Introduction to Julia

Fast, productive scientific computing

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 13:00–17:00 (CET)
Saarland University, building E1 1, room 407 · in English

We cordially invite you to our Introduction to Julia workshop, organized by Saarland University as part of NHR Süd-West. Julia is a modern, open-source programming language for scientific and technical computing that combines the ease of use of dynamic languages such as Python or MATLAB with performance close to C and Fortran. In this hands-on afternoon, participants will learn the fundamentals of the language and how to write fast, composable code that scales from a laptop to an HPC cluster.

Who should attend?

Researchers and students who write code for simulations, data analysis, or numerical methods and are curious about Julia. No prior Julia knowledge is required; basic programming experience in any language (e.g. Python, MATLAB, R, C/C++) is recommended.

What you will learn

Getting started. Installing Julia, the REPL, and working with packages and environments.

Language fundamentals. Types, functions, arrays, and control flow.

Multiple dispatch. Julia’s core paradigm and how it enables composable, reusable code.

Writing fast code. Type stability, benchmarking, and profiling.

Towards HPC. A first look at multithreading, distributed computing, and GPUs in Julia.

Format

The workshop takes place in person at Saarland University (building E1 1, room 407) and combines short presentations with hands-on exercises.

Prerequisites

Basic programming experience in any language
No prior Julia knowledge required
A laptop with a working eduroam connection

Registered participants receive setup instructions by email before the workshop.

Registration

Eligibility	Members of academic institutions
Registration fee	None
Organization	CSHPC, Saarland University, as part of NHR Süd-West
Contact	vchuray@cs.uni-saarland.de

The organization and coordination of this event are carried out by NHR Süd-West, a member of the National High Performance Computing (NHR) initiative in Germany. For more information, visit https://nhrsw.de/.