Advanced School on Scientific Software Development: Concepts and Tools | (smr 2330) (20 February 2012

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Announcement (poster) External website for participants (moodle platform) Final list of participants Group photo Reference tutorial material by K. Huff and R.T. Guy thehackerwithin (The Hacker Within) Research project questionnaire - case to work on during the School

Advanced School on Scientific Software Development: Concepts and Tools | (smr 2330)

Go to day

Monday, 20 February 2012

08:30 - 10:00 REGISTRATION at the Adriatico Guesthouse, outside the Kastler Lecture Hall (Lower Level 1)
- 08:30 REGISTRATION at the Adriatico Guesthouse, outside the Kastler Lecture Hall (Lower Level 1) 1h30'
10:00 - 10:30 Introduction to the School
- 10:00 Introduction to the School 30'
  
  Speaker: Organizers (S. Cozzini, A. Balaz, G. Giuliani)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Basic concepts of software engineering and maintenance

11:00 Basic concepts of software engineering and maintenance 45'

Speaker:	Graziano Giuliani (ICTP Trieste/University of L'Aquila)
Material:	Lesson notes

11:45 - 12:45 Software lifecycle and writing of scientific codes
- 11:45 Software lifecycle and writing of scientific codes 1h0'
  
  Material: Lesson notes
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:45 Lunch break 1h15'

14:00 - 15:00 Unix shell 1

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

14:00 Unix shell 1 1h0'

Speaker:	R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
Material:	Lesson notes

15:00 - 16:00 Unix shell 2

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 15:00 Unix shell 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

16:30 - 17:30 Version control 1

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

16:30 Version control 1 1h0'

Speaker:	K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
Material:	Lesson notes

17:30 - 18:30 Version control 2

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

17:30 Version control 2 1h0'

Speaker:	K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
Material:	Lesson notes

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

09:00 - 09:45 Compiling scientific codes: Basic concepts and tools (compilers & make)

09:00 Compiling scientific codes: Basic concepts and tools (compilers & make) 45'

Speaker:	A. Balaz (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Lesson notes

09:45 - 10:30 Debugging scientific codes: Basic concepts and tools (gdb/ddd)

09:45 Debugging scientific codes: Basic concepts and tools (gdb/ddd) 45'

Speaker:	A. Balaz (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Python 1: Shell and variables

11:00 Python 1: Shell and variables 45'

Speaker:	K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
Material:	Lesson notes

11:45 - 12:30 Python 2: Sets/dicts/lists/tuples

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

11:45 Python 2: Sets/dicts/lists/tuples 45'

Speaker:	R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
Material:	Lesson notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Python 3: Flow control and lists

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

14:00 Python 3: Flow control and lists 1h0'

Speaker:	K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
Material:	Lesson notes

15:00 - 16:00 Python 4: Functions/standard modules

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

15:00 Python 4: Functions/standard modules 1h0'

Speaker:	R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
Material:	Lesson notes

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Python exercises

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Python exercises 2h0'
  
  Material: Python exercises 1
19:30 - 21:00 WELCOME RECEPTION
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Cafeteria, Adriatico Guest House
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- 19:30 WELCOME RECEPTION 1h30'

Wednesday, 22 February 2012
- 09:00 - 09:45 Python 5: File I/O
  - 09:00 Python 5: File I/O 45'
    
    Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
- 09:45 - 10:30 Python 6: OO design
  - 09:45 Python 6: OO design 45'
    
    Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
- 11:00 - 11:45 Python 7: Matplolib
  - 11:00 Python 7: Matplolib 45'
    
    Speaker: K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
- 11:45 - 12:30 Python 8: Scipy
  - 11:45 Python 8: Scipy 45'
    
    Speaker: K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
  - 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:00 Python 9: Numpy
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
  - 14:00 Python 9: Numpy 1h0'
    
    Speaker: K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
- 15:00 - 16:00 Python 10: Nose Testing
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
  - 15:00 Python 10: Nose Testing 1h0'
    
    Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
- 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
  - 16:00 Coffee break 30'
- 16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Python exercises
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
  - 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Python exercises 2h0'

Thursday, 23 February 2012

09:00 - 10:30 Introduction to testing scientific software

09:00 Introduction to testing scientific software 1h30'

Speaker:	S. Cozzini (CNR/IOM/Uos/SISSA Trieste)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 How to setup regression tests for codes (Buildbot usage)

11:00 How to setup regression tests for codes (Buildbot usage) 1h30'

Speaker:	S. Cozzini (CNR/IOM/Uos/SISSA Trieste)
Material:	Lesson notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software testing

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 14:00 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software testing 2h0'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

16:30 - 17:00 GDB tutorial and hands-on

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.

