., OpenMP and MPI), strong and weak scaling, limit
 ations on scalability (Amdahl’s and Gustafson’s Laws) and benchmarking
 . We also discuss how to choose the appropriate number of compute cores or
  nodes when running your applications and, when appropriate, the best bala
 nce between threads and processes. This webinar does not assume any progra
 mming experience and is suited for a wide audience, including current and 
 prospective users of parallel computers, anyone who expects to write a pro
 posal for computer time or those who are simply curious about parallel com
 puting.--- What is COMPLECS? - COMPLECS (COMPrehensive Learning for end-u
 sers to Effectively utilize CyberinfraStructure) is a new SDSC program whe
 re training will cover non-programming skills needed to effectively use su
 percomputers. Topics include parallel computing concepts, Linux tools and 
 bash scripting, security, batch computing, how to get help, data managemen
 t and interactive computing. Each session offers 1 hour of instruction fol
 lowed by a 30-minute Q&A. COMPLECS is supported by NSF award 2320934.---Ro
 bert SinkovitsDirector of Education & Training, SDSCRobert Sinkovits, Ph.D
 . leads the scientific applications efforts at the San Diego Supercomputer
  Center. He has collaborated with researchers spanning many fields includi
 ng physics, chemistry, astronomy, structural biology, finance, ecology, cl
 imate, immunology and the social sciences, always with an emphasis on maki
 ng the most effective use of high end computing resources. Before returnin
 g to SDSC, he was the primary developer of the AUTO3DEM and IHRSR++ softwa
 re packages used for solving the structures of icosahedral and helical mac
 romolecular structures, respectively. He is the co-PI for the NSF Comet an
 d Voyager supercomputer awards, co-PI of the XSEDE project and the co-lead
  of the Human Vaccines Project’s Bioinformatics Hub. He’s also an avid
  cyclist and mountain climber, having summited more nearly 400 peaks.
URL:https://support.access-ci.org/events/7387
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