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Access archived presentations and other materials from past ALCF training events below.
Type Slides Published 05/02/2019
Type Video Published 05/02/2019
Type Video Published 05/01/2019
Type Video Published 04/30/2019
Type Slides Published 04/30/2019
Type Slides Topic Applications and Libraries Topic Visualization System Theta Published 03/27/2019
This is an interactive webinar focused on using Apache Spark, a framework for parallel data processing, on ALCF computing resources. The webinar will present a brief tutorial on Apache Spark, provide...
Type Slides Topic Visualization System Theta Published 01/30/2019
This talk will cover the design and use of SENSEI, a platform for in situ visualization and analysis. In situ techniques eliminate the need to write large simulation state files or other data that...
Type Video System Theta System Aurora Published 12/05/2018
In this 90-minute webinar, we guide users though making effective use of Python on ALCF's Theta system. We will cover best practices for software management, job submission, using common Python...
Type Video System Theta Published 11/01/2018
This session provides an overview of Balsam, a workflow manager that automatically packages application runs for parallel execution, provides strong tolerance to task faults, and tracks the workflow...
Type Slides Topic Performance Tools System Theta Published 11/01/2018
Type Slides Topic Performance Tools System Theta Published 10/31/2018
In this interactive webinar, we will investigate a computational fluid dynamics application called Leslie3D. In the initial state, Leslie3D is all MPI, and moving it to an efficient hybrid multi/many...
Type Video Topic Compiling and Linking Topic Performance Tools Published 10/31/2018
This talk will investigate a computational fluid dynamics application called Leslie3D. In the initial state, Leslie3D is all MPI, and moving it to an efficient hybrid multi/many core application is a...
Type Slides Topic Running Jobs System Theta Published 10/04/2018