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SUMMARY:What is Causal Inference and Where is Data Science Going?
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nSpeaker: Judea Pearl\nProfessor\nUCLA Computer Science Department\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \nDate and Time:May 27\, 2022 @12:00 PM (PST) \nPresentation slides: idre-may2022.pdf \nVideo recording: https://youtu.be/MNyI1Xkapxg \nAbstract: The availability of massive amounts of data coupled with an impressive performance of machine learning algorithms has turned data science into one of the most active research areas in academia. UCLA is no exception. The past few years\, however\, have uncovered basic limitations in the model-free direction that data science has taken. An increasing number of researchers have come to realize that statistical methodologies and the “black-box” data-fitting strategies used in machine learning are too opaque and brittle and must be enriched by a Causal Inference component to achieve their stated goal: Extract knowledge from data. Interest in Causal Inference has picked up momentum\, and it is now one of the hottest topics in data science*. \nThe purpose of this talk is to tell my colleagues at UCLA\, especially IDRE-minded researchers and students\, what Causal Inference is all about\, how it can be harnessed to solve practical data-scientific problems that cannot be solved by traditional methods\, and why it holds the key to the future of data science. \nAfter summarizing some glaring deficiencies of “data fitting” methods\, I will contrast them with “model-based” approaches and demonstrate how the latter can achieve a state of knowledge we can call “Deep Understanding”\, that is\, the capacity to answer questions of three types: predictions\, interventions\, and counterfactuals. \nI will further describe a computational model that facilitates reasoning at these three levels and demonstrate how features normally associated with “understanding” follow from this model. These include generating explanations\, generalizing across domains\, integrating data from several sources\, assigning credit and blame\, recovering from missing data\, and more. I will conclude by describing future research directions\, including automated scientific explorations and personalized decision-making. \n  \nBio sketch: Judea Pearl is Chancellor professor of computer science and statistics and director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory at UCLA\, where he conducts research in artificial intelligence\, human reasoning\, and the philosophy of science. He is the author of Heuristics (1983) Probabilistic Reasoning (1988) and Causality (2000\,2009) and a founding editor of the Journal of Causal Inference. Among his awards are the Lakatos Award in the philosophy of science\, The Allen Newell Award from the Association for Computing Machinery\, the Benjamin Franklin Medal\, the Rumelhart Prize from the Cognitive Science Society\, the ACM Turing Award\, and the Grenander Prize from the American Mathematical Society. He is the co-author (with Dana MacKenzie) of The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect which brings Causal Inference to a general audience. \n  \n*Background material: \n\nhttps://ucla.in/3d2c2Fi\nhttps://ucla.in/3iEDRVo\nhttps://ucla.in/2HI2yyx\n\n  \n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/causal-inference-and-data-science
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Education and Training,Meetings,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220308T191234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T191234Z
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SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Array jobs: run multiple jobs of the same type from one submission script + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud–sqz8sHdVXZlefTi3-pBe7XktY8Ds3
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-array-jobs-run-multiple-jobs-of-the-same-type-from-one-submission-script-qa
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220414T173302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T174707Z
UID:22916-1654002000-1654009200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Graphing Interactions Using the PROCESS Macro in SPSS
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will demonstrate how to include moderation terms (AKA interaction terms) in linear models\, how to interpret the coefficients\, and how to graph the interaction using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Examples will include categorical by categorical\, categorical by continuous\, and continuous by continuous interactions. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to crwells@ucla.edu.  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuce-spj4rGNcYvc7hKAQPS28yTTpR14Bg
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/graphing-interactions-using-the-process-macro-in-spss
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220615T155943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T160130Z
UID:23040-1655370000-1655643600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Tigrinya Language Digital Initiatives Symposium
