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Parallel Computing Courses

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.


Popular Parallel Computing Courses and Certifications


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    Rice University

    Principles of Computing (Part 1)

    Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Probability, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Testing, Software Testing, Applied Mathematics, Debugging, Algorithms, Python Programming, Game Design, Simulations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Computing for Cancer Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Informatics, Data Processing, Data Sharing, Computing Platforms, Bioinformatics, Data Storage, Computer Literacy, Computer Hardware, Big Data, Capacity Management, Data Centers, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cloud Computing, Oncology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, SQL, Programming Principles, Data Storage Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    YARN MapReduce Architecture and Advanced Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Big Data, Software Architecture, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Concurrent Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Data Structures, System Programming, Programming Principles, Debugging, Algorithms, Performance Testing

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    664 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Program Structure and Algorithms Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Pseudocode, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Design Strategies

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Project

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Virtual Networking, Distributed Computing

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Advanced .NET with TPL & PLINQ: Conducting Performance Boost

    Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Performance Tuning, Debugging, Performance Testing, C# (Programming Language), Data-oriented programming, Application Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Compute and Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Amazon S3, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, API Gateway, Cloud Security, Data Storage, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, File Systems, Data Encryption Standard

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Javascript, Data Analysis, Microsoft Visual Studio

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Compute and Scalability for AWS Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud, Virtualization, Virtual Networking, Network Routing, Firewall

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Distributed Image Processing in Cloud Dataproc

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, PySpark, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Distributed Computing, Package and Software Management

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular parallel computing courses

  • Principles of Computing (Part 1): Rice University
  • Computing for Cancer Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • YARN MapReduce Architecture and Advanced Programming: Johns Hopkins University
  • Concurrent Programming in Java: Rice University
  • Program Structure and Algorithms Part 1: Northeastern University
  • Cloud Computing Project: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Advanced .NET with TPL & PLINQ: Conducting Performance Boost: Coursera
  • AWS: Compute and Storage: Whizlabs
  • Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js: Coursera

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