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Training and Webinars
COMPLECS: Using Regular Expressions with Linux Tools Thursday, November 6. Covers essentials of using regular expressions (regexes) with Linux tools grep, awk, and sed. Topics include quantifiers, wildcards, grouping, alternation, word boundaries, lazy and greedy matching, and regex flavors. Attendees should be familiar with grep. Learn more.
Making Your Repository More Accessible to AI (Blueprint Series) Tuesday, November 10. This SDSC webinar explains the benefits of exposing data resources to AI systems, introduces use cases where AI agents uncover new data resources, and explores relevant considerations for APIs that provide the metadata and context that LLMs may need. The session also addresses the evolving security landscape and implications for trustworthy data. Learn more.
SDSC Advanced Computing Webinar: Iron Horse Vineyard Digital Twin Project Thursday, November 12. Part of the SDSC Advanced Computing Webinar Series. Learn more.
COMPLECS: High Throughput and Many Task Computing Thursday, November 12, 11 AM–12:30 PM PT (2–3:30 PM ET). Many research problems on HPC systems benefit from high-throughput computing (HTC) or many-task computing (MTC) models. This session covers how these workloads aim to solve larger problems over extended periods by completing numerous smaller computational subtasks. Part of SDSC’s Comprehensive Learning for End-Users to Effectively Utilize Cyberinfrastructure series. Learn more.
OSPool User Training: Checkpointing Your OSPool Jobs Tuesday, November 17, 2:30–4 PM ET. If your job needs to run for days, this training is for you. Learn how to run workflows with checkpointing capabilities on the OSPool, with a hands-on GROMACS example. Topics include when to checkpoint, how to implement exit-driven checkpointing, and common troubleshooting tips. Sign up.
Recurring Office Hours
ACCESS and NAIRR Pilot Office Hours November 10, 3–4 PM ET and November 25, 3–4 PM ET. Hosted by SCIPE Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIPs) and ACCESS resource providers. Sessions provide opportunities for engaging the national CI ecosystem and getting questions answered about available resources. Register.
Sage Office Hours Tuesdays November 3, 10, 17, 24, 12–1 PM ET; Thursdays November 5, 12, 19, 4–5 PM ET. Join informative sessions via Zoom to learn more about Sage and enhance your skills. Sessions cover portal navigation, resource allocation requests, AI Edge applications, and provide assistance with any challenges.
Pegasus Workflows Office Hours Every Friday, 2–3 PM ET. Virtual sessions about workflows or guidance on simplifying and streamlining HPC workflows. Join weekly office hours for questions about tools and expert help, with walkthrough tutorials and community discussions available. First Friday of the month (November 6) features a walkthrough of the Pegasus tutorials.
Open OnDemand Tips & Tricks Thursday, November 5, 1–2 PM ET. Monthly community-hosted call to learn practical tips for using this powerful, web-based platform. First Thursday of every month at 1 PM ET, ideal for both new and experienced users.
Open OnDemand Office Hours Tuesday, November 10, 11:15 AM–12:45 PM ET. Second Tuesday of each month. Open OnDemand provides innovative web-based access to research computing resources. Hosted on Zoom by the development team.
Anvil Support Hour Thursdays November 5, 12, 19, 2–3 PM ET. Support for Anvil users with questions about AI, data, and NAIRR Pilot resources. (No session November 26, Thanksgiving.)
Jetstream2 Office Hours Tuesdays November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2–3 PM ET. Support for Jetstream2 cloud computing users.
Application Deadlines and Upcoming Opportunities
NAIRR Operations Center Announced. On September 1, 2026, the National Science Foundation announced the award for the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC), led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego in collaboration with the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin. The NAIRR-OC will serve as the operational backbone of NAIRR, building on the success of the NAIRR Pilot. Learn more.
NAIRR State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs. NSF has announced a new initiative to expand state and regional access to computing resources for researchers, students, and educators to help accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery. Up to 10 AI Infrastructure Hubs will be founded to pool regional AI-related computing resources. Learn more.
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) NSF award #2436057. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.