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This school is held in a hybrid format of in-person and online participants.

RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) will hold a summer school in September 2026.
This program is designed to provide young researchers in computational science with an opportunity to learn programming techniques for parallel computers and to help them become leaders in the field in the age of Society 5.0. Scientists from R-CCS will provide lectures, and Wisteria/BDEC-01 Odyssey (Wisteria-O/The University of Tokyo) which is Fugaku compatible system will be used for hands-on training.
This program will be provided in English.

The program consists of 5-days. First 4 days are focusing on parallel Finite Element Method (FEM). FEM is widely used for solving various types of applications in science and engineering. This part includes fundamental issues related to FEM, parallel programming using MPI, OpenMP and numerical libraries, such as PETSc. Participants will gain knowledge and insights into scientific computing through hands-on sessions using Wisteria/BDEC-01 Odyssey (Wisteria-O).

On the final day, we will deepen your understanding of numerical libraries by practicing PETSc applications in the morning. We will have a hands-on lecture on Deep Neural Networks in the afternoon, demonstrating a simple image categorization and bridge to the higher-level AI frameworks and toolkits.

Details
Date	Sep 7-11, 2026 for 5 days
City	On-site(Kobe) / Online *Please note that on-site option may be changed to online only based on participant numbers.
Place	R-CCS(Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within a commutable area.) / Online
Organizer	RIKEN Center for Computational Science
Sponsorship	【TBC】 Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University D3 Center, Osaka University Education Center on Computational Science and Engineering, Kobe University Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo Center for Cooperative Work on Data science and Computational science, University of Hyogo (Japanese) Foundation for Computational Science (FOCUS) High Performance Computing Infrastructure Consortium Research Organization for Information Science and Technology(RIST)

Introduction of Lecturers

Committee Chair of The RIKEN International HPC Summer School 2026 - Toward Society 5.0 -
Kengo Nakajima
Deputy Director
Lecturer
Toshiyuki Imamura
Team Principal
Large-scale Parallel Numerical Computing Technology Research Team

Administrative Office

RIKEN Computational Science Promotion Division

Qualifications

Eligible individuals are as follows.

Students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program, post-doctoral scientists and early career scientists affiliated with universities or research institutions.
Scientists and engineers affiliated with private companies.

Please understand that individuals who do not meet requirements shown below may be declined to participate in the program.

Ideal participants have programming experience using C or Fortran, have used Linux (at least can use an editor on Linux),
and have basic parallel programing experience.

Please be aware that online participants need an internet environment as follows.
-Network bandwidth with a stable connection when using video and audio for the teleconference system such as Zoom.
-Possible to connect remotely to Wisteria/BDEC-01 Odyssey (Wisteria-O) by using Secure Shell.

Program

*This schedule is subject to change without prior notice.

Mon, Sep 7(JST)
Time	Instructor	Program/Materials
09:00 - 12:00	Nakajima	Introduction, 1D FEM
13:30-17:00	Nakajima	3D FEM

Tue, Sep 8(JST)
Time	Instructor	Program/Materials
09:00 - 12:00	Nakajima	Road to Parallel FEM, Introduction to MPI(1/4)
13:30-18:00	Nakajima	Introduction to MPI(2/4)

Wed, Sep 9(JST)
Time	Instructor	Program/Materials
09:00 - 12:00	Nakajima	Introduction to MPI(3/4)
13:30-15:00	Nakajima	Introduction to MPI(4/4)
15:00-18:00	Nakajima	Parallel FEM (1/2)

Thu, Sep 10(JST)
Time	Instructor	Program/Materials
09:00 - 12:00	Nakajima	Parallel FEM(2/2)
13:30-15:00	Nakajima	Parallel Visualization
15:00-18:00	Nakajima	OpenMP/MPI Hybrid, Communication-Computation Overlapping

Fri, Sep 11(JST)
Time	Instructor	Program/Materials
09:00 - 12:00	Imamura	PETSc for Parallel FEM
13:30-17:30	Imamura	Introduction to Machine Learning and Neral Network)
17:30-	Nakajima	Closing

Application for participation

Maximum number of participants: About 40. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. However, necessary adjustment may be made to avoid having a large number of participants from one university or institution. We may also decline applicants who do not meet the requirements listed above.
Application deadline: 5 pm, July 1, 2026 (JST)
To apply for the summer school, click RIKEN International HPC Summer School 2026 Application form
After the application period ends, the R-CCS Computational Science Promotion Office will notify all the applicants whether they are accepted for the program, and inform them regarding documents to submit.
In principle, participants must attend all sessions of the summer school. For partial participation, please consult with the R-CCS Computational Science Promotion Office.

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Inquiries

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（Apr 28, 2026）