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Retrieval-Augmented Generation on Palmetto 2

This one-day, hands-on workshop teaches Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for research and how to run it efficiently on Clemson's Palmetto 2 HPC cluster. We will cover core RAG concepts, semantic embeddings and retrieval, an end-to-end pipeline with citations and a graph-based RAG extension. Participants leave with working code and clear patterns for scaling and adapting RAG to their own datasets on Palmetto 2.

Live Workshop​

Session #1 for Fall 2025

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM — 3:30 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)
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Course Outline​

  • Core RAG concepts and architecture
  • Semantic embeddings and retrieval strategies
  • End-to-end RAG pipeline with citations
  • Graph-based RAG extension

Prerequisites​

  • Basic Python programming experience
  • Experience running LLMs with code (e.g., inference or simple pipelines)
  • Palmetto 2 Cluster account (see new user setup)

Resources​

For a self-guided version, you can read the Retrieval-Augmented Generation on Palmetto 2 Workshop notebooks on our workshop site.