This hands-on workshop provides a practical introduction to command-line Linux and high-performance computing (HPC), tailored for students and researchers new to computational environments. Participants will learn the fundamentals of using the Linux command line for navigating directories, manipulating files, and executing basic shell commands. This session also covers essential skills for working on HPC systems, including secure file transfer with tools like scp and rsync, connecting to remote clusters via SSH, and basic file manipulation using vi. By the end of the workshop, attendees will be equipped to effectively interact with ARCC2, UC’s research computing cluster, and have the foundation necessary to begin implementing complex research workflows.

This workshop introduces participants to SLURM, a widely used job scheduling system for high-performance computing (HPC) environments, and is designed as a follow-up to the Intro to Linux/Intro to HPC session. Familiarity with Linux command line is expected. Attendees will learn how to submit, monitor, and manage computational jobs on UC’s supercomputing cluster ARCC2 using core SLURM commands such as sbatch, squeue, scancel, and salloc. The workshop will cover key concepts including partitions, job scripts, resource requests, and job arrays, providing practical examples to help users optimize their computing workflows. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have the foundational tools needed to work effectively in SLURM-managed environments.

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will host a National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS Regional Workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) April 14–15, 2026, at the Fawcett Center on The Ohio State University’s campus.  

The in-person workshop provides a unique opportunity for researchers, educators, and students to learn how to integrate AI tools in research and classroom settings. 

Part of a regional series based on the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot’s AI Unlocked: Empowering Higher Ed through Research and Discovery workshop, the event is designed to help institutions across the United States navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape.  


Application and Travel Support

Participation is free for the day and a half-long, in-person event, which is sponsored by the NSF ACCESS and NAIRR programs. Space is limited to 100 participants, and OSC anticipates receiving more applications to attend than available spots. 

ANNOUNCING THE OSG SCHOOL 2026!

https://osg-htc.org/school-2026/

Could you transform your research with extra computing capacity beyond your laptop or lab computers?  Do you need help managing your research computing workloads with automation?  If you run or support research workloads that can be described by lists of independent computing tasks, we can help!  For example: https://osg-htc.org/services/open_science_pool.html

We are seeking applicants for the OSG School 2026, to be held July 13-17 at the beautiful University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Apply by March 20!  https://osg-htc.org/school-2026/

And consider attending Throughput Computing Week 2026, in-person in Madison or remotely: https://osg-htc.org/htc26

The OSG School teaches you how to use high-throughput computing effectively and get a research workload up and running.  We use lectures, demos, hands- on exercises, personal consulting with OSG experts, and even roleplaying.

Past participants have come from physics, chemistry, engineering, math, bio and life sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and animal sciences, social sciences, economics, medicine, and more.

Ideal candidates are:
* Researchers (especially graduate students and post-docs) for whom large- scale computing is a key part of the research process;
* Research support staff who work with current or potential users of high throughput computing;
* Instructors (at the post-secondary level) who are ready to integrate high throughput computing into their research based curriculum.

We aim to pay all base travel, hotel, and food costs for applicants whom we invite to attend.
This is an in-person event, and we strive to provide a healthy environment for all.

DETAILS
* Application Period (OPEN NOW): 23 February - 20 March 2026
* OSG School: 13-17 June 2026
* Web: https://osg-htc.org/school-2026/
* Email: school@osg-htc.org