If you are a user of the ALICE HPC cluster at Leiden University or the SHARK HPC cluster at the Leiden University Medical Center (or both), this meeting is for you. Our goal is to bring the user communities of both clusters together to connect with each other and the support teams of both clusters. The meeting is also of interest to users who are not yet actively using one of the two clusters.

The meeting will include an update about both clusters, a selection of talks from users and an interactive Q&A session with the support teams. 

We invite you to submit an abstract for a talk. All talks will be 15min in total including questions. While the scientific context is of course important for your talk, please also focus on practical aspects. This can cover anything from your experience with using the cluster(s), your workflow (anything from setting up jobs to moving data) to plans for future projects, tools and software, tips and tricks.

Attendance is possible in person and remotely. For in-person attendees, the meeting will be held in the Agora building room 5A.42 and lunch will be provided. For remote attendees, all sessions will be streamed live with the possibility to ask questions remotely (details will follow). However, we recommend the attendance of the meeting in-person because it will be easier to interact and connect with each other.

Registration for the meeting is mandatory. The number of people that can attend in-person is limited by the space of the room and will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Timeline

• Registration open: 20 Mar 2026

• Abstract Submission deadline: 4 May 2026 at 23:59 CEST

• Deadline for registration: 31 May 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

• Meeting: 02 Jun 2026, 10:00-14:00 CEST

Registration

If you want to register for the meeting, please use the following link: Registration Form

Preliminary Schedule

The following table shows a tentative schedule for the meeting. User talks will be published after the abstract submission deadline has passed and the program has been finalized.