UCLA-IDRE along with XSEDE and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to announce a two day Big Data workshop (December 5-6, 2017, 8 AM-2 PM PDT each day). This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. For registration and detailed information,...
IDRE will be presenting a container orchestration Demo for Docker containers. First part of the presentation will be Docker installation, container creation, moving container from one host to another. Second part will utilize Kubernetes to do orchestration.
IDRE will be presenting a container orchestration Demo for Docker containers. First part of the presentation will be Docker installation, container creation, moving container from one host to another. Second part will utilize Kubernetes to do orchestration.
In collaboration with UCLA-ECE, IDRE invites you to the workshop "High-Performance programming: back to hardware" with the following details: Outline: Architecture of modern CPUs - brief overview How to efficiently use CPU computing resources Memory and cache architecture How to use the memory system efficiently Using multiple CPUs efficiently through concurrency Memory model, locking, memory...
In collaboration with SDSC, IDRE is happy to announce the workshop “HPC and Big Data Analytics using Comet” as per the following details: Venue: 5628 Math Sciences Bldg. RSVP: link to the registration form (*lunch will be provided) Requirements: Participants need to bring their own laptops for hands-on exercises. Agenda: 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM: Welcome...
UCLA-IDRE along with XSEDE and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to announce the following four day Summer Boot Camp on High Performance Computing: Event: XSEDE HPC Workshop - Summer Boot Camp When: June 4-7, 2018, 8 AM-2 PM PDT each day Where: 5628 Math Sciences Building, UCLA For details and registration: https://www.psc.edu/hpc-workshop-series/summer-bootcamp-2018 This 4-day event will include MPI, OpenMP,...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Sept. 4th - Tuesday, Oct. 2nd (5 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. For the past several weeks we have presented data frames in Python, R and Julia. Now that we are all familiar with Python Pandas data frame, we will start applying our...
A comprehensive 3-day Stats Camp seminar on Multilevel SEM with xxM. This seminar teaches skills necessary to conduct analysis of complex multilevel data-structures from an nLevel Structural Equation Modeling perspective. Conventional multilevel modeling and multilevel-structural equation modeling work well with ‘standard’ multilevel data. The n-Level structural equation modeling (NL-SEM) framework is intended for both conventional and...
A comprehensive 3-day Stats Camp seminar on Longitudinal SEM. This camp is an intensive seminar consisting of lectures, discussions and one-on-one consultations to provide participants with advanced training in SEM for the analysis of longitudinal data. Topics include: Design and measurement issues in cross-sectional and longitudinal research Traditional panel designs Overview of missing data Latent...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Sept. 4th - Tuesday, Oct. 2nd (5 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. For the past several weeks we have presented data frames in Python, R and Julia. Now that we are all familiar with Python Pandas data frame, we will start applying our...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Sept. 4th - Tuesday, Oct. 2nd (5 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. For the past several weeks we have presented data frames in Python, R and Julia. Now that we are all familiar with Python Pandas data frame, we will start applying our...
The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This class is designed to clarify the process of porting your own applications on the cluster or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to the Hoffman2 and how to submit batch and run...
Stata is a powerful and yet easy-to-use statistical package that runs on Windows, Macintosh and Unix platforms. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using Stata. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using Stata for statistics, graphics and data management. The class notes are the scripts for...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Sept. 4th - Tuesday, Oct. 2nd (5 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. For the past several weeks we have presented data frames in Python, R and Julia. Now that we are all familiar with Python Pandas data frame, we will start applying our...
RSVP FOR THE EVENT It is said that more than 80% of all data has a spatial component to it. As more and more research is leaning towards spatial analysis, this course offers an introduction to Geographic Information Systems, GIS, as a means to spatialize and analyze your data. As a hands-on course, you will...
RSVP FOR EVENT This class will address the process of creating Matlab standalone executables and running Matlab in batch, as well as running Abaqus python scripts. Example of how to submit array jobs using Abaqus, R and other applications. Can my simulations be submitted as array jobs? Bring your own problem. Also, Jupyter Notebooks: another...
RSVP FOR EVENT SAS is a powerful statistical package that runs on many platforms, including Windows and Unix. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using SAS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SAS for statistics, graphics, and data management. The SAS class notes do not...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Oct. 9th – Tuesday, Oct. 30th (4 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. This will be a continuation of machine learning techniques that we have been presenting through September. During the October presentations, we will go through logistic regression, binary classification, multi-class classification, neural...
RSVP FOR THE EVENT This entry-level workshop will introduce Python as a tool for digital researchers and scholars wanting to incorporate data on the web. The following Python libraries will be covered: requests, lxml, pandas, and numpy. Find other UCLA Library, Advanced Research Workshop Series
RSVP FOR THE EVENT 2-Day workshop, 9:00am - 5:00pm daily This course focuses on the components of the SAS macro facility and how to design, write, and debug macro systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding how programs with macro code are processed. Learn how to perform text substitution in SAS code, automate and customize the production of...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Oct. 9th – Tuesday, Oct. 30th (4 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. This will be a continuation of machine learning techniques that we have been presenting through September. During the October presentations, we will go through logistic regression, binary classification, multi-class classification, neural...
RSVP FOR THE EVENT 2-Day Workshop, 9am - 5pm Daily This course teaches you how to process SAS data using Structured Query Language (SQL). Learn how to query and subset data, summarize and present data, combine tables, including complex joins and merges, create and modify table views and indexes, replace multiple DATA and PROC steps with one...
RSVP FOR EVENT Python, originally developed as a general-purpose programming language, has gained its popularity in the scientific community in recent years owing to its elegant and easy-to-understand syntax and powerful libraries. Python fully supports both functional and object-oriented programming styles. This class will discuss a number useful features of Python in the context of...
RSVP FOR EVENT MPI (message passing interface) is the de facto standard for distributed-memory parallel scientific computing. While the entire MPI API is quite extensive, this class will cover a number of key ingredients commonly used in practice. This class is useful for those who plan to start writing MPI code, and for those who...
RSVP FOR EVENT R is statistical package that runs on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX platforms. This class is designed for people who are just starting to use R. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using R for doing statistics, graphics, and data management. The class notes are the scripts for the...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Oct. 9th – Tuesday, Oct. 30th (4 courses total). Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. This will be a continuation of machine learning techniques that we have been presenting through September. During the October presentations, we will go through logistic regression, binary classification, multi-class classification, neural...
RSVP FOR EVENT The Jupyter Notebook is a computing tool that allows users to edit and run Python, R, Julia (and many other programming languages) inside a web browser. Furthermore, it is a powerful tool that allows users to combine live code, text, and visualizations in an interactive, shareable, reproducible document. It has been growing...
RSVP FOR EVENT Git is a software tool that helps users manage changes to their software over time. Git will allow you to maintain a complete change history of every file, create branches for concurrent streams of changes, trace changes with annotations, and collaborate and share work with others. This interactive introduction will demonstrate how...
RSVP FOR EVENT SPSS is a very easy-to-use statistical package that runs on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX platforms. This class is designed for people who are just starting to use SPSS. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using SPSS for doing statistics, graphics, and data management. The class notes are the...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Oct. 9th – Tuesday, Dec. 18th . Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. This will be a continuation of machine learning techniques that we have been presenting through September. During the October presentations, we will go through logistic regression, binary classification, multi-class classification, neural networks, hidden...
UCLA-IDRE along with XSEDE and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to announce an OpenACC GPU Programming workshop on November 6, 2018, 8 AM-2 PM PDT. OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate...
This is a recurring weekly event from Tuesday, Oct. 9th – Tuesday, Dec. 18th. Please attend all weeks if your time permits. No RSVP is necessary. This will be a continuation of machine learning techniques that we have been presenting through September. During the October presentations, we will go through logistic regression, binary classification, multi-class classification, neural networks, hidden...
REGISTER HERE This hands-on workshop will introduce some commonly used statistical software packages, including R, SAS, SPSS, and Stata. Taught by Christine Wells (Institute for Digital Research and Education).
Agenda Day 1 - Jan 16, 2019, 9AM-4PM: Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with OpenACC Learn the basics of OpenACC, a high-level programming language for programming on GPUs. This course is for anyone with some C/C++ experience who is interested in accelerating the performance of their applications beyond the limits of CPU-only programming. In this course,...
This short class will illustrate several powerful tools and features that can enhance one’s experience with Jupyter notebooks. The interactive demonstrations will include a brief overview of plotting tools and magics, followed by demonstrations of how to make interactive widgets for interactive visualizations and dashboards and how to generate analysis pipelines and reports. Basic familiarity...
UCLA-IDRE, along with XSEDE and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, is pleased to announce a two day Big Data workshop (Apr 2-3, 2019, 8 AM-2 PM PDT each day). This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop and Spark and will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform. For registration and detailed information,...
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The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This class is designed to clarify the process of porting your own applications on the cluster or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to the Hoffman2 and how to submit batch and run...
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Register Here It is said that more than 80% of all data has a spatial component to it. As more and more research is leaning towards spatial analysis, this course offers an introduction to Geographic Information Systems, GIS, as a means to spatialize and analyze your data. As a hands-on course, you will learn how...
The Jupyter Notebook is a computing tool that allows users to edit and run Python, R, Julia (and many other programming languages) inside a web browser. Furthermore, it is a powerful tool that allows users to combine live code, text, and visualizations in an interactive, shareable, reproducible document. It has been growing in popularity in...
The ggplot2 package is a widely-used and well-supported system for creating eye-catching graphics in R. In this interactive seminar, you will learn the underlying grammar of graphics that forms the philosophical framework of ggplot2, giving you the power to create publication-quality figures intuitively. The workshop is interactive, in which attendees are encouraged to participate in...
This class will address the process of creating Matlab standalone executables and running Matlab in batch, as well as running Abaqus python scripts. Example of how to submit array jobs using Abaqus, R and other applications. Can my simulations be submitted as array jobs? Bring your own problem. Also, Jupyter Notebooks: another way to run...
This short class will illustrate several powerful tools and features that can enhance one’s experience with Jupyter notebooks. The interactive demonstrations will include a brief overview of plotting tools and magics, followed by demonstrations of how to make interactive widgets for interactive visualizations and dashboards and how to generate analysis pipelines and reports. Basic familiarity...
In regression, we are often interested in an interaction, which is the modification of the effect of an independent variable by another. Interactions can be decomposed in three ways, by 1) testing each effect against zero, 2) testing differences among effects, and 3) graphing. This workshop will demonstrate how to do all three analyses in...
This short course will cover the basics of the Go language for those who already are familiar with an imperative programming environment like Python. The Go programming language (golang) is a simple, high-performance imperative programming language. It has the benefits of a strongly typed, compiled language along with many of the benefits of popular scripting...
REGISTER NOW PDF is one of the most common document formats at UCLA. People who are blind, low-vision or have dyslexia rely on assistive technologies and screenreading software to “read text out loud” to them. However, many PDF documents created are completely inaccessible or frustrating for screenreader users. Public PDFs posted on websites, PDF course...
We will discuss how to effectively run jobs on Hoffman2 cluster. Hoffman2 cluster serves a wide spectrum of user applications and is almost always heavily loaded. We will first review the model and policy of Hoffman2's job scheduling, followed by fundamentals of using its job scheduler, Univa Grid Engine. A number of common use cases...
This workshop will help increase your skills in using logistic regression analysis with Stata. The workshop does not teach logistic regression, per se, but focuses on how to perform logistic regression analyses and interpret the results using Stata. It is assumed that you are familiar with logistic regression and Stata. This workshop will not be...
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss commonly used techniques for handling missing data and common issues that could arise when these techniques are used. In particular, we will focus on the one of the most popular methods, multiple imputation and how to perform it in Stata. The Stata code for this seminar is...