Introduction to Parallel Programming with MPI (training course, online)
Ilya Zhukov, Jolanta Zjupa
(Course no. 3132026 in the training programme 2026 of Forschungszentrum Jülich)
This course will take place online. The link to the streaming platform will be provided to registered participants only.
Course Content:
An introduction to the parallel programming of supercomputers is given. The focus is on the usage of the Message Passing Interface (MPI), the most often used programming model for systems with distributed memory.
The three day course consists of lectures with integrated practical hands-on exercises on implementing the techniques presented in the course.
Topics covered:
- Fundamentals of parallel computing
- HPC system architectures
- Shared and distributed memory concepts
- MPI
- Basics
- Point-to-point communication
- Collective communication
- Blocking and non-blocking communication
- Data types
- Communicators
- Tools
Event page can be found here.
Agenda the preliminary agenda can be found here.
Content level | In hours | In % |
|---|---|---|
Beginner's content: | 12.5 | 75 % |
Intermediate content: | 4 | 25 % |
Advanced content: | 0 | 0 % |
Community-targeted content: | 0 | 0 % |
Prerequisites:
Knowledge about Linux (e.g. make, command line editor, Linux shell), experience in one of the following programming languages: C/C++/Fortran/Python.
Target Audience:
Supercomputer users
Language:
This course is given in English.
Duration:
3 days
Dates:
16-18 March 2026, 09:00-16:30 each day
Venue:
Online
Number of Participants:
Minimum 10, maximum 50
Instructors:
Ilya Zhukov, Jolanta Zjupa, Junxian Chew, Michael Knobloch (JSC)
Registration:
Registration for the event can be done here, registration closes Monday 12 March 12.00 AM.
After registration deadline please get in touch with the course organisers if you are interested to join the course.
Contact:
Ilya Zhukov
HPC Application Analyst
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)
Room 323
