April 2026 Workshops & Events
ASU Research Computing has an exciting lineup of workshops and events in April 2026. All workshops are held on Wednesday mornings between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM MST. Register separately for each workshop you plan to attend.
Events
Featured Event
GPU Day 2026 & Supercharge Your Skills Hackathon
Date: TBD
Location: ASU Tempe Campus — Sign up for announcements
GPU Day is your gateway to unlocking the full potential of GPU computing. Designed to educate and inspire, this event aims to equip faculty, students, and staff with the knowledge and skills to harness the immense power of GPUs for cutting-edge research. Sign up for "save the date" announcements to be notified when registration opens.
April 1
Data Transfers with ASU Research Computing
Date: April 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
Learn best practices for transferring data to and from ASU Research Computing systems. This workshop covers tools and techniques to efficiently move data between your local machine and HPC storage.
Applications and Uses of MATLAB
Date: April 1, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
This workshop focuses on approaches to porting MATLAB applications to a supercomputer environment. Topics include batch submission of multiple single-threaded instances, multithreading with parfor, distributed arrays, GPU-accelerated MATLAB functions, and an introduction to the MATLAB Parallel Server.
April 8
Introduction to R for Research Computing
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
This workshop focuses on best practices, profiling, and benchmarking in R. It also introduces how to submit R jobs to ASU's supercomputer through batch submissions, parameter sweeps, and SLURM job arrays.
Managing Python Environments on Sol
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
Learn how to effectively manage Python environments on ASU's Sol supercomputer. This workshop covers environment setup, package management, and best practices for reproducible Python workflows in an HPC setting.
April 15
Beginner's Guide to Research Computing
Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
A beginner-friendly introduction to ASU Research Computing. This workshop covers supercomputer configuration, batch and interactive access, available software packages, and an overview of Open OnDemand — a browser-based portal supporting command-line shell, drag-and-drop file transfer, job submission, and RStudio/Jupyter interfaces.
Accelerating Research with GPUs
Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
Explore low- and high-level approaches to accelerating research code through the use of Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) on ASU's HPC supercomputer. This workshop covers practical techniques for speeding up scientific and research applications using GPU resources.
April 22
GPU Day Recap
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
A virtual follow-up to GPU Day 2026, summarizing key takeaways, highlights, and resources from the event. A great opportunity to catch up on what you may have missed or to revisit important topics.
Supercharge Your Research!
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
Building on the energy of the GPU Day Hackathon, this session helps researchers apply new skills and tools to their own work. Learn strategies for integrating advanced computing techniques directly into your research workflows.
Empowering Secure Research: Navigating the KE Secure Cloud for Sensitive Data Analysis
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) — Register here
This workshop introduces the KE Secure Cloud environment for conducting research with sensitive data. Learn how to navigate compliance requirements, access secure computing resources, and perform data analysis within a protected cloud infrastructure.