Description: This workshop is a primer for those largely new to supercomputing, i.e., to computing on shared, remote resources. It is intended to demystify the somewhat intimidating term "High-Performance Computing" (HPC), and to serve as a foundation upon which to build over the coming days. Topics will include motivation for HPC, available resources, essential issues, and a high level overview of parallel programming models commonly used on these systems.
Teacher: Ramses van Zon (SciNet, University of Toronto)
Level: Introductory
Format: Lecture + Hands-on
Certificates: Attendance and Completion
Prerequisite: Basic Linux (e.g., "Introduction to Linux Shell" course)