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HPC@LSU invites you to attend our weekly training scheduled every Wednesdays, except university holidays.

The training sessions are subject to cancellation due to lack of registrations, so please register if you plan on attending. Registration closes in the afternoon on the day prior to the training.

Click on the tutorial topic to obtain more information and registration details. Remote connect links to attend the training will be provided via email to all registered participants.

Note: The Slide and Support Materials links are placeholders until content is added after the tutorial.

Spring 2025 Training Schedule

1. April 9,2025: Introduction to GNU Parallel

TopicIntroduction to GNU Parallel
DateApril 9,2025
Time9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PlaceZoom Online
DescriptionIn scientific computation disciplines, such as bioinformatics and computational biology, many computational tools are serial in nature. To effectively run many serial jobs simultaneously on multi-core HPC platform can be challenging. GNU Parallel is an easy to use and also powerful tool for executing commands/tasks in parallel on one or multiple host machines. This training will introduce GNU Parallel and its basic features. Hand-on, real-world examples will be demonstrated on how to run different types of massive individual tasks using GNU Parallel.
Prerequisites
  • Basic knowledge of HPC environment and Linux is preferred but not required.
Slides
Source Code
RegistrationClick here

2. April 16,2025: Molecular Dynamics

TopicMolecular Dynamics
DateApril 16,2025
Time9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
PlaceZoom Online
DescriptionMolecular dynamics simulation (MD) is a computational technique that is used to study the dynamics of molecules and atoms over time. The tutorial will discuss the essentials of the classical molecular dynamics simulations. The basic system setup, initialization, and analysis for widely used simulation packages such as LAMMPS, GROMACS, AMBER and NAMD on LONI and LSU HPC clusters will be reviewed.
Prerequisites
  • Basic knowledge of HPC environment and Linux is preferred but not required.
RegistrationClick here

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Past Tutorials

We offer many tutorial sessions for our users both on campus and online. The training topics include but are not limited to:

  • Introduction to Linux
  • HPC user environment
  • Version control with git
  • Pythong and R programming
  • Deep learning basics
  • Parallel programming

To read descriptions or access PDF's of the slides from past tutorials Past Tutorials.