Call for Tutorials, CARLA 2021

CALL FOR TUTORIALS CARLA 2021In CARLA 2021 we will offer tutorials and hands-on workshops for both introductory and advanced levels, specially driven to undergraduate and master students all over Latin- American countries. There will be two periods: introductory tutorials will be covered the week before CARLA2021, while advanced tutorials will be held on the same week of CARLA 2021.

Format

Each tutorial will have two or three sessions, according to the time needed by a specific topic. Also, each session will have two parts:

  1. A theory part: In this first part, the instructor uses recorded material such as videos, pdf documents and presentations, explaining workshop techniques and tools. All this material will be available in advance for students through RedClara platform, using Moodle (https:// moodle.redclara.net).
  2. A practical session: In this scheduled part, students will interact with instructors using live platforms, such as Zoom or Moodle chats and videoconferences. This part would last about 90 to 120 minutes, and students will solve practical exercises. Specific platforms (clusters, remote access, etc.) for each tutorial will be prepared in advance, depending on topic and students registration.

I this way, each tutorial will cover from 8 to 16 hours long, with a minimum of four hours of practical (hands-on) work with instructor surveillance.

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Important dates

  • Article submission deadline: August 7, 2021
  • Date of notification: August 12, 2021
  • Conference dates: October 6 - 8,  2021
  • Fundamental Courses dates: September 27th to October 1st, 2021
  • Advanced Courses dates: October 11- 12, 2021

Fundamental Courses

Professionals and researchers from Latin-America can propose courses and tutorials to be held the week before CARLA 2021, to cover basic and introductory topics on HPC areas.

Dates: September 27 to October 1st.

At least five courses on HPC Fundamentals. Topics could include:

  • MPI
  • OpenMP
  • Introduction to GPU programming
  • AI fundamentals R language, etc

Each course must include:

  • Two sessions (suggested). Each session organized as follows:
    • 1 hour of pre-recorded material only available for students
    • 1 hour (at least) for individual offline study
    • 2 hours of live guided “hands-on” practice
  • Reference and support materials, available with free licenses
  • Access to hardware and software platforms for each student

Advanced Courses

Professionals and researchers can propose tutorials of different length, depending on specific topics. These are driven to advanced students with previous experience, to enhance academic/ research topics of interest. For these tutorials, the first parte will be covered before the CARLA conference, and the final session will be part of the conference.

Short Courses: 2 sessions (about 4 hour length).
Long courses: 3 or 4 sessions (about 8 to 12 hours length).

Dates: October 11 - 12, 2021.

Advanced HPC and AI topics.
Topics could include:

  • Mathematical modelling.
  • Advanced tools for Data Analysis.
  • Advanced GPU programming.
  • AI specific tools and techniques, etc.
  • Energy workshop specific tools and techniques, etc.
  • HPC Management Workshop specific tools and techniques, etc.
  • BioCarla Workshop specific tools and techniques, etc.

Each course must include:

  • Three or four sessions (suggested). Each session organized as follows:
    • 1 hour of pre-recorded material only available for students.
    • 1 hour (at least) for individual offline study.
    • 1 1⁄2 to 2 hours of live guided “hands-on” practice.
  • Reference and support materials, available with free licenses.
  • Access to hardware and software platforms for each student.

Remarks

  • Pre-recorded and reading materials will be available only for registered students, through the RedClara platform, during courses and conference period. Once CARLA finishes after October 8, 2021, all materials will be available for public use. Authors must agree in advance to allow public access to their materials.
  • Pre-recorded lessons, videos and printed material must be in English. In the case of videos, it can be spoken in Spanish/Portuguese as far as English subtitles are provided (you should verify automatic online tools). Spanish and Portuguese subtitles for English spoken videos is desirable, but not mandatory.
  • The authors must coordinate with CARLA staff the availability of hardware and software resources needed for tutorials. All resources must be available for registered students free of charge, including cluster accounts, Cloud resources, and other materials. Once CARLA conference finishes, there is not any compromise to maintain those resources available.

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