Parallel computing courses can help you learn about distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization techniques. You can build skills in task scheduling, load balancing, and debugging parallel applications. Many courses introduce tools like MPI (Message Passing Interface) and OpenMP, that support implementing parallel algorithms and enhancing computational efficiency.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Verification And Validation, Electronic Systems, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronic Hardware, Electronics, Systems Design, Software Design, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, System Design and Implementation, Computer Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Computational Logic, Hardware Architecture, Software Development, Computer Engineering
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Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Operations Research, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cryptography, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Pseudocode, Design Strategies, Computer Science, Tree Maps, Encryption, Linear Algebra, Combinatorics, Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Mathematics, IBM Cloud, Python Programming
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Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Salesforce Development, Authentications, Salesforce, Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Based Integration, Systems Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Data Integration, API Design, Data Mapping, Restful API, Application Performance Management, System Monitoring, Data Transformation, Secure Coding, Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Real Time Data
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Anthropic
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Web Servers, Cloud Deployment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, User Interface (UI), Data Processing, Heat Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Big Data, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Spatial Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Identity and Access Management, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cloud Services, Technical Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Biochemistry, Biology, Algorithms, Microbiology, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, AI Orchestration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Patterns, Restful API, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, JSON, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, User Accounts, Software Installation, Linux Administration, System Monitoring, File Management, Package and Software Management, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Authorization (Computing), UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Big Data, Machine Learning Algorithms, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Machine Learning, Customer Data Management, Autoencoders, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Algorithms, Process Optimization, Data Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, AI Product Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Security Controls, AI Orchestration, Google Cloud Platform, Authorization (Computing), Agentic systems, Enterprise Architecture, Authentications, Cloud Deployment, LLM Application, Application Deployment, Enterprise Security, Data Integration, Data Access, Cloud Security, Case Studies, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months