Python on HPC Clusters - HPC.NRW Reverse Hybrid

2 Feb 2026, 15:00 → 3 Feb 2026, 18:30 Europe/Berlin

D.08.02 (Campus Grifflenberg)

Martin Errenst

"Python on HPC Clusters" covers several topics of interest for researchers using python for scientific computing, e.g. on our local HPC system PLEIADES.

This registration page is for the Wuppertal sattelite location of the reverse-hybrid series of HPC.NRW. A remote instructor is presenting to multiple sites simultaneously, and local organizers and helpers are available for questions and discussions.

We have up to 15 seats available.

Course Topics

• Overview of common frameworks: Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Pytorch, Tensorflow
• What everyone should know about Python performance
• pip and Conda basics
• Using pip and Conda on HPC clusters
• Using GPUs and other system resources
• Parallel computing with Python 

Speaker

• Jan Steiner (Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn)

Local Organizers

• Martin Errenst (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)

Venue

• In-Person participation:

D.08.02
Campus Grifflenberg

Additional Information

• For the Hands-on Tutorial, please bring your own laptop (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• This course is free of cost for members of German universities or publicly-funded research institutions in Germany. Please register the course using your university/institution e-mail address.
• The number of seats is limited and the allocation of seats is done by the organizer.
• This course is a collaborative event with the speaker from University of Bonn remotely.

Monday 2 February

15:00 → 18:30 Day 1

Tuesday 3 February

15:00 → 18:30 Day 2