Institute for Digital Research and Education
This workshop teaches the “grammar” of graphics that underlies the ggplot2 package, allowing the user to build eye-catching, publication-quality graphics layer-by-layer. We cover the basic elements of the grammar of graphics, including aesthetics, geoms, scales, and themes, and we will show you how easy ggplot2 makes it to integrate these elements to make informative and...
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Learn all about the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) and the UCLA/Keck Humanistic Inquiry Undergraduate Research Awards (Keck Fellows), as well as how to apply! URSP participants can receive $4,500-$6,000 in scholarships, and Keck Fellows can receive $8,000 in scholarships plus a $2,000 research or creative stipend. Applications for URSP and the Keck Fellows are due by June...
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Learn how to craft a standout presentation for the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase and other Undergraduate Research Week events and conferences! Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
Learn how to write a research or creative proposal for scholarship program applications! Applications for the URSP and Keck scholarship programs are due by June 20. Find out how you can receive $4,500-$10,000 in funding for doing research or creative inquiry in URSP or Keck: https://hass.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
Python is a very popular language for computational and data science, and it has many powerful capabilities for visualizing data in the pursuit of understanding and conveying underlying patterns. The second part of this series will explore various ways that Python can be used to make interactive graphics that enhance one's ability to explore data...
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Learn all about URC-HASS’s scholarship opportunities for humanities, arts, and social science student and how you can receive $300-$17,000 in scholarships for doing research or creative inquiry! Find out more about the Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP), Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program (URSP), UCLA/Keck Humanistic Inquiry Undergraduate Research Awards (Keck Fellows), Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF),...
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Learn all about the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) and the UCLA/Keck Humanistic Inquiry Undergraduate Research Awards (Keck Fellows), as well as how to apply! URSP participants can receive $4,500-$6,000 in scholarships, and Keck Fellows can receive $8,000 in scholarships plus a $2,000 research or creative stipend. Applications for URSP and the Keck Fellows are due by June...
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Learn how to write a research or creative proposal for scholarship program applications! Applications for the URSP and Keck scholarship programs are due by June 20. Find out how you can receive $4,500-$10,000 in funding for doing research or creative inquiry in URSP or Keck: https://hass.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
Speaker: Harlin Lee, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Mathematics Department University of California Los Angeles Location: Virtual via Zoom Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PST) Link to the notebook used in the presentation: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1B5VXW1pCfoOaPSqjXHmpRlxPExaoCsxZ?usp=sharing Abstract: The network (or graph) structure in data is increasingly used to improve statistical signal processing and machine learning...
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Learn all about the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) and the UCLA/Keck Humanistic Inquiry Undergraduate Research Awards (Keck Fellows), as well as how to apply! URSP participants can receive $4,500-$6,000 in scholarships, and Keck Fellows can receive $8,000 in scholarships plus a $2,000 research or creative stipend. Applications for URSP and the Keck Fellows are due by June...
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Learn how to write a research or creative proposal for scholarship program applications! Applications for the URSP and Keck scholarship programs are due by June 20. Find out how you can receive $4,500-$10,000 in funding for doing research or creative inquiry in URSP or Keck: https://hass.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
Click here to register (Snacks will be served) Registered reports are a new publication mechanism where researchers submit a research proposal to a journal that is peer-reviewed, and upon acceptance, the journal agrees to publish the results of the study regardless of the outcome. Registered reports help address key issues which have resulted in replication...
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Research data has grown to unprecedented sizes making local storage, efficient data analysis and long-term archiving a significant challenge. In this session we will introduce the stages of the research data lifecycle. We will discuss how data management plays a role at key stages of the data lifecycle. Finally, we will review tools and resources...
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Account creation, connecting via terminal, requesting interactive sessions, loading software in a user environment. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldemvqjotE93gkZrOw-jowhGR58Q_dtKB
Are you interested in displaying data? Do you want to make your charts and graphs understandable? Do you want to recognize when charts, graphs, and maps are manipulating the truth? If so, this is the workshop for you! We will look at using python pandas to create graphs and charts from tabular data, and how...
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Basics of Unix shell scripting. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodempqTotHdTfUnXazCoykoFa32tq6vHM
This workshop will go over using Big Data techniques on HPC resources. Big Data methods are used when data size because so large, it becomes challenging to compute. Also, when machine learning models become so complex, it can also be challenging to train. In this workshop, we will go over examples of solving Big Data...
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This is a HPC workshop focused on optimizing visualization applications on the powerful Hoffman2 cluster. In this session, we will go over opening GUI interfaces, enabling usage of a range of applications. Using popular IDEs such as RStudio and Jupyter, while also exploring the capabilities of tools like ParaView, VisIt, and VTK on Hoffman2. Moreover,...
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Running Jupyter notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdu6sqjgsGN10ggpiPVmfRbX8TSN7g8tN
In this hands-on session, you will gain the skills and knowledge required to successfully build and compile software in an HPC environment, regardless of your programming expertise. By utilizing the powerful compiling tools available on Hoffman2, you will learn to construct customized applications essential for your research. Moreover, we will delve into best practices for...
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Running batch jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAode-hrjIiG9A6Sqp3y3syR0ejUjfR_dv7
Machine learning has undeniably emerged as a crucial element in the field of science and technology in recent years. Consequently, mastering libraries like scikit-learn, pivotal in the arsenal of machine learning tools, is of paramount importance. This lecture is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the scikit-learn Python library. To get the most out...
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Running Array jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdeqtpj0jGNTtNQtHaZunG2LVN1_texfD
Machine learning has undeniably emerged as a crucial element in the field of science and technology in recent years. Consequently, mastering libraries like scikit-learn, pivotal in the arsenal of machine learning tools, is of paramount importance.In this session, we delve into advanced aspects of leveraging the scikit-learn Python library for high-performance machine learning. We will...
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This Hoffman2 Happy Hour is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of High-Performance Computing (HPC) for data analysis. The workshop focuses on two popular programming languages, R and Python, and provides step-by-step guidance on installing essential packages for HPC environments. Participants will learn how to navigate the intricacies...
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This workshop covers descriptive analyses, both numerical and graphical, with both continuous and categorical variables. Subpopulation analysis will be discussed, and then examples of OLS regression and logistic regression will be considered. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Christine Wells at crwells@ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here:...
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This workshop explores tools in R for data management, with a focus on the several of the packages in the “tidyverse” collection. Topics covered include summarizing variables, subsetting rows and columns, generating group-level variables, combining data sets, reshaping data, and working with string and datetime data. This workshop is designed to be interactive, so some...
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This workshop is an introduction to R as a programming language. The aim of this workshop is to improve programming skills of R users who have some familiarity with R as a statistical package and would like to extend their R skills. We will talk about how R users can write functions to replace repetitive...
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Ansys is an engineering software that is used particularly in multiphysics modeling. This is an introductory workshop that will explore various approaches for (1) accessing Ansys products through the Hoffman2 cluster and through tunnelling on local devices, (2) allocating resources to appropriate simulations for optimal efficiency, and (3) troubleshooting common errors frequently encountered for simulations....
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Ansys is an engineering software that is employed for a plethora of multiphysics simulations. This is an introductory tutorial workshop for building, configuring, executing, and postprocessing simulation projects and data using Ansys products including CAD software (DesignModeler and SpaceClaim), meshing software (Workbench Meshing, Fluent Meshing) and multiphysics software (Fluent). Additionally, various programming languages (Scheme Lisp,...
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Speaker: Prof. Nathan Spreng James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Director, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, Montreal Neurological Institute. RSVP: Link to the recording of the second session. The impact of loneliness on functional brain network organization across the lifespan (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM): Loneliness emerges when one’s need for interpersonal...
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Speaker: Seyoon Ko, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow and Assistant Adjunct Professor, Mathematics Department, University of California Los Angeles Location: Virtual Link to the recording: https://youtu.be/lmtHtuyl-Q0 Abstract: Julia (http://julialang.org) is a modern open-source programming language for technical computing. Its design offers much greater speed and productivity compared to R or Python, as...
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Cloud computing service allows users to access various computing resources such as applications, servers, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and artificial intelligence through the internet. This workshop series aims to offer practical guidance for academic researchers who want to use cloud computing resources. I will cover compute instances, network, interactive computing, storage, and high-performance computing (HPC)...
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Cloud computing service allows users to access various computing resources such as applications, servers, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and artificial intelligence through the internet. This workshop series aims to offer practical guidance for academic researchers who want to use cloud computing resources. I will cover compute instances, network, interactive computing, storage, and high-performance computing (HPC)...
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Most would agree that in terms of creating virtual experiences as part of research, more context is better. Contextual information allows for a bigger picture to be seen and can provide in situ understanding, despite being remote. With the proliferation of 360 cameras, creating immersive virtual tours has become more commonplace. Whether it is to...
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Opening a remote desktop on the Hoffman2 Cluster / Data transfer hands on Questions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lde2qpzIuGNJpOwJKHy04Z8ivrbFCWuEe
This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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This workshop is a follow-up to a previous workshop on “Using Containers on HPC Resources”. This workshop will focus on creating containers to be ran on HPC resources. We will go over building containers using Docker/podman and Apptainer/Singularity. We will also use Hoffman2 to run our newly built containers. To follow along, users will need...
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The Hoffman2 Happy Hours Series: Using Rstudio on Hoffman2 is best with a Rstudio Server app. This Happy Hour shows an example of using a Rstudio Server with Apptainer. Questions about this workshop can be directed to Charles Peterson (cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocuupqzIuGNcIdgj9o1CSE9lEcn6WgOIk
Ever since its debut in November 2022, ChatGPT has become one of the most intriguing technological advancements of our time. Particularly within scientific communities, there's a genuine interest in its capabilities, its evolution, and the potential transformative impacts it may have on scientific research. This 2-hour lecture offers an insightful dive into ChatGPT and similar...
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How to connect to the Hoffman2 Cluster via Jupyter / how to run python, R, Julia, bash, etc. notebooks / creating interactive presentations / running jupyter notebooks in python or anaconda environments Questions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdOuuqz8uH9BM1CVoJkPjIOJ5Kiim5qBq
The most widely used way to interact with computers is through a graphical user interface, for example, the desktop interface of Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. However, you can also use a text interface to interact with your computer (or with a computing system like Hoffman2). This can variously be referred to as the command...
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Are you interested in making maps that show connections between places? Do you want to find the quickest or easiest way to get between two points? Do you want to discover potential pathways through elevation changes? Are you interested in using UCLA’s Hoffman2 shared computing cluster to perform GIS research? Are you working with a...
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Shell scripts enable users to link together multiple Linux commands into a single executable program. They can save users from a lot of wasted time, effort, and headache. For example, many researchers execute many different steps and run several different programs during their process of transforming raw data into analyzable results and ultimately into polished...
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Requesting interactive sessions / loading and starting interactive applications /interactive versus non interactive (batch) jobs / submitting batch jobs to the scheduler / Running: serial - multithreaded - parallel jobs Questions about this workshop can be set to Raffaella D'Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0odeiqrT4iG9IgPYD5lWz2M--zpMGi_jw8
In this engaging workshop, explore the symbiotic relationship between Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC), a collaboration that stands at the forefront of modern computational advancements. Participants will gain hands-on experience utilizing powerful HPC tools and libraries to accelerate ML model training and inference, fostering innovations in fields such as bioinformatics, climate science, and...
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Array jobs are a special class of batch jobs that use one submission script to execute multiple tasks, this is one of the most efficient ways of harnessing the computing capability of the Hoffman2 Cluster to get your work done expeditiously. Can your workflow be adapted to run in this fashion? Bring your problem /...
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Agenda: 9:00 – 10:30 Addressing the Archive: Current State of Jewish Music Archives in the U.S Todd Presner, UCLA: Chair and Opening Remarks Judy Pinnolis, Berklee: An Overview of Academic Issues in Jewish Music Sound Recording Collections Lorin Sklamberg, YIVO Institute: Issues and Challenges Digitizing the YIVO Sound Archives Sharon Benamou, UCLA: Acquisitions and Cataloging...
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RSVP link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcuiprj8pEtb0HFIN3H1PdxN-B6_IkDps The US National Science Foundation supports an ecosystem of computing facilities housing some of the most advanced supercomputers and high-end visualization and data analysis resources. Its ACCESS program is to help researchers and educators, with or without supporting grants, to utilize the nation’s advanced computing systems and services. Its computing facilities provide...
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Speaker: Xiao Luo, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Department of Computer Science University of California Los Angeles Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Date: March 28, 2024 Link to the recording: https://youtu.be/0_WwPe-kV-Q Abstract: Many real-world systems such as disease transmission, molecular dynamics, and spring systems can be considered as multi-agent dynamical systems, where multiple objects interact with...
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