Introduction to Julia

Contents

This one-day course provides an introduction to the Julia programming language. It focuses on how Julia works under the hood, with an emphasis on concepts such as the two-language problem, multiple dispatch, and type stability, rather than on the purely grammatical details of the language itself. The course is designed to help participants understand not just how to write Julia code, but how to write code that is idiomatic, efficient, and easy to maintain. Particular attention will be given to parallelisation techniques, illustrated through both simplified didactic examples and more realistic application scenarios.

Topics covered include:

• Brief orientation to the Julia environment: JuliaUp, REPL, projects, environments, package management
• Core language concepts and syntax
• Multiple dispatch and method definitions
• Types, type inference, and type stability
• Performance considerations and common optimisation patterns
• Parallelisation techniques

Preliminary schedule (all times in CEST):

• 09:30 - 09:45: Introduction
• 09:45 - 10:45: Session 1
• 10:45 - 11:15: Break & Hands-on
• 11:15 - 12:15: Session 2
• 12:15 - 12:30: Hands-on
• 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch Break
• 13:30 - 14:30: Session 3
• 14:30 - 15:00: Break & Hands-on
• 15:00 - 16:00: Session 4
• 16:00 - 16:30: Questions, Hands-on & Farewell

Prerequisites

• Basics of the Linux shell environment and its commands (e.g. cd, pwd, ls).
• Knowledge of another programming language (e.g. C, C++, Python) is assumed.
• Participants are strongly encouraged to install and use Julia on their own laptops; a fully configured working environment will also be provided for those who are unwilling or unable to do so.

Hands-On: 

The course combines lectures and hands-on sessions.

Content Level

The content level of the course is broken down as:

Language

English

Lecturers:

Matteo Foglieni, Dr. Martin Ohlerich (both LRZ)

Prices and Eligibility

The course is open and free of charge for people from academia and industry affiliated with an institution in the Member States of the European Union or Associated/Other Countries to the Horizon 2020 programme.

Registration

Please register with your official e-mail address to prove your affiliation. 

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Online Course	Introduction to Julia
Number	hjul1s26
Available places	63
Date	16.06.2026 – 16.06.2026
Price	EUR 0.00
Location	ONLINE
Room	ZOOM
Registration deadline	09.06.2026 23:59
E-mail	[email protected]