Upward Bound Workshop 2026
Exploring the power of computational science through computer vision
Upward Bound students get first-hand experience in our sixth annual summer workshop for high-performance computing taught by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire staff volunteers. The Blugold Center for High-Performance Computing is collaborating with UW-Eau Claire’s Upward Bound program to share techniques used to process large amounts of data and perform complex calculations at high speed. This year's workshop was reworked to focus all around hands-on group activities and showcasing computer vision.
With this workshop, we hope to bring HPC and computational sciences to local high school students, potentially attracting bright minds to UW-Eau Claire.
Workshop Schedule
The workshop this year will be held in a single active learning classroom for the entire day, where students are broken up into groups. Please bring your laptops / Chromebooks for hands-on activities.
Presentation Room:
- Centennial Hall 2917 (77 Seats) - All Participants
Friday, June 26th
The below schedule is tentative and may shift slightly depending on how long each activity runs.
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Time |
Session |
|---|---|
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductions Blugold Center for HPC Staff Links: OnDemand | Linux Quick Guide | Menti (Intro Survey) |
|
9:15 - 10:15 |
Intro to High-Performance Computing Tyler Bauer |
|
10:15 - 10:25 |
Break |
|
10:25 - 11:15 |
Using the UW-Eau Claire Supercomputing Cluster Tyler Bauer Links: OnDemand | Linux Quick Guide |
|
11:15 - 11:30 |
Intro to Computer Vision Will Jerome |
|
11:30 - 11:45 |
Research Presentation: AI Detection of IVC Filters in CT Scans Mykle Buhrow |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch Break |
| 12:45 - 1:00 |
Kahoot Trivia (Test Your Knowledge!) Tyler Bauer Links: Kahoot Game |
| 1:00 - 1:10 |
Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Introduction Links: More About REU Program |
| 1:10 - 2:30 |
Computer Vision Demo: Object detection using YOLO Blugold Center for HPC Staff |
| 1:40 - 1:50 |
Break |
| 1:50-2:30 |
Computer Vision Demo: Photogrammetry Blugold Center for HPC Staff |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Closing and Recap Tyler Bauer |
Workshop Session Leaders
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Tyler Bauer (he/him/his) Alum
Blugold Supercomputing Cluster | Learning and Technology Services
System Administrator for HPC
- Schofield Hall 134G, Eau Claire | Directions
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Will Jerome
HPC Student Admin, Undergraduate Research Student - Computer Science
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Mykle Buhrow
Undergraduate Research Student - Computer Science