ALICE - SHARK HPC wiki
Welcome to the user wiki of the ALICE and SHARK HPC clusters.
This wiki provides information about the ALICE HPC cluster at Leiden University and the SHARK HPC cluster at the Leiden University Medical Center.
Whether you are a novice users or a regular user on one of the clusters (or even both) or perhaps you just want to know more about ALICE or SHARK, this wiki is your main resource.
There used to be separate user wikis for both clusters. However, there is a great deal of overlap in terms of information that you as a user need to work on ALICE or SHARK. Therefore, we decided to combine the previous wikis in a new joined HPC user wiki.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions for new content.
News and Announcements
16 Apr 2026: ALICE-SHARK - ALICE-SHARK User Meeting 2026: Still slots available for talks from users. More information and how to register see https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37520053
20 Mar 2026: ALICE-SHARK - Registration and abstract submission is open: The ALICE-SHARK User Meeting 2026 will take place on 02 Jun 2026 from 10:00 till 14:00 at Agora 5A.42 and MS Teams. More information see https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37520053
18 Mar 2026: ALICE - On March 13, Dr. Erik Deul passed away. He was one of the founders of ALICE, instrumental in making the cluster a reality. With his technical expertise, organisational ability, and clear vision, he helped lay the groundwork for a central high-performance computing environment that would serve researchers across many disciplines. You can find an In Memoriam here: In Memoriam Erik Deul 1958 – 2026 - Leiden University
Next Maintenance, Workshops or other Events
14 Apr 2026: ALICE-SHARK - ALICE-SHARK Introduction workshop, 10:00-12:00 (online). See https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37520089
02 Jun 2026: ALICE-SHARK - ALICE-SHARK User Meeting 2026, 10:00-14:00 (AGORA 5A.42 and MS Teams). See https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37520053
See the ALICE-SHARK Event Calendar for all upcoming events
Status ALICE
See the ALICE status page for more information and current issues
Status SHARK
See the SHARK status page for more information and current issues
ALICE
What is ALICE?
The About ALICE pages give some background information, a quick overview and how to acknowledge ALICE in your publications. You can find all information specific to ALICE here: ALICE - HPC wiki
How to get an account?
The page Getting an account on ALICE explains how you can request an account on ALICE.
How to get support or provide feedback?
If you have a question about ALICE, need help with using it or want to give us some feedback, see the page Getting Support on ALICE to know how you can connect with us.
SHARK
What is SHARK?
The About SHARK pages give some background information, a quick overview and how to acknowledge SHARK in your publications. You can find all information specific to SHARK here: SHARK - HPC wiki
How to get an account?
The page Getting an account on SHARK explains how you can request an account on SHARK.
How to get support or provide feedback?
If you have a question about ALICE, need help with using it or want to give us some feedback, see the page Getting support for SHARK to know how you can connect with us.
Just getting started?
If you're new to ALICE or SHARK, please check out the User Guide.
Looking for examples and tutorials?
The Tutorials section contains a number of examples and instructions for running jobs and using particular software on ALICE or SHARK.
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