Date and time

Friday 3 October 2008, 13:30 - 17:00

Description

Registration for this workshop is at 50% of the normal rate for a half-day workshop as the other 50% is being met by the National Facility.  

The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) component of NCRIS 5.16, Platforms for Collaboration, provides access to peak computing facilities and comprehensive computational support for researchers throughout Australia. These computational resources are located in the National Facility at ANU. This workshop will give an introduction to different aspects of the National Facility including how to apply for access, an overview of the hardware and software that is available, training courses for users, the handling of large data sets and visualization of computational output. 

Outline

After a short introduction by Prof Lindsay Botten, Director NCI, and Dr Ben Evans, Head of the National Facility, specialist talks will be given by staff of the National Facility. 

The following is a provisional outline and may be subject to some changes.

13:30 - 13:50 Prof Lindsay Botten, NCI overview
13:50 - 14:10 Dr Ben Evans, National Facility overview 
14:10 - 14:45 Dr Margaret Kahn, Accessing the NF and its resources for new users
14:45 - 15:15 Afteroon tea
15:15 - 16:00 Dr David Singleton, The NF peak system and how to get the best out of it.
16:00 - 16:30 Mr Joseph Antony, Managing large complex data sets
16:30 - 17:00 Mr Drew Whitehouse, High performance visualization