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SUMMARY:Computing Environment on Linux - I
DESCRIPTION:Part-I session of Computing Environment on Linux class is aimed to help researchers who are new to Linux system. This two hour session will introduce basic Unix/Linux commands\, shells\, as well as a few editors available on most of the Linux systems. The user should be able to log in to a linux system and use it to do normal tasks after going through this session. \nRegistration link: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3490&SecID=3478
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/computing-environment-on-linux-i
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20160113T204011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160119T232033Z
UID:5889-1454421600-1454428800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Using Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:This session is a general introduction to how to use UCLA Hoffman2 Cluster. The objective is to familiarize current and potential cluster users with the Hoffman2 Cluster\, so they can make the best use of UCLA computational resources. The following topics will be covered: \n1. How to access and login to the Hoffman2 Cluster\, primarily in terminal/command-line mode.\n2. Exploration of how to run various computational tasks on or from the Hoffman2 Cluster\, illustrated by hands-on example transcripts.\n3. A brief introduction to Univa Grid Engine (UGE) commands and how to achieve more control over resources. \nThis session is appropriate for entry-level and mid-level cluster users. No prerequisite knowledge is required\, but some working experience with basic Unix system commands and Fortran or C programming languages will be helpful.  The registrants are recommended to do a quick survey in the following link before the class:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PT8LCKC \nTo sign up\, visit: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3489&SecID=3477
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/using-hoffman2-cluster-2016-0202
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20160120T173948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160120T174021Z
UID:5919-1453888800-1453899600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:OIT/IDRE Open House
DESCRIPTION:OIT/IDRE will be holding a departmental Open House on Wednesday\, January 27th at 10 a.m. The Open House is an opportunity for each OIT unit to present information about their area as well as a way for staff to learn about the exciting work happening within the organization. The Open House will feature stations throughout Math Sciences as well as at Murphy Hall that will showcase the area’s internal functions and work of staff members. The event is designed to educate OIT staff\, promote communication and collaboration\, and build a sense of comradery. For more information about the Open House\, please call (310) 825-6635.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/oitidre-open-house
CATEGORIES:Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151214T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151215T180000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20151023T165337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151023T195019Z
UID:5725-1450072800-1450202400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Cluster and Data Center Winter Maintenance\, December 14-15\, 2015
DESCRIPTION:Dear Hoffman2 Users\, \nThe Hoffman2 Cluster will be unavailable from 6:00AM on Monday\, December 14\, 2015 through 6:00PM on Tuesday\, December 15\, 2015 for scheduled upgrades and maintenance. \nDuring this time\, we will be installing a new OS image with the latest Centos 6.6 release\, performing upgrades on storage equipment\, and doing a major upgrade of the Infiniband fabric. \nThe primary focus of the maintenance window will be the upgrade of the Infiniband infrastructure in the POD data center. \nWe will be replacing the existing QDR Infiniband core switch in the POD with a new\, modern FDR core switch. We will also be replacing many of the QDR leaf switches with FDR leaf switches and replacing and upgrading cabling. These upgrades should greatly increase the throughput and reliability of our IB fabric. \nDue to the major changes involved in this upgrade\, we will be closely monitoring the performance of parallel jobs running on the Infiniband fabric following the upgrade. \nYou will not be able to log in\, run jobs or transfer files during the maintenance window. Starting Monday\, December 1st\, we will hourly reduce the maximum run time in order to completely drain the cluster’s running jobs by December 14. If your job requests more than this maximum time\, it will not start. All jobs (queued or running) at the time of this outage will be killed; affected users will have to resubmit their jobs after the outage. Please plan your runs accordingly. \nIf you have any questions regarding this maintenance\, please submit a ticket to our support site at: \nhttps://support.idre.ucla.edu/helpdesk \nThank you\,\nHoffman2 Team\nIDRE Research Technology Group
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-cluster-and-data-center-winter-maintenance-december-14-15-2015
CATEGORIES:UCLA event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151112T163000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20151022T222614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151105T191051Z
UID:5721-1447318800-1447345800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:HPC and Big Data Analytics using Comet - SDSC’s latest Computing Resource through XSEDE
