Cloud Computing with the GeoCloud using GeoDict 2023

This tutorial provides a practical overview of how to use GeoDict Cloud to perform simulations and parameter studies. Using clear examples, it demonstrates how to create models in GeoDict, run simulations in the cloud, and efficiently analyze the results.

The focus is on the workflow—from preparing a simulation and setting up parameter studies to monitoring and analyzing the simulation results. In addition, the tutorial explains how to select suitable cloud resources, the pricing structure, and the management of cloud projects. The tutorial is intended for both beginners and experienced GeoDict users who wish to use cloud computing for high-performance simulations and efficient parameter analyses.

• Basics of GeoDict-Cloud: Running individual simulations and setting up parameter studies, an overview of the cloud workflow and the advantages of cloud computing.
• Preparing Simulations: Loading and generating structures in GeoDict, calculating tortuosity and molecular diffusion with DiffuDict, and preparing simulation models.
• Setting Up Parameter Studies: Defining variables in GeoDict macros, executing macro scripts, and conducting automated parameter studies using a cathode as an example.
• Cloud resources and project management: Selecting suitable cloud machines based on computing power and storage requirements, understanding the pricing structure, and monitoring, managing, and, if necessary, terminating running simulations.
• Evaluation of simulation results: Downloading and post-processing results, as well as analyzing the influence of various parameters on the simulation results.