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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230613T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230613T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230309T002021Z
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SUMMARY:The Research Data Lifecycle For Health Sciences Researchers
DESCRIPTION: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 available to UCLA researchers. \nRegister here: https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqfuCgrjsiHNeBCMtZzsy7mFEUytslYvK9
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/the-research-data-lifecycle-for-health-sciences-researchers
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T160546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T160649Z
UID:24056-1687345200-1687348800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Introduction to the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:Account creation\, connecting via terminal\, requesting interactive sessions\, loading software in a user environment.  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldemvqjotE93gkZrOw-jowhGR58Q_dtKB
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-introduction-to-the-hoffman2-cluster-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T160845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T160845Z
UID:24059-1687948200-1687955400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Data Storytelling
DESCRIPTION: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 to publish these results as images and to the web. We will discuss different strategies of showing data\, examples of misrepresenting data\, and tips and techniques for honestly presenting your findings while telling an accessible and cohesive story with your data. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Ryan Horne at rmhorne@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIodeqqrjssE9UWoGw2Tt1DeJBz0manaMPM
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-data-storytelling
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T161152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T161152Z
UID:24061-1687950000-1687953600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Finding your way around the Unix Shell Prompt
DESCRIPTION:Basics of Unix shell scripting. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodempqTotHdTfUnXazCoykoFa32tq6vHM\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-finding-your-way-around-the-unix-shell-prompt
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230629T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230629T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T161354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T165756Z
UID:24063-1688038200-1688043600@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. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkf-upqj4jHtQs9ammzj7qGlfCxsQTrf8c
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/big-data-on-hpc-2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230630T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230630T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230614T224625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T234540Z
UID:24118-1688124600-1688128200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Leveraging big data in ecology and atmospheric science to study impacts of wildfire smoke on birds
DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Olivia Sanderfoot\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nEcology & Evolutionary Biology\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n  \n  \nLocation: Link to the recording \nTime: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST)\nRegistration Link: https://youtu.be/Xked2hZBq44\n \n  \nAbstract: Global wildfire activity is increasing globally\, and people and wildlife are increasingly exposed to hazardous smoke. Despite the well-established risks wildfire smoke poses to public health\, few studies have investigated how smoke impacts non-human animals. Birds are especially vulnerable to smoke due to their heightened sensitivity to air pollution. In this talk\, I will share my vision for linking big data from ecology and atmospheric science to learn more about the effects of smoke on the health and behavior of birds and discuss several case studies that demonstrate the potential of interdisciplinary\, cross-campus collaborations to address critical knowledge gaps and inform conservation. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot studies the impacts of wildfire smoke on birds and other wildlife. As the 2023 La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Postdoctoral Fellow\, Olivia is exploring how wildfire smoke influences bird behavior and shapes species distributions in California. Additionally\, she is partnering with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to launch a new community science project in southern California to learn more about how smoke impacts local birds. \nBefore moving to Los Angeles\, Olivia conducted her doctoral research in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her dissertation explored how wildfire smoke and urban air pollution impacted the detection of birds in Washington state. \nOlivia has been interviewed about her research by National Geographic\, TIME\, Discover\, and Audubon magazines\, Popular Science\, The Seattle Times\, The Washington Post\, and several local radio and TV stations. \nOlivia was born and raised in Madison\, Wisconsin\, and is a proud alumna of the University of Wisconsin – Madison; she received her B.S. in biology and Spanish in 2015 and her M.S. in environmental science in 2017. Born and raised in Wisconsin\, Olivia is driven by her passion for environmental policy and conservation\, her love for birds\, and her strong belief in the Wisconsin Idea\, the philosophy that a university’s research should be applied to solve problems and improve the health\, well-being\, and environment of the community it serves.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/olivia-sanderfoot-06-30-2023
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230712T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230712T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T161723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T165840Z
UID:24065-1689161400-1689166800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Visualization applications on HPC
DESCRIPTION: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\, we will provide hands-on experience with curated example datasets\, empowering you to leverage these software tools effectively in real-world scenarios. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItceGqpz8sEtBQLVmeZyq8Mu7QRDf__4VH
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/visualization-applications-on-hpc
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T162316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T162316Z
UID:24069-1689764400-1689768000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Running Jupyter notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:Running Jupyter notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdu6sqjgsGN10ggpiPVmfRbX8TSN7g8tN
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-running-jupyter-notebooks-on-the-hoffman2-cluster
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T162000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T162000Z
UID:24067-1689766200-1689771600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Building and Compiling Software on HPC
DESCRIPTION: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 software development and explore the intricacies of compiling for GPUs\, enabling you to harness the full potential of these specialized processing units. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rcOuorzgqE9WWRgAYI9RixhmPBF5c-XCY
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/building-and-compiling-software-on-hpc
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230726T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230726T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T162430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T162430Z
UID:24071-1690369200-1690372800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Submitting jobs to the Scheduler
DESCRIPTION:Running batch jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster.  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAode-hrjIiG9A6Sqp3y3syR0ejUjfR_dv7
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-submitting-jobs-to-the-scheduler
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T162608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T162608Z
UID:24073-1690538400-1690545600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Scikit-Learn
DESCRIPTION: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 of this workshop\, participants should have a working knowledge of Python programming and a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqd-uorzwpHNf1F_22Hz3a09aaMaFjegDL
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-scikit-learn-3
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230713T162550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230713T162550Z
UID:24139-1690543800-1690547400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Molecular and Optical Tools for Mapping Mammalian Genome and Brain
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rongxin Fang\, Ph.D. \nPostdoc Fellow \nChemistry and Chemical Biology \nHarvard University \n  \nTime: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST)\nDate: July 28\, 2023\nLocation: Zoom – Register here for the zoom link \n  \nAbstract: The human brain is enormously complex\, containing hundreds of billions of cells and perhaps thousands of distinct types. A fundamental question is how the cellular and functional complexity of the brain arises from an essentially identical genome. Addressing this challenge requires the development of new tools to understand how factors at multiple levels — from molecular to cellular\, from neuronal activity to brain connectivity — work together to produce specific brain functions. In this talk\, I will describe single-cell sequencing\, transcriptome imaging\, and neuronal recording tools to achieve measurements of the genome and brains at each of these levels\, both in vivo and ex vivo. I will provide a detailed description of the molecular tools I developed during my Ph.D. in Bing Ren’s Lab to study how cis-regulatory elements\, such as enhancers within each cell type\, encode the gene expression program. Furthermore\, I will discuss my postdoctoral work in Xiaowei Zhuang’s lab\, where I conducted spatially resolved genome-wide transcriptome imaging to investigate how gene expression and spatial organization in the mammalian brain change during evolution. I discovered that the most striking cross-species difference lies in the glia-neuron interactions\, which may represent a possible evolutionary adaptation to the higher-order functioning of the human brain. \n  \nAbout speaker: Dr. Rongxin Fang is a postdoc from Xiaowei Zhuang’s lab at Harvard University. \nDr. Fang’s work showcases how computational principles are critical and powerful in the application of biological studies\, both in analysis of complex datasets and in the design of experiments. During his grad school\, he developed a popular software\, SnapATAC\, for the analysis of single-cell ATAC-seq data\, a popular assay increasingly used by biologists to ask broad questions related to genomics and epigenetics. More recently as a postdoc\, he improved and applied MERFISH\, a powerful imaging assay that adopted information theory in experimental design to measures spatial distribution of gene expression in tissues\, to investigate the anatomy and molecular diversity of the mouse and human brain.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/molecular-and-optical-tools-for-mapping-mammalian-genome-and-brain
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T162807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T162807Z
UID:24075-1690974000-1690977600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Running Array Jobs
DESCRIPTION:Running Array jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster.  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D’Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdeqtpj0jGNTtNQtHaZunG2LVN1_texfD
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-running-array-jobs
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T163012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T163012Z
UID:24077-1691143200-1691150400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:High Performance Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn
DESCRIPTION: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 focus on enhancing modeling speed with multicore processors and accelerators\, as well as implementing out-of-core learning. This lecture builds upon the foundational concepts covered in the first session. For optimal benefit\, attendees should possess practical experience in Python programming and a solid understanding of fundamental machine learning concepts. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOupqTsrHdfGk-BQHD6foJjndq7s1T4T
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/high-performance-machine-learning-using-scikit-learn-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230809T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230809T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T163240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T163240Z
UID:24079-1691580600-1691584200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: R and Python
DESCRIPTION: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 of installing and configuring R and Python packages on HPC clusters\, enabling them to take advantage of parallel computing capabilities for their data-intensive tasks. By the end of the workshop\, attendees will have a solid foundation in utilizing R and Python on HPC systems for efficient data processing and analysis. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocuugqjooGNa2gjg-JWEV4CVq-L4R1UtV
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-r-and-python
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230814T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230814T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T163939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T163939Z
UID:24081-1692018000-1692028800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Applied Survey Data Analysis using SAS 9.4
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Christine Wells at crwells@ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscuytqTIpEtQ5IOQL63Cl9AHdlrlb1ffw
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/applied-survey-data-analysis-using-sas-9-4
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230821T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230821T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T164118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T164118Z
UID:24083-1692622800-1692633600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:R Data Management
DESCRIPTION: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 basic knowledge of R is helpful. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Andy Lin at alin@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsduqvrjouG9B62j7W7Ta_HfmFG7Pfi1ch
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/r-data-management-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230828T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230828T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230530T164250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T164250Z
UID:24085-1693227600-1693238400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Programming in R
DESCRIPTION: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 code and loops to iterate over the same algorithm repeatedly. Coding is essential in statistical computing and analysis\, and as researchers sometimes we need to write our own computational code. We will also discuss how we can make our code more efficient. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Siavash Jalal at sjalal@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qd-usqDkvG9OhwGBtjqZQhE05wflH1alL
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-programming-in-r
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230614T153814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T224011Z
UID:24113-1693999800-1694007000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Running Ansys Fluids products on Hoffman2 and on Local Devices
DESCRIPTION: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.\n \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Matthew Tom at mtom3097@g.ucla.edu.  \nAbout the speakers:\n \nMatthew Tom is a UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. candidate and Henrik Wang is a UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student under the direction of Professor Panagiotis D. Christofides who perform research in multiscale modeling\, statistical process control\, and model predictive control for thin-layer deposition and etching processes for semiconductor fabrication using quantum and statistical mechanics\, kinetic Monte Carlo methods\, and computational fluid dynamics simulations. Additionally\, they collaborate with Professor Carlos Morales-Guio for computational fluid dynamics modeling of rotating cylindrical electrode reactors and electrocatalytic processes. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscOipqTgiGtwM2HlKNKA8j1DCDAdsN5tD
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/running-ansys-on-hoffman2-and-on-local-devices
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230614T154200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T224042Z
UID:24115-1694604600-1694611800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:A Tutorial for Ansys Fluids Products with Application to Cross-Platform Programming
DESCRIPTION: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\, C/C++ macros through UDFs\, Journal\, Python\, Unix Bash) will be briefly examined for facilitating the execution of simulations and postprocessing of data.\n \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Matthew Tom at mtom3097@g.ucla.edu.\n \nAbout the speakers:\n \nMatthew Tom is a UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. candidate and Henrik Wang is a UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student under the direction of Professor Panagiotis D. Christofides who perform research in multiscale modeling\, statistical process control\, and model predictive control for thin-layer deposition and etching processes for semiconductor fabrication using quantum and statistical mechanics\, kinetic Monte Carlo methods\, and computational fluid dynamics simulations. Additionally\, they collaborate with Professor Carlos Morales-Guio for computational fluid dynamics modeling of rotating cylindrical electrode reactors and electrocatalytic processes. \n  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocO-ppz4oGdM6Jc7SisKIOVGtcLY8a9fX
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/a-tutorial-for-ansys-products-with-application-to-cross-platform-programming
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230828T212729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230923T045719Z
UID:24166-1695034800-1695047400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:On Functional Brain Network and Dynamic Multivariate task fMRI Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Prof. Nathan Spreng\nJames McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery\, McGill University\nDirector\, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition\, Montreal Neurological Institute. \nRSVP: Link to the recording of the second session. \nThe 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 connection is unmet. Loneliness is a modifiable risk factor associated with poor mental and brain health across the lifespan. Over a series of studies examining the impact of loneliness on brain function\, measured with resting-state functional connectivity\, and analyzed using partial least squares analysis (PLS)\, we have demonstrated that associations between self-reported loneliness and functional network organization changes over the adult life course. In early adulthood\, higher levels of loneliness are associated with greater integration of visual regions with higher order association networks. From late middle-age and into older adulthood\, this pattern shifts\, with greater integration observed among higher order association networks and a relative isolation of the visual system. We hypothesize that these age-differences in network organization in the context of loneliness may reflect a shift from externally-oriented processing (e.g.\, perceiving negative social cues) in young\, to more internally-oriented processing (e.g.\, reminiscing or mentalizing about social experiences) in the later decades of life. These findings raise the intriguing possibility that the phenomena of loneliness may be a qualitatively different experience depending upon age. I will conclude with new directions of research into the impact of loneliness on older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease \nDynamic multivariate task fMRI analysis using Partial Least Squares in Matlab (1:00 PM – 2:30 PM): Whole brain imaging provides extraordinary opportunities to identify coherent patterns in the spatial structure and spatiotemporal functioning of cortical and subcortical brain regions. This has led to an explosion of network neuroscience research over the past two decades. Initially\, network studies adopted a general linear modelling (GLM) approach\, following the early structural and functional activation studies. However\, fMRI data is more amenable to multivariate approaches that consider dynamic aspects of brain function given its high dimensionality\, temporal complexity\, and the issue of multiple statistical comparisons. In this workshop\, I will review a dynamic multivariate approach for task based fMRI data\, Partial Least Squares (PLS). In this workshop\, I will review practical aspects of PLS statistical modelling and analyses\, introduce the PLS GUI interface in Matlab\, and include key elements of analysis implementation and results interpretation. \nAbout Speaker: Dr. Nathan Spreng is the James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University\, and director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at the Montreal Neurological Institute. His research examines large-scale brain network dynamics and their role in cognition. Currently\, he is investigating the links between memory\, attention\, cognitive control\, and social cognition and the interacting brain networks that support them. He is also actively involved in the development and implementation of novel multivariate statistical approaches to assess activity and interactivity of large scale brain networks. His work adopts a network neuroscience approach to investigating complex cognitive processes as they change across the lifespan\, both in normal aging and brain disease.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/jason-nomi-9-18-2023
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Education and Training,Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231005T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230919T224332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T235108Z
UID:24313-1696505400-1696512600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Intro to Julia: A fast dynamic language for statistical computing and data science
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \nSpeaker: Seyoon Ko\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow and Assistant Adjunct Professor\,\nMathematics Department\,\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n  \n  \nLocation: Virtual\nLink to the recording: https://youtu.be/lmtHtuyl-Q0  \nAbstract: 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 high-performance code does not need to be wrapped in a low-level language like C or Fortran. After almost a decade of active development\, Julia reached its first major release\, v1.0\, in 2018\, and is quickly gaining popularity in scientific computing and data science communities. In this workshop\, I will present the basic concepts of Julia and show a little comparison between Julia and other languages\, such as R\, C\, and Python. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Ko is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCLA Mathematics. Previously\, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar working with Dr. Ken Lange and Dr. Hua Zhou in the Department of Computational Medicine. Dr. Ko’s research interests include large-scale computational methods in biostatistics and bioinformatics using parallel and distributed computing. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Statistics from Seoul National University in South Korea\, as well as a M.S. degree in Computational Sciences and a B.S. degree in Physics\, Mathematical Sciences\, and Computational Science.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/julia-by-seyoon-ko-ecr
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Education and Training,Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230915T011738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T220154Z
UID:24304-1697018400-1697018400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hours: Introduction to the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will cover what the Hoffman2 cluster is and what it can do to you. It will address several topics to get you started with the cluster\, including:- Accounts\n– Policies\n– Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster\n– Connecting via terminal and SSH\n– Interacting with the Unix CLI\n– Locating installed software on the Hoffman2 Cluster \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclfuChqD8qHtZbg-p3nb3WHwVOpTnFn_D2
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hours-introduction-to-the-hoffman2-cluster
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230921T202907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T224522Z
UID:24325-1697029200-1697034600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:AWS Research Session: Enabling and Accelerating Research
DESCRIPTION:Register now to attend the AWS Q4 Research Session: Enabling and Accelerating Research. \nUse Cases Facilitator: Scott Friedman- Higher Education Research Leader\, Amazon Web Services \nIn this session\, we will hear from UC Researchers using cloud resources to enable and accelerate projects. Outlining the various resources\, tools\, and different approaches. Research use cases will be outlined in various fields such as academic\, public policy\, clinical research\, genomics\, etc. \nIn this session we can discuss specifics on how these approaches might apply to your particular area of research. \nAgenda: \n– Academic Research Updates (15 min) \n– OARC Research Use Cases: VA\, School of Dentistry\, GSEIS (30 min) \n– UC System Research use case #1 (15 min) \n– UC System Research use case #2 (15 min) \n– Summary\, tying the research resources together (10 min) \n– Researchers Q&A (5 min) \nThis workshop is coordinated by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/register-for-aws-research-session-enabling-and-accelerating-research
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174308Z
UID:24238-1697191200-1697198400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cloud Computing Workshops: AWS Elastic Compute Cloud
DESCRIPTION: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) cluster setup on two major cloud providers\, Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).\nTo prepare for the cloud computing workshop series\, please view the Introduction videos (Cloud computing workshops: Introduction parts 1-3) on OARC’s YouTube channel. These videos will help you understand the basic concepts and tools of cloud computing. \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Jerry Huang (hyhuang@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpf-6pqzkuHNRI_SKaIksbzEWJkC14CAhc  \n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cloud-computing-workshops-aws-elastic-compute-cloud
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174253Z
UID:24239-1697796000-1697803200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cloud Computing Workshops: AWS Cloud Storage
DESCRIPTION: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) cluster setup on two major cloud providers\, Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). \nTo prepare for the cloud computing workshop series\, please view the Introduction videos (Cloud computing workshops: Introduction parts 1-3) on OARC’s YouTube channel. These videos will help you understand the basic concepts and tools of cloud computing. \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Jerry Huang (hyhuang@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcldOuurj0oGN1EF_zhXCWBzw2SGN-pdNh1
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cloud-computing-workshops-aws-cloud-storage
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174239Z
UID:24240-1698150600-1698157800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Immersive Annotated 360 Virtual Tours with Adobe Captivate
DESCRIPTION: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 document the layout of a hydroelectric power plant\, provide archival information about historical relics\, such as the HMAS OVENS submarine\, or share information regarding a cultural heritage site\, such as Google Arts and Culture’s Street View tours\, immersive 360 capture with annotations has become a strong visual research method and product. \nIn addition\, many fields of research look to present information or scenarios and then survey a sample of participants regarding their experience. Interactive surveys or modules can provide valuable research data for any number of disciplines. \nIn this workshop\, participants will be introduced to Adobe Captivate\, a software for building e-learning interactives and annotated 360 virtual tours. Participants will learn how to build a virtual tour with 360 images and video. They will also learn how to annotate their tours and how to build some of the platforms various interactive activities\, which include: \n\nMultiple choice\nTrue/False\nFill-in-the-blank\nShort Answer\nMatching\nHot Spot\nSequence\nRating scale\nRandom question\n\nNo prior experience with Adobe products will be needed. However\, this product is not part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. If participants want to follow along during the workshop\, they will need to purchase and download Adobe Captivate before the workshop.  \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Francesca Albrezzi (falbrezzi@ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtduiopjwuG9QyIHKS66b4eXT_mn3EiMIH
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-immersive-annotated-360-virtual-tours-with-adobe-captivate
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174212Z
UID:24242-1698228000-1698235200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hours: Connecting To the Hoffman2 Cluster via remote desktop / Data Transfer to and from the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:Opening a remote desktop on the Hoffman2 Cluster / Data transfer hands on \n  \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D’Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lde2qpzIuGNJpOwJKHy04Z8ivrbFCWuEe
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hours-connecting-to-the-hoffman2-cluster-via-remote-desktop-data-transfer-to-and-from-the-hoffman2-cluster
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174149Z
UID:24241-1698233400-1698238800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Containers for HPC workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 to run on HPC resources. We will use many examples of scientific software\, such as\, Nwchem\, R and Rstudio\, Python and Jupyter\, etc. We will work on UCLA’s HPC resource\, Hoffman2 (H2). H2 has the container software\, Apptainer where researchers can run containerize applications. To follow along with the instructor\, a Hoffman2 account will be needed. Also\, it is suggested to have apptainer on a machine you have admin access (a few examples will also use Docker on these machines as well). \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Charles Peterson (cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpd-qpqzwtHtyOgR8EZm6AQDTBSgcYYb15
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/containers-for-hpc-workshop
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T033318
CREATED:20230908T164912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T174136Z
UID:24248-1698406200-1698411600@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”. 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. \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Charles Peterson (cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkfuivqzkuG9yZeOdA5Qg4ZMrD_ODD0_6Y
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/building-containers-for-hpc-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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