NERSC GPU Hackathon, July 2025

NERSC, in conjunction with NVIDIA and the OpenACC organization, will be hosting an Open Hackathon from July 16th-18th with an opening day on July 9th as part of the annual Open Hackathon Series. The NERSC Open Hackathon will be hosted as a hybrid event. Days 0-1 (July 2 and 9) will be held virtually, and attendees will have the option to attend Days 2-4 (July 16 - 18) either in-person at NERSC or online.

Hackathons combine teams of developers with mentors to either prepare their own application(s) to run on GPUs or optimize their application(s) that currently run on GPUs. This virtual event consists of a kick-off day, where hackers and mentors video-conference to meet and develop their list of hackathon goals, as well as get set up on the relevant systems. This is followed by a one-week preparation period before the 3-day intensive primary event.

Teams should consist of at least three developers who are intimately familiar with (some part of) their application, and they will work alongside two mentors with GPU programming expertise. If you want/need to get your code running/optimized on a GPU-accelerated system, these hackathons offer a unique opportunity to set aside 4 days, surround yourself with experts in the field, and push toward your development goals. During the event, teams will have access to compute resources provided by NERSC. 

Agenda (Pacific time)

Day 0: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 // 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Virtual)

• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Team/Mentor Meeting

Day 1: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 // 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Virtual)

• 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM: Welcome + Mentor Introductions
• 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM: Cluster Overview
• 09:50 AM - 10:30 AM: 1st team introduction presentations (3-min per team)
• 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Break
• 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM: Teams and Mentors work in breakout rooms

Day 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 // 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Hybrid*)

• 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM: Teams work on codes with mentors
• 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM: Daily SCRUMS. Teams present for 4-min to highlight daily progress

Day 3: Thursday, July 17, 2025 // 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Hybrid*)

• 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM: Teams work on codes with mentors
• 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM: Daily SCRUMS. Teams present for 4-min to highlight daily progress

Day 4: Friday, July 18, 2025 // 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Hybrid*)

• 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM: Teams work on codes with mentors
• 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM: Final team presentations (7-min per team)

Application

This hackathon is open to everyone looking to take their projects to the next level; however, priority acceptance will be given to NERSC collaborators.  Please note the deadline to submit a proposal is 11:59 PM Pacific, May 28, 2025. So apply now!  Please note acceptance is not confirmed until you have received a confirmation email.

For more information, or to submit a short proposal form, please visit the Open Hackathon’s event page.