Christchurch region - National HPC Roadshow

BlueFern at the University of Canterbury is hosting a regional event for those researchers interested in applying HPC to their projects. Principal Investigators and their research teams from all institutions are welcome to participate. The day aims to help researchers understand:

  • the new opportunities provided by NeSI's HPC facilities
  • types of access available, how to apply for an allocation and the costs involved
  • what help NeSI staff can bring to their research programme

Venue

HP Seminar Room
NZi3, 69 Creyke Road
University of Canterbury
Christchurch

Timetable

10:00am

Coffee

10:30am

Morning Session

Introduction to NeSI
An overview provided by NeSI's Director Nick Jones, to include:

  • goals and purpose
  • understanding the new opportunities
  • resources (HPC facilities and specialists)
  • costs
  • Use cases and allocation classes
  • NeSI's Roadmap
Applying for Access

Mark Cheeseman will be running attendees through how researchers gain access to NeSI's HPC facilities.

Demonstrations
Staff will be providing demonstrations of submitting work to NeSI's facilities as well as utilising remote visualision tools.

12:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm -3h30pm

Afternoon Session

1:30-2pm  HPC Researcher Presentation: Dr Mohsin Shaikh
Hear how local researchers are utilising HPC for their research.

2pm-3h30pm Group discussions facilitated by the NeSI team
A chance for researchers to connect and discuss how NeSI can benefit their projects.

  • Discipline-specific
  • Scientific code deployment
  • Parallel programming
  • Expansion on morning sessions (Q&A)
  • Introducing the NeSI Roadmap
  • Science DMZ with REANNZ
  • Federated Access with Tuakiri

Individual Appointments
NeSI scientific and technical experts are available for consultation upon request.

RSVP by 7 September

Please email Timothy McNamara (t.mcnamara@auckland.ac.nz) to express interest for catering purposes.

Local Contact

Angela Armstrong (anglea.armstrong@canterbury.ac.nz).

Event Date: 
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 09:30 to 15:30