DESCRIPTION:Comet\, a new petascale supercomputer at San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC)\, is one of the latest key resources within the NSF’s XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment) program\, which comprises the most advanced collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world. Researchers may apply for “free” computer time on Comet via XSEDE. \nUCLA-IDRE and SDSC are organizing this workshop in order to introduce the Comet system and its usage for HPC and Big Data Analytics to UCLA researchers. The participants will be able to get hands-on experience on Comet system during workshop’s different sessions. \nThe detailed agenda is as follows: \nRSVP@ http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3479&SecID=3467 \nAgenda: \n9:00 AM – 9:10 AM: Introduction & Welcome \n9:10 AM – 10:25 AM: Comet – SDSC’s New HPC Resource \n\nArchitecture\, queue/partition info\, software stack\nExamples for compute\, shared\, gpu\, and gpu-shared partitions\nHands-on on Comet to help prep for next sessions which will use Comet\n\n10:25 AM – 10:35 AM: Short break \n10:35 AM- 12:00 PM:  Introduction to Hadoop on Comet and Gordon \n\nOverview of running Hadoop within scheduler frameworks (using myHadoop)\nDemonstration/Hands on of Hadoop cluster spin up\, interactive usage\nNew technologies/approaches like RDMA-Hadoop and hands on with RDMA-Hadoop\n\n12 PM – 1 PM: Lunch\n \n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Data Analytics and Data Mining  \n\nR and parallel execution of R\nData mining/machine learning\n\n2:00 PM- 3:00 PM: Python for Scientific Computing \n\nHow to run Jupyter notebook on Comet\nUse IPython Parallel for distributed computation\nDistributed numpy-like arrays with distarray\n\n3:00 PM-3:10 PM: Short break \n3:05 PM – 4:30 PM: Spark for Scientific Computing \n\nOverview of the capabilities of Spark and how they can be leveraged to solve problems in Scientific Computing\nHands-on introduction to Spark\, from batch and interactive usage on Comet to running a sample map/reduce example in Python\nTwo key libraries in the Spark ecosystem: Spark SQL\, a general purpose query engine that can interface to SQL databases or JSON files and Spark MLlib\, a scalable Machine Learning library
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hpc-and-big-data-analytics-using-comet-sdscs-latest-computing-resource-through-xsede
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151028T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20151019T195746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T195746Z
UID:5714-1446031800-1446037200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Understanding the dynamics of killer electrons in Earth's radiation belts: a synthesis of high-performance computing\, data assimilation\, and physics-based modeling
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nDr. Adam C. Kellerman\, Researcher\,\nEarth\, Planetary\, and Space Sciences\nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles \nAbstract:\nThe Van Allen radiation belts are torii-shaped regions of trapped energetic particles\, that in recent years\, have become a principle focus for satellite operators and engineers. During geomagnetic storms\, electrons can be accelerated up to relativistic energies\, where they can penetrate spacecraft shielding and damage electrical systems\, causing permanent damage or loss of spacecraft. In addition\, the high-energy particles can be dangerous for humans in space. Observations from spacecraft in the solar wind and in Earth orbit\, together with physics-based models can provide a means to mitigate the risk by combining the observations and model together to better understand how particles are effected globally\, leading to better space weather prediction. A sophisticated way of obtaining accurate nowcasts is to use data assimilation to combine the observations with a model in an optimal way\, so that one can reconstruct the global structure of the radiation belts at any given time. The Space Environment Modeling Group (SEMG) http://rbm.epss.ucla.edu at UCLA has constructed a data-assimilative version of the state-of-the-art Versatile Electron Radiation Belt (VERB) code\, which can reproduce global particle dynamics in the radiation belts. In this presentation it is demonstrated how a synthesis of high-performance computing and physics research has supported cutting edge research to develop a model\, which has already been used to rediscover the nature of past geomagnetic superstorms. Further\, the group has developed a framework which is used to make real-time forecasts of the Earth’s radiation belts\, which may be used for mitigation of risks to current spacecraft operators and humans in space. \nPlease RSVP @ http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3476&SecID=3465 \n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/understanding-the-dynamics-of-killer-electrons-in-earths-radiation-belts-a-synthesis-of-high-performance-computing-data-assimilation-and-physics-based-modeling
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151027T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150910T190512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150910T190512Z
UID:5529-1445936400-1445947200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to R
DESCRIPTION:R is a powerful statistical package that runs on Windows\, Macintosh and Unix platforms. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using R. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using R for statistics\, graphics and data management. Non-UCLA researchers are allowed to sign up and attend. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-r
