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Call for Papers EnviroInfo 2018
by Weinberg, Volker Jan. 31, 2018

Jan. 31, 2018

Dear users of LRZ, We invite you to the EnviroInfo 2018, to see how state of the art in research, current IT-supported environmental decision-making, and visions of the future benefit each other. The conference takes place in Garching near Munich, on September 5th - 7th 2018 at Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). The EnviroInfo 2018 is the 32nd edition of the long standing and established international and interdisciplinary conference series on leading environmental information and communication technologies. Combining and shaping national and international activities in the field of applied informatics and environmental informatics in making the world a better place for living, the EnviroInfo conference series aims at presenting and discussing the latest state-of-the-art development on ICT and environmental related fields. This years' focus will be on five key topics and their relevant to Environmental Informatics: · Efficient Computing · Virtual Discoveries · Managing Disruption · Big Data · Open Science These core topics are intended to provide continuity with previous EnviroInfo issues and topics that have long been close to the heart of the specialist community. On the other hand, we would also like to pick up the new hot topics that have not been around the area for so long. This years' edition of the conference is organized by Prof. Dr. Volker Wohlgemuth, Prof. Dr. Dieter Kranzlmüller and Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bungartz (general chairs), Dr. Volker Weinberg (publication chair), Dr. Jens Weismüller (program chair), Natalie Vogel (local chair) and Sabrina Eisenreich (communication chair). In the name of the committee we invite contributions in the form of short papers, full papers or posters. The submission deadline for full papers will be April 3rd, 2018, for short contributions it will be June 1st, 2018. We will post submission details as soon as the session program is finalized in early March on www.enviroinfo2018.eu<http://www.enviroinfo2018.eu> . Kind regards, EnviroInfo 2018 Organising Committee -- Dr. Volker Weinberg Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities - HPC Systems and Services - email: weinberg(a)lrz.de<mailto:weinberg@lrz.de> address: Boltzmannstr. 1 - D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen room: E.1.016 phone: +49 (89) 35831-8863

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Job Opportunities
by Major, Martin Jan. 30, 2018

Jan. 30, 2018

Job Offer: Experts in High Performance and Parallel Computing We are looking for Experts in High Performance and Parallel Computing and/or HPC Application Specialists to complement the LRZ's Application Support Group with primarily focus areas of -Astrophysics, or -Life Sciences and Chemistry Your Key Tasks: * Optimize and improve key scientific applications for LRZ's current and upcoming top-class HPC systems. * Participate in application development for prospective Exascale systems. * Keep contact with our users and scientific communities and help them to track and solve their HPC problems. * Organize and promote trainings, courses and scientific outreach activities. For further information, please visit our Job Offer<https://www.lrz.de/wir/stellen/2018-01_hpc/>

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Training on data analytics, big data and machine learning workflows at LRZ
by Weinberg, Volker Jan. 23, 2018

Jan. 23, 2018

Dear HPC users of LRZ, In addition to supporting traditional HPC applications, the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) is offering systems and services to address the increasing demand of data analytics, big data and machine learning workflows. In a series of trainings, we will provide introductory courses for researchers and students who want to utilize LRZ resources for tasks of this nature. The "opening session" on Wednesday, March 21st will provide an "Introduction to LRZ Machine Learning Tools". Attending this full day course will give you an overview of the high performance computing hardware and software services available at LRZ and you will learn how to utilize these systems, focusing on different machine learning tools and applications. For further details and registration, please see https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-21_hmlt1w17/ A follow-up training on Thursday, March 22nd will take a deep-dive into "Using R at LRZ". This full day workshop will illustrate the different possibilities of utilizing R for data analytics and machine learning tasks on various LRZ systems by providing guidelines and best practice examples. For further details and registration, please see https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-22_hurl1w17/ Finally, on Friday, March 23rd, we will offer a "Python for Supercomputing" workshop. In this full day refresher course, different Python topics of interest to data analytics/machine learning practitioners and distinctive use cases of high performance computing environments will be covered. For further details and registration, please see https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-23_hpsc1w17/ If you have any questions regarding these trainings prior to registration, feel free to contact Dr. Johannes Albert-von der Gönna (johannes.albert-vondergoenna(a)lrz.de<mailto:johannes.albert-vondergoenna@lrz.de>). For an introduction to deep learning techniques, please also consider taking part in one of our "Deep Learning Workshops" in the coming months. Further Upcoming Courses, Workshops and Conferences: Programming with Fortran<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-14_hfor1w17/> Wednesday, February 14 - Friday, February 16, 2018, 9:00-18:00 Deep Learning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-15_hdlw2w17/> Thursday, February 15, 2018, 9:00-17:30 Advanced C++ with Focus on Software Engineering @ RRZE<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-28_hcpa2w17/> Wednesday, February 28 - March 2, 2018, 09:00 - 17:00 Parallel Programming of High Performance Systems<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-12_hppb1w17/> Monday, March 12 - Friday, March 16, 2018, 9:00-18:00 PRACE PATC Course: Advanced Topics in High Performance Computing<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-26_hppa1w17/> Monday, March 26, 2018 - Thursday, March 29, 2018, 9:00-17:30 Deep Learning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-04-05_hdlw1s18/> Thursday, April 5, 2018, 9:00-17:30 PRACE PATC Workshop: VI-HPS Tuning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-04-23_hhps1s18/> Monday, April 23 - Friday, April 27, 2018, 9:00-18:00 EnviroInfo 2018 Conference<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-09-05_henv1s18/> Wednesday, September 5 - Friday, September 7, 2018 PRACE PATC (tbc) Course: Advanced Fortran Topics<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-09-17_hftn1s18/> Monday, September 17 - Friday, September 21, 2018, 09:00 - 18:00 Information on further HPC courses: - by LRZ: http://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/ - by the Gauss Centre of Supercomputing (GCS): http://www.gauss-centre.eu/training - by the PRACE Advanced Training Centres (PATCs): http://www.training.prace-ri.eu/ Kind regards, Volker Weinberg -- Dr. Volker Weinberg Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities - HPC Systems and Services - email: weinberg(a)lrz.de<mailto:weinberg@lrz.de> address: Boltzmannstr. 1 - D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen room: E.1.016 phone: +49 (89) 35831-8863

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Stellenangebote am LRZ
by Major, Martin Jan. 22, 2018

Jan. 22, 2018

Das Gebäudemanagement ist verantwortlich für Strom, Wärme/Kühlung sowie den Schutz vor Gefahren wie Feuer und unbefugtem Zutritt. Hier benötigen wir Verstärkung und suchen daher zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen Ingenieur (m/w) Gebäude- / Versorgungstechnik mit folgenden Aufgaben: * die Überwachung unserer TGA-Systeme (v. a. Elektro, Kühlung) sowie die kontinuierliche Auswertung von Betriebs- und Verbrauchsdaten * die laufende Kontrolle der technischen Eigenschaften von TGA-Systemen sowie deren Weiterentwicklung zur Anpassung an neue Anforderungen * die Entwicklung von Regelungsstrategien für einen effizienten Betrieb * die Durchführung von Ausschreibungen * die Betreuung von Umbauten unserer Anlagenausstattung im Zusammenwirken mit der Leitung unserer Betriebstechnik zum Stellenangebot<https://www.lrz.de/wir/stellen/2018-03_facility/>. ________________________________ Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt suchen wir einen Juristen (m/w) für IT-Recht, der sich an folgenden Aufgaben beteiligen soll: * Identifikation und Abbildung der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen in Bezug auf Datenschutz- und Datensicherheitsaspekte * Untersuchung der Datenschutzprobleme in Transport und Logistik * Analyse von Lösungen, die in ähnlichen Industriezweigen bereits umgesetzt wurden und die sich für eine Replikation zur Nutzung von Big Data im Transportwesen eignen. * Untersuchungen zum Entwurf eines rechtlichen Rahmens, um die Entwicklung von Big-Data-Technologien zu befördern, aber gleichzeitig die Rechte der Nutzer und der Bevölkerung in Bezug auf die Sicherheit ihrer persönlichen Informationen und Vorlieben zu berücksichtigen * Entwicklung eines NOESIS Code of Conduct for Big Data in Transport; einem Satz von Richtlinien und Prozeduren, die bei der Nutzung von Big Data die Anonymität der Nutzer schützen. zum Stellenangebot<https://www.lrz.de/wir/stellen/2017-11_it-recht/>.

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Upcoming HPC Training Events
by Weinberg, Volker Jan. 12, 2018

Jan. 12, 2018

Dear HPC users of LRZ, We want to draw your attention to the following upcoming HPC training events: Online Course Supercomputing Today's supercomputers are the most powerful calculating machines ever invented, capable of performing more than a thousand million million calculations every second. This gives scientists and engineers a powerful new tool to study the natural world - computer simulation. This free 5-week online course will introduce you to what supercomputers are, how they are used and how we can exploit their full computational potential to make scientific breakthroughs. This course was developed by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh and by SURFsara as part of the EC-funded PRACE project. Register for the upcoming run on 15th January at www.futurelearn.com/courses/supercomputing/<http://www.futurelearn.com/courses/supercomputing/> . PRACE Summer of HPC 2018 Early-stage postgraduate and late-stage undergraduate students are invited to apply for the PRACE Summer of HPC 2018 programme, to be held in July & August 2018. Consisting of a training week and two months on placement at top HPC centres around Europe, the programme offers participants the opportunity to learn and share more about PRACE and HPC, and includes accommodation, a stipend and travel to their HPC centre. Applications open 11 January 2018. For details see https://summerofhpc.prace-ri.eu/prace-summer-of-hpc-2018-opens-applications/ Programming the new KNL Cluster at LRZ Recently LRZ has started operation of the new 394 TFlop/s CooLMUC3 Cluster with 64-way Intel Knights Landing (KNL) 7210-F many-core processors and Intel Omnipath interconnect. See https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/linux-cluster/coolmuc3/ for a description of the system. CoolMUC-3 users in particular, but also all HPC users interested in the Intel Knights Landing many-core processor and the Intel Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture in general, are encouraged to join the course. Programming the new KNL Cluster at LRZ<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-01-24_hknl1w17/> Wednesday, January 24, 2018 09:00 - Thursday, January 25, 2018, 17:00 The registration deadline is extended until 17.1.2018. Deep Learning Workshops Because of the huge interest in this topic LRZ and NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute are offering 2 more Deep Learning Workshops at LRZ: Deep Learning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-15_hdlw2w17/> Thursday, February 15, 2018, 9:00-17:30 Deep Learning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-04-05_hdlw1s18/> Thursday, April 5, 2018, 9:00-17:30 Further Upcoming Courses, Workshops and Conferences Programming with Fortran<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-14_hfor1w17/> Wednesday, February 14 - Friday, February 16, 2018, 9:00-18:00 Advanced C++ with Focus on Software Engineering @ RRZE<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-02-28_hcpa2w17/> Wednesday, February 28 - March 2, 2018, 09:00 - 17:00 Parallel Programming of High Performance Systems<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-12_hppb1w17/> Monday, March 12 - Friday, March 16, 2018, 9:00-18:00 Introduction to LRZ Machine Learning Tools<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-21_hmlt1w17/> Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 9:00-18:00 Using R at LRZ<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-22_hurl1w17/> Thursday, March 22, 2018, 9:00-18:00 Python for Supercomputing (Refresher Course)<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-23_hpsc1w17/> Friday, March 23, 2018, 9:00-18:00 PRACE PATC Course: Advanced Topics in High Performance Computing<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-03-26_hppa1w17/> Monday, March 26, 2018 - Thursday, March 29, 2018, 9:00-17:30 PRACE PATC Workshop: VI-HPS Tuning Workshop<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-04-23_hhps1s18/> Monday, April 23 - Friday, April 27, 2018, 9:00-18:00 EnviroInfo 2018 Conference<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-09-05_henv1s18/> Wednesday, September 5 - Friday, September 7, 2018 PRACE PATC Course: Advanced Fortran Topics<https://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/2018-09-17_hftn1s18/> Monday, September 17 - Friday, September 21, 2018, 09:00 - 18:00 Information on further HPC courses: - by LRZ: http://www.lrz.de/services/compute/courses/ - by the Gauss Centre of Supercomputing (GCS): http://www.gauss-centre.eu/training - by the PRACE Advanced Training Centres (PATCs): http://www.training.prace-ri.eu/ Kind regards, Volker Weinberg -- Dr. Volker Weinberg PRACE Advanced Training Centre (PATC) Coordinator Leibniz-Rechenzentrum der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften email: weinberg(a)lrz.de<mailto:weinberg@lrz.de> address: Boltzmannstr. 1 - D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen room: E.1.016 phone: +49 (89) 35831-8863

