The Fundamentals of HPC workshop series is a live, in-person workshop series hosted annually by the High Performance and Scientific Computing (HPSC) group. This workshop series is designed to equip researchers in the biological sciences with the essential skills to get started using HPC resources with biological data sets. The workshop series is open to all UT students, faculty, and staff at no additional cost

Target Audience

This workshop series is specifically tailored for Bioinformatics Users who possess a background in biological sciences and are seeking to expand their computational biology expertise. Participants will gain proficiency in utilizing current tools necessary for computational biology.

Agenda

Workshop Curriculum

The series will cover the following important topics:

• Introduction to HPC and ISAAC-NG Cluster
  • This workshop was held live on August 11, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • A comprehensive overview of High Performance Computing concepts.
  • Efficient utilization of the ISAAC-NG cluster at UT.
• Command Line Basics
  • This workshop was held live on August 11, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • A practical introduction to the Linux command line for beginners.
• Managing Computational Projects with Git
  • This workshop was held live on August 12, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • Using Git as your lab notebook for your computational work.
  • Understanding the principles of version control and core Git workflow.
  • Best practices for organizing and documenting research projects.
  • Strategies for managing experimental data and results to ensure reproducibility.
• Writing Scripts and Using Slurm Job Management
  • This workshop was held live on August 13, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • Understanding compute resources (CPU, memory, wall time).
  • Utilizing SLURM commands to request compute resources for your research.
• Containerization for Bioinformatics:
  • This workshop was held live on August 14, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • Utilization of containers to ensure reproducible workflows.
• Introduction to Nextflow Pipelines:
  • This workshop was held live on August 15, 2025. For related videos and upcoming workshops, please see “Workshops and Recordings.”
  • Creating and running basic Nextflow pipelines.