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ACENET has the following training sessions coming up that may be of interest to faculty and students. The sessions are all online but some have limited space. 

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): An Overview of Popular Software Packages
24 November, 10:00-11:30hrs Atlantic

Computational Fluid Dynamics, or CFD, is the science of using numerical methods and computers to solve a set of partial differential equations to quantitatively predict fluid flow or heat transfer in an application. It is used in a variety of fields, from aero/hydrodynamics to energy, combustion, environmental flows, biomedical engineering and many more. Using CFD simulations significantly reduces the number of design prototypes required, saving considerable time and money in the design process - accounting for its rising importance in R&D. There are numerous CFD software packages, both commercial and open-source (free), the suitability of each based on the user’s knowledge, budget, and intended application. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the most popular CFD packages, their capabilities, and pros and cons, to help you choose the one that will work best for your company.

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Introductory Programming with MATLAB
25 November and 2 December, 12:00-15:30hrs Atlantic 

This is a beginner level series that is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of MATLAB, including data types, conditional statements, loops and functions, as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using MATLAB in everyday tasks. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.

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Using Git Tools to Manage File Changes and Collaborate: Session 1 - Version Control
1 December, 12:30-16:30hrs Atlantic

Version control is the practice of managing and sharing changes to documents, programming code, websites or any other files to keep track of what’s been changed, by whom, when and why. All previous versions of files are saved and you can even revert to a previous version. Git is a version control software. Git-portal sites, like GitHub or GitLab, offer many useful features to facilitate collaborative development. This beginner level session introduces you to Git. We will show you how to create a repository, record changes to files, explore and restore from the recorded history and how to resolve conflicts (when one member overwrites another’s changes). 

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Using Git Tools to Manage File Changes and Collaborate: Session 2 - Collaboration Platforms
8 December, 12:30-16:30hrs Atlantic

Version control is the practice of managing and sharing changes to documents, programming code, websites or any other files to keep track of what’s been changed, by whom, when and why. All previous versions of files are saved and you can even revert to a previous version. Git is a version control software. Git-portal sites, like GitHub or GitLab, offer many useful features to facilitate collaborative development. This session builds on the previous session and focuses on collaborative development workflows using Git-collaboration sites like GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. It will demonstrate how to work with branches, issue tracking, contribute to projects using pull-/merge-requests, code-review, how to run CI/CD-pipelines and use other common features of these platforms.

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