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REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing
Detailed Schedule
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Program in High Performance Computing
Detailed Schedule, Summer 2015
This schedule is designed to give you an overview of the topics involved with the program and of the activities planned. This is a living document and will be updated throughout the program. Please see the Program Details for more explanations regarding the program and the schedule.
The chapter numbers and their titles refer to the book Peter S. Pacheco, Parallel Programming with MPI, Morgan Kaufmann, 1997.
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Week 1: 06/15/15-06/19/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 06/14/15 | 09:00-04:00 | Move-in | |
| 05:00-07:00 | Welcome meeting | SOND 409 | |
| Monday, 06/15/15 | 08:30-09:30 | Orientation with breakfast | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 1: Overview and orientation for the cluster maya | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 1: Linux on maya, serial "Hello, world!" | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Joint lunch with all participants | Skylight Room | |
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 2: Motivation for parallel computing and parallel "Hello, world!" | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 2: Homework on parallel computing: compiling and running sample codes | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| 05:30-06:30 | Dinner break | ||
| Tuesday, 06/16/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 3: Chapter 3: Greetings! | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 3: Format conversions, command-line arguments, and error check | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 4: Chapter 4: An Application: Numerical Integration | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 4: Homework on parallel computing: trapezoidal rule | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| 05:30-06:30 | Dinner break | ||
| Wednesday, 06/17/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 5: Chapter 5: Collective Communication | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 5: Homework on parallel computing: parallel dot product | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 6: Statistics 1: R overview and Introductory Statistics | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Adragni | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 6: Descriptive statistics, hypothesis test, confidence interval | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Sai Popuri | |||
| 06:00-08:30 | GRE preparation course 1: pre-test | ENGR 104/104A | |
| Thursday, 06/18/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 2 | MEYR 120 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:15 | Presentations by project clients | SOND 409 | |
| 02:15-03:00 | VIP meeting with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC | SOND 409 | |
| 03:30-05:30 | Presentations by project clients | SOND 409 | |
| 06:00-08:00 | Professional development workshop with dinner | ||
| Friday, 06/19/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 7: Chapter 5: Collective Communication | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 7: Homework on parallel computing: serial coding of auxiliary functions for power method | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 8: Statistics 2: Estimation Methods | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Adragni | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 8: Monte Carlo Estimation with R using snow | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Sai Popuri | |||
| Saturday, 06/20/15 | Complete homework | ||
Week 2: 06/22/15-06/26/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 06/21/15 | Complete homework | ||
| Monday, 06/22/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 9: Matlab 1: Programming in Matlab | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 9: Homework on parallel computing: serial code for power method | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 10: Statistics 3: Simulations and Monte Carlo Integration | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Adragni | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 10: Monte Carlo Integration with snow | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Sai Popuri | |||
| 05:30-06:30 | Dinner break | ||
| Tuesday, 06/23/15 | 09:00-09:30 | VIP meeting with Dr. William LaCourse, Dean of CNMS | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 11: Chapter 11: Performance | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 11: Homework on parallel computing: parallel code for power method | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 12: Statistics 4: Regression Methods | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Adragni | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 12: Serial and Parallel computation of PRESS | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Sai Popuri | |||
| 05:30-06:30 | Dinner break | ||
| Wednesday, 06/24/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Lecture 13: Matlab 2: Graphics in Matlab | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 13: Homework on parallel computing: Setup and post-processing of performance studies | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 14: Introduction to BLAS, LAPACK, MKL | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 14: Homework on parallel computing: use of BLAS in utility routines | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by Ari Blenkhorn, Jon Graf, and Sam Khuvis | |||
| 05:30-06:30 | Dinner break | ||
| Thursday, 06/25/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 3 | MEYR 272 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 02:00-03:45 | Presentations by project clients | SOND 409 | |
| 03:45-04:15 | VIP meeting with Dr. Philip Rous, Provost of UMBC | SOND 409 | |
| 04:30-05:30 | Presentations by project clients | SOND 409 | |
| 06:00-08:00 | Professional development workshop with dinner | ||
| Friday, 06/26/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | ENGR 023 |
| 09:30-11:00 | Lecture 15: Hybrid Programming using GPUs and Intel Phi Accelerators | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab 15: post-processing of study results and powerful graphics | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Lecture 16: LaTeX and BibTeX for reports | ENGR 023 | |
| presented by Dr. Gobbert | |||
| 03:00-04:00 | Lab 16: Homework on parallel computing: report on studies for power method | ENGR 104 | |
| facilitated by all RAs | |||
| Saturday, 06/27/15 | Complete homework | ||
Week 3: 06/29/15-07/03/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 06/28/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 06/29/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Initial project work: development of work plan | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Tuesday, 06/30/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Wednesday, 07/01/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Class: presentation of work plans; outline of tech. report | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: proposal to client | SOND 409 | |
| Thursday, 07/02/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 4 | MEYR 120 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 04:00-05:00 | Professional development workshop: guest speaker | SOND 409 | |
| 05:30-07:30 | Joint dinner | ||
| Friday, 07/03/15 | Independence Day Observed | ||
| Saturday, 07/04/15 | Independence Day | ||
Week 4: 07/06/15-07/10/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 07/05/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 07/06/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Class: project updates | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Tuesday, 07/07/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Wednesday, 07/08/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-11:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 12:00-04:00 | Field trip to the National Cryptologic Museum | ||
| Thursday, 07/09/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 5 | MEYR 120 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-04:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 04:00-05:00 | Professional development workshop with Dr. Janet Rutledge, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School | SOND 409 | |
| 05:30-07:30 | Joint dinner | ||
| Friday, 07/10/15 | 09:00-10:00 | VIP meeting with Dr. Karl Steiner, Vice President for Research | SOND 409 |
| 10:00-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: Section 2 Background due by COB | SOND 409 | |
| Saturday, 07/11/15 | Project work | ||
Week 5: 07/13/15-07/17/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 07/12/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 07/13/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-11:00 | Class: project updates; LaTeX for talks | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: framework of slides in LaTeX for client updates | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Tuesday, 07/14/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Wednesday, 07/15/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Thursday, 07/16/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 6 | MEYR 272 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-04:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 04:00-05:00 | Professional development workshop: guest speaker | SOND 409 | |
| 05:30-07:30 | Joint dinner | ||
| Friday, 07/17/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: Section 3 Methodology due by COB | SOND 409 | |
| Saturday, 07/18/15 | Project work | ||
Week 6: 07/20/15-07/24/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 07/19/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 07/20/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-11:00 | Class: project updates; how to write scientific abstracts | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: abstracts for SURF | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Tuesday, 07/21/15 | 09:00-09:15 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:15-12:00 | Field trip to Advanced Computing Systems | ||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Wednesday, 07/22/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Thursday, 07/23/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 7 | MEYR 120 |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-04:30 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| 04:00-05:00 | Professional development workshop: guest speaker | SOND 409 | |
| 05:30-07:30 | Joint dinner | ||
| Friday, 07/24/15 | 09:00-01:00 | 2015 Summer Horizons: Apply to Graduate School! | TBD |
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: Section 4 Results due by COB | SOND 409 | |
| Saturday, 07/25/15 | Project work | ||
Week 7: 07/27/15-07/31/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 07/26/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 07/27/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Class: project updates; LaTeX for posters | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: framework of posters in LaTeX for SURF | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | ||
| Tuesday, 07/28/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work | ||
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | ||
| Wednesday, 07/29/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-12:00 | Project work: preparation of posters for SURF | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Thursday, 07/30/15 | 09:00-12:00 | GRE preparation course 8: post-test | ENGR 104/104A |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: draft of project webpage for each team | SOND 409 | |
| 05:30-07:30 | Professional development workshop with dinner | ||
| Friday, 07/31/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Class: Project updates; presentation of posters for SURF | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: finalization of posters for SURF | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work: Sections 1 Introduction and 5 Conclusions due by COB | SOND 409 | |
| Saturday, 08/01/15 | Project work | ||
Week 8: 08/03/15-08/07/15
| Day | Time | Main topic | Location |
| Sunday, 08/02/15 | Project work | ||
| Monday, 08/03/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Class: Confirmation of project posters; review of project webpages | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: finalization of project webpages | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Tuesday, 08/04/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | |
| 09:30-10:45 | Class: Oral presentation of all teams | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Lab: finalization of oral presentations | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-02:45 | Final review of project reports | SOND 409 | |
| 03:00-05:00 | Project work | SOND 409 | |
| Wednesday, 08/05/15 | 09:00-12:30 | Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) | UC Ballroom |
| 12:00-01:30 | Joint lunch with all participants | Skylight Room | |
| 01:30-03:00 | Program evaluation | ||
| 03:30-05:00 | Project wrap-up to mentors | ||
| Thursday, 08/06/15 | 09:00-12:00 | Finalize project work | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 01:30-05:00 | Finalize project work | ||
| 05:30-07:30 | Professional development workshop with dinner | ||
| Friday, 08/07/15 | 09:00-09:30 | Morning meeting | SOND 409 |
| 09:30-10:45 | Class: Final program wrap-up | SOND 409 | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Participant feedback on program | SOND 409 | |
| 12:00-01:30 | Joint lunch with all participants | Skylight Room | |