COMPUTE Environment events
COMPUTE Environment events are short activities of about 2 hours with the aim of bringing together COMPUTE members (the PhD students), contributing to forming an environment for our members. COMPUTE associates are also welcome at these events. We are aiming to have about four of these per year.
From Laptop to COSMOS: A Hands-On Guide to Running and Developing Code at LUNARC
Tuesday, 1st October 2026, 14:00-15:00, in MH:332A, Matematikhuset
Abstract: This hands-on workshop provides a practical introduction to using COSMOS for scientific computing. It is aimed at researchers and developers who have never used COSMOS or would like to become more confident working with the system.
We will walk through the complete workflow, from obtaining ​computing resources to running and developing your own code. Topics will include how to apply for compute time, log in to COSMOS, submit and manage jobs, transfer data to and from the system, and compile and run your own software. We will also discuss practical strategies for working on COSMOS while your code is still under active development, including efficient development, testing, and debugging workflows.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to move from their local development environment to running their own computational workloads on COSMOS with confidence.
Speaker: Jonas Lindemann from LUNARC
Fika will be served from 14:00. Please fill this form to register:
Registration form for: A Hands-On Guide to Running and Developing Code at LUNARC
Registration closes 28th September
Past events:
Creativity
Wednesday, May 6th, 14:15 - 16:00 in MH:332A, Matematikhuset
We follow a workshop template from the book "How to Be Creative: A Practical Guide for the Mathematical Sciences" by Nick Higham (also useful for other sciences, I promise). The purpose is to generate forward looking new ideas related to a focus of attention. You will learn how to use this workshop template, and we will apply it in small groups. Examples of focus of attention could be
- How can one combine Pineapple with other foods?
- How could we run better meetings?
- How can we use real time data analysis techniques in our research?
We will provide a small number of topics that I believe are of broad interest. Beyond that, participants are encouraged to send in suggestions themselves. Feel also free to discuss this with colleagues and come with a whole small group to the event with a focus of attention in mind!
The moderator is: Philipp Birken
Registration form for the COMPUTE event "Creativity" (on mailing.lu.se)
Governance concerns with generative AI and the challenge of regulating a moving target
Thursday, January 21st, 13-15 in MH:332B, Centre of Mathematics
Drawing from interdisciplinary studies in the research group on AI and Society at Lund University, Stefan Larsson points to challenges found in the intersection of generative AI and societal concerns and their corresponding attempts of governance and regulation to mitigate these concerns. This includes both
- "Traditional" AI concerns of lack of transparency, but also a set of issues relating to lack of control, reproduction of social bias and harmful content, as well as
- Implications of regulating a moving target as such.
Stefan Larsson is an Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Lund University, Sweden. As a lawyer and socio-legal researcher he leads a research group on AI and Society, focusing on social and normative implications of AI and adaptive technologies in both private and public domains, ranging from the public sector decision-making to mammography screening and social robotics.