The HPC RSE SIG has the purpose to bring the HPC RSE community together. We aim to create a place to meet other RSEs with similar interests, to share knowledge and keep each other informed on developments in the technical, training and community space in the field of high performance computing. For early career members of the community this is a place to find like minded people, build networks, learn more about opportunities and communities in the field and benefit from informal mentoring opportunities.

While the HPC RSE SIG is based in and focused on the UK HPC community, we welcome anyone around the world who is interested in the topic, and invite international HPC RSEs to come along to our events.

Join us!

• #hpc-rse-sig channel in RSE Slack
• Email us: hpc-rse-sig@society-rse.org

SIG Documentation

• HPC RSE SIG Terms of Reference

Events

HPC RSE SIG Online Meetup: 1100-1300 BST, Mon 19 May 2025

• Join at: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/83688007474

Join us for the first HPC RSE SIG online meetup on Mon 19 May 2025. This online meeting is open to all who are interested and will have short presentations on topics of interest within the HPC RSE space and time for discussion and questions for the community and the committee of the new HPC RSE SIG.

Rough agenda:

• 11:00 Welcome from the HPC RSE SIG Committee
• 11:10 Scaling the Stars: Optimizing MPI communication on GPUs in the PROMPI stellar dynamics code; Miren Radia, Research Computing Services, University of Cambridge
• 11:25 Custom Acceleration Frameworks: the good, the bad, and the ugly; Ilektra Chritidi, Mashy Green, UCL
• 11:40 FRIDGE: A shared responsibility model for deploying Trusted Research Environments on High Performance Compute systems; Martin O’Reilly, The Alan Turing Institute
• 11:55 Connecting the DRI community through CAKE; Nick Brown, EPCC, University of Edinburgh
• 12:10 Group discussion: How can the HPC RSE SIG be of most use to the community? Additional topics chosen by attendees.

HPC RSE SIG In-person Meetup at Durham HPC Days: 1630-1800 BST, Thu, 5 June 2025

The Durham HPC Days take place June 2-7 in Durham, UK.

This is an in-person meet-up of the HPC Research Software Engineers Special Interest Group (HPC RSE SIG), but everyone is welcome – you do not need to be involved with the SIG, the RSE Society, or even be an RSE!

We will start with an un-conference style discussion session (i.e., discussion topics and groups decided on by the participants), which will lead into further discussions and chats over beer and food in the evening.