Skills shortage
Supercomputing Academy launches course for engineers and computer scientists
With the "Parallel Programming" module, the newly founded Supercomputing Academy launched its first further education course in blended learning format last week. Over a period of 15 weeks, lecturers from industry and academia will teach application programmers how to develop code on parallel systems.
The course is aimed at engineers and computer scientists from small, medium-sized and large companies who want to build up and/or develop their skills in the field of high-performance computing while working. The training takes place primarily online with interactive learning scripts, animations, programming exercises, explanatory videos and in virtual seminars; only around 20 percent are face-to-face events in Stuttgart.
Building up know-how in the companies
The new training program is the result of a project cooperation between Stuttgart-based Sicos BW GmbH and the universities of Stuttgart, Freiburg and Ulm: as part of the MoeWE (Modulares Weiterbildungssystem zum High Performance Computing Experten) project, the academy aims to counteract the increasing shortage of skilled workers in the IT sector. It is supported by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration with funds from the European Social Fund and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (MWK).
"IT experts are more in demand than ever. With the academy, companies can build up and expand the necessary supercomputing know-how and increase their competitiveness," says Markus Klietmann, project manager at Sicos BW GmbH. As an independent expert, Sicos BW advises small and medium-sized companies on the use of simulation technologies, high-performance computing and big and smart data.
"Parallel programming" module is (only) the starting signal
The Supercomputing Academy is currently preparing further modules: Simulation, Visualization, Performance Optimization, "Clusters, Cloud & High Performance Computing", "Ecology and Economics" and "Data Analysis, Smart Data & Digital Transformation". "A wide variety of areas in the company benefit from high-performance computing. That's why our training program is designed to 'pick up' users, software developers and administrators - and that applies to companies of all sizes and industries," says Dr. Andreas Wierse, Managing Director of Sicos BW. "Even if supercomputers are primarily located in the industrial and technology sector, simulation and visualization are interesting for all industries." Possible fields of application include meteorology, wind energy and medicine.
Further information can be found at www.supercomputing-akademie.de.
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