ACER Spring 2026 Webinar Schedule
Introduction
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce ACER’s Spring 2026 webinar schedule. These training sessions will be held via Zoom and typically take place on Thursday afternoons. Topics range from introductory programming in R and Python to advanced subjects such as parallel computing and GPU programming, and often include hands-on exercises hosted on our HPC cluster. This spring, we’re excited to introduce a new two-part tutorial focused on developing best practices for writing reproducible, sustainable, and collaborative research code. The complete Spring 2026 webinar schedule is listed below.
- Research Technologies at UIC January 22, 3:00 - 3:45pm
- Getting Started with Linux on the Lakeshore HPC Cluster January 29 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Introduction to the Slurm Job Scheduler February 5, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Supercomputing From Your Browser February 12, 3:00 - 3:45 pm
- Intermediate Linux for the Lakeshore HPC Cluster February 19, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Intro to R Programming February 26, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Intro to Python March 5, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Data Visualization with Python March 12, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Introduction to Parallel Computing March 19, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- GenAI 101 April 2, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Best Practices in Research Software Development Part 1 April 9, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Best Practices in Research Software Development Part 2 April 16, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- A Gentle Introduction to GPUs April 23, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
The training schedule can also be found on our Upcoming Events webpage. Please direct any questions to acer@uic.edu.
Best regards,
ACER Team