Programming Seminars
Eligibility
In principle, users of the Center's supercomputer systems, faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students, and others affiliated with academic research institutions.
Note: A Supercomputer is under the scope of the Export Administration Regulations. Therefore, these seminars are also restricted under the Foreign Exchange and related laws. For more information, see "Rules for Use of Supercomputers for Foreign Nationals and Japanese Nationals Residing Overseas".
Basically, all seminars are held in the Japanese language.
Time and venue of the programming seminar:
Basically the seminar takes place online from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.(There are exceptions, so please check the seminar schedule below).
We will start distributing accounts to connect to the supercomputer 30 minutes before the start of the seminars. Please join the Zoom Webiner at least 15 minutes before the start time of the seminar.
Seminar Schedule (FY2026)
| No | Title | Capacity | Date and Time | Description | Application | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basics of supercomputer system | - | On-demand delivery | Lecture on how to use the supercomputer | No needed | - Document - Archive (JP Only) |
| 2 | Introduction to Gaussian | 15 | 13:30 to 17:00 Fri, Jun. 26 | Training and hands-on practice on Gaussian | details | - |
| Schedule changed to September 25 | ||||||
| 4 | Introduction to High-Speed Computing with MATLAB | - | 13:00 to 14:00 Tue, Jul. 7 | A lecture covering an overview of MATLAB and techniques for optimizing programs run on a single PC | details | MathWorks-sponsored introductory courses related to "7" |
| 5 | Introduction to Quantum ESPRESSO | 25 | 13:30 to 17:00 Fri, Jul. 17 | Lectures and practical training on the first-principles electronic state calculation package Quantum ESPRESSO | details | |
| 6 | Introduction to GROMACS | 15 | 13:00 to 17:00 Thu. Jul. 30 | Lectures and exercises on GROMACS, an open-source molecular dynamics (MD) calculation software. | details | |
| 7 | IGetting the Most Out of MATLAB on Supercomputers: Practical Guide to Parallel and Large-Scale Computing | 15 | 13:30 to 15:30 Tue, Aug. 4 | Training and hands-on workshops on parallel processing and machine learning in MATLAB | details | |
| 8 | Introduction to PyTorch | 10 | 13:00 to 17:00 Wed. Aug. 19 | Training and hands-on practice on PyTorch with GPU | details | |
| 9 | Introduction to GPU Programming / Consultation Session | 10 | 10:00 to 16:30 Fri, Aug. 28 | Training and Hands-On Sessions on Parallel Programming Using GPUs (CUDA/OpenACC/CuPy) | details | |
| 10 | Introduction to Parallel Programming | 10 | 13:00 to 17:00 Tue, Sep. 1 | Hands-on practice on basic parallel programming and tuning The Lecture part is open to the public in advance. Please be sure to check it before attending. | details | - Lecture part |
| 11 | Introduction to OpenFOAM | 10 | 10:00 to 17:15 Wed, Sep. 2 | Lecture and hands-on training on OpenFOAM | details | |
| 3 | Introduction of Marc | 10 | 10:00 to 17:00 Fri, Sep. 25 | Lecture and hands-on training on MARC, a nonlinear generic structural analysis program | details | Schedule change effective July 3 |
| 12 | Introduction to ParaView | 15 | 10:30~17:15, Wed, Sep. 30 | Lecture and hands-on training on Paraview | details |
The schedule for other workshops is being worked out. It will be posted on this page as soon as it is determined.
*1 Your user account and password are required to download the seminar materials. Copying, duplicating, recreating, posting, forwarding, distribution, or secondary utilization of the seminar materials are prohibited.
Inquiry about application to seminars
Programming seminar representative, Information Management and Communication Dept., Kyoto Univ.
Email: comp-info * kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @ in your email.)