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Summer 2026 Workshop Series

Foundations of Computing and AI for Research

A three-session hands-on series designed to introduce researchers to computing at every scale.

About the Series

Great research starts with a strong foundation. This three-part hands-on workshop series is designed to build yours, guiding you step by step through the computing platforms that power modern research. Start with HPC fundamentals on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Punakha cluster, advance to machine learning on the TACC Vista supercomputer, and explore how to take control of your own Large Language Models using NSF ACCESS cloud.

 

Workshop Details

Schedule

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Fridays — July 10, 17, & 24, 2026

Location

Chemistry & Computer Science Building

SCALE-UP Room G.0706A

Who Should Attend

  • Research Faculty
  • Research Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Students
  • Postdoctoral Researchers
  • Research Staff

What You'll Gain

  • Hands-on HPC experience
  • Foundational ML workflows
  • Fundamentals on Commercial and Open-Source LLMs

Workshop Sessions

Register for the session that best fits your needs or attend all three to build a complete foundation.

Session 1 July 10, 2026
Punakha Cluster

HPC Foundations

Get hands-on with high-performance computing fundamentals. Learn how to navigate, submit, and manage research workloads on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Punakha cluster.

Session 2 July 17, 2026
TACC Vista

ML Foundations

Develop practical machine learning skills on TACC Vista, through interactive Jupyter notebooks, learn how to train and evaluate ML models.

Session 3 July 24, 2026
NSF ACCESS Cloud

AI Foundations (LLMs)

Explore Large Language Models and learn how to deploy private models for your own research using NSF ACCESS cloud with Jetstream2.

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