LOCATION:CLICC Classroom C\, 320 Powell Library\, 10740 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151026T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150921T164454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151002T172758Z
UID:5523-1445868000-1445875200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Python for High Performance Computing - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:New time: 2-4pm\, October 26 \nNew Location: 5628 Math Sciences Building \nPython\, originally developed as a general purpose programming language\, has gained its popularity in the scientific community in recently years owning to its elegant and easy- to-understand syntax and powerful libraries. Python fully supports both functional and object-oriented programming styles. This class will present a number useful features of Python in the context of scientific computing\, and introduce a number of supporting packages\, including numpy for array-based computations and h5py to access HDF5 files\, and the use of Python in parallel computing (MPI style). \nThis is the second part of a 2-part presentation. Knowledge from Part 1 is required in this class. \nSign up here.\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/python-for-high-performance-computing-part-2
LOCATION:OIT Conference Room 5907\, 5907 Math Sciences Building\, 520 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151022T150000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150917T215646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151014T220720Z
UID:5548-1445522400-1445526000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:National Leadership Class Computing Resources and Opportunities for UCLA Researchers
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Energy\, National Science Foundation\, and the National Aeronautical Space Agency support an ecosystem of “leadership class” computing facilities housing some of the world’s most advanced supercomputers and high-end visualization and data analysis resources. These facilities provide “free” computing cycles and storage to researchers from academia. Access to these resources is obtained through an application process that is based on the merit of the research objectives\, and demonstration of the efficacy and parallel scalability of the software. \nThe aim of this presentation is to explain the capabilities of various leadership class computing facilities. It will also introduce the opportunities available to UCLA researchers in terms of the knowledge base\, allocation process as well as in terms of the optimization of their software. \nRSVP Online: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3472&SecID=3461
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/national-leadership-class-computing-resources-and-opportunities-for-ucla-researchers-2
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150917T220549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150917T220549Z
UID:5545-1445349600-1445356800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Cuda
DESCRIPTION:Graphics Processing Units (or GPUs)\, an integral part of most of the computer systems\, are well known for their potential for high performance numeric computations. Although few efforts have been made in the past to use these devices for general computing\, the recent emergence of high level programming languages through CUDA has really made it possible to use GPUs without going through a steep learning curve. \nThe objective of the class is to provide an introduction to CUDA. This session will be of particular interest if you want to develop computational codes (or port existing ones) that may use GPUs as compute engines. \nPrerequisite: Working knowledge of C/C++. \nRSVP online: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3471&SecID=3460
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-cuda
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151020T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150910T190319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150910T190319Z
UID:5528-1445331600-1445342400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to SPSS
DESCRIPTION:SPSS is a very easy-to-use statistical package that runs on Windows\, Macintosh and UNIX platforms. This class is designed for people who are just starting to use SPSS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SPSS for doing statistics\, graphics\, and data management. Non-UCLA researchers are allowed to sign up and attend. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-spss
LOCATION:CLICC Classroom C\, 320 Powell Library\, 10740 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151019T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150921T164413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151002T172742Z
UID:5521-1445265000-1445274000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Python for High Performance Computing - Part 1
DESCRIPTION:New location: 5628 Math Sciences Building\n \nNew time: 2:30pm-5pm\, October 19 \nPython\, originally developed as a general purpose programming language\, has gained its popularity in the scientific community in recently years owning to its elegant and easy- to-understand syntax and powerful libraries. Python fully supports both functional and object-oriented programming styles. This class will present a number useful features of Python in the context of scientific computing\, and introduce a number of supporting packages\, including numpy for array-based computations and h5py to access HDF5 files\, and the use of Python in parallel computing (MPI style). \nThis is part 1 of a 2-part presentation. \nSign up here.\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/python-for-high-performance-computing-part-1
