NCSA to host XSEDE HPC Bootcamp

05.19.14 -

NCSA is one of several sites across the country offering students the opportunity to learn hybrid computing techniques through a four-day HPC Bootcamp, sponsored by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). The June 24-27 workshop will include MPI, OpenMP, OpenACC, and accelerators and will conclude with a contest challenging students to apply their skills over the following three weeks and be awarded the XSEDE Summer Boot Camp Championship Trophy (worth up to $8!).

Due to demand, this workshop will be telecast to several satellite sites. This workshop is NOT available via a webcast.

Students can register online for this event and can select any of the following sites:

  • Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
  • National Center for Supercomputing Applications
  • The University of Utah
  • The University of Houston, Clear-Lake
  • University of Connecticut
  • The University of Iowa
  • Ohio Supercomputer Center
  • Florida State University
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania

At NCSA, the workshop will be held 10 am to 4 pm in Room 1030 of the NCSA Building.

Questions about the workshop should be directed to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu.

National Science Foundation

XSEDE is supported by National Science Foundation through award ACI-1053575.