2025 HPC Tutorials
If you missed the 2025 tutorials, you can still access the materials below and watch the playlist.
Contact us at hpcic-tutorials [at] llnl.gov (hpcic-tutorials[at]llnl[dot]gov).
Schedule
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Scroll down to Featured Projects to learn more about each project.
| Day | Date | Time | Tutorial | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | July 15 | 9:00am – 11:00am | BLT: build, link, and test large-scale applications | BLT tutorial BLT video |
| Tuesday | July 22 | 9:00am – 11:00am | Ascent: visualize and analyze your simulations in situ | Ascent tutorial Ascent video |
| Tuesday | July 29 | 9:00am – 11:00am |
RAJA: run and port codes across different GPUs Umpire: discover, provision, and manage HPC memory |
RAJA docs RAJA tutorial Umpire docs Umpire tutorial RAJA/Umpire video RAJA/Umpire chat transcript |
| Tuesday | August 5 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Spack (part 1 of 2): learn to install your software quickly | Spack docs Spack tutorial Spack part 1 video Spack part 2 video |
| Wednesday | August 6 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Spack (part 2 of 2) | |
| Tuesday | August 12 | 9:00am – 11:00am | Flux: run thousands of jobs in a workflow | Flux docs Flux cheat sheet Flux scheduler repo Flux video |
| Tuesday | August 19 | 9:00am – 11:00am | Jacamar CI (part 1 of 2): use GitLab’s robust CI/CD testing on HPC resources |
Jacamar CI docs |
| Wednesday | August 20 | 9:00am – 11:00am | Jacamar CI (part 2 of 2) | |
| Tuesday | August 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm |
Caliper: integrate performance profiling capabilities into your applications Hatchet: analyze hierarchical performance data Thicket: optimize application performance on supercomputers |
Caliper docs |
| Wednesday | September 3 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Benchpark: reproduce system, benchmark, and experiment specifications (tutorial also includes the Ramble dependency) |
Benchpark docs Benchpark tutorial Ramble docs B&R video B&R chat transcript |
| Tuesday | September 9 | 9:00am – 11:00am | MFEM: use scalable finite element discretizations | MFEM docs MFEM tutorial MFEM annual workshop MFEM monthly seminars MFEM video |
| Tuesday | September 16 | 9:00am – 11:00am | Axom: leverage robust, flexible software components for scientific applications | Axom docs Axom quick start guide Axom video |
Learn More
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Watch videos in our HPC Software Tutorials playlist on YouTube.




