The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is hosting a two-part hands-on HPC workshop in fall 2025. The workshop is designed to advance users’ skills in high performance computing and artificial intelligence on ALCF systems (Polaris and Aurora); however, the event is also open to NERSC users. The NERSC Perlmutter system has the same AMD Milan CPUs and Nvidia A100 GPUs as on ALCF Polaris. The ALCF Aurora features Intel CPUs and Intel GPUs.
The virtual week (September 23-25) covers the fundamentals of building, compiling, and running applications. It will also include overviews for getting started on the Aurora and Polaris systems at ALCF. This virtual segment is strongly recommended for new users.
The in-person week at Argonne National Laboratory (October 7-9) offers in-depth sessions and dedicated hands-on time with ALCF staff and industry experts.
Workshop sessions will focus on four key themes:
- ALCF resources (Aurora and Polaris)
- AI and machine learning (AI/ML)
- Data management
- Performance tools and debuggers
Participants will gain practical experience on Aurora and Polaris, focusing on porting applications to heterogeneous architectures, optimizing code performance, and developing AI/ML workflows. Participants will also have the opportunity to tour Argonne’s facilities, including the Aurora supercomputer.
Important dates
- September 5: Registration Deadline
- September 23-25: Virtual week
- October 7-9: In-person workshop at Argonne National Laboratory
How to attend
Registrants will be reviewed for their experience levels and asked to provide a research summary and goals for attending.
Registration is required to attend the ALCF 2025 HPC Workshop, including a research summary and goals for attending the workshop.
The deadline is September 5.