BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CHPC Coding Summer School - 2024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240129T070000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240209T133000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T193746Z UID:indico-event-120@events.chpc.ac.za DESCRIPTION:The 14th CHPC Coding Summer School\n\nand\n\nThe 6th NITheCS  Summer School on the Foundations of Theoretical and Computational Scienc e\n\n29 January - 9 February 2024\n\nThe Coding Summer School takes p lace in a physical form at various university and research locations arou nd South Africa and Southern Africa. Students are required to attend one of the designated locations.\n\nRepresentation from 2023 CSS:\n\n\n\nSee all the research institutes that took place in 2023:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/I gmw_AA4uiw\n\nBackground\n\nThe Summer School is jointly organised by the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Institute for Theoretical  Compu tational Science (NITheCS). This joint effort was specifically motivated b y a concept paper of the South African Department of Science and Innovatio n (DSI) that explores the possibility to broaden the scope of NITheP (Nati onal Institute for Theoretical Physics) into a national institute/centre f or theoretical and computational science.\n\nAim of the School:\n\n"Train researchers across South Africa and Southern Africa the fundamentals of pr ogramming\, data science\, HPC\, and computational sciences."\n\nStructure :\n\nThe school's structure included daily lectures\, interactive tutorial s\, notes\, quizzes and assignments. Experts from a range of domains will also present STEM talks\, exposing participants to the varied applicatio ns of the coding skills being taught. Zoom is used to live-stream the lect ures\, and Slack is used as the official communication medium. Canvas is u sed as the learning management system for hosting course notes and assignm ents.\n\nFormat:\n\n\n Lectures/tutorials occur Monday to Friday\n Lecture /tutorial times: 09:30 - 16:00 with breaks each day\n PDF notes\, exercis es\, and YouTube videos provided\n Certificates awarded to qualifying stud ents\n\n\nWeek 1:\n\nDuring week one\, participants will learn the fundame ntals of Python and data science which will allow them to analyse and man ipulate various datasets. They will also be introduced to Linux and Bash i n order to learn HPC skills.\nWeek 1\, main topics:\n\n\n \n Python Basics \n \n \n Data Visualization\n \n \n Data Analysis\n \n \n Data Management\ n \n \n Bash Basics\n \n\n\n \n\nWeek 2:\n\nIn week two\, participants ar e exposed to advanced Python applications\, covering machine learning\, c omputational sciences\, and domain specific topics.\n\nWeek 2 main topics: \n\n\n \n Machine Learning\n \n \n Probability Theory and Statistics\n \n\ n\nWeek 2 additional topics:\n\n\n \n Numerical Computations: Numpy Introd uction\n \n \n Biomedical / Bioinformatics Sciences (TBC)\n \n \n Computa tional Chemistry / Material science\n \n \n Common Astronomy Software Appl ications: CASA Introduction\n \n \n ODEs & Monte Carlo Simulation\n \n\n\ n \n\nMain Python libraries covered:\n\n- Pandas\, Matplotlib\, Seaborn\ , Numpy\, Sympy\, Scikit-learn/TenosrFlow...\n\nIn-person tutorials and wo rkshops will be held to put the material into practice. The School is stru ctured in such a way to encourage students to actively solve challenging p roblems that the lectures will pose. Students should be prepared to learn on their own!\n\nTrainers:\n\nCHPC: Mr Binjamin Barsch\, Dr Kevin Colvill e\, Mr Mthetho Sovara\, Miss Nomlindelo Mfuphi\n\nNITheCS: Prof Francesco Petruccione\, Prof Ilya Sinayskiy\n\nApplication and Registration:\n\nTh e CHPC and NITheCS calls for all talented students registered for a postg raduate degree or if your a researcher in industry\, to submit their ap plications.\n\nThe registration fee is free for all successful applicants\ , however the students must attend the designated university locations. As public-funded institutions\, the CHPC and NITheCS support the transforma tion of South Africa and thus the School organizers highly encourage stud ents from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to submit their application s. A background of programming skills and basic Linux will be an advantag e. \n\nRegistration is required for students to partake in the CSS\, that includes receiving any type of certificate or letter of participation.\n \n \n\nPlease take note:\n\n- No accommodation and no travel costs will be covered.