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151015T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150921T164313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150921T165311Z
UID:5520-1444917600-1444924800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Scientific Computing using PETSc
DESCRIPTION:The PETSc library contains a number of reusable data structures and solvers for linear and nonlinear systems of equations that can greatly simplify the programming work of scientific computing. While it is possible to code everything “from scratch” using MPI and C/C++/Fortran\, some may find code written reusing PETSc’s data structures are easier to maintain and extend in the long term. This class will first discuss a number of common scenarios in scientific computing (such as solving a partial differential equation)\, expose their common data structures\, and explain how to implement them using PETSc. We will also discuss how to interface PETSc to other computational libraries. \nSign up here.\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/scientific-computing-using-petsc-2
LOCATION:OIT Conference Room 5907\, 5907 Math Sciences Building\, 520 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151013T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150910T190106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150910T190106Z
UID:5527-1444726800-1444737600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Stata
DESCRIPTION:Stata is a powerful and yet easy-to-use statistical package that runs on Windows\, Macintosh and Unix platforms. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using Stata. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using Stata for statistics\, graphics and data management. Non-UCLA researchers are allowed to sign up and attend. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-stata
LOCATION:CLICC Classroom C\, 320 Powell Library\, 10740 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151008T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151008T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150921T164251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150921T164251Z
UID:5519-1444312800-1444320000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Parallel Computing using MPI
DESCRIPTION:MPI (message passing interface) is the de facto standard for distributed-memory parallel scientific computing. While the entire MPI API is quite extensive\, this class will cover a number of important ones commonly used in practice. This class is useful for those who plan to start writing MPI code\, and also for those who would like to know how MPI works in order to operate an existing MPI code. \nSign up here.\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/parallel-computing-using-mpi
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150917T220406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150917T220406Z
UID:5547-1444140000-1444147200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Profiling – Code clinic session
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this session is to describe few basic profiling techniques and help researchers in gaining more insight into how well their application code runs on Hoffman2 or other computer systems. \nIn particular the focus is on:\nProfiling techniques that are available on Hoffman2.\nHands-on exercises using an example code – bring your own software. \nPrerequisite: User account on hoffman2 (apply here if you don’t have one) and your software on Hoffman2. \nLaptop requirements:  Bring your own laptop to access the Hoffman2 cluster remotely. \nRSVP Online: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3470&SecID=3459 \n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/profiling-code-clinic-session-3
LOCATION:OIT Conference Room 5907\, 5907 Math Sciences Building\, 520 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150910T185747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150910T185747Z
UID:5526-1444122000-1444132800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to SAS
DESCRIPTION:SAS is a powerful statistical package that runs on many platforms\, including Windows and Unix. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using SAS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SAS for statistics\, graphics\, and data management. Non-UCLA researchers are allowed to sign up and attend. \nRSVP Here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-sas
LOCATION:CLICC Classroom C\, 320 Powell Library\, 10740 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151005T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150919T003027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150919T013811Z
UID:5518-1444053600-1444060800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Using Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:This session is a general introduction to how to use UCLA Hoffman2 Cluster. The objective is to familiarize current and potential cluster users with the Hoffman2 Cluster\, so they can make the best use of UCLA computational resources. The following topics will be covered: \n1. How to access and login to the Hoffman2 Cluster\, primarily in terminal/command-line mode.\n2. Exploration of how to run various computational tasks on or from the Hoffman2 Cluster\, illustrated by hands-on example transcripts.\n3. A brief introduction to Univa Grid Engine (UGE) commands and how to achieve more control over resources. \nThis session is appropriate for entry-level and mid-level cluster users. No prerequisite knowledge is required\, but some working experience with basic Unix system commands and Fortran or C programming languages will be helpful. \nThe registrants are recommended to do a quick survey in the following link *BEFORE* the class: \nhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNKVBFN \n  \nSign up here.\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/using-hoffman2-cluster-2
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151001T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150917T220716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150917T220716Z
UID:5546-1443708000-1443715200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Computing Environment on Linux
DESCRIPTION:This two-hour session is aimed to help researchers who are new to Linux. The session will introduce basic Unix/Linux commands\, shells\, as well as a few editors available on most of the Linux systems. It will also describe the compilation and execution procedures for a given source program. A sample software code will be used to demonstrate computing tools such as makefile\, debugger\, and profiler which are available under most Linux environments. The session’s material is of very generic nature and is applicable to any flavor of Linux. \nUse the following URL to sign up. \nRSVP online: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3469&SecID=3458
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/computing-environment-on-linux-2
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150929T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150930T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150901T185326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150916T231035Z
UID:5452-1443517200-1443628800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:SAS Functions by Example
DESCRIPTION:Ever spent valuable time writing complex code only to later find a function that would have done the job for you? Discover the plethora of practical SAS functions that you haven’t seen in other SAS programming courses\, and start resolving your everyday programming problems more quickly and efficiently. You will learn how to magically manipulate character data with ease\, using PERL Regular Expression (PRX) and other amazing character functions\, dominate datetime\, date\, and time values with the previously perplexing Date Interval functions\, save programming time and reduce programmer frustration with array functions\, easily compute descriptive statistics\, including how to use the new SMALLEST and LARGEST functions\, use mathematical and special functions to streamline your code\, generate random numbers with ease\, and manipulate the values in various variables with the new CALL SORTN and CALL SORTC routines. This is a hands-on workshop. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/sas-functions-by-example
LOCATION:CLICC Classroom C\, 320 Powell Library\, 10740 Dickson Court\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150928T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150831T171744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150916T225903Z
UID:5447-1443430800-1443456000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Exporting SAS Data Sets and Creating ODS Files for Microsoft Excel
DESCRIPTION:This workshop presents the most effective techniques for exporting SAS tables or procedure output from Base SAS into Excel spreadsheets. The course uses examples to show the basics of the SAS Excel LIBNAME engine\, the EXPORT procedure\, and ODS to create CSV\, HTML\, and XML files that can be opened by Excel. You will learn how to use the EXPORT procedure to create Microsoft Excel files from SAS tables\, use the LIBNAME engine to create Microsoft Excel files from SAS tables\, use ODS to create comma-separated-values files and HTML files for Microsoft Excel\, and use ODS to create Spreadsheet Markup Language files for Microsoft Excel. This is a hands-on workshop. This workshop is available to UC researchers only. \nRSVP here.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/exporting-sas-data-sets-and-creating-ods-files-for-microsoft-excel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150824T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150825T140000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150511T190831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150624T203657Z
UID:5236-1440403200-1440511200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Science Visualization
DESCRIPTION:This two-day training course will introduce students to data visualization with a primary focus on visualization of large volumetric data resulting from simulation and instrumentation.  We begin with an overview of visualization as a whole\, beginning with a simple taxonomy: illustration\, which uses techniques of computer graphics and animation to convey concepts\, and data-driven visualization which  interpret data as imagery to convey the content of the data   Data-driven visualization is further divided into two broad areas.  Information visualization is concerned with visualizing discrete data such as is often found in Excel spreadsheets and relational databases – think a sales database\, including a record for many customer transactions including date\, product list and so forth.   Scientific data  is concerned with continuous data defined over a domain – think weather data\, representing variables like temperature and pressure in a three-dimensional region of the atmosphere.   This section will include copious examples of each class of visualization. \nThe next section provides a brief  introduction to scientific illustration\, in which a specialist will provide a hands on demonstration of an interactive tool for modeling\, animating and rendering  visualizations.   Either Blender or Maya will be demonstrated.   This section is intended to give students a broad overview of the capabilities of these systems and to enable them to identify situations in which these are the appropriate tools. \nFollowing will be an introduction to information visualization.   We begin with an brief history of info viz\, then discuss data and techniques and an overview of the software tools available.  Following this will be a  demonstration of a commercial end-user application (Tableau). \nWe then segue to scientific visualization\, the focus of the course.   In an introductory section we will present an overview of scientific data.  We begin  with a conceptual approach to scientific data as functions over a time/space domain\, then discuss how this data is represented as time/space grids with variables associated with grid points and cells.  We discuss how visualization systems transform such data to imagery.   We then present hands-on demonstrations of open-source general-purpose tools for scientific visualization – ParaView and VisIt.   Following demonstrations of the interactive interface to each of these\, we will discuss techniques in which scripting can be used to generate visualizations off-line.   We will then discuss issues that arise when  datasets become very large\, discussing parallel execution of the tools\, and data layout for optimal I/O.  This will include a presentation of the facilities we maintain at the Texas Advanced Computing Center for high-performance visualization of very large datasets and how we provide these services to remote users. \nRegistration Fee: Free for UCLA affiliates (student\, faculty\, or staff)\, $100 per participant otherwise. \nRegister for this session at XSEDE portal
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/science-visualization
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150817T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150821T140000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150511T191628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150624T203632Z
UID:5238-1439798400-1440165600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Supercomputing for Everyone Series: Performance Tuning Summer School
DESCRIPTION:From a user perspective\, supercomputers are more complicated to program and handle than an ordinary desktop workstation. Unfortunately this leads to parallel programs that do not necessarily satisfy the performance expectations of the users. Such unexpected performance results can have many reasons. Basic knowledge on performance modeling\, prediction and verification\, as taught in this summer school\, is needed by users to formulate and verify their performance expectation. \nThe goals for this class are:\n– Motivating the need for performance considerations\n– Establishing a common performance vocabulary\n– Learning the standard situations/parameters to have an eye on\n– Getting to know the tools that provide insight\n– Establishing a higher throughput of experiments\n– Running bigger experiments \nA rough table of content for the class looks as follows: \nDay 1: Performance Engineering (theory + examples)\nDay 2: Easy to use workflows (the first step\, with very low burden\, mostly automated) at IU\nDay 3: Usage of advanced tools (profile- and trace-based) at IU\nDay 4: Tuning of hybrid programs (message passing\, threading\, accelerators)\nDay 5: Theoretical considerations (Experimental design\, performance modeling) \nThe class contains lectures and labs so that the participants immediately put the newly acquired knowledge to work. \nPrerequisites: Basic programming and command line skills on Linux systems \n\nRegistration Fee: Free for UCLA affiliates (student\, faculty\, or staff)\, $100 per participant otherwise. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this session at XSEDE portal
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/supercomputing-for-everyone-series-performance-tuning-summer-school
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150615T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20141113T193406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141113T193450Z
UID:4231-1434355200-1434560400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Radcor 2015 and LoopFest XIV
DESCRIPTION:Radcor 2015 and LoopFest XIV: This symposium combines the 12th International Symposium on Radiative Corrections (Radcor 2015) with LoopFest XIV (Radiative Corrections for the LHC and Future Colliders). \nThis workshop provides a forum to coordinate activities focused on the theoretical challenges from the LHC and future colliders. \nMultiple locations. \nContact\nPhysics & Astronomy\n(310) 825-4649\ndmconf@physics.ucla.edu \nWebsite\nhttps://hepconf.physics.ucla.edu/radcor-loopfest/ \nAdmission\nRegistration: $125
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/radcor-2015-loopfest-xiv
LOCATION:Physics and Astronomy Bldg. – Room 1425
CATEGORIES:Presentations,UCLA event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150319T185745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150319T185918Z
UID:5059-1431421200-1431446400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:ServiceNow Symposium
DESCRIPTION:ServiceNow is the leading on-demand\, cloud-based\nIT service management solution. Come learn about\nthe ServiceNow offering and the benefits of using\nIT Service Management frameworks like ITIL for\nyour helpdesks!
