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SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed for either new HPC users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment\, but have not had experience with shell scripting\, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. \nShell scripting helps you save time\, automate file management tasks\, and better use the power of Linux. This session teaches you how to name\, locate and set permissions for executable files\, taking input and producing output. You will learn about job scripts\, shell variables and looping commands. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nIn order to get the most from the session\, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Digital Research Alliance of Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.alliancecan.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with the Alliance\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to an Alliance account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Training,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230920T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230920T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230913T123202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T123202Z
UID:3482707-1695204000-1695209400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to Linux
DESCRIPTION:Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use the ACENET and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) HPC clusters from your desktop. It’s the tool you need to get your data on the clusters\, run your programs\, and get your data back. In this session\, learn how to get started with Linux\, how to create and navigate directories for your data\, load files\, manage your storage\, run programs on the computing clusters\, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for an Alliance account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.alliancecan.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with the Alliance\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to an Alliance account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-linux-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230919T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230913T122901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T122901Z
UID:3482706-1695117600-1695123000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to HPC
DESCRIPTION:What is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? Used by researchers across many disciplines to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop\, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop\, this session takes participants through the preliminary stages of learning about high performance computing (HPC) and computing clusters\, and how to get started with this type of computing. It then reviews software packages available for applications\, data analysis\, software development and compiling code. Finally\, participants will be introduced to the concept of parallel computing to achieve much faster results in analysis. This session is designed for those with no prior experience in HPC\, and are looking for an introduction and overview. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for a Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.alliancecan.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with the Alliance\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to an Alliance account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-hpc/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230915T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230913T122455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T122455Z
UID:3482704-1694782800-1694790000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET: Basics of Computers
DESCRIPTION:Most of us have experience using a computer\, whether for school\, work\, or entertainment\, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won’t teach you how to troubleshoot everything\, but will give you insight to how media\, programs and data are encoded and used by computers\, so you can make more sense of why computers behave the ways they do\, and solve some of your problems with greater efficiency and less frustration. We will provide an approachable overview of how a computer works\, by both looking at their history and breaking one down to explain individual components\, before highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider when buying a computer. We will provide practical\, simple\, and actionable advice on digital security and show you a few “pro tips” on how to make the most of your workstation\, phone\, or whatever device you happen to use. Whether you have a lot or a little experience using your digital technology\, if you want to learn how to use your devices more effectively\, this workshop is for you! \nThis session will be delivered online. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-of-computers-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230405T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230314T165150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T165150Z
UID:3480282-1680697800-1680710400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Interactive Data Analysis & Scientific Visualization with Paraview
DESCRIPTION:Scientific visualization of large datasets allows you to identify critical areas and vulnerabilities during the design process so that you can focus efforts\, cut design time and create a better product. This workshop will introduce participants to scientific visualization on both a conceptual and practical level. Following an overview\, the session will focus on teaching participants how to use the open-source Paraview visualization software on their own desktop. This will be followed by a demonstration on how open source Paraview can be used on a supercomputer for datasets that are too large for desktop or workstations. This is a beginner\, hands-on workshop for R&D engineering or scientific staff with no scientific visualization experience.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/interactive-data-analysis-scientific-visualization-with-paraview/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230322T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230322T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230314T164614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T164614Z
UID:3480280-1679488200-1679493600@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET and the Power of Scientific Visualization
