Introductory Workshop at IUN
From SC Education
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Description (short)
Introduction to Modeling, Simulation, and Computational Methods
This three-day workshop is designed for faculty from a broad range of disciplines: science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS). The material covers a broad range of modeling and simulation techniques, e.g. cellular automota, dynamic systems, agents, and Monte Carlo methods. An introduction to using large-scale computational resources will be provided along with credentials and support for continued use of the computational resources after the workshop.
Logistics
- Indiana University Northwest
- Monday, July 28 - Wednesday, July 30th
- comp-iun <at> sc-education <dot> org
- Contacts
- Kristie Bagan - kbagan <at> iun <dot> edu (coordinator)
- Elizabeth Ann Van Gordon - vgordon <at> iupui <dot> edu
- Instructors
- Bob Panoff
- Charlie Peck - charliep <at> cs <dot> earlham <dot> edu (lead)
- Tom Loughran - thomas-dot-loughran <at> gmail-dot-edu
- Randy Heiland - heiland <at> indiana <dot> edu
- Kay Wanous - kwanous <at> uni <dot> edu (assistant)
- Brad Johnson-Stahlhut (assistant)
- Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (assistant)
Description (long)
This three-day workshop is designed for faculty from a broad range of disciplines: science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS). The material covers a broad range of modeling and simulation techniques, e.g. cellular automota, dynamic systems, agents, and Monte Carlo methods. An introduction to using large-scale computational resources will be provided along with credentials and support for continued use of the computational resources after the workshop.
The primary audience is faculty looking to incorporate modeling, simulation, and/or computational methods into their undergraduate classes, research applications can be covered as well depending on participant interests. One or more undergraduate students are also welcome to accompany any faculty member attending the workshop.
In general, the workshop will consist of a core set of presentations and hands-on sessions in modeling, simulation, and computational methods. Labs are chosen to match the domain of each participant whenever possible. Most of the techniques and software used has broad applicability across disciplines and levels of instruction.
Daily sessions will run from 8:30a-5:30p with mid-morning, lunch, and mid- afternoon breaks. Lunch will be provided at the campus facilities. Evening labs are optional but encouraged. Hosted by Indiana University Northwest with lodging, lunch and instructional costs provided by UITS Research Technologies, Teragrid, and the SC Education Program.
The registration fee will be refunded upon completion of the workshop.
Participants will be expected to complete pre-workshop, daily, and post-workshop surveys. These are short and designed to help us improve our content and delivery methods. Each participant, working independently or as part of a small group, will complete a small project which describes how they will use the tools and techniques from this workshop in their teaching and/or research. These project descriptions will be published on the SC Education Program wiki.
Schedule
Monday (8:30a - 5:30p)
- Chancellor's Welcome
- HPC Across the Curriculum (charlie)
- Introduction to CSERD and NSDL (bob)
- Lunch
- Lab - Running other people's models (CSERD)
- Dinner
- Optional evening lab (7p - 9p)
Tuesday (8:30a - 5:30p)
- Introduction to TeraGrid and IU's portal (randy)
- Introduction to AgentSheets (bob)
- Introduction to NetLogo (charlie)
- Lunch
- Mini-session survey
- Lab - NetLogo, AgentSheets, TeraGrid and IU's portal (system dynamics, agent-based, cellular automata, etc.)
- Mini-sessions - to be determined by the participant's interests
- Dinner
- Optional evening lab (7p - 9p)
Wednesday (8:30a - 5:30p)
- Validation, Verification, and Accreditation (bob/charlie)
- Mini-sessions - to be determined by the participant's interests
- Lunch
- Lab
- Group Banquet (on-campus, 6p)