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International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences 2018
by Weinberg, Volker Jan. 9, 2018

Jan. 9, 2018

Dear HPC users, Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from institutions in Canada, Europe, Japan and the USA are invited to apply for the ninth International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences. The school will be held between Sunday 8th to Friday 13th July 2018, in Prague (tbc), Czech Republic and hosted by the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre. Applications are due by Tuesday 13th February 2018, and the application form can be found in the following link: http://ihpcss18.it4i.cz/application/<http://click.mlsend3.com/link/c/YT03ODc0NzE2MzYyMjY5MDM5MzImYz1yN2cyJmU9NTk…> The summer school is organized by the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (RIKEN AICS), and the SciNet HPC Consortium. Leading computational scientists and HPC technologists from Canada, Europe, Japan and the USA will offer instructions on a variety of topics and also provide advanced mentoring. Topics include: * HPC challenges by discipline * HPC programming proficiencies * Performance analysis and profiling * Algorithmic approaches and numerical libraries * Data-intensive computing * Scientific visualisation * Canadian, European, Japanese and USA HPC-infrastructures The expense-paid program will benefit scholars from Canadian, European, Japanese and USA institutions who use advanced computing in their research. The ideal candidate will have many of the following qualities, however this list is not meant to be a "checklist" for applicants to meet all criteria: * Familiar with HPC, not necessarily an HPC expert, but rather a scholar who could benefit from including advanced computing tools and methods into their existing computational work * A graduate student with a strong research plan or a postdoctoral fellow in the early stages of their research efforts * Regular practice with parallel programming (i.e., student utilises parallel programming generally on a monthly basis or more) * May have a science or engineering background, however, applicants from other disciplines are welcome provided their research activities include computational work Students from under-represented groups in computing are highly encouraged to apply. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility or how this program may benefit you or your research group, please do not hesitate to contact the individual associated with your region below. Interested students should apply by Tuesday 13th February 2018. Participation, meals and housing will be covered for the selected participants. Support for intercontinental travel will also be given (contingent on funding). Further information and application details can be found in the links below: * http://www.ihpcss.org<http://click.mlsend3.com/link/c/YT03ODc0NzE2MzYyMjY5MDM5MzImYz1yN2cyJmU9NTk…> * http://ihpcss18.it4i.cz<http://click.mlsend3.com/link/c/YT03ODc0NzE2MzYyMjY5MDM5MzImYz1yN2cyJmU9NTk…> -- Dr. Volker Weinberg Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities - HPC Systems and Services - email: weinberg(a)lrz.de<mailto:weinberg@lrz.de> address: Boltzmannstr. 1 - D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen room: E.1.016 phone: +49 (89) 35831-8863

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