DESCRIPTION: June 16 – 19\, 2022\n \nTime: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PST)   \nPlease visit the Symposium Website for conference information.  \nOpening Keynote Address: Dr. Aida Habtezion\, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Worldwide Medical and Safety at Pfizer \nClosing Keynote Speaker: Ariam Weldeab\, Author\, Movie Producer and Director   \n  \nregister here.  \nor \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3Xq_9Iz6StWR78RuHnC1NA \nConference will be virtual via Zoom webinar \nTigrinya Language Digital Initiatives Symposium highlight: \nThe mission of the Tigrinya Language Digital Initiatives Symposium is to bring Language\, Technology\, and Organizational talents together to create a professional and inclusive platform that increases Tigrinya’s footprint in the digital world. The symposium intends to enable Tigrinya speakers to be creators and beneficiaries of Language and Linguistics Technologies to empower and transform their communities through education\, research\, and development in their own Language. The 2022 symposium is the first step of many that will help us discover talents\, identify relevant projects\, and inspire collaboration among the experts towards a more significant\, inclusive\, equitable\, and more impactful undertaking to enable technological creativity and collaboration for the greater good of the Tigrinya speaking communities. \nFor any questions or further information\, please use the Contact Us link on the Symposium website. \nThe Tigrinya Language Digital Initiatives Symposium is sponsored by the UCLA IDRE (Institute for Digital Research and Education)\, ASC (African Studies Center) and\, the Stanford University African and Middle Eastern Program . \nInformation forwarded by the UCLA African Studies Center \nwww.international.ucla.edu/africa \n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/tigrinya-language-digital-initiatives-symposium
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220629T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220621T151811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T152001Z
UID:23045-1656500400-1656504000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Anaconda on Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION:Anaconda (https://www.anaconda.com/) is a distribution of R and Python that can be used to easily install many popular data science\, biostats\, and other packages. This Hoffman2 Happy Hour will go discus using Anaconda on Hoffman2. This can be applied to using Anaconda on various other HPC resources. We will go over creating conda environments and running applications on Hoffman2.  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlf-itqTIuHtzYKEWVdD4Inja00rJKlGVA
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-using-anaconda-on-hoffman2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220706T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220706T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220621T152714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T154716Z
UID:23050-1657105200-1657112400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Building Containers for HPC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a follow-up to a previous workshop on “Using Containers on HPC Resources” (https://github.com/ucla/hpc_workshops). 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 to install Docker or podman as well as Apptainer or Singularity on a computer they have root/admin access (Or you can just listen a watch). A GitHub or DockerHub account would also be needed to store our containers. We will provide a VM image for VituralBox with the software install. Any questions can be directed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nRegistration here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-CtqjwsGNAqtweJ-YDK9i9NoIJMLuZU
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/https-ucla-zoom-us-meeting-register-tjeudeyvrtgjh9dctzwn3efqbrsah0manwkz
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220713T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220713T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220621T152312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T152312Z
UID:23048-1657710000-1657713600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Building/Compiling software on Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION:This Hoffman2 Happy Hour will discuss how to build and compile software on Hoffman2. This can also be applied to most HPC resources that researchers may use. While Hoffman2 system admins can compile software when needed\, researchers can compile software themselves\, so they have more control over how it is built. We will go over the process of compiling software is users’ directories and run them on Hoffman2. We will also go over Make/CMake\, GCC and Intel compilers\, and properly linking libraries\, esp. Math libraries required to compile software. This is NOT a programming workshop and programming skills are NOT required. We will only be discussing building/compiling existing software. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nRegistration here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEudeyvrTgjH9dctzwn3EFqBRsAH0mANWKz
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-building-compiling-software-on-hoffman2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220623T162801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T162832Z
UID:23057-1657879200-1657886400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Scikit-Learn
DESCRIPTION:As machine learning gains more and more popularity in science and technology in recent years\, scikit-learn becomes one of the must-have libraries in the general machine learning toolbox. In this lecture we will present an introduction about the basics of scikit-learn python library. Prerequisite knowledge for the workshop includes Python programming and basic machine learning concepts. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to huqy@idre.ucla.edu.  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkd-qrqD8iGtRZfCxQN-hSUhVxVW8FqL1Q.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-scikit-learn-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220623T163207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T171530Z
UID:23061-1658484000-1658491200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:High Performance Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn
DESCRIPTION:As machine learning gains more and more popularity in science and technology in recent years\, scikit-learn becomes one of the must-have libraries in the general machine learning toolbox. In this lecture we will discuss some advanced topic on using scikit-learn python library to make high performance machine learning\, specifically the speedup modeling using multicore and accelerators and out-of-core learning. \nThe session assumes the knowledge of topics covered in the first session. Working experience on Python programming\, basic machine learning concepts and Scikit-learn will be helpful. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to huqy@idre.ucla.edu.  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuc-yrrTspGNzxc3YKh6GULCleZT5znWYY
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/high-performance-machine-learning-using-scikit-learn
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220623T162225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T162248Z
UID:23054-1660816800-1660820400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Accessibility Testing Training
DESCRIPTION:In this live hour-long webinar\, the UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program will introduce the basics of accessibility testing. The ability to identify accessibility errors is the first step in making your content accessible. This class will focus on HTML accessibility and Document accessibility testing. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to tlee@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqbYJaXvDlJJ2BigBuD4ro3Eyaiblw2I3d8howZBY5635oyw/viewform
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/accessibility-testing-training-3
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Presentations,UCLA event
ORGANIZER;CN="Disabilities and Computing Program":MAILTO:dcp@oit.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220826T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220826T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220808T235653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T235608Z
UID:23112-1661513400-1661517000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Machine Learning of the Ocean Overturning Circulation
DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Aviv Solodoch\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Scholar\,\nAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences\,\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \nLocation: Virtual (Click here for the recording)  \n  \nAbstract: The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the oceans is a fundamental circulation pattern whereby surface water cool and densify in polar regions\, and subsequently sink to great depths. These dense waters then spread horizontally at depth to cover virtually all deep ocean basins globally. The MOC has critical roles in the climate system\, including influencing global circulation patterns and heat fluxes\, and regulating the amount of anthropogenic heat and CO2 that is absorbed into the deep ocean\, buffering the advance of climate change. Therefore\, monitoring MOC variability and its interaction with climate change are of fundamental importance. In-situ monitoring of the MOC presents significant technological and logistical challenges due to the global extent of this circulation pattern. However\, some aspects of ocean circulation are now regularly measured via satellite remote sensing\, e.g.\, sea surface elevation and ocean bottom pressure. Therefore\, we develop a methodology to monitor MOC variability based on machine learning of satellite-measured ocean properties. We test this methodology within a data-constrained numerical simulation of the oceans\, i.e.\, using its output “satellite-observable’’ variables and MOC strength series as the ocean “truth’’. \nWe find that\, using a simple 1-layer feed-forward Neural Network (NN) with Bayesian regularization\, the MOC time-variability across most latitudes can be reconstructed with high skill. The reconstruction skill is higher than that of previously published dynamically based methods. To gain insight into the relations learned by the NN we use machine-learning interpretability techniques\, showing for example that most of the Southern Ocean MOC reconstruction skill is due to data from just a few key locations (mainly large seabed ridges)\, qualitatively consistent with fundamental physical theory. We further examine which satellite observables hold the most potential for MOC reconstruction. Finally\, we evaluate the robustness of the methodology and discuss a roadmap for implementing the method with real satellite data. \nAbout speaker: Aviv Solodoch obtained a BSc in Math and Physics from Tel Aviv University\, and a MSc in Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He later completed a PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UCLA\, where he is currently a postdoctoral researcher. During his MSc\, Aviv investigated air-sea interaction and heat exchange. During his PhD\, Aviv investigated processes causing instability\, offshore material exchange\, and vortex formation in oceanic currents\, using both numerical simulations and theory\, with a focus on currents which form part of the overturning circulation in the North Atlantic. Aviv also conducted observational research with UCLA Marine Operations\, studying coastal circulation dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico. He is presently studying the overturning circulation in the Southern Ocean\, as well as the dynamics of transport of material between the coastal and deep ocean regions.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/aviv-solodoc-idre-scholar
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175713Z
UID:23136-1663758000-1663761600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Anaconda on Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION:Anaconda (https://www.anaconda.com/) is a distribution of R and Python that can be used to easily install many popular data science\, biostats\, and other packages. This Hoffman2 Happy Hour will go discus using Anaconda on Hoffman2. This can be applied to using Anaconda on various other HPC resources. We will go over creating conda environments and running applications on Hoffman2. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArceyqpzMpG9O1DNSWx_T5QzEW17ZmeyBr
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-anaconda-on-hoffman2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175735Z
UID:23137-1664362800-1664366400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: RStudio on Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION: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 Singularity/Apptainer. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqfu6vpjsrGNJrFbMEK_wiVH2gZy_Fztse
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-rstudio-on-hoffman2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T180115Z
UID:23138-1664449200-1664452800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Introduction to the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlceurrz0oGtx8WtyEMhCTX5-SFjK3oF5O
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-introduction-to-the-hoffman2-cluster
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221004T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221004T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T180051Z
UID:23139-1664874000-1664881200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to the Linux Shell Part 1: Using the Command Line
DESCRIPTION: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 line\, terminal\, shell\, console\, or prompt\, and while it may appear complex at first sight\, it offers a lot of power and flexibility for telling the computer what to do. This workshop will introduce you to the command line and walk you through a variety of fundamental concepts and commands. The command line is available in many operating systems\, though here we’ll use Linux. No prior knowledge is assumed. By the end\, you will hopefully be much more comfortable when you have to use the command line. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Ben Winjum at bwinjum@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucOqsqTguHde25twQqXpuZCCI-KtIqAmB?_x_zm_rtaid=IXaWZ5FCQfer7ZlC70Pbaw.1662145101532.cb91ec46b9833169a31e68806ae0f2ab&_x_zm_rhtaid=414
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-the-linux-shell-part-1-using-the-command-line
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175929Z
UID:23140-1665050400-1665057600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cloud Computing Workshops. Part 1: Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Cloud computing service is the delivery of computing resources including applications\, servers\, storage\, databases\, networking\, analytics\, and artificial intelligence over the internet. Besides understanding of cloud computing\, these workshops are intended to provide hands-on tutorials to see how cloud service providers may offer academic researchers an option to use additional computing resources. Working on two major cloud providers\, Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)\, we will go over an introduction\, compute instances\, interactive computing\, storage\, and even setup of HPC cluster on the clouds. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Jerry Huang at hyhuang@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodO6vqzwpHdPM-zV2mGI4eWUf5LYOgWFv
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cloud-computing-workshops-part-1-introduction
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T180009Z
UID:23141-1665054000-1665057600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Getting an account\, becoming a sponsor
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rceqqqTIvHNBXg8hZ4IG1Y-av0Ssv6hXs
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-getting-an-account-becoming-a-sponsor
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175851Z
UID:23142-1665478800-1665486000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to the Linux Shell Part 2: Shell Scripting
DESCRIPTION: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 data products that can be published. This process can be tedious and error-prone\, and sometimes it’s not easy to reproduce. With shell scripts\, you can automate the execution of lengthy and repetitive tasks and store commonly executed commands for repeated use. This workshop will be an interactive introduction to shell scripting and help you to learn the fundamentals necessary to advance as an effective user of the Linux shell. Basic knowledge of using the command line will be assumed. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Ben Winjum at bwinjum@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcu2vpj4vGt02zpl-HFwDpCYwHYr5nLjK?_x_zm_rtaid=IXaWZ5FCQfer7ZlC70Pbaw.1662145101532.cb91ec46b9833169a31e68806ae0f2ab&_x_zm_rhtaid=414
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-the-linux-shell-part-2-shell-scripting
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175823Z
UID:23143-1665655200-1665662400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cloud Computing Workshops. Part 2: AWS Elastic Compute Cloud
DESCRIPTION:Cloud computing service is the delivery of computing resources including applications\, servers\, storage\, databases\, networking\, analytics\, and artificial intelligence over the internet. This workshop series will provide hands-on tutorials to demonstrate cloud services as an alternative computing resource for academic researchers. We will cover two leading cloud services\, Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The topics include: an introduction\, compute instances\, interactive computing\, storage\, and setting up an HPC cluster in the clouds. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Jerry Huang at hyhuang@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuGqrzorE9SS91slNOq66BIp_muwBdIR
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cloud-computing-workshops-part-2-aws-elastic-compute-cloud
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T175803Z
UID:23144-1665658800-1665662400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster from Windows
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rceqqqTIvHNBXg8hZ4IG1Y-av0Ssv6hXs
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-connecting-to-the-hoffman2-cluster-from-windows
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T181041Z
UID:23145-1666263600-1666267200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster from MacOS or Linux
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqceGqrT4rG93GB_vvjfofIK3CIkW_hTIl
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-connecting-to-the-hoffman2-cluster-from-macos-or-linux
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T165302Z
UID:23146-1666346400-1666353600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Using Jupyter From Anywhere For Free
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is an overview of how to acquire and run Jupyter Notebook services for free from anywhere. In another word\, you will learn how a web browser is all you need for getting free Jupyter resources. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItc-2rrT0oH9175yFJ9te98AnFNjqvrMnm
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/using-jupyter-anywhere-for-free
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221025T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T181109Z
UID:23147-1666699200-1666706400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Getting Started with Digital Film in Research: Managing\, Editing and Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Whether it is interviews\, documentary coverage\, or contextual footage\, video has become a common practice within research. This course is designed to help scholars manage and make use of their research video footage. The workshop will discuss various best practices regarding file management\, editing platforms\, and techniques for putting footage together to meet your research goals. Participants will be introduced to Davinci Resolve to learn the basics of a preliminary editing process with industry standard software. Software alternatives\, such as Adobe Premiere and iMovie will be discussed. In addition\, related resources will be shared so that participants can continue to progress in the video editing process. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Francesca Albrezzi at falbrezzi@ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdumtrTgrGdbfa6wzwaDCMe-BhivmuJC0
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/getting-started-with-digital-film-in-research-managing-editing-and-best-practices
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221026T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T181128Z
UID:23148-1666782000-1666789200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Big Data on HPC
DESCRIPTION: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 problems on UCLA’s HPC resource Hoffman2. This is an introductory workshop is intended to showcase various Big Data software and libraries\, such as\, Spark and Dask. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuc-upqjgpGNcktYMCou1C3vEXPy2C5rTI
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/big-data-on-hpc
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T181143Z
UID:23149-1666868400-1666872000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster via Remote Desktop
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtf-mrqjMoGtYJr_ca9doJLuFG9L2NPijN
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-connecting-to-the-hoffman2-cluster-via-remote-desktop
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T165340Z
UID:23150-1666951200-1666958400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Neural Networks
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a descriptive “no-math” and “no-python” introduction to what deep learning is and how to train a deep neural network. Our discussion will be arranged along with a general procedure for working on a deep learning project. Basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra will be helpful in understanding the details. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErfuysrDIpEtV0NY_dVJ67XS1ZDrmPENT5
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-neural-networks
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20221017T194005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T205900Z
UID:23380-1666956600-1666960200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:3-D in-silico investigations of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Alp Karakoç\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nUCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n  \nLocation: Virtual \nRegistration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwude6opjIqGtfAd7WrSbjVWgtujflTP2l1\n \n  \nAbstract: As life expectancy increases\, there are ever-increasing cases of age-related diseases that takes medical attention. As being the second most common valvular lesion in the United States\, aortic stenosis (AS) is present in about 5% of the population at and above age 65 with increasing prevalence. In AS cases\, the calcium deposition in the aortic root and valve inhibits the proper functioning of the leaflets and causes further symptoms comprising\, e.g. embolism\, stroke and sudden death. Advances and innovations in medicine\, computational and materials sciences have paved the way for minimally invasive and percutaneous interventions in the treatment of AS. In recent years\, catheter-based treatment of aortic stenosis with “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement” (TAVR) has quickly been adopted as an alternative to the surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) because of the percutaneous approach with improved survival and stroke rates. Present transcatheter valve prostheses are composed of unpressurized leaflet valves\, stent and skirt\, while the correct deployment of these prostheses and stent adaptation are important to ensure optimal performance and durability. Hence\, 3-D in-silico investigations of transcatheter aortic valves (TAVs)\, i.e. digitized designs and simulations for realistic physiological loads\, play a critical role not only in investigating the relevant clinical scenarios but also provide a powerful foundation for development of future heart valves with long-term functions. In this seminar\, Dr. Karakoç will present basic concepts and state-of-the-art in aortic valve replacement procedures\, and his current efforts on the 3-D in-silico investigations. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Alp Karakoç is a researcher in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department\, working with Dr. Ertugrul Taciroglu and collaborating with Dr. Olcay Aksoy at School of Medicine\, Clinical Research in Interventional Cardiology. His research interests include experimental and computational materials mechanics\, fluid-structure interactions and emerging digitized manufacturing methods\, through which different material length scales can be well comprehended and even prototyped. He has been developing micromechanical and multiscale models for hierarchical material systems comprising cellular core\, fibrous and composite materials as well as metamaterials which are not readily available in the nature. In addition to the numerical studies\, he has gained experience in experimental mechanics\, where he carried out strain measurement and domain reconstruction studies with digital image processing and machine learning algorithms. At the moment\, he has been focusing on biomedical simulation studies\, especially virtualization of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) so as to understand both the structural behavior of prosthetic valve and human tissue surrounding it. He hopes that his investigations as part of UCLA IDRE program will lead to a healthier and happier society with lower risks of morbidity and mortality.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/alp-karakoc-oct-28-2022
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T181223Z
UID:23151-1667307600-1667318400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to R
DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces the functionality of R\, with a focus on data analysis. Topics include: using RStudio\, R coding basics\, importing and cleaning data\, simple data analysis functions\, and brief introductions to R graphics (base and ggplot2) and RMarkdown. This workshop is interactive with coding exercises throughout. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Andy Lin at alin@oarc.ucla.edu.   \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAof-CtpjktGdCuPcuKIye5gFwlTBlCdrWV
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-r-11
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T165412Z
UID:23152-1667383200-1667390400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning PyTorch
DESCRIPTION:We will give a general introduction to PyTorch\, a popular deep learning framework\, with practical illustrations on the primary usage of tensors and automatic differentiation\, and on solving a simple temperature-conversion problem using PyTorch. The knowledge of topics covered in the previous session about machine/deep learning is assumed. Working experience with Python and Jupyter Notebooks will be helpful in following the demos. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrce-uqTMsG93PJMf3Ii0eSd-CwCaE8NTJ
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-pytorch
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115613
CREATED:20220901T202401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T180842Z
UID:23153-1667473200-1667476800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Jupyter Notebooks & JupyterLab
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format\, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring your computational questions (they do not have to be strictly related to the topic of the week) or just your curiosity. Examples and hands-on components related to the topic of the week will be part of each meeting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at rdauria@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOCgrTkrG9B_giCS5SBWQVagUAVMcphJ
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-jupyter-notebooks-jupyterlab
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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