High Performance Computing

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High Performance Computing

COURSE OVERVIEW

The High Performance Computing course develops a structured understanding of parallel and accelerated computing through eight source-defined units. The curriculum begins with HPC foundations and architecture, hardware and local lab setup before moving into parallel-computing fundamentals. Learners then progress through distributed-memory programming with MPI, shared-memory programming with OpenMP and GPU computing with CUDA.

Later units connect programming with local HPC operations, including SLURM, storage, containers and a Proxmox lab, before concluding with performance optimization and capstone workflows. Every unit combines theory sessions with hands-on sessions, creating a consistent path from concepts to practical activity. The course is designed for technical learners and professionals who want a source-aligned introduction to HPC programming, operations and optimization in an online six-week format.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Explain the foundations and purpose of high performance computing.
Describe HPC architecture, hardware and local lab setup considerations.
Apply parallel-computing fundamentals within the supplied learning pathway.
Develop understanding of distributed-memory programming with MPI.
Develop understanding of shared-memory programming with OpenMP.
Explore GPU computing workflows using CUDA.
Work with local HPC operations involving SLURM, storage and containers.
Understand the role of a Proxmox lab in the supplied local HPC workflow.
Analyse performance-optimization considerations in HPC workflows.
Integrate learning through the final capstone-workflow unit.

Develop parallel computing skills across CPU, GPU and cluster workflows

CURRICULUM

Unit 1: Foundations of High Performance Computing

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This opening module establishes the source-defined foundations of high performance computing. Learners first build conceptual context through the theory session and then reinforce the unit through a hands-on session. The module prepares the learning path for architecture, parallel-computing models, accelerated computing, local HPC operations and performance optimization covered in later units.

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Unit 2: HPC Architecture, Hardware and Local Lab Setup

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This module focuses on the architecture, hardware and local lab setup named in the source curriculum. The theory session develops understanding of the environment in which HPC workloads operate, while the hands-on session connects that understanding with practical lab activity. It creates the technical context needed before the programming-focused MPI, OpenMP and CUDA units.

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Unit 3: Parallel Computing Fundamentals

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This module introduces the parallel-computing fundamentals that underpin the later programming units. Learners use the theory session to understand the principles represented by the module and the hands-on session to reinforce them in practice. The unit provides a bridge from HPC architecture into distributed-memory, shared-memory and GPU computing workflows.

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Unit 4: Distributed Memory Programming with MPI

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This module develops the source-defined area of distributed-memory programming with MPI. Learners combine a theory session with a hands-on session to connect the programming model with practical activity. The module builds directly on parallel-computing fundamentals and prepares learners to compare distributed-memory work with the shared-memory approach introduced in the following unit.

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Unit 5: Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP

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This module focuses on shared-memory programming with OpenMP as specified in the curriculum. The theory session establishes the relevant concepts and the hands-on session reinforces them through practical activity. Positioned after the MPI unit, it helps learners distinguish another parallel-programming approach before the course advances to GPU computing with CUDA.

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Unit 6: GPU Computing with CUDA

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This module introduces GPU computing with CUDA within the approved HPC sequence. Learners use the theory session to understand the role of GPU acceleration and the hands-on session to reinforce the source-defined workflow. The unit extends the course from CPU-oriented parallel programming into accelerated computing before the curriculum shifts toward local HPC operations.

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Unit 7: Local HPC Operations: SLURM, Storage, Containers and Proxmox Lab

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This module connects HPC programming with the local operations named in the source: SLURM, storage, containers and a Proxmox lab. The theory session establishes operational context, while the hands-on session reinforces the workflow through practical activity. It broadens the learning path from programming models to the environment used to organize and support HPC work.

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Unit 8: HPC Performance Optimization and Capstone Workflows

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The final module brings the eight-unit pathway together through HPC performance optimization and capstone workflows. Learners use the theory session to examine optimization considerations and the hands-on session to integrate ideas from architecture, parallel programming, GPU computing and local operations. The module provides a source-aligned conclusion without introducing additional topics beyond the approved curriculum.

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WHO SHOULD ENROLL

Students and technical learners interested in high performance computing.
Developers seeking structured exposure to parallel-programming approaches.
Professionals working with compute-intensive technical environments.
System and infrastructure learners interested in local HPC operations.
Learners who want exposure to MPI, OpenMP and CUDA within one pathway.
Professionals interested in HPC performance optimization and capstone workflows.