United Kingdom, September 5, 2022

A two-week course open to students, academics and
industrialists who want to learn scientific computing
techniques from C++/Fortran programming, to parallelism and
numerical methods used in CFD and Atomistic modelling.

Description:

 

The overall aim of this course is to provide course  

attendees with a strong background in programming techniques  

suitable for general scientific programming. At the end of  

the course they should be able to write a range of simple  

algorithms in C++ or Fortran, understand what issues affect  

the performance of the code, and be familiar with methods of  

utilising multiple CPU cores. They will also have been  

introduced to a range of topics suited to high-performance  

software development, including command-line Linux, version  

control, data structures, and super-computer cluster queuing  

systems. Lecturers and demonstrators will be available to  

give assistance with the practical work. 

 

There will also be opportunities to attend seminars on a  

range of academic and industrial applications of these  

techniques and to learn how they are used in practice. The  

attendees will also work together on small projects, with  

the chance for networking opportunities with their peers and  

leaders in HPC fields. 

 

Please see the lecture schedule for more information. The  

course will be held in Cambridge, U.K., although there is  

also a remote-learning option, which will give access to  

live-streamed lectures and all of the course material, but  

not access to computing facilities, nor demonstrator  

support. 

 

Suitability for the course 

 

The course is suitable for participants with a University  

Degree in Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, or  

Computer Science. 

 

Participants should have experience with a modern scientific  

programming language, such as Python, Matlab, C++, or  

Fortran. For example, they should be able to use this  

language to write a function to multiply two matrices (input  

from a file or keyboard), without using any of the  

language’s built-in matrix-manipulation functionality.  

Experience with a command-line based OS, such as Linux or  

Mac OS X, would also be helpful. 

 

Note for international applicants: All the course lectures  

and tutorials will be in English, therefore a high standard  

of fluency in English is required. If English is not your  

first language, you may be asked to demonstrate your English  

language proficiency—this is usually through the provision  

of an English Language test certificate, either IELTS or  

TOEFL. For more information visit this link. 

 

Registration 

 

Registration for September 2022 is now open. 

 

Applications for a place on the HPC Autumn Academy are on a  

first-come-first-served basis. Early registration is  

recommended. To apply visit the event page. 

 

Technical Requirements 

 

Linux or Mac OS X operating system (Microsoft Windows will  

be supported, but will be more complex to set up) 

Internet connection capable of streaming video and sound  

(Remote access only) 

 

If you have any questions about these requirements, please  

contact Dr Philip Blakely (pmb39@cam.ac.uk).