This is an on-site workshop at LRZ in Garching near Munich. There will be no possibility to join online remotely via video conference.
Participants are expected to bring their own laptops. There are no PCs installed in the course room!
Contents
This workshop introduces participants to Intel’s modern HPC software ecosystem, with a focus on practical development and performance optimisation using the oneAPI toolchain.
On the first day, the workshop provides an overview of the Intel oneAPI software stack and the Intel LLVM compilers (ICX/IFX). The second day focuses on libraries such as oneMKL and on performance analysis using tools like VTune, APS, and Intel Advisor.
The program combines lectures with several hands-on sessions.
This Workshop is co-organised by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) and Intel for the German National Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing SIDE.
Preliminary Agenda (all times in CEST)
Day 1 – Monday, 20 April 2026
Theme: oneAPI overview & Intel LLVM Compilers (ICX/IFX)
| Session | Topic | Details |
| 09:00-09:30 | Welcome & Workshop Overview | Opening, goals, logistics |
| 09:30-10:00 | Overall SW Stack & Intel Offerings | Intel software stack and positioning oneAPI toolkits, roadmap highlights |
| 10:00-12:00 | ICX / IFX – Part 1 | Intel Compiler evolution; migration from ifort/icc to ifx/icx; diagnostics & debugging |
| 12:00-13:00 | Break |
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| 13:00:-15:00 | ICX / IFX – Part 2 | FP defaults & fp‑model differences; optimization settings; vectorization reports; portability issues |
| 15:00-15:30 | oneDNN | oneDNN overview and usage scenarios |
| 15:30-17:00 | Hands‑on Lab (CPU) | Compiler usage, flags, reports, migration exercises |
| 18:00-20:00 | Social Networking Event (Local Beergarden or Restaurant) |
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Day 2 – Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Theme: Libraries & Performance analysis
| Session | Topic | Details |
| 09:00-09:30 | MPI | MPI |
| 09:30-10:30 | VTune / APS | CPU performance analysis and profiling workflows |
| 10:30-11:00 | Advisor | Vectorization, threading, memory analysis |
| 11:00-12:00 | oneMKL | oneMKL overview; BLAS & sparse BLAS workshop; LAPACK |
| 12:00-13:00 | Break |
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| 13:00-14:05 | oneMKL | oneMKL overview; BLAS & sparse BLAS workshop; LAPACK |
| 14:05-16:45 | Hands‑on Lab | Profiling, tuning and performance triage (CPU) |
| 16:45-17:00 | Wrap‑up & Q&A | Summary, feedback, next steps |
| 17:00-18:00 | LRZ tour |
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Extras
- First Day: A social networking event (local beergarden or restaurant) will take place in Garching near Munich on the first evening from 18:00–20:00 CEST.
- Second Day: A guided tour of the LRZ computing cubes will be offered on the second afternoon after the course, from 17:00–18:00 CEST.
- Please let us know during registration which of these events you would like to join.
Prerequisites
- Participants are expected to bring their own laptops.
- It is assumed that participants have a basic knowledge about HPC and should be able to program in C/C++ and/or Fortran.
Hands-On
- There will be practical exercises.
- Attendees will be given access to the CoolMUC-4 cluster at LRZ.
Language
English
Lecturers
Heinrich Bockhorst, Tobias Kloeffel, Nisha Patel, Stefana Raileanu, Igor Vorobtsov (all Intel)
Prices and Eligibility
The course is open and free of charge for people from academia and industry from the Member States of the European Union and Associated Countries to the Horizon 2020 programme.
Registration
Please register with your official e-mail address to prove your affiliation.
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