DESCRIPTION:We all know the advantages of a bar chart instead of a table full of numbers. The bigger your dataset\, the greater the value of seeing it visually and being able to pinpoint both broad and specific critical areas for decisions. Scientific visualization of large datasets can be applied across a number of areas\, including engineering\, material science\, sensor/drone data\, geospatial\, and life sciences. Join them at this session to learn about powering up innovation with supercomputing\, and using scientific visualization to make better decisions. There are no prerequisites and no technical knowledge is needed. This session is aimed at mid to senior level managers with R&D technology responsibilities\, and R&D engineering or scientific staff with no scientific visualization experience. The webinar is a precursor to the Interactive Data Analysis & Visualization with Paraview workshop below.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-and-the-power-of-scientific-visualization/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T174109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T174438Z
UID:3479363-1676980800-1676995200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Big Data Analysis with Apache Spark
DESCRIPTION:Apache Spark is a user-friendly open-source platform for large-scale data processing\, analytics and for parallel-computing. Using Apache Spark and Python (PySpark)\, this workshop is aimed at analyzing data sets that are too large to be handled and processed by a single computer. \nWith hands-on guided examples\, the workshop covers the basics of Spark and Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD) high-level architecture. The examples are mainly written in Python\, hence the APIs covered are the ones available in PySpark\, including Spark Core API (RDD API)\, Spark SQL\, and Pandas on Spark. \nParticipants will learn how to import data\, use functions to transform\, reduce and compile the data\, and produce parallel algorithms that can run on Alliance clusters. \nPrerequisites: \n\nACENET Basics or equivalent\nHow to write functions in Python
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/big-data-analysis-with-apache-spark/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://digitalnovascotia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ACENET-logo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230120T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T171654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T171654Z
UID:3479362-1674208800-1674214200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Job Scheduling with Slurm
DESCRIPTION:The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs\, helping you to: minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need\, to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users\, or for experienced users either transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. \nPrerequisites: Completion of Introduction to Linux and Introduction to Shell Scripting\, or prior experience with both.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-job-scheduling-with-slurm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://digitalnovascotia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ACENET-logo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230119T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T160155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T160155Z
UID:3479360-1674122400-1674127800@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to Shell Scripting
DESCRIPTION:Shell scripting helps you save time\, automate file management tasks\, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks\, extract information from files quickly\, combine commands in powerful ways\, learn about job scripts\, shell variables and looping commands\, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time\, reduce errors\, and use Linux more effectively. This workshop is designed for either new High Performance Computing (HPC) users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment\, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. It is one of the core courses to help users get up and running on ACENET. \nPrerequisite: ACENET Basic Series Introduction to Linux\, or previous experience with Linux.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-shell-scripting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://digitalnovascotia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ACENET-logo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230118T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T155749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T155749Z
UID:3479359-1674036000-1674041400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to Linux
DESCRIPTION:Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use supercomputing clusters from your desktop. It’s the tool you need to get your data on the clusters\, run your programs\, and get your data back. In this session\, learn how to get started with Linux\, how to create and navigate directories for your data\, load files\, manage your storage\, run programs on compute clusters\, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-linux/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://digitalnovascotia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ACENET-logo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230117T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T155356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T155434Z
UID:3479358-1673949600-1673955000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET Basics: Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) with ACENET
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhat is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? Used across many sectors to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop\, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop\, this session takes participants through the preliminary stages of learning about high performance computing (HPC) and computing clusters\, and how to get started with this type of computing. It then reviews software packages available for applications\, data analysis\, software development and compiling code. Finally\, participants will be introduced to the concept of parallel computing to achieve much faster results in analysis. This session is designed for those with no prior experience in HPC\, and are looking for an introduction and overview.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-introduction-to-high-performance-computing-hpc-with-acenet/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230116T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20230111T135554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T135654Z
UID:3479342-1673874000-1673881200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:ACENET: Basics of Computers