16:30 GDB tutorial and hands-on 30'

Speaker:	V. Slavnic (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Examples

17:00 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software testing

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 17:00 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software testing 1h30'

Friday, 24 February 2012

09:00 - 09:45 Managing sustainability into software

09:00 Managing sustainability into software 45'

Speaker:	S. Crouch (School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton)
Material:	Lesson notes

09:45 - 10:30 Adopting open source software for longer-term use

09:45 Adopting open source software for longer-term use 45'

Speaker:	S. Crouch (School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Ticketing, trac pages, documentation

11:00 Ticketing, trac pages, documentation 45'

Speaker:	S. Crouch (School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton)
Material:	Lesson notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software development

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 14:00 Laboratory sessions: Exercises on software development 2h0'
  
  Material: Exercises
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Students' projects presentations and discussion

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Students' projects presentations and discussion 2h0'

Saturday, 25 February 2012
- 09:00 - 09:30 Wrap-up of the first week activities
  - 09:00 Wrap-up of the first week activities 30'
- 09:30 - 10:30 Students' projects presentations and discussion
  - 09:30 Students' projects presentations and discussion 1h0'
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 Students' projects presentations and discussion
  - 11:00 Students' projects presentations and discussion 1h30'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
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Lunch, and free afternoon
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  - 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

Monday, 27 February 2012

09:00 - 09:45 Optimizing scientific codes: profiling and optimizing (gprof/perfview)

09:00 Optimizing scientific codes: profiling and optimizing (gprof/perfview) 45'

Speaker:	A. Balaz (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Lesson notes

09:45 - 10:30 Merging and mixing different languages: code wrapping and the coding glue

09:45 Merging and mixing different languages: code wrapping and the coding glue 45'

Speaker:	A. Balaz (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Mixing Python, C and Fortran

11:00 Mixing Python, C and Fortran 45'

Speaker:	K. Huff (University of Wisconsin - Madison and Argonne National Laboratory)
Material:	Lesson notes

11:45 - 12:30 Exercises related to topics of the first week

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 11:45 Exercises related to topics of the first week 45'
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:00 Catching memory leaks with Valgrind
- 14:00 Catching memory leaks with Valgrind 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
15:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 15:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 1h0'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

09:00 - 09:45 HPC Infrastructures for Scienfific Computing - 1

09:00 HPC Infrastructures for Scienfific Computing - 1 45'

Speaker:	A. Ali (Bahauddin Zakariya University)
Material:	Lesson notes

09:45 - 10:30 Scientific Data Formats

09:45 Scientific Data Formats 45'

Speaker:	G. Giuliani (ICTP Trieste/University of L'Aquila)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 11:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 45'
11:45 - 12:30 Laboratory sessions: Hands on NetCDF: Examples

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 11:45 Laboratory sessions: Hands on NetCDF: Examples 45'
  
  Material: Examples
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:00 How to compile Matlab codes
- 14:00 How to compile Matlab codes 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R.T. Guy (Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto)
15:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 15:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 1h0'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

09:00 - 09:45 HPC Infrastructures for Scienfific Computing - 2

09:00 HPC Infrastructures for Scienfific Computing - 2 45'

Speaker:	A. Ali (Bahauddin Zakariya University)
Material:	Lesson notes

09:45 - 10:30 Introduction to porting scientific codes to different computational infrastructures

09:45 Introduction to porting scientific codes to different computational infrastructures 45'

Speaker:	S.Cozzini (CNR/IOM/Uos/SISSA Trieste)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 11:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 1h30'
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 14:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'

Thursday, 1 March 2012

09:00 - 09:45 Hands-on on scientific data formats
- 09:00 Hands-on on scientific data formats 45'
  
  Speaker: G. Giuliani (ICTP Trieste/University of L'Aquila)

09:45 - 10:30 On floating point representation of real numbers in computers

09:45 On floating point representation of real numbers in computers 45'

Speaker:	A. Ali (Bahauddin Zakariya University)
Material:	Lesson notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:30 PRACE Research Infrastructure

11:00 PRACE Research Infrastructure 30'

Speaker:	A. Balaz (Scientific Computing Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade)
Material:	Presentation

11:30 - 12:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 11:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 1h0'
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
14:00 - 16:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 14:00 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 18:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects

Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
- 16:30 Laboratory sessions: Work on individual/group projects 2h0'

Friday, 2 March 2012
- 09:00 - 10:30 Selected presentations by participants
  - 09:00 Selected presentations by participants 1h30'
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 Selected presentations by participants
  - 11:00 Selected presentations by participants 1h30'
- 12:30 - 13:00 Wrap-up and closing remarks
  - 12:30 Wrap-up and closing remarks 30'
    
    Speaker: Organizers