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High Performance Computing Courses

High Performance Computing courses can help you learn parallel processing, algorithm optimization, and data management techniques. You can build skills in performance tuning, workload balancing, and utilizing distributed systems effectively. Many courses introduce tools such as MPI, OpenMP, and CUDA, that support implementing high-performance applications and conducting simulations in fields like scientific computing and big data analysis.


Popular High Performance Computing Courses and Certifications


  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Memory Management, System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Program Development, Computer Architecture, Performance Testing, Computer Hardware, Algorithms

    ★ 2.8 (65) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Parallel Computing with MPI

    Skills you'll gain: C and C++, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Communication Systems

    ★ 4.5 (13) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Pittsburgh

    Big Data Processing with Hadoop and Spark

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, PySpark, Data Pipelines, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Apache Hive, Data Processing, Data Storage, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Scalability, Data Management, File Systems, Data Science, Data Transformation, Information Technology, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    MIPS Computer Architecture and Performance Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, System Programming, Memory Management, File Systems, Data Access, Dependency Analysis, Cloud Platforms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • D

    Duke University

    Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud Management, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework), Performance Stress Testing, Continuous Monitoring

    ★ 4.4 (135) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Optimize Spark Performance & Throughput

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Performance Tuning, PySpark, Service Level, Resource Allocation, Process Optimization, Performance Analysis, Memory Management, Job Analysis, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    AI Infrastructure: Deployment Types

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Model Deployment, Network Performance Management, Application Deployment, Model Optimization, Cloud Engineering, Containerization, Performance Tuning, Network Planning And Design, Distributed Computing, System Configuration, Computer Hardware

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Computing for Cancer Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Informatics, Data Processing, Data Sharing, Computing Platforms, Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Computer Literacy, Computer Hardware, Big Data, Capacity Management, Data Centers, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cloud Computing

    ★ 4.6 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Problem Solving, Disaster Recovery, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Epidemiology

    ★ 4.6 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Multicore and GPGPU Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Program Development, Distributed Computing, Performance Testing, Algorithms, Memory Management, Computer Hardware, C (Programming Language)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Python Programming, OS Process Management, Scalability, Web Scraping, Database Management

    ★ 3.9 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storage, Middleware, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Containerization, Data Storage Technologies, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Cloud Applications, Cloud API, Amazon S3, Platform As A Service (PaaS)

    ★ 4.3 (846) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular high performance computing courses

  • Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA: Johns Hopkins University
  • Parallel Computing with MPI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Big Data Processing with Hadoop and Spark: University of Pittsburgh
  • MIPS Computer Architecture and Performance Optimization: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
  • Optimize Spark Performance & Throughput: Coursera
  • AI Infrastructure: Deployment Types: Google Cloud
  • Computing for Cancer Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking: University of Michigan
  • Multicore and GPGPU Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

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