On April 29th, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, three veteran HPC users will share their experiences involving common challenges that new researchers using HPC face. Each speaker will give a 10-minute presentation discussing the usual issues that give new users problems. This session will focus on:
(1) Files and Storage in the HPC environment
(2) Command-line tips for new users, and
(3) Utilizing the HPC batch system efficiently.
Whether you’re new to HPC or looking to refine your workflow, this session will provide valuable guidance to help you navigate the learning curve with greater confidence. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from seasoned users, We hope to see you there!
Presenters:
George Flanagin, University of Richmond: George Flanagin is currently the senior member of the Academic Research Computing (ARC) group at the University of Richmond where he has served since 2013. The ARC is a consultative arm of the research faculty, spanning Law and Economics as well as the familiar hard sciences. George is on several faculty committees at University of Richmond: Data Analytics and Data Science, Digital Pedagogy, and he is on the advisory board for the Center for Liberal Arts and Artificial Intelligence. He previously taught CS curriculum in the Electrical Engineering program at VCU.
Lishan Yang, George Mason University: Lishan Yang is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Her research interest falls in HPC reliability and GPUs. Her research supports HPC infrastructure; her research experiments are conducted on HPC clusters. She received a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science at William & Mary in 2022.
Eric Walter, William & Mary: Eric Walter is the Executive Director of Research Computing at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. In this role, he assists researchers with computational projects and manages local computing resources, including HPC clusters on the main campus and at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). He has served in this role for about 10 years and has extensive experience onboarding new users to HPC systems.
Please see https://va-whpc.org/event/save-the-date-common-pain-points-for-new-users-of-hpc/ for more information on this event.