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March,2024
11 Mar 9:00 am

2D diffusion equation is due

The assignment is to numerically solve the diffusion (heat) equation
in two dimensions, using GPU acceleration, in either Python or C++.

You can find serial, CPU-based solutions in both languages in the course’s source tarball.

If you choose Python, you can follow the instructions on the
appropriate slide in the handouts, titled Setting up the environment
(Python). If you want graphics on Mist, please also install the
matplotlib package in your Conda environment using conda install (no
need on Graham as the package is provided by the scipy-stack module).
You could modify the file diff2d.py such that the bulk of the
calculation (within the time loop) is done using the GPU. You can follow
the gravitational potential calculation example shown in class, Numba
and/or CuPy can be used in the solution. Note that the sample solution in Python is equivalent to the “naïve” solution for the gravitational potential problem, therefore very bad.

If you choose C++, we count on you being familiar with how to compile
source code. You could modify the file diff2d.cpp such that the bulk
of the calculation (within the time loop) is done using the GPU. On
both Mist and Graham, load the following modules: cuda, gcc, pgplot (you
may skip PGPLOT but then please remove the plotting calls from the main
source file and do not compile diff2dplot.cpp). If you choose to work
with HIP instead of CUDA, on Mist you can load the hip module in
addition to the cuda module (which is still necessary since HIP uses the
CUDA compiler under the hood when compiling for Nvidia GPUs). HIP is
not currently available on Graham, but you can try to install it locally
there.
The sample C++ code uses rarray,
you can install it locally or just pull the header.

The usual suffix of CUDA files is .cu and the nvcc command is used to
compile the source (instead of g++ for example). You can keep the .cpp
suffix, but then have to pass --x=cu to nvcc (this is not recommended for files that contains a kernel launch with triple angle brackets, as that is not legal C++ syntax). The usual suffix of HIP
files is just .cpp, and the hipcc command is used to compile. GPU kernels
can be in the same file where the main function is, as we saw in the
vector addition example, but in more complex applications the GPU code
(including kernel launches) would generally be separated out to one or more compilation units that
are linked to the rest of the code during the build process.
The Mist login node has four GPUs that can be used for the assignment, on Graham one has to submit a job to the scheduler. Unlike for submitted jobs, there is no guarantee that a GPU on the Mist login node would be free when you launch your application, as the node is shared by everyone. You could use the nvidia-smi command to see the current usage of the GPUs. By default, the first device (number 0) is used, but this behaviour can be change by setting an environment variable as shown below. For example, if you want to use device number 1:
CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=1 python code.py
There are three “bonus” tasks that you can try for your own amusement (2 & 3 are beyond the scope of this workshop):

The smaller Δx, the more accurate and computationally heavy the solution. Plot the timing for your solution and of the serial CPU-based solution (and possibly improved CPU-based solutions) as a function of Δx.
Decompose the domain and solve the problem with multiple GPUs on the same node.
Use a distributed memory library to deploy your solution on multiple nodes.

Hint: for a single node you could use multiprocessing in Python and thread or OpenMP in C++.
For multiple nodes you could use mpi4py (Python) or MPI (C++).
HPC133 - Feb 2024
12 Mar 10:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 17

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: AA207
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
12 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
13 Mar 1:00 pm 2:30 pm

Intro to Niagara

In about 90 minutes, learn how to use the SciNet systems Niagara and Mist, from securely logging in to running computations on the supercomputer. Experienced users may still pick up some valuable pointers.Format: Virtual Virtual
HPC105 - Mar 2024Show in Google map
14 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
14 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 18

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: IC120
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
19 Mar 10:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 19

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: AA207
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
19 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
21 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
21 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 20

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: IC120
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
25 Mar 1:00 pm 4:00 pm

Parallel Debugging with DDT

Debugging is an important step in developing a new code, or porting an old one to a new machine. In this session, we will discuss the debugging of frequently encountered bugs in serial code and debugging of parallel (MPI and threaded) codes using DDT. Virtual
HPC245 - Mar 2024Show in Google map
26 Mar 10:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 21

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: AA207
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
26 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
28 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
28 Mar 11:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 22

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: IC120
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
April,2024
2 Apr 10:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 23

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: AA207
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
2 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
4 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

PHY1610 Scientific Computing Lecture

This course is aimed at reducing your struggle in getting started with computational projects, and make you a more efficient computational scientist. Topics include well-established best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. While we will introduce the C++ language, in one language or another, students should already have some programming experience. Despite the title, this course is suitable for many physical scientists (chemists, astronomers, ...).This is a graduate course that can be taken for graduate credit by UofT PhD and MSc students. Students that wish to do so, should enrol using ACORN/ROSI.This is an in-person course.
PHY1610 - Winter 2024
4 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

EES1137: Lecture 24

In this course data analysis techniques utilizing the Python and R languages will be introduced, as well as the basics of programming and scientific computing. The goal of this course is to prepare graduate students for performing scientific data analysis. Successful students will learn how to use statistical inference tools to gain insight into large and small data sets, as well as be exposed to cutting-edge techniques and best practises to store, manage and analyze (large) data.  Topics include: Python and R programming, version control, automation, modular programming and scientific visualization.
Students willing to take the course as part of their graduate program must enrol through Acorn/ROSI.
UTSC: IC120
EES1137 - Winter 2024Show in Google map
8 Apr 1:16 pm 2:46 pm

Shell Scripting

Learn how to write bash scripts, use environment variables, how to control process, and much more. Requires some Linux basic command line experience.Format: Virtual Virtual
SCMP201 - Apr 2024Show in Google map
10 Apr 1:00 pm 2:30 pm

Intro to Niagara

In about 90 minutes, learn how to use the SciNet systems Niagara and Mist, from securely logging in to running computations on the supercomputer. Experienced users may still pick up some valuable pointers.Format: Virtual Virtual
HPC105 - Apr 2024Show in Google map
23 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 1

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 1
DAT112 - Apr 2024
25 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 2

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 2
DAT112 - Apr 2024
30 Apr 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 3

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 3
DAT112 - Apr 2024
May,2024
2 May 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 4

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 4
DAT112 - Apr 2024
7 May 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 5

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 5
DAT112 - Apr 2024
8 May 1:00 pm 2:30 pm

Intro to Niagara

In about 90 minutes, learn how to use the SciNet systems Niagara and Mist, from securely logging in to running computations on the supercomputer. Experienced users may still pick up some valuable pointers.Format: Virtual Virtual
HPC105 - May 2024Show in Google map
9 May 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 6

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 6
DAT112 - Apr 2024
13 May 1:00 pm 4:00 pm

Relational Databases

Principles and uses of relational databases with practical examples using python and sqlite on the Niagara supercomputer.Format: Virtual Virtual
SCMP231 - May 2024Show in Google map
14 May 11:00 am 12:00 pm

DAT112: Lecture 7

Introduction to neural network programming, lecture 7
DAT112 - Apr 2024