Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is holding a FREE two day workshop this October 14th-15th on Machine Learning and BIG DATA. This will be an IN PERSON event hosted by several satellite sites. There will NOT be a remote option for this event. The workshop will run from 10am-4pm. Registration is limited so please act fast. You will need to create an ACCESS account prior to registering for the event. This can be done by selecting “Access User Registration” and then choosing “Register with an existing identity” using your ISU netid.
Registration information can be found here: https://www.psc.edu/resources/training/hpc-workshop-big-data-october-14-15-2025/. Students will want to be sure to select Iowa State University for the site.
You will need:
- an ACCESS account to register
- Your own laptop. If one is not available one can be acquired from the Tech Lending Center at ISU
Tentative Schedule
| Tuesday, October 14th | |
| 10:00 | Welcome |
| 10:25 | A Brief History of Big Data |
| 11:20 | Intro to Spark |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 1:00 | More Spark and Exercises |
| 2:00 | Intro to Machine Learning |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
| Wednesday, October 15th | |
| 10:00 | Machine Learning: Recommender System with Spark |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 1:00 | Deep Learning with Tensorflow |
| 4:00 | Tying it All Together |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |