The Scientific Computing Center is hosting on October 20, 2026, the course: "High Performance Computing (HPC) and Data Management - Part I". This course is aimed at (future) users of the bwHPC clusters (bwUniCluster 3.0, bwForClusters), BaWü data federation, NHR@KIT infrastructure incl. HoreKa and covers information about access and usage of bwHPC clusters, NHR@KIT infrastructure and storage systems. The event combines talks and tutorials, and addresses beginners with basic knowledge of linux (see https://mmesiti.github.io/shell-novice/). As a preparation we highly recommend the course Introduction to the Bash Shell for Researchers and HPC users. The course will be conducted in English. It is free of charge and will take place on-site.

Topics: 

• Intro HPC landscape
• Intro HPC workflows
• Technical Access and Data Transfer
• File Systems
• Software Modules
• Batch System Introduction