ALCF Computational Performance Workshop 2021

May 4, 2021, 10:00 AM → May 6, 2021, 4:30 PM America/Chicago

(Virtual event)

The virtual ALCF Computational Performance Workshop is intended for experienced HPC users with near-term goals of applying for a major allocation award.

It is strongly recommended that registrants provide complete details as to the work they would like to accomplish in coordination with facility staff.  There are a limited number of seats available for this virtual event.  Your participation is not confirmed until you receive an acceptance email from ALCF staff. 

There is no cost to participate in this workshop.

To view the agenda, visit the workshop details page (agenda is at the bottom of the page)
 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  April 16, 2021 (11:59 pm CT)
*If interested in registering for the Comp Performance Workshop after the registration deadline has passed, contact us at [email protected] for further assistance*
                                     

STEPS TO PARTICIPATE:

STEP 1:

Request an ALCF Computer User Account if you do not currently have one. Specify the following information in the account request form:

• Project Name:  Comp_Perf_Workshop
• Principal Investigator (PI):  Yasaman Ghadar

Note:  your event registration cannot be processed until you complete your ALCF account application and submit all documentation requested. 

STEP 2:

COMPLETE this event registration by clicking the "Register now" button below.  Note: your participation is not confirmed until you receive an acceptance email from ALCF staff.

 

FOREIGN NATIONALS:  ELIGIBILITY
The following restrictions apply to foreign nationals:

1. Foreign nationals from countries that appear on a restricted foreign country listing in section 15 CFR 740.7 License Exceptions for Computers (namely, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) require a very lengthy approval process for access to DOE supercomputers, which will not complete in time for the workshop.  Therefore, citizens of these countries are not eligible to apply for participation.
2. Foreign nationals from countries other than those listed above will need a valid passport, visa, and supporting documents with an expiration date beyond the end of the training program.  Department of Energy policy now require a CV/resume including educational and employment history.

 Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

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Tuesday, May 4

10:00 AM → 10:10 AM Welcome: Mike Papka, ALCF

10:10 AM → 11:10 AM Attendee check-in. Please see the ALCF-Workshops Slack #announce channel for connection info.

Please connect before the event starts to resolve any connection problems.

11:10 AM → 1:00 PM Distributed Deep Learning: Distributed Deep Learning (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)

Please note: The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace

Conveners: Corey Adams (LCF), Huihuo Zheng (LCF)

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 4:00 PM Building Data Pipelines: Building Effective Data Pipelines (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)

Convener: Taylor Childers (LCF)

Wednesday, May 5

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Attendee Check-in

Connect to meeting. Please see your email or the workshop Slack announce channel for Zoom connection info. In case of problems email [email protected].

11:00 AM → 1:00 PM Distributed Hyper Optimization: Distributed Hyper Optimization (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)

Conveners: Dr Kyle Felker (LCF), Misha Salim (LCF), Romit Maulik (LCF), Sam Foreman (LCF)

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 4:00 PM Profiling AI Workloads: Profiling AI Workloads (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)

Conveners: Huihuo Zheng (LCF), Murali Emani (LCF), Taylor Childers (LCF)

Thursday, May 6

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Attendee Check-In

Connect to meeting. Please see your email or the workshop Slack announce channel for Zoom connection info. In case of problems email [email protected].

11:00 AM → 1:00 PM Integrating Inference into Simulation: Integrating Inference into Simulation (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)

Conveners: Bethany Lusch (LCF), Romit Maulik (LCF)

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:15 PM → 4:00 PM Hands-on/Overflow: Hands-on/Overflow (The teleconference meeting link will be published in the Slack workspace)