DESCRIPTION:This session will help you learn not only how your computer works\, but how to use it faster\, smarter\, and more effectively. \nMost of us have experience using a computer\, whether for school\, work\, or entertainment\, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won’t teach you how to troubleshoot everything\, but will give you insight to how media\, programs and data are encoded and used by computers\, so you can make more sense of why computers behave the ways they do\, and solve some of your problems with greater efficiency and less frustration. They will provide an approachable overview of how a computer works\, by both looking at their history and breaking one down to explain individual components\, before highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider when buying a computer. They will provide practical\, simple\, and actionable advice on digital security and show you a few “pro tips” on how to make the most of your workstation\, phone\, or whatever device you happen to use. Whether you have a lot or a little experience using your digital technology\, if you want to learn how to use your devices more effectively\, this workshop is for you! \nThis session will be delivered online. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session will be sent out prior to the session. \nFor more ACENET events\, click here.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/acenet-basics-of-computers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220614T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220615T120710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T120710Z
UID:3473298-1655211600-1655218800@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to MATLAB Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data\, perform numerical computations\, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples\, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However\, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session\, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include: \n\nAccessing data from many sources (files\, other software\, hardware\, etc.)\nUsing interactive tools for iterative exploration\, design\, and problem-solving\nAutomating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs\nSharing your results with others by automatically creating reports
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/introduction-to-matlab-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220322T121251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T121251Z
UID:3470170-1651665600-1651680000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Modern Fortran for scientific programming
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to the FORTRAN programming language. \nPrerequisites: Familiarity with another programming language \nFortran\, one of the initial high-level programming languages\, continues to be an excellent option for high-performance computing due to its superb performance. The newer versions offer many modern features\, including object-oriented programming capabilities to programmers. This course will cover some of these features. \nThe session will take place on: \nWednesday\, May 4th – 12:00pm – 4:00pm (Atlantic time) \nYou need to have a laptop with a Mac\, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet\, Chromebook\, etc) on which you have administrative privileges\, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail) \nInstructions for how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/modern-fortran-for-scientific-programming/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220406T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220406T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220322T120749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T120749Z
UID:3470166-1649246400-1649257200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Natural Language Processing
DESCRIPTION:Join ACENET for a brief introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP). \nHow do computers understand language? It seems impossible that zeroes and ones could ever add up to words that humans can understand\, but machine language has come a long way in the past few years. Let us take you behind the code to explain how machines simulate language comprehension\, and why it’s a far more complicated problem than “bonjour = hello”. This talk is aimed at an audience who is not necessarily familiar with computers or language comprehension\, but would like a primer to the field\, and what it can realistically do. We will explain natural language processing from the perspective of machines that cannot understand words\, but capture semantic meaning by processing data. \nThis session will take place on: \nThursday\, April 6th – 12:00pm – 3:00pm (Atlantic time) \nYou do need to have a laptop with a Mac\, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet\, Chromebook\, etc) on which you have administrative privileges\, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail) \nInstructions for how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/introduction-to-natural-language-processing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220324T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220322T120635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T120635Z
UID:3470164-1648123200-1648130400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:The Why's and How's of Machine Learning
DESCRIPTION:What do you need to need to make a machine learning project successful? \nHow can you make smart decisions about setup and execution of a machine learning project? How should you hire and support the staff working on the project? We hope to provide clear\, thoughtful answers to these\, and other common questions to get you thinking about whether machine learning is a technology that you and your company or group should think about investing in. We will discuss topics like data collection\, the trade-offs involved in choosing a model\, and what to expect from a successful project\, as well as how to salvage useful by-products and skills when projects don’t go as planned. \nThis is a beginner session oriented to business owners and project managers curious to learn more about machine learning\, or who may have an idea that involves machine learning and want to know where to begin. \nThis session will take place on: \nThursday\, March 24th – 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Atlantic time) \nYou do need to have a laptop with a Mac\, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet\, Chromebook\, etc). \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail) \nInstructions how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event to those who’ve registered with an institutional or organization email.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/the-whys-and-hows-of-machine-learning-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220204T125239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T125239Z