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/servicenow-symposium
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150421T185921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150423T234908Z
UID:5188-1430992800-1431000000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Profiling – Code Clinic Session
DESCRIPTION:Optimization and parallel scalability of software are essential for High performance computing. The Department of Energy\, National Science Foundation\, and the National Aeronautical Space Agency support an ecosystem of “leadership class” computing facilities that include several of the world’s most advanced supercomputers as well as high-end visualization and data analysis resources.  Access to these resources is freely available to those who can demonstrate that their research topic requires these resources and that their software can utilize these resources. \nThe IDRE Pipeline program aims to transition UCLA researchers from local resources such as Hoffman2 and take advantage of the free\, magnificent “leadership class” computing facilities. A first step in optimizing and improving the parallel scalability of software so it can run effectively on leadership class facilities is  profiling the software whereby one identifies how much computing time is spent within various subroutines\, how well the code runs on one computing core\, and how well it scales on many computing cores. \nThe purpose of this session is to describe few basic profiling techniques and help researchers at UCLA in gaining more insight into how well their application code runs on Hoffman2 or even larger systems. \nIn particular we focus on:\nLearning profiling techniques that are available on Hoffman2.\nProviding hands on examples – bring your own software. \nPrerequisite: 1) User account on hoffman2 – apply here if you are not a Hoffman account user already. 2) Your own laptop to access the Hoffman2 cluster. 3) Your software on Hoffman2. \nSpace is limited.  Please RSVP ONLINE to attend this seminar.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/profiling-code-clinic-session-2
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150507T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150319T185047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150319T185621Z
UID:5057-1430989200-1431014400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:BruinTech unConference
DESCRIPTION:The BruinTech unConference is a chance for\ntechnologists from every corner of campus to\nconnect and share ideas\, best practices\,\nexperience and knowledge. Attendees will learn\nabout the technology landscape at UCLA and\ndiscuss the best ways to address challenges\,\nleverage our strengths\, and move forward. \nThe theme of this year’s BruinTech unConference\nis Change: Inside and Out. Participants will\ndiscuss issues like: \n• How the IT landscape is changing at\nUCLA and beyond (in industry) \n• What change is happening within and\noutside their departments \n• How individuals can contribute to\nchange both within their departments and the\ngreater campus community \n• How things have changed since the 2013\nBruinTech unConference \nLunch and refreshments will be provided. Please\ncontact bruintech@ucla.edu with any questions.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/bruintech-unconference
LOCATION:Ackerman – Viewpoint Conference Room (Level A Ackerman Union)
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150421T185118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150424T000523Z
UID:5187-1430920800-1430928000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Computing Environment on Linux
DESCRIPTION:This two-hour session is aimed to help researchers who are new to Linux. The session will introduce basic Unix/Linux commands\, shells\, as well as a few basic editors available on most of the Linux systems. It will also describe the compilation and execution procedures for a given program. A sample software code will be used to describe the computing tools such as makefile\, debugger\, and profiler that are available under most Linux environments. The session’s material is of very generic nature and will benefit anybody who is new with Linux or plan to use it in the future. Use the following URL to sign up. Seats are limited. We hope to see you there. \n  \nRSVP Online: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3440&SecID=3429
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/computing-environment-on-linux
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150505T110000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20150421T184625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150424T000558Z