\n\n- Light snacks\, tea and coffee will be provided\n\nCertifi cation:\n\nCertificate of Completion:\n\n•Students attended their univer sity venue in person: Week 1 – 80%\, Week 2 – 60%\n\n•Students compl eted all quizzes in the given time frame\n\n•Students completed the CSS project\n\n•Final mark at least 50%\n\n \n\nLetter of Participation:\n\ n•Students attended online or did not meet physical attendance criterion \n\n•Students completed all quizzes in the given time frame\n\n•Studen ts completed the CSS project\n\n•Final mark at least 50%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Registration dates:\n\nStarting date for registration:  4 July 2023\n\nC losing date for registration: 10 December 2023\n\nNotification of Successf ul Candidates: will be notified latest by 10 November 2023\n\nNote: Limit ed space is available at each venue. If capacity has been reached by late registrations then students will need to attend online.\n\n \n\nSchool Da tes:\n\nSchool start and Orientation: Monday 29 January 2024 @ 09:30 AM\ n\nSchool end: Friday 9 February 2024\n\n \n\nSchool Organizing Committ ee:\n\nProf Francesco Petruccione (UKZN & NITheCS)\n\nDr Werner Janse van Rensburg (CSIR\, NICIS-CHPC)\n\nMr Binjamin Barsch (CSIR\, NICIS-CHPC)\n\ n\nUniversity Champions & Contact Email:\n\nCPUT: Dr Thifhelimbilu Bucher (buchert@cput.ac.za)\n\nDUT: Ms Ayogeboh Epizitone (ayogebohe@dut.ac.za)\n \niThemba Labs: Dr. Mahmood Akbari (makbari@tlabs.ac.za)\n\nMangosuthu Uni versity of Technology (MUT): Prof Alfred Msomi (Alfred@mut.ac.za)\n\nNelso n Mandela University: Lwandlolubanzi Tasmin Keith Ndebele (s219015953@mand ela.ac.za)\n\nNorth-West University (Potch): Dr Daniel Moeketsi (daniel.mo eketsi@nwu.ac.za)\n\nNorth-West University (Mahikeng): Mr\, Ayanda\, Zungu (arzngu@gmail.com)\n\nNorth-West University (Vaal): Dr Japie Greeff\, (ja pie.greeff@nwu.ac.za)\n\nRhodes University: Dr Taremekdzwa Allan Sanyanga (asanyanga@gmail.com)\n\nSAMRC: Dr Pritika Ramharack (pritika.ramharack@mr c.ac.za)\n\nSefako Makgatho Health Sciences University: Mr. Lesego Miya (l esego.miya@smu.ac.za)\n\nSol Plaatje University: Dr Alfred J Mwanza (alfre d.mwanza@spu.ac.za)\n\nStellenbosch University (Main): Dr Kim Martin (kcma rtin@sun.ac.za)\n\nTshwane University of Technology: Dr Nangamso Nyangiwe (NyangiweNN@tut.ac.za)\n\nUWC: Dr Frederic Isingizwe (frederic.isingizwe@g mail.com)\n\nUCT (Main): Prof Mattia Vaccari (mattia.vaccari@uct.ac.za)\n\ nUniversity of Free-State: Mr Albert Van Eck (VanEckA@ufs.ac.za)\n\nUniver sity of Fort Hare: Mr Siyabulela Dyakalashe (SDyakalashe@ufh.ac.za)\n\nUni versity of Johannesburg (DFC): Dr Krishna Govender (krishnag@uj.ac.za) \n \nUniversity of Johannesburg (APK): Dr Adedapo Adeyinka (aadeyinka@uj.ac. za)\n\nUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal (PMB Campus): Dr Nkosinathi Dlamini (nk osi.dlamini@gmail.com)\n\nUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville): Prof Si vakumar Venkataraman (Venkataramans@ukzn.ac.za)\n\nUniversity of Limpopo: Mahlodi Mercy Moila (moilammercy1@gmail.com)\n\nUniversity of Pretoria: Dr Edwin Mapasha (edwin.mapasha@up.ac.za)\n\nUniversity of South Africa: Mr Tajudeen Akinosho (tajuakins1@gmail.com)\n\nUniversity of the Witwatersran d: Mrs Refilwe Kai-Sikhakhane (rflwkai@gmail.com)\n\nUniversity of Venda: Mr Lutendo Phuthu (phutulutendo@gmail.com)\n\nUniversity of Zululand (Main ): Mr. Phathizwe Majozi (majozipp@unizulu.ac.za)\n\nWalter Sisulu Universi ty: Mr Musa Lonwabo Kwetana (musakwetana1@yahoo.com)\n\nVaal University of Technology: Prof. Tranos Zuva (tranosz@vut.ac.za)\n\n \n\nSADC Countries :\n\nKenya: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Cynthi a Awuor (cynthiaawuor18@gmail.com)\n\n \n\nGeneral Inquiries:\n\nFor gen eral inquiries please contact: training.chpc@csir.co.za\n\nImportant: Pri vacy\n\nIn compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoP IA) No. 4 of 2013\, please read the CSIR's Privacy Notice: https://www.csi r.co.za/csir-privacy-notice\n\nPurpose for the collection of personal data :\n\n\n To make contact with you with any matters regarding this course\;\ n Information on your academic background is used by the organisers to det ermine if you are eligible to participate in this event\;\n To report to t he Departments of Higher Education and Training\, Science and Innovation\, and the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA)\;\n\n\n  \n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/120/ LOCATION: URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/120/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR