Robert Henschel
@roberthenschel.bsky.social
All things HPC and Research Computing; Consultant and Runner; HPC Desktop enthusiast: https://github.com/RobertHenschel/HPCDesktop
Elias Werner and I explored what a software chatbot looks like on an #HPC Desktop. The goal was to explore the user actions enabled by a chatbot running as a native application.
@scadsai.bsky.social is holding a SofaTalk at #SC25 booth 513 on Tuesday, 1pm to talk about LLMs and chatbots in HPC.
@scadsai.bsky.social is holding a SofaTalk at #SC25 booth 513 on Tuesday, 1pm to talk about LLMs and chatbots in HPC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Elias Werner and I explored what a software chatbot looks like on an #HPC Desktop. The goal was to explore the user actions enabled by a chatbot running as a native application.
@scadsai.bsky.social is holding a SofaTalk at #SC25 booth 513 on Tuesday, 1pm to talk about LLMs and chatbots in HPC.
@scadsai.bsky.social is holding a SofaTalk at #SC25 booth 513 on Tuesday, 1pm to talk about LLMs and chatbots in HPC.
I published my first LinkedIn article, where I am reflecting on the #HPC Desktop and how I presented it at Oak Ridge National Lab two weeks ago. It even contains a call to action. 😁 If you are going to #SC25, I would love to chat about the #HPCDesktop.
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Secure and Scalable: The Case for the HPC Desktop
In October 2025, I gave a talk about the HPC Desktop Concept at Oak Ridge National Lab. I had given a similar talk at the HPC-AI Advisory Council meeting earlier in the year and at the University of D...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I published my first LinkedIn article, where I am reflecting on the #HPC Desktop and how I presented it at Oak Ridge National Lab two weeks ago. It even contains a call to action. 😁 If you are going to #SC25, I would love to chat about the #HPCDesktop.
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I had an outstanding visit to ORNL last week to present the #HPC Desktop concept. Big thanks to Jeffrey Vetter, Pedro Valero-Lara and William F. Godoy for organizing and being great hosts! DM if you would like to learn more about the #HPCDesktop, happy to chat at #SC25 or Zoom.
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I had an outstanding visit to ORNL last week to present the #HPC Desktop concept. Big thanks to Jeffrey Vetter, Pedro Valero-Lara and William F. Godoy for organizing and being great hosts! DM if you would like to learn more about the #HPCDesktop, happy to chat at #SC25 or Zoom.
I am excited to give a talk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory next week. I will be talking about my favorite topic, making #HPC systems easier to use and providing researchers with tools that help them get more science done. #HPCDesktop.
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I am excited to give a talk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory next week. I will be talking about my favorite topic, making #HPC systems easier to use and providing researchers with tools that help them get more science done. #HPCDesktop.
I was asked if my #HPC object browser can run in JupyterLab. So Cursor/Sonnet 4.5 got to work and transformed the QT5 app into a JupyterLab extension. I am really impressed, most of the UI features work the same way in JupyterLab as they do in the QT5 version. It took not even an hour to convert! 🤯
October 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I was asked if my #HPC object browser can run in JupyterLab. So Cursor/Sonnet 4.5 got to work and transformed the QT5 app into a JupyterLab extension. I am really impressed, most of the UI features work the same way in JupyterLab as they do in the QT5 version. It took not even an hour to convert! 🤯
After showing last week (bsky.app/profile/robe...) how to monitor job resources in #Slurm, the logical next step is to enable job submission. The video shows how to submit an interactive job in any partition by simply right-clicking the partition. The #HPC object browser is evolving nicely. 😀
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
After showing last week (bsky.app/profile/robe...) how to monitor job resources in #Slurm, the logical next step is to enable job submission. The video shows how to submit an interactive job in any partition by simply right-clicking the partition. The #HPC object browser is evolving nicely. 😀
I added an object-class-specific details view to the #HPC objects browser. The view is customizable with templates and can pull in instance attributes of objects. (HTML + Jinja2). Development is progressing nicely and it's fun to explore this! 😊 Here is a video showing #Slurm partitions and jobs.
September 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Here is a short video on how to get started with the #HPC object browser and the #Slurm provider. I am looking for feedback how the tool works in your environment. Give it a try and let me know. github.com/RobertHensch...
September 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Here is a short video on how to get started with the #HPC object browser and the #Slurm provider. I am looking for feedback how the tool works in your environment. Give it a try and let me know. github.com/RobertHensch...
I ran across the TU Dresden Campus today, beautiful! @tudresden.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I ran across the TU Dresden Campus today, beautiful! @tudresden.bsky.social
Continuing the modeling/visualizing of #HPC objects. The video shows how to group objects by their properties. The example are #Slurm jobs, but this is a generic capability of the browser. It works with any property of any object. Groupings show in the breadcrumb bar for easy navigation and history.
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Continuing the modeling/visualizing of #HPC objects. The video shows how to group objects by their properties. The example are #Slurm jobs, but this is a generic capability of the browser. It works with any property of any object. Groupings show in the breadcrumb bar for easy navigation and history.
Following up to last weeks post (bsky.app/profile/robe...), here is a video of the #HPC objects that I modeled: directories (Home, Scratch, Project), batch queues/partitions and jobs, software modules. This is not a mock-up, its a live view of the system! What other objects can you think of?!
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Following up to last weeks post (bsky.app/profile/robe...), here is a video of the #HPC objects that I modeled: directories (Home, Scratch, Project), batch queues/partitions and jobs, software modules. This is not a mock-up, its a live view of the system! What other objects can you think of?!
I played with modeling an #HPC center as a collection of objects. Then I used Cursor to create a prototype app. Data providers running on a login node and the browser can run on a laptop or an #HPCDesktop. Blows my mind how fast I can explore ideas thanks to coding with LLMs.
August 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I played with modeling an #HPC center as a collection of objects. Then I used Cursor to create a prototype app. Data providers running on a login node and the browser can run on a laptop or an #HPCDesktop. Blows my mind how fast I can explore ideas thanks to coding with LLMs.
I am exploring the topic of graphical file browser/managers for #HPC environments. If you have strong feelings on the usefulness/futility of such tools for HPC "end users", I would welcome your feedback or pointers to resource. Please reach out! Thank you.
July 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am exploring the topic of graphical file browser/managers for #HPC environments. If you have strong feelings on the usefulness/futility of such tools for HPC "end users", I would welcome your feedback or pointers to resource. Please reach out! Thank you.
Interested in #HPC and attending #SC25? Please consider submitting a paper to the Sixth Combined Workshop on Interactive and Urgent High-Performance Computing
www.interactivehpc.com/cfp
@larofeticus.bsky.social
www.interactivehpc.com/cfp
@larofeticus.bsky.social
InteractiveHPC - CfP
SC25 Workshop Call for Papers
www.interactivehpc.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Interested in #HPC and attending #SC25? Please consider submitting a paper to the Sixth Combined Workshop on Interactive and Urgent High-Performance Computing
www.interactivehpc.com/cfp
@larofeticus.bsky.social
www.interactivehpc.com/cfp
@larofeticus.bsky.social
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Announcing @bsc-cns.bsky.social as 1st ever European host of #HPC Leadership Training Institute - Sept 2025 - the highly regarded & impartial 3-day class for current or future HPC leaders on strategy, procurement, technology evaluation, cost/risk/value models, etc.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Announcing @bsc-cns.bsky.social as 1st ever European host of #HPC Leadership Training Institute - Sept 2025 - the highly regarded & impartial 3-day class for current or future HPC leaders on strategy, procurement, technology evaluation, cost/risk/value models, etc.
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Bye bye Boston, it was a great weekend!
April 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bye bye Boston, it was a great weekend!
Feeling great! Walking very slowly... 😎
April 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Feeling great! Walking very slowly... 😎
Anyone else feeling great? 😂
April 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Anyone else feeling great? 😂
I think I am getting the hang of this...
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I think I am getting the hang of this...
Athlete's village in Hopkinton. A bit more than an hour and I will be on my way.
April 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Athlete's village in Hopkinton. A bit more than an hour and I will be on my way.
It's getting real, in line for the bus to Hopkinton.
April 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It's getting real, in line for the bus to Hopkinton.