Introduction to the Linux Shell: Using the Command Line
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Introduction to the Linux Shell: Shell Scripting
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Workflow automation with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
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Intermediate Topics in Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
UCLA IDRE Statistical ConsultingZoomThis seminar is a continuation of the first seminar on Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in R with lavaan. Topics include multiple group CFA measurement invariance latent growth modeling Some time will be given at the end for interactive coding exercises. Instructor: Johnny Lin, Ph.D., OARC/IDRE Statistical Consulting Time: Aug 16, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time...
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Statistical Writing
Workshop description and Zoom registration link coming soon!
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Generalized Linear Models in R
This workshop is designed to give an overview on generalized linear models. The workshop introduces the basic theory of generalized linear models and their implementation in R. We will talk about a broad range of regression models such as Logistic regression, Poisson regression, negative binomial, zero-inflated Poisson, and zero-inflated negative binomial and how to run...
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Panel discussion on Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
ZoomVideo Link: https://youtu.be/RVdWM1SbB4s The IDRE Early Career Researchers group is excited to restart its monthly meetings. This first meeting will introduce five IDRE scholars selected from a large pool of applicants, followed by a panel discussion on interdisciplinary research and collaboration. The following eminent UCLA researchers will be the panelists: Karen McKinnon, Institute of the Environment...
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Building a patient motion model for Radiotherapy
ZoomSpeaker: Ricky Savjani, Ph.D. IDRE Scholar, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles Abstract: Several technological advances in radiotherapy have enabled the use of focused radiation to treat solid tumors within the thoracic cavity. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) offers a way to treat patients with high doses of...
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Machine learning for Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
Institute for Digital Research and EducationIDRE ECR Group is excited to announce Machine learning for oceanic & atmospheric sciences workshop with the following details: Title: Machine Learning for Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences Date and Time: Friday, January 7, 2022 @10 AM (PST) Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclde2opjsiGdU0sq31tMP5YUXd8FbvCbCm Abstract: Machine learning (ML) denotes a host of computational methods for inferring meaningful patterns in data....
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Version Control with Git
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomGit 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 to use Git...
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Practical Parallel Computing 1: Running MPI Programs
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomMPI (Message Passing Interface) is a standardized interface for portable distributed-memory scientific parallel computing. The portability ensures that a properly-written, standard-conforming MPI program can work the same way on different platforms ranging from laptop computers to massively parallel supercomputers. MPI has been widely used in advanced simulations, data analysis and visualization in the last two...
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Make and Makefiles
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomDescription coming soon. Register in advance: Please REGISTER using the Zoom Meeting Link before joining! If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Ben Winjum.
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Tips to run Matlab on Hoffman2 cluster
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomIn this workshop we will focus on the methods to execute Matlab interactively and run its programs via job scheduler on Hoffman2 cluster. (We will not describe how to write Matlab scripts nor how to use its internal/external functions.) Several methods to launch Hoffman2 Matlab GUI from different operating systems will be discussed, including the...
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Phenological responses of North American birds to global change: Ecology in the age of big data
ZoomSpeaker: Casey Youngflesh IDRE Scholar, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Date: Jan 28, 2022 Location: Zoom (RSVP here for the link) Abstract: Rapid abiotic environmental change is driving a multitude of shifts in natural systems across the Earth. One of...
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Practical Parallel Computing 2: MPI Programming
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomMPI (Message Passing Interface) is a standardized interface for portable distributed-memory scientific parallel computing. The portability ensures that a properly-written, standard-conforming MPI program can work the same way on different platforms ranging from laptop computers to massively parallel supercomputers. MPI has been widely used in advanced simulations, data analysis and visualization in the last two...
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Converting plots from Matlab to Python/matplotlib
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThis workshop will introduce how to use Python/matplotlib and other packages to generate data visualization and animation for publications or presentations. We will discuss plotting functions and techniques available in both Matlab and Python to handle and customize your graphics in practice. The materials include simple 2D/3D plots to present scalers and vectors, filled plots...
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Introduction to Remote Sensing with Python
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomLandsat imagery of the 2020 Bobcat wildfire generated using Python Register here Satellites are circling our planet, allowing us to "sense" things about the Earth. It is the art and science of making measurements using sensors. Remote sensing has thus become a valuable tool in research and applications in a wide range of disciplines, such...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster, Part I
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqc-6rqz0qGdCvJuus9bUKV2xVtQHZQnHu The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 Cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port...
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Learning Convolutional Neural Networks (1)
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomWorkshop will be conducted in Zoom in PST time. Please Register here in advance for this lecture. This workshope will be an introduction on convolutional neural network. We will start our learning on how to use PyTorch to do image processing for classic Dogs-vs-Cats problem. The knowledge of topics covered in the previous sessions is...
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Practical Parallel Computing 3: Introduction to PETSc
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomMPI (Message Passing Interface) is a standardized interface for portable distributed-memory scientific parallel computing. The portability ensures that a properly-written, standard-conforming MPI program can work the same way on different platforms ranging from laptop computers to massively parallel supercomputers. MPI has been widely used in advanced simulations, data analysis and visualization in the last two...
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R Markdown Basics
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpd-uoqDIvG91UKYByaA-7Xcbn4V38rA1k R Markdown files integrate text, Markdown, and R code into dynamic documents that weave together plain text, formatted text, and the output of the R code. The resulting dynamic reports can be produced in many formats, including HTML documents, HTML slideshows, LaTeX pdf, Beamer slideshows, MS Word doc, books, scientific articles, and websