About
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) Lighthouse Initiative aims to broaden the reach of HPC and actively engage with the upcoming generation of computing professionals. The University of Chicago Research Computing center has joined the ALCF lighthouse initiative, which will provide an avenue and support for University faculty and researchers interested in using ALCF resources. Through this initiative, we will assist faculty and researchers by/with:
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- Preparing, porting and testing applications for suitability of ALCF resources and for scaling the applications for use on ALCF systems
- Providing an allocation on an ALCF systems along with tier 1 support for qualified projects
- Aiding in migrating projects from Lighthouse to a ALCF larger allocation, such as INCITE/ALCC/DD for graduating projects
- Access to specialized training tailored for the University offered by Argonne
- Access to information about summer internship opportunities for students
- Access to RCC staff with HPC and ALCF systems expertise
Spring 2024 Call for Projects
| Eligibility: | Active RCC PI account |
| Duration: | 6 months (renewable) |
| Call for proposals: | Twice annually. Cycle 1 accepted throughout October. Cycle 2 accepted throughout April. (currently piloting projects with anticipated first proposal acceptance period in October 2024) |
| Quarterly reports: | Yes |
Proposal Information
Submit a, no more than, 2-page proposal highlighting the research this initiative would support, why this resource is needed, the potential impact or discovery, and any software that will be needed.
If your project is selected, you will be contacted for more details about the application you are running or access to your application/code for pre-testing.
Events
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- Argonne Training Program for Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC): intensive two-week training program teaching the key skills, approaches, and tools to design, implement, and execute computational science and engineering applications on current and next-generation supercomputers.
From July 27- August 8, 2025, 70 participants will come together in the Chicago area to learn from renowned computer scientists and high-performance computing experts from the U.S. national laboratories, universities, and industry. Participants will also be granted access to national lab user facilities, home of some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
The program has no fee. Lodging, travel, and food will be covered. Applications can be submitted at extremecomputingtraining.anl.gov, and the application deadline is March 5, 2025.
More information here.
- Argonne Training Program for Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC): intensive two-week training program teaching the key skills, approaches, and tools to design, implement, and execute computational science and engineering applications on current and next-generation supercomputers.
Resources
The Lighthouse Initiative currently supports applications running on the following ALCF systems:
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- Polaris
- Graphcore
- Sambanova
- Groq
- Cerebras
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Contact
For questions or assistance, please contact help@rcc.uchicago.edu, call 773 795 2667 or visit Regenstein Library, suite 216.