Institute for Digital Research and Education
This workshop will cover what the Hoffman2 cluster is and what it can do to you. It will address several topics to get you started with the cluster, including:- Accounts - Policies - Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster - Connecting via terminal and SSH - Interacting with the Unix CLI - Locating installed software on...
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Cloud computing service allows users to access various computing resources such as applications, servers, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and artificial intelligence through the internet. This workshop series aims to offer practical guidance for academic researchers who want to use cloud computing resources. I will cover compute instances, network, interactive computing, storage, and high-performance computing (HPC)...
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Cloud computing service allows users to access various computing resources such as applications, servers, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and artificial intelligence through the internet. This workshop series aims to offer practical guidance for academic researchers who want to use cloud computing resources. I will cover compute instances, network, interactive computing, storage, and high-performance computing (HPC)...
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Most would agree that in terms of creating virtual experiences as part of research, more context is better. Contextual information allows for a bigger picture to be seen and can provide in situ understanding, despite being remote. With the proliferation of 360 cameras, creating immersive virtual tours has become more commonplace. Whether it is to...
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Opening a remote desktop on the Hoffman2 Cluster / Data transfer hands on Questions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lde2qpzIuGNJpOwJKHy04Z8ivrbFCWuEe
This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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This workshop is a follow-up to a previous workshop on “Using Containers on HPC Resources”. This workshop will focus on creating containers to be ran on HPC resources. We will go over building containers using Docker/podman and Apptainer/Singularity. We will also use Hoffman2 to run our newly built containers. To follow along, users will need...
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The Hoffman2 Happy Hours Series: Using Rstudio on Hoffman2 is best with a Rstudio Server app. This Happy Hour shows an example of using a Rstudio Server with Apptainer. Questions about this workshop can be directed to Charles Peterson (cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocuupqzIuGNcIdgj9o1CSE9lEcn6WgOIk
Ever since its debut in November 2022, ChatGPT has become one of the most intriguing technological advancements of our time. Particularly within scientific communities, there's a genuine interest in its capabilities, its evolution, and the potential transformative impacts it may have on scientific research. This 2-hour lecture offers an insightful dive into ChatGPT and similar...
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This workshop introduces the statistical software Stata, with a focus on basic commands for importing data, data management, data visualization and simple statistical analysis. This workshop is aimed at new and infrequent Stata users. Questions about this workshop can be sent to Andy Lin (alin@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdeitrzIuEtCZs8DNZ6Nax_PGpA29gSRV
How to connect to the Hoffman2 Cluster via Jupyter / how to run python, R, Julia, bash, etc. notebooks / creating interactive presentations / running jupyter notebooks in python or anaconda environments Questions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdOuuqz8uH9BM1CVoJkPjIOJ5Kiim5qBq
The most widely used way to interact with computers is through a graphical user interface, for example, the desktop interface of Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. However, you can also use a text interface to interact with your computer (or with a computing system like Hoffman2). This can variously be referred to as the command...
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This workshop introduces the statistical software SPSS, with a focus on basic commands for importing data, data management, data visualization and simple statistical analysis through its point-and-click interface and some syntax. This workshop is aimed at new and infrequent SPSS users. Questions about this workshop can be sent to Christine Wells (crwells@ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucuuuqT0uGdYllDjxpcquo3d-4lgCYZN6
Are you interested in making maps that show connections between places? Do you want to find the quickest or easiest way to get between two points? Do you want to discover potential pathways through elevation changes? Are you interested in using UCLA’s Hoffman2 shared computing cluster to perform GIS research? Are you working with a...
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Shell scripts enable users to link together multiple Linux commands into a single executable program. They can save users from a lot of wasted time, effort, and headache. For example, many researchers execute many different steps and run several different programs during their process of transforming raw data into analyzable results and ultimately into polished...
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This workshop introduces the statistical software SAS, with a focus on basic commands for importing data, data management, data visualization and simple statistical analysis. This workshop is aimed at new and infrequent SAS users. Questions about this workshop can be sent to Siavash Jalal (sjalal@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvde-trjsuH9avhgE4S3CcW6iYxc58ELxK
Requesting interactive sessions / loading and starting interactive applications /interactive versus non interactive (batch) jobs / submitting batch jobs to the scheduler / Running: serial - multithreaded - parallel jobs Questions about this workshop can be set to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0odeiqrT4iG9IgPYD5lWz2M--zpMGi_jw8
In this engaging workshop, explore the symbiotic relationship between Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC), a collaboration that stands at the forefront of modern computational advancements. Participants will gain hands-on experience utilizing powerful HPC tools and libraries to accelerate ML model training and inference, fostering innovations in fields such as bioinformatics, climate science, and...
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Array jobs are a special class of batch jobs that use one submission script to execute multiple tasks, this is one of the most efficient ways of harnessing the computing capability of the Hoffman2 Cluster to get your work done expeditiously. Can your workflow be adapted to run in this fashion? Bring your problem /...
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The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. Come and learn what is it and how you can get started using it. Instructor: Raffaella D'Auria Register via Zoom
Python is a very popular language for computational and data science, and it has many powerful capabilities for visualizing data in the pursuit of understanding and conveying underlying patterns. The first part of this series will showcase various ways that Python can be used for creating graphics, following which we’ll dive into some common Python...
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Network analysis allows for the modeling of connections between people, places, concepts, and entities in nearly any field of study. We can visualize, describe, and even predict these connections by treating them as data through the use of widely available and free tools. This workshop will introduce participants to the field of network analysis, with...
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Python is a very popular language for computational and data science, and it has many powerful capabilities for visualizing data in the pursuit of understanding and conveying underlying patterns. The second part of this series will explore various ways that Python can be used to make interactive graphics that enhance one’s ability to explore data...
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This workshop caters to computing professionals and researchers eager to push the boundaries of high-performance computing using GPUs. Tailored for an audience that ranges from novices to experienced users, the workshop covers the essentials of GPU computing, with a special focus on leveraging these powerful processors within Python and R environments as well as other...
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