UID:5185-1430820000-1430823600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:National Leadership Class Computing Resources and Opportunities for UCLA Researchers
DESCRIPTION:UCLA-IDRE has an impressive Hoffman2 computing infrastructure. It has grown from an initial 256 cores to the current 12\,000+ cores in a short span of time. It serves a large number of research scientists and enables them to achieve new heights within their computing research. However\, there are limitations. It may fall short of ever increasing computing needs that require extremely large parallel scaling\, jumbo size memory on a single node\, or considerable number of systems for analysis using high throughput computing approach. \nThe Department of Energy\, National Science Foundation\, and the National Aeronautical Space Agency support an ecosystem of “leadership class” computing facilities housing some of the world’s most advanced supercomputers and high-end visualization and data analysis resources. These facilities provide “free” computing cycles and storage to researchers from academia. Access to these resources is obtained through an application process that is based on the merit of the research objectives\, and demonstration of the efficacy and parallel scalability of the software to utilize such computing resources. \nThe aim of this presentation is to explain the capabilities of various “leadership class” computing facilities in the US. It will also cover the IDRE Pipeline program which helps transition UCLA researchers from local resources to take advantage of these “free” magnificent computing facilities. \nTo attend this class\, please sign up at this link
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/national-leadership-class-computing-resources-and-opportunities-for-ucla-researchers
LOCATION:Kerckhoff –  Charles E. Young Grand Salon\, 308 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150502T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260620T000018
CREATED:20141103T183551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141103T183551Z
UID:4062-1430596800-1430596800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:John Zorn Marathon: In Three Parts
DESCRIPTION:In one marathon day we bring pioneering composer and saxophonist John Zorn to Los Angeles for his first performance here in 25 years. In a sweeping program curated and masterminded by Zorn\, he brings together a cadre of disciples to traverse the city\, underscore the world of visual art and celebrate the massive scope of his undiluted and often unorthodox artistic vision. \n\nPart 1: Zorn at LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art – 11am Over the course of six hours\, Zorn will present 12 sets of compositions and improvisations in selected galleries. Navigating the museum\, vocal trios\, string quartets\, percussionists\, solo cellists\, improvisational duos and more will perform brief works every half hour amid a vast array of art and architecture.\nPart 2: Royce Triple Threat (Abraxas\, Secret Chiefs 3 & Bladerunner) Royce Hall – 8pm This power-packed triple-bill rock show is not for the faint of heart. Three different bands will take the stage in succession performing critical parts of Zorn’s stunningly vast output. NYC based Abraxas will perform “Psychomagia” a new chapter in Zorn’s mystic series; Bay Area experimentalists Secret Chiefs 3 will perform selections from “Masada Book Two” a small portion of Zorn’s extensive songbook of radical Jewish music; and powerhouse trio Bladerunner (John Zorn\, Bill Laswell & Dave Lombardo) will close out this portion of the evening with the raw intensity and experimentation for which they have become known.\nPart 3: The Hermetic Organ – solo organ improvisations Royce Hall – midnight There is a tradition of midnight organ recitals on college campuses equipped with a hall to perform them. We’re diving into that tradition and blasting it apart with a performer who will push the legendary Royce Hall Skinner Organ to glorious new heights. Zorn takes on our home base a riveting midnight performance that reveals the composer’s mind at work in all its bizarre and dramatic permutations—huge blocks of sound\, chords\, clusters\, counterpoint\, drones\, ostinatos\, lyrical melodies and more—often simultaneously.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/john-zorn-marathon-three-parts
LOCATION:Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA\, 340 Royce Dr b100 \, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:UCLA event
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