Training and Events

From hands-on workshops to interactive webinars, we host a variety of events designed to educate our users on the tools, systems, and frameworks that are available to accelerate their scientific computing projects.

Training

ALCF Training Events

Sorry, there are no upcoming events at this time.

ALCF Hands-on HPC Workshop

Workshop
Register by September 30 to reserve your spot for the 2024 ALCF Hands-on HPC Workshop. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to work with our staff experts to improve code performance on ALCF computing resources.
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Training Videos for Cerebras CS-2 system

AI Testbed Training
These training videos introduce the Cerebras CS-2 system and how to get started at the ALCF.
Cerebras training

Training Videos for Graphcore IPU Bow 64

AI Testbed Training
These training videos introduce the Graphcore IPU Bow 64 system and how to get started at the ALCF.
graphcore training

Training Videos for Groq

AI Testbed Training
These training videos introduce the GroqRoq system architecture and how to get started using the system at the ALCF.
Groq training

Training Videos for SambaNova

AI Testbed Training
These training videos introduce the SambaNova DataScale SN30 system architecture and how to get started using the system at the ALCF.
SambaNova ALCF AI Testbed Training

ALCF Developer Sessions

This monthly series is aimed at increasing the dialogue between ALCF users and the developers of leadership-class systems and software.
ALCF Dev Sessions

Intro to AI-driven Science on Supercomputers

Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, the ALCF's Intro to AI series teaches attendees the fundamentals of using AI and HPC for science.
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Videos: Getting Started on Polaris

This set of videos will help you get started using our Polaris supercomputer.
Getting Started on Polaris
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12/18/2024, 11am – 12pm CT

Virtual

Type Seminar

The Space of Possible Minds

  • Phillip Ball, Freelance Writer and Broadcaster
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11/13/2024, 10:30 – 11:30am CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301

Type Seminar

Building Sustainable and Collaborative Data-Ecosystems

  • Sai Praneeth Karimireddy, USC
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11/13/2024, 9 – 10am CT

Hybrid
Building 240 Room 4301

Type Seminar

Closing the Loop: AI-Powered Multi-scale Modeling to Autonomous Synthesis for Materials Discovery

  •  Aditya Koneru, P.h.D Candidate, Argonne National Laboratory
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11/12/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: AI Accelerators

  • Sid Raskar, ALCF
Raskar Session 7 Graphic

11/07/2024, 11am – 12:15pm CT

Virtual

Type Seminar

Scaling Large Vision-Language Models for Enhanced Multimodal Comprehension in Scientific Discovery

  • Chibuike Robinson Umeike, University of Alabama
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11/06/2024, 10:30 – 11:30am CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301-T

Type Seminar

Scalable Mesh-based Scientific Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics Simulations

  • Shivam Barwey, Argonne National Laboratory
LANS Seminar Graphic featuring the title and date for the event, and a image of the speaker.

11/05/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: Parallel Training Methods for AI

  • Sam Foreman, ALCF
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10/30/2024, 10:30 – 11:30am CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301

Type Seminar

Stochastic Derivative-Free Optimization Algorithms Using Random Subspace

  • Kwassi Joseph Dzahini, Argonne National Laboratory
LANS Seminar Graphic featuring the title and date for the event, and a image of the speaker.

10/29/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: Introduction to LLM Prompt Engineering

  • Shilpika, ALCF
  • Archit Vasan, ALCF

10/29 – 31/2024 CT

Argonne National Laboratory
TCS Conference Center, Building 240

Type Workshop

2024 ALCF Hands-on HPC Workshop

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10/23/2024, 1 – 2:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Webinar

Overview of DAOS and Best Practices

  • Gordon McPheeters, ALCF
  • Paul Coffman, ALCF
  • Kaushik Velusamy, ALCF
ALCF Developer session graphic

10/23/2024, 1 – 2pm CT

Hybrid
Building 240 – Seminar Room 4301

Type Seminar

Navigating Geospatial Data Science: From Digital Soil Mapping to Future Innovations

  • Joshua Minai, Postdoctoral Appointee, Environmental Science Division
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10/23/2024, 11am – 12pm CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301-T

Type Seminar

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Ptychography Probe Position Prediction and Adaptive Spectroscopy Sampling

  • Ming Du, Computation and Artificial Intelligence group of the Advanced Photon
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10/22/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: Introduction to Large Language Models (LLM)

  • Archit Vasan, ALCF
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10/16/2024, 2 – 3pm CT

Virtual

Type Seminar

Combinatorial Parallel Computing: The Case of Reducing Communication in Large-Scale Sparse Computations

  • Nabil Abubaker, Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory SPCL
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10/16/2024, 10:30 – 11:30am CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301

Type Seminar

Optimal Experimental Designs Via Column Subset Selection

  • Srinivas Eswar, Argonne National Laboratory
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10/15/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: Advanced Topics in Neural Networks

  • Bethany Lusch, ALCF
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10/09/2024, 6:30 – 8:30pm CT

STEM Café: Supercomputing to Change the Course of American Science

  • Mike Papka, ALCF Director
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10/09/2024, 3 – 4pm CT

Hybrid
Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301

Type Seminar

High-Level Quantum Program Optimization for Quantum Simulation

  • Dr. Gushu Li, University of Pennsylvania
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10/09/2024, 12 – 1pm CT

Virtual

Type Seminar

Topics (MIG, MPS, NSYS)

  • Scot Halverson, NVIDIA’s Supercomputing Team
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10/08/2024, 3 – 4:30pm CT

Virtual

Type Student Training/Education
Level Beginner

Intro to AI Series: Introduction to Neural Networks

  • Marieme Ngom, ALCF
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