DSI Inequity Speaker Series: Xi Song

Professor Xi Song from the Department of Sociology and Population Studies Center, The University of Pennsylvania, joins the Data Sciences Institute as part of our Inequity Thematic Program. The Inequity Thematic Program encourages the generation of evidence (data and inference) and tools that enhance our understanding of inequity while supporting equitable social change. Talk Title […]

Finding a Startup Co-founder with UTL Student Founder-in-Residence Albert Tai

Finding a cofounder is one of the hardest parts of starting a company, and one of the keys to a startup’s success. Join student founder-in-residence Albert Tai of Hypercare as he explores this topic with a fellow VC-backed founder. They’ll talk about how and why it is important to find someone who complements your skill […]

Data Sciences Speaker Series: Capturing the First Portrait of Our Milky Way’s Black Hole & Beyond – Katie Bouman

Professor Katie Bouman, from the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Caltech University, joins the Data Sciences Speaker Series (DSSS). The DSSS is intended as a collaborative marquee series, whose focus is data science and its intersection with other fields. Together, we seek to advance knowledge in the field of data science by featuring world-class […]

Parallel Programming with MPI: Session #1

Learn the basics of Message Passing Interface (MPI) programming. Examples and exercises will be based on parallelization of common scientific computing problems. Format: Online (Zoom)

Intro to GIT Version Control

SciNet Teaching Room

Using version control for your scripts, codes, documents, papers, and even data, allows you to track changes, keep backups, and facilitate collaboration.  In this workshop, you will learn the basics of version control with the popular distributed version control software GIT. This workshop assumes that students have an understanding of basic Linux shell commands.Format: In-person, […]

Media Training for Humanities Researchers – November 2022

Join the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative's (CDHI's) on November 21, 2022 for the second praxis workshop of the 2022-2023 academic year on “Media Training for Humanities Researchers.” This workshop is designed to help humanities researchers understand the benefits of engaging with the media, learn what makes a story a good fit for media coverage, and […]

Primary Research Strategies and Tools for Startups

How do you know if you have a winning product/service concept? This workshop will introduce you to market research methods, techniques, and tools that are relevant in a startup environment and help you to gather relevant information that could impact your innovation. This hands-on workshop will focus on primary research as the key to uncovering […]

Visualizing Relationships: A Friendly Introduction to Working with Networks using Gephi

In-Person Location: Robarts Library, 5th Floor, Room 5-053 (directly across from the elevator). Map & Data Library Computer Lab A network is a way of specifying relationships among a collection of entities or actors. Networks come up in a variety of situations; for example, they can describe relationships between characters in literary works, how authors […]

Research Connect: Clinical Trials Preparation for Regulatory Inspection and Audits – Best Practices – Nov. 23, 2022

Research Connect has scheduled a very special webinar on one of the most important regulatory topics for clinical trials, “Preparation for Regulatory Inspection and Audits”. We are delighted to have Flora Noitsis, one of the most knowledgeable experts in the field, help us dive though the regulatory inspections and share best practices. Flora has recently […]

Parallel Programming with MPI – Session #2

Learn the basics of Message Passing Interface (MPI) programming. Examples and exercises will be based on parallelization of common scientific computing problems. Format: Online (Zoom)

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