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Training

OSC supplies training for beginning and advanced users. Meetings and seminars on specific topics present information about new computing techniques and our facilities.

If you are interested in a workshop that is not listed on our extended training schedule, please let us know by writing trn-contact@osc.edu or completing a brief, on-line request.

Course Descriptions and Materials

• Parallel Programming
• Parallel Programming with MPI
• Introduction to MPI (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Intermediate MPI (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Intermediate MPI
• Using MPI (Globus Version) on the Alliance Grid Testbed (NEW)
• Parallel Programming with OpenMP
• Introduction to OpenMP (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Using the ScaLAPACK Parallel Numerical Library
• Using the NAG Parallel Numerical Library
• Multilevel Parallel Programming
• Multilevel Parallel Programming (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Parallel Numerical Libraries (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Debugging Serial and Parallel Codes (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor

• Parallel I/O
• Parallel I/O Techniques
• I/O approaches for Data Intensive Computing

• Programming Environments
• Using Glenn, the IBM 1350 Opteron Cluster at OSC
• Batch Processing on OSC Systems
• Introduction to Cluster Ohio
• Using the Pentium 4 Cluster at OSC
• Using the SGI Altix 3000 at OSC 
• Using the Itanium-2 Cluster at OSC
• The Design and Construction of a Beowulf Cluster
• Using the Mass Storage Environment at OSC (NEW)

• Performance Tuning
• Performance Tuning for Microprocessor Systems
• Performance Tuning for Clusters (NEW self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)

• Visualization
• Scientific Visualization with VTK: The Visualization Toolkit
• Introduction to Visualization (self-paced course using Cyberinfrastructure Tutor)
• Scientific Visualization with AVS/Express
• Scientific Visualization Programming Techniques
• AVS: A Case Study

• Structural Analysis
• Structural Analysis Software Applications
• Introduction to Altair HyperMesh

• Computational Chemistry
• Computational Chemistry Software Applications

• Bioinformatics
• Introduction to Bioinformatics Tools at OSC
• Introduction to Perl for Bioinformatics

• UNIX
• Software Development Tools
• Basic UNIX
• Intermediate UNIX
• Unix Korn Shell Scripting

• Programming Languages
• C Programming
• C++ Programming for Scientists
• Improving Performance and Error Handling in C++ Programming
• Fortran 90 Features
• Java as a Programming Language
• Introduction to Perl
• Python Programming for Supercomputing Applications
• Introduction to MATLAB

Podcasts

In an effort to evaluate new delivery mechanisms for training and support material, the Science and Technology Support Group of the Ohio Supercomputer Center has created several podcasts to evaluate this format. Please see:

http://www.osc.edu/supercomputing/training/podcasts

for more information and links to our current podcasts.

Schedule and Registration

Training events are posted under Notices approximately 30 days prior to the event and include registration information. In addition to training events, the Notices include schedules for system downtimes and software upgrades. We also have an extended training schedule.

Programs in Specific Fields

Meetings and seminars on specific topics, organized by scientists in residence at the OSC and from across Ohio, bring users valuable information about new computing techniques and about additions to the OSC's software resources. CFD and computational chemistry are among the topics that have been featured in special meetings.

Supercomputer Overviews

Supercomputer Overviews are presented for users interested in the OSC, its facilities, which computing applications are appropriate, and how to get an account on the supercomputer. The Ohio Interface Laboratory, a central facility for scientific visualization and graphic output production, is also discussed.

Through the Statewide Software Licensing program, users from around the state can download licensed software to their local platforms. The Statewide Software Licensing Overview describes the software and download procedures.

Regional Workshops

Training workshops are repeated several times a year at various campuses throughout the state. OSC offers sessions for everyone from new users unfamiliar with our services and facilities to more advanced users unfamiliar with optimization techniques. The workshops provide information about network use, job control, operating systems, compiling systems, hardware specifications, parallel environments, performance analysis tools and debuggers.

DoD Programming Environment and Training

Through the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Office (HPCMO), the Ohio Supercomputer provides a variety of training courses to the DoD user community. The training course catalog, schedules, and course materials are available at the ASC MSRC PET Web Site.