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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 Concurrent Programming with GPUs

    Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, OS Process Management, Data Access, Program Development, Algorithms, Python Programming, Data Sharing, Development Environment

    ★ 2.7 (142) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    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
  • C

    Coursera

    Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Performance Tuning, Agentic Workflows, Proposal Development, Agentic systems, Performance Testing, Computational Thinking, Tool Calling, Performance Analysis, Computational Logic

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    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
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Real-Time Big Data Access using HBase: Boosting Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Operational Databases, NoSQL, Real Time Data, Scalability, Database Design, Application Deployment, Data Infrastructure, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning, Data Modeling, Distributed Computing, Data Storage Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Building Scalable Applications with .NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Scalability, Microservices, .NET Framework, Cloud Deployment, Database Management Systems, Redis, Application Performance Management, Software Design Patterns, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Applications, Database Development, Databases, System Monitoring, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Microsoft Azure, Performance Tuning

    ★ 4.9 (80) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, Data Store, Apache Hadoop, Apache Mahout, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Data Processing, NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Cloud Computing, Real Time Data, Databases, Analytics, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Scalability, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.3 (343) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    University of California San Diego

    Big Data Integration and Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Big Data, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Management, NoSQL, Database Management Systems, Analytics, Splunk, Database Systems, MongoDB, Pandas (Python Package), Query Languages, PostgreSQL

    ★ 4.4 (2.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Data Persistence, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.6 (2.6K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    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 Concurrent Programming with GPUs: Johns Hopkins University
  • Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance: Coursera
  • Multicore and GPGPU Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Real-Time Big Data Access using HBase: Boosting Performance: LearnQuest
  • Building Scalable Applications with .NET Core: EDUCBA
  • MIPS Computer Architecture and Performance Optimization: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Optimize Spark Performance & Throughput: Coursera
  • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
  • Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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