This course prepares participants to effectively use the University of Houston high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including clusters such as Carya and Sabine. It introduces foundational HPC concepts and develops practical skills required to work in a shared computational research environment.
Participants will learn how to prepare, execute, and manage HPC workflows, as well as how to retrieve and interpret computational results. The course also provides an overview of HPC system architecture, user access procedures, and configuration of user environments. In addition, it covers the compilation and linking of scientific codes for both CPU and GPU-based computing systems.
A significant portion of the course is dedicated to job scheduling and workload management using the SLURM batch system. Participants will develop the ability to write batch job scripts, submit and monitor jobs, and run common scientific applications on HPC systems, including MATLAB, R, Python, and NAMD.
The Linux component of the course introduces essential command-line skills required for HPC usage. Topics include user account management, file permissions, directory navigation, command-line interface (CLI) usage, system utilities, and basic file and directory operations.
Finally, the course covers shell scripting for workflow automation. Participants will learn scripting fundamentals, including built-in shell commands, variables, parameters, control structures, functions, and file descriptors.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to independently navigate HPC environments, manage computational workloads, and develop reproducible scientific computing workflows on modern HPC systems.
This course is a mandatory course of the Micro-credential in High Performance Computing. Ask about this program at contact@hpedsi.uh.edu.
Prerequisites: None.
Date: 27th May 2026 - 1st July 2026
Time: Mon Wed 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Instructor: Dr. Jerry Ebalunode (jebaluno@Central.UH.EDU)
Teaching Assistant: Arun Reddy Karnati (akarnat2@cougarnet.uh.edu)
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams) access code: TBA
Capacity: 150
- HPE DSI’s courses are free for UH System students from outside the Main Campus. However, these individuals must enroll in our courses at least three weeks before the courses starting date to allow for proper registration.
Clear Lake, Victoria, Downtown, Sugar Land or Katy campuses
Attendees who are current UHS students, staff or faculty from the Clear Lake, Victoria, Downtown, Sugar Land, or Katy campuses MUST fill in this credentials form at least three(3) weeks before the course start date. This will allow adequate time to process your course access credentials before the first class.
Current UHS (all campuses) Student, Staff, or Faculty Registration Fee: Free.
UH Alumni and Non-UH Affiliates
Attendees who are not current UHS students, staff, or faculty will need to make a payment for the course prior to its commencement.
UH Alumni Registration Fee: $250.00. See refund policy
Non-UH Affiliate Registration Fee: $250.00. See refund policy
Non-UH affiliates and alumni registering for the HPE DSI classes MUST:
(1) complete the payment of the course fees ($250.00 per course) at least three(3) weeks before course commencement using this payment link: https://store.mynsm.uh.edu/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=403&search=101+introduction+to+cluster
(2) fill in this credentials form at least three(3) weeks before the course start date. This will allow adequate time to process your course access credentials before the first class.
If you don't wish to continue participating in the course, Please use the option "Unenroll me" available at the right-hand pane on the course webpage to unenroll from the course. If you have questions e-mail us at contact@hpedsi.uh.edu
The following refund schedule applies:
More than three weeks before the start date: A cancellation fee of 10% of the total workshop cost applies.
Less than three weeks before the start date: 15% cancellation fee applies.
Less than one week before the start date: 25% cancellation fee applies.
48 hours or less before class start: No refund is available.
All deposits and payments made are non-transferable. The HPE DSI cannot provide refunds, transfer payments, or offer makeup sessions for classes a student might miss, for any reason. If the HPE DSI has to cancel a workshop, you will receive a full refund.