The Gray Scott School is an advanced training program dedicated to High-Performance Computing (HPC), led by experts from IJCLab, CNRS, Inria, LUPM, LPNHE & LISN. This summer school, in a unique format and entirely free of charge, is dedicated to programming and optimization on Heterogeneous Architectures.
The school covers the optimization of computations on different types of hardware (CPU, GPU), presenting their respective characteristics, architectures and bottlenecks. It covers generic optimization methods applicable to all types of hardware, as well as the various libraries, technologies and languages available to achieve the best possible performance. Ideally, the peak performance of the machine.
Through hands-on sessions, lectures, and regular technical webinars, the school equips participants with the skills needed to design, optimize, and scale high-performance applications.
All optimization techniques taught during the school are illustrated using a single reference problem: the simulation of a Gray Scott reaction.
Dates: 2 weeks between June 22 and July 3, 2026
Location: Online or onsite, or from Satellite Sites
More info & Registration: https://cc-fr.eu/gray-scott-school-2026/
Price : Free of charge.
Open to students, researchers, and professionals with basic programming experience who wish to develop HPC competencies.
Gray Scott Thursdays
What sets this program apart is its in-depth summer sessions combined with a preparatory series of 18 live webinars, from January to June, known as Gray Scott Thursdays. These webinars, held weekly and presented by the school’s professors, provide an early insight into the key concepts and technologies that will be explored more intensively during the school. More info