HPC CI Students Program

A program for educating and training the next generation of high-performance computing and cyberinfrastructure professionals and researchers.

This program works with UC San Diego undergraduates and graduates.

Key Goals

• To educate and train students in all things HPC/CI: parallel programming, running applications, learning about hardware and cyberinfrastructure.
• To facilitate and increase interactions between the SDSC and UC San Diego students.
• To connect students to the wider world of HPC/CI through events, meetings, interactions with industry, attending meetings.
• To participate in HPC/CI related events at SDSC/UC San Diego, in San Diego, and at relevant meetings.
• To mentor students to help train the next generation of scientists.

The program is committed to sponsoring and supporting student activities through funding and providing of resources. This includes:

• Interaction and outreach to UC San Diego student clubs such as the IEEE Supercomputing club.
• Hosting student focused training workshops, bootcamps and hackathons.
• Support and advocacy for students applying to HPC related activities including applications for graduate school, grants, support to travel to meetings, etc.
• Increased student participation at conferences & meetings, including local, national, and international.
• Providing a path to getting credit for participation via the SDSC/UC San Diego Co-Curricular Credit (CCR) Program.
• Mentoring and sponsoring competitive teams, such as the annual Student Cluster Competitions.
• Support of SDSC and the U.S. National Science Foundation broader engagement goals.