The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is offering a new kind of
supercomputing techniques workshop for biomedical researchers this May.
We invite you to review the description below and consider returning an
application for it.
If you have any questions, please contact
Nancy Blankenstein
Biomedical Assistant
biomed at psc.edu
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SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
May 5-9, 1996
This newly developed Supercomputing Techniques workshop is aimed at
researchers who want to determine if they need supercomputing resources
to solve their biomedical research problem(s). It differs from both the
Biomedical Applications workshops, which focus on science, and other PSC
Techniques workshops, which focus on programming details. The emphasis here
will be on practical concepts and assumes no prior supercomputing experience.
Applicants should have a working knowledge of either Fortran or C.
Participants will learn what resources are potentially available to them
through PSC's Biomedical Initiative, including hardware, software and PSC
staff expertise. By participating in this course, you should be able to
answer the following questions as they pertain to your research computing
needs:
How can my application benefit from supercomputing? What must I
examine to determine this?
Is my application massively parallel in nature? Is it more vector
oriented?
Should I consider a heterogeneous solution involving both vector and
massively parallel machines?
Are there ways to restructure my application to get more computing
power out of the machines already at my disposal?
How much effort would be involved to accomplish the necessary
modifications, and what are the potential payoffs? Is it worth
pursuing at this time?
Where do I go from here?
The workshop will include informal discussion times to encourage participants
to collaborate with one another as well as PSC researchers and scientific
support staff. A panel discussion will be held on the final day to further
promote discussions between participants and members of the Biomedical
Supercomputing Initiative.
This workshop is NOT intended to provide detailed information on the use
of any one computer system. Other techniques workshops are available
that address the details of programming either the C90 or the T3D.
Expenses/Registration Fees:
Researchers affiliated with a U.S. academic institutions will have
their hotel accommodations paid and receive complimentary breakfasts
and lunches the days of the workshop. No registration fee will be
charged but participants are responsible for all other expenditures
connected with attending the workshop, i.e., travel, meals
outside the workshop, ground transportation, parking, etc.
A few openings may be available for government and industrial
researchers:
U.S. Government researchers will be charged a registration fee to
cover their documentation and workshop meals. They will be
responsible for all expenses incurred in travel, accommodations,
other meals, etc.
Industrial researchers will be charged a registration fee to
cover their service units, documentation and the workshop meals.
They are responsible for all expenses incurred in travel,
accommodations, other meals, etc.
This program is sponsored by a National Institutes of Health grant.
Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.
Deadline for applications: April 5, 1996
A tentative agenda and an on-line application are below.
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SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS
May 5-9, 1996
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Sunday: May 5, 1996
Introduction to PSC and
the Biomedical Supercomputing Initiative
Introduction to PSC Environment (Interactive)
Optional computer lab time (each evening of the workshop)
Monday: May 6, 1996
Introduction to Supercomputing
Parallel Computing Concepts and Hardware
C90 and T3D Architecture Overview
Parallel Computing Paradigms
Tuesday: May 6, 1996
PVM Basics
MPI Basics
Heterogeneous Computing
Westinghouse Tour
Wednesday: May 7, 1996
Performance Monitoring
Optimization Techniques
Practical Considerations
Thursday: May 8, 1996
Heterogeneous Scientific Applications
Panel Discussion
Collaborations/Optional Lab Time
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PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE
SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS
May 5-9, 1996
APPLICATION
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Affiliation: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
(Business)
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(Home)
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Telephone: ____________________________ ____________________________
(Business) (Home)
*Social Security Number: _______-_____-_______ Citizenship:_________________
Electronic Mail Address:_____________________________________________________
Status: ___Graduate ___Post-doctoral Fellow ___Faculty ___Other (specify)
Please indicate specifically any special housing, transportation or dietary
arrangements you will need: ________________________________________________
How did you learn about this workshop:_________________________________________
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must submit a completed application form and a cover letter. The
letter should describe, in one or two paragraphs, your current research, and
how participating in the workshop will enhance this research. Please include
a brief statement describing your level of experience with computers and with
FORTRAN or C programming language. Faculty members, staff and post-docs
should provide a curriculum vitae. Graduate students must have a letter of
recommendation from a faculty member.
Please return all application materials by April 5, 1996 to:
Biomedical Workshop Applications Committee
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
4400 Fifth Avenue, Room 230C
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
For additional information: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops.html
Direct inquiries to Nancy Blankenstein, biomed at psc.edu or (412) 268-4960.
*Disclosure of Social Security Number is voluntary.
PSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age,
creed, national or ethnic origin, or handicap.