UID:3468511-1645099200-1645113600@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:C as a Second Language
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to the C programming language. \nPrerequisites: Familiarity with some other programming language \nA great deal of high-performance computing software is written in C\, but few universities offer courses in the language any more. If you have to work with “legacy code” written in C\, adding features\, porting to a new machine\, or patching errors\, or if you need to write user-defined functions for engineering packages such as Fluent\, then this workshop is for you. \nYou do need to have a laptop with a Mac\, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet\, Chromebook\, etc) on which you have administrative privileges\, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail) \nInstructions for how to join will be sent out one day prior to the start of the event.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/c-as-a-second-language/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220216T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220204T125402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T125416Z
UID:3468513-1645020000-1645025400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Powering Innovation in Mining With Advanced Computing
DESCRIPTION:Powering Innovation in Mining With Advanced Computing feat. Charles Nyabeze\, VP of Business Development and Commercialization at CEMI & MICA \nThis is the first session of an exciting\, new series\, entitled “Digital Transformation in Mining – How Advanced Computing Can Change Everything” hosted by SOSCIP\, Compute Ontario\, ACENET\, PINQ2 and Calcul Quebec. \nIn “Powering Innovation in Mining With Advanced Computing”\, Charles Nyabeze will: \n\nshare his insights on the rapidly changing nature of the mining industry in Canada\nexplore how emerging transformative technologies like AI are altering the innovation landscape\ndiscuss challenges faced by the mining industry\naddress solutions offered by adopting advanced computing technologies\n\nCharles holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering and a Masters in Business and Administration (MBA). As the Vice President of Business Development and Commercialization for the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation and for the Mining Innovation and Commercialization (MICA) Network\, Charles endeavours to create long-term value for organizations and clients by identifying cross-sectoral business development opportunities with public and private client segments. Charles is passionate about identifying mechanisms to accelerate the diffusion and adoption of innovation into the mining sector. He is passionate about connecting innovation ecosystems and believes that disruptive solutions are a product of cross-pollinating innovation ecosystems.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/powering-innovation-in-mining-with-advanced-computing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220113T164527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T164527Z
UID:3467275-1643187600-1643198400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Computational Fluid Dynamics - Ansys Fluent
DESCRIPTION:This session provides an overview of Ansys Fluent and teaches participants how to use it to solve CFD problems. \nWith advancements in computers and new generations of CPUs and GPUs\, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is becoming an indispensable tool in many fields. Researchers and industrial design engineers are using CFD to predict and understand complex fluid flow and heat transfer problems\, and to verify and optimize designs. Among open-source and commercial CFD packages\, Ansys Fluent is one of the most popular commercial tools. \nIn this workshop\, you will learn how to set up a small problem and solve it in Ansys Fluent on your personal computer. The instructor will then demonstrate how to design and solve a large problem using a supercomputing cluster. \nNo prior knowledge of Ansys Fluent is required. Participants must have a personal computer with administrative privileges to download software in order to do the exercise. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details and preparation information will be shared prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/computational-fluid-dynamics-ansys-fluent/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220111T153002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T153002Z
UID:3467066-1642680000-1642685400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Job Scheduling with Slurm
DESCRIPTION:This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.\nThis session teaches participants how to use Compute Canada’s queuing environment on the national systems\, using the job scheduler Slurm. Learn how the scheduler works\, how it allocates jobs\, what are reasonable requests to minimize wait time\, how to make the best use of the resources to be more efficient\, how to get more throughput\, how to get more jobs running at the same time\, and how to troubleshoot and deal with crashes. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting\, but who have not had experience with using Slurm\, or\, for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. In order to get the most from the session\, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/job-scheduling-with-slurm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220111T152905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T152905Z
UID:3467063-1642593600-1642599000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Shell Scripting
DESCRIPTION:This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.\nParticipants will learn how to use shell scripting to exercise the power of the command line. Shell scripting helps you save time\, automate file management tasks\, and better use Linux. This session teaches you how to name\, locate and set permissions for executable files\, taking input and producing output. Learn about job scripts\, shell variables and looping commands. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment\, but have not had experience with shell scripting\, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. In order to get the most from the session\, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/introduction-to-shell-scripting-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220111T152751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T152751Z
UID:3467060-1642507200-1642512600@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Linux
DESCRIPTION:This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.\nLinux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use the ACENET and Compute Canada HPC clusters from your desktop. It’s the tool you need to get your data on the clusters\, run your programs\, and get your data back. In this session\, learn how to get started with Linux\, how to create and navigate directories for your data\, load files\, manage your storage\, run programs on the computing clusters\, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/introduction-to-linux-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220117T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20220111T152656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T152656Z
UID:3467056-1642420800-1642426200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to HPC with ACENET and Compute Canada
DESCRIPTION:This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running.\nWhat is high performance computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? Used by researchers across many disciplines to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop\, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop\, this session takes participants through the preliminary stages of learning about high performance computing (HPC) and computing clusters\, and how to get started with this type of computing. It then reviews software packages available for applications\, data analysis\, software development and compiling code. Finally\, participants will be introduced to the concept of parallel computing to achieve much faster results in analysis. This session is designed for those with no prior experience in HPC\, and are looking for an introduction and overview. \nThis session will be delivered online. \nTo get the most from ACENET basics\, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor\, ask for their CCRI\, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada\, please have them register\, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account\, you will want a computer with Windows\, MacOS X\, or a Unix-based operating system (not a ChromeBook)\, and a stable internet connection. A registered account is not mandatory\, just recommended to get the most out of our lessons. You can attend the first session to see how ACENET can assist in accelerating your computational research before you decide to obtain an account\, if you wish. \nParticipants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email\, ie. gmail). \nConnections details for the session as well as further preparation information will be sent out prior to the session.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/introduction-to-hpc-with-acenet-and-compute-canada/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211208T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20211115T165643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T165643Z
UID:3464764-1638966600-1638981000@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Using Git Tools to Manage File Changes and Collaborate: Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:This is a two-part series to introduce participants to Git tools used for version control and collaborative development. \nVersion control is the practice of managing and sharing changes to documents\, programming code\, websites or any other files to keep track of what’s been changed\, by whom\, when and why. All previous versions of files are saved and you can even revert to a previous version. Git is a version control software. Git-portal sites\, like GitHub or GitLab\, offer many useful features to facilitate collaborative development. This beginner level session introduces you to Git. We will show you how to create a repository\, record changes to files\, explore and restore from the recorded history and how to resolve conflicts (when one member overwrites another’s changes). \nThis two-part series introduces participants to Git tools. The first session on December 1st focuses on version control. The second workshop on December 8th will explore using Git for collaborative development. \n 
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/using-git-tools-to-manage-file-changes-and-collaborate-collaboration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211201T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211201T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20211115T165612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T165822Z
UID:3464761-1638361800-1638376200@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Using Git Tools to Manage File Changes and Collaborate: Version Control
DESCRIPTION:This two-part series introduces participants to Git tools. The first session on December 1st focuses on version control. The second workshop on December 8th will explore using Git for collaborative development. \nVersion control is the practice of managing and sharing changes to documents\, programming code\, websites or any other files to keep track of what’s been changed\, by whom\, when and why. All previous versions of files are saved and you can even revert to a previous version. Git is a version control software. Git-portal sites\, like GitHub or GitLab\, offer many useful features to facilitate collaborative development. This beginner level session introduces you to Git. We will show you how to create a repository\, record changes to files\, explore and restore from the recorded history and how to resolve conflicts (when one member overwrites another’s changes). \n 
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/using-git-tools-to-manage-file-changes-and-collaborate-version-control/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T020351
CREATED:20211115T165429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T165429Z
UID:3464756-1637748000-1637753400@digitalnovascotia.com
SUMMARY:Computational Fluid Dynamics: An Overview of Popular Software Packages
DESCRIPTION:Computational Fluid Dynamics\, or CFD\, is the science of using numerical methods and computers to solve a set of partial differential equations to quantitatively predict fluid flow or heat transfer in an application. It is used in a variety of fields\, from aero/hydrodynamics to energy\, combustion\, environmental flows\, biomedical engineering and many more. Using CFD simulations significantly reduces the number of design prototypes required\, saving considerable time and money in the design process – accounting for its rising importance in R&D. There are numerous CFD software packages\, both commercial and open-source (free)\, the suitability of each based on the user’s knowledge\, budget\, and intended application. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the most popular CFD packages\, their capabilities\, and pros and cons\, to help you choose the one that will work best for your company.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/computational-fluid-dynamics-an-overview-of-popular-software-packages/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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