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Camp CCR: Summer Workshop Series
From Jupyter to GPUs to job monitoring, these quick, hands‑on sessions help you build practical skills to improve your usage of CCR's resources and enable your research.
Explore, learn, compute - all skill levels welcome.
Workshop Schedule
The CCR Summer Camp Workshop Series sessions will be held on the second Thursday of the month virtually over Zoom from 2-3pm ET. There is no cost to attend.
Register once to receive the Zoom link for all four sessions
Note: Presentations will be recorded and posted to CCR's YouTube channel for those who are unable to attend the sessions live.
Using Jupyter Lab/Notebooks
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 2-3pm ET
Description: CCR offers several ways to run Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab in the HPC environment, including standard Jupyter apps, container‑based options, and Python environments you can customize. But choosing the right method — and avoiding common issues with installing libraries, running AI/ML tools like PyTorch, or managing environments — can be tricky. This session will walk you through the available Jupyter options, highlight best practices, and show you how to pick the workflow that fits your research needs. Join us to learn how to get the most out of Jupyter on CCR’s HPC systems.
Tips and Tricks for GPU usage
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time: 2-3pm ET
Description: GPU nodes are in high demand across CCR’s HPC environment — and with limited resources and thousands of users, getting the most out of them matters. This session will walk you through smart strategies for requesting, running, and optimizing GPU jobs so you can make the most of these valuable nodes. Join us to pick up practical tips (and a few insider secrets) that will help your workloads run more efficiently all summer long.
Job Monitoring
Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 2-3pm ET
Description: CCR’s job monitoring tools have seen major improvements in recent months, making it easier than ever to understand how your jobs are running on the cluster. This summer, we’re rolling out a new resource usage reporting tool, Princeton’s jobstats, to give both users and staff deeper insight into performance, efficiency, and bottlenecks. In this session, we’ll walk through the latest methods for tracking your jobs, interpreting usage data, and choosing resources more effectively. Join us to learn how to monitor your workloads with confidence and make the most of CCR’s HPC environment.
What's new in OnDemand 4.0
Date: Thursday, August 13
Time: 2-3pm ET
Description: CCR is upgrading Open OnDemand to version 4.x this summer, bringing a refreshed layout, improved apps, and a brand‑new Project Manager Tool that replaces the Job Composer. This session will walk you through the key changes, demonstrate the updated interface, and share best practices for getting the most out of CCR’s web‑based portal. Join us to see what’s new and get ready for a smoother, more powerful OnDemand experience.
Special Addition!
New user orientation
Date: Thursday, August 20
Time: 2-3pm ET
Register here to attend the New User Orientation
Description: New to research computing at UB? This quick overview session introduces you to the resources and services available through the Center for Computational Research — from high‑performance computing and storage to CCR’s on‑premise research cloud. We’ll cover how to request access, what platforms and capabilities are available to support your work, and where to find documentation, training materials, and responsive support. Whether you’re exploring CCR for the first time or getting ready to start a new project, this session will give you a clear picture of how to plug into UB’s research computing ecosystem.