Update 24 September 2021: This seasonal school will be done in a hybrid in-person & online format.
If you have confirmed to participate in person, please remain up-to-date on covid regulations, especially - but not limited to - the following information:
- Regulations regarding entering Austria (governmental source).
- Information on regulations for tourists (non-governmental source).
- Regulations of the University of Innsbruck:
- "3-G" certificate (tested - vaccinated - recovered) required.
- Facemasks are mandatory, except in the conference room at marked seats. Minimum distance between participants: 1 meter.
Further information to be found under "CoV info" (please note: All information presented has been collected with care but the organizing committee cannot take responsibility for its completeness, accuracy or actuality).
If intending to participate online, please contact the organizers via scientific-computing@uibk.ac.at in due time.
Many of today's high-end HPC systems are equipped with GPUs. This is true for smaller clusters, Tier-0 and Pre-Exascale systems alike. Using modern GPUs can significantly improve the computational performance achieved. Making use of these resources will be even more crucial in the future as the trend towards GPUs will in all likelihood continue. GPUs are currently becoming mainstream within the Exascale Computing Project in the US. In this PRACE Autumn School participants shall be provided with the necessary skills and tools to efficiently use GPUs in their daily work.
The school addresses participants from all scientific fields. They will be taught the necessary programming paradigms and be guided to write correct and efficient code for GPUs. They will also learn how to port existing code to use GPU acceleration. The course includes many hands-on exercises so that the learned concepts can be applied immediately. In addition, several invited speakers with different backgrounds will report on successfully porting their scientific applications to GPUs.
Case studies and hands-on tutorials form an integral part of the school. The computational resources necessary to conduct the exercises will be provided in form of a GPU cluster at the University of Innsbruck, which will be reserved for exclusive usage for the participants of the school. This will be augmented by a second batch of GPUs from VSC-3, a cluster located at the national centre of supercomputing in Austria, with likewise exclusive reservation for the entire period of the school.
This is a PRACE event and therefore participation is free of charge for participants from European or PRACE member countries. As this training event involves a lot of hands-on exercises, the maximum number of participants is limited to 40.
Language
The PRACE Autumn School 2021 will be held in English.
The Campus Technik of the University of Innsbruck is located on the outskirts of Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria. By public transport the Campus can be reached within 20 minutes from the charming city center with its many sights, restaurants and hotels.
The Campus Technik provides a spacious atmosphere and all facilities that are needed to make the event fruitful and pleasant. In addition the Campus offers a stunning view of the surrounding mountains.
