Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Workshops

This page lists workshops presented by PSC in earlier years. For more recent workshop offerings, see http://www.psc.edu/training.

For more information about PSC's education, outreach and training programs, see http://outreach.psc.edu or view upcoming training events, or send e-mail to workshop@psc.edu.

Parallel Computing, December 13-15, 2007

This workhop focused on parallel computing theory and applications.

Towards Multicore Petascale Applications, August 27-29, 2007

PSC hosted a workshop on optimizing applications for highly scalable multicore architectures, focusing on the PSC's Cray XT3 (BigBen).

Introduction to the Cray XT3, August 21-24, 2006

This introduction to the use of PSC's newest supercomputer, the Cray XT3, was aimed at scientists and engineers, including current and prospective users of NSF's Teragrid systems and other leading edge resources.

MARC - Developing Bioinformatics Programs, July 17-28, 2006

This two week course, directed towards faculty, students and staff at MARC program institutions, had the goal of preparing the participants to teach bioinformatics courses at their local campuses. Interested individuals associated with a MARC program institution were encouraged to apply, including faculty from diverse departments, including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering.

Challenges of Large Applications in Distributed Environments, June 19, 2006

For the fourth year, the Challenges of Large Applications in Distributed Environments (CLADE) workshop was held in conjunction with the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing. The HPDC symposium was held in Paris, France.

TeraGrid '06: Advancing Scientific Discovery, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 12-15, 2006

TeraGrid ‘06 was a forum for individuals and institutions who are interested in building and using cyberinfrastructure. NSF (National Science Foundation) Director Dr. Arden Bement was the conference keynote speaker. OCI (Office of Cyberinfrastructure) Director (Designate) Dr. Daniel Atkins, Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, and Professor Donna Cox, Director of Visualization and Experimental Technologies at NCSA, were invited keynote speakers for the first annual TeraGrid Conference—TeraGrid ‘06, Advancing Scientific Discovery—held in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 12-15. Charlie Catlett, Director of TeraGrid, provided a “State of the TeraGrid Address”.

Computational Methods for Spatially Realistic Microphysiological Simulations, June 6-9, 2006

This workshop covered theory and practice for design and simulation of models focused on diffusion-reaction systems such as neurotransmission and biochemical networks. Newly developed versions of MCell and DReAMM software (www.mcell.psc.edu and www.mcell.cnl.salk.edu) were introduced, highlighting models created from anatomical reconstructions or computer-aided design tools, and new Monte Carlo methods for 3-D simulation of reactions in solution and on biological surfaces.

Nucleic Acid and Protein Sequence Analysis Workshop, April 6-7, 2006

This two-day workshop taught researchers at Tennessee State University the basics of sequence analysis. Workshop participants learned how to use tools for sequence analysis on the supercomputers at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC).