8th Colombian HPC Summer School

Introduction

Join us for the seventh edition of CyberColombia's International School series, focusing this year on the dynamic field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This event is designed to provide students, researchers, and professionals from both the private and public sectors with in-depth technical talks and hands-on training. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical skills in using high-performance computing (HPC) technologies.

Learning Objectives

Develop an understanding of the fundamentals of parallel computing, including computer architecture, race conditions, threads and processes, as well as performance metrics.
Gain familiarity with the basic principles of programming in C/C++, covering syntax, compilation, and tools such as Make and CMake.
Be introduced to parallel programming using OpenMP and multithreading concepts, aiming to leverage multiple processing cores.
Become acquainted with distributed programming using MPI, including point-to-point communication and collective operations in distributed memory systems.
Explore modern tools such as Dask for high-level parallel programming oriented toward large-scale data analysis.
Gain insight into how high-performance computing may integrate with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Host Universities

The event will be held in-person in the different reception sites:

Site	Application	Contact
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Bogotá)	Apply	doctoradoing@udistrital.edu.co
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Boyacá)	on-site	jorge.otalora@uptc.edu.co
Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (Cali)	Apply	ohmondragon@uao.edu.co
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá)	Apply	wfoquendop@unal.edu.co
Universidad de Cartagena (Cartagena)	on-site	pringsistemas@unicartagena.edu.co
Universidad del Valle (Cali)	on-site	john.sanabria@correounivalle.edu.co
Universidad EAFIT (Medellín)	Apply	akcastror@eafit.edu.co
Universidad Javeriana (Bogota)	Apply	zine@javeriana.edu.co
Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla)	Apply	ccpinilla@uninorte.edu.co
Universidad de Medellín (Medellín)	on-site	jpfernandez@udemedellin.edu.co
Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá)	Apply	aa.vivas@uniandes.edu.co

In addition, you can contact Aurelio Vivas: aa.vivas@uniandes.edu.co

Important dates

Date and Time (COT)	June 16 - 18, 2025
Registration (Host Sites) opens	Jan 20, 2025
Registration (Host sites) closes	March 05, 2025
Registration (Students) opens	March 31 2025
Registration (Students) closes	June 07, 2025
Scholarship opens	May 09, 2025
Scholarship closes	June 07, 2025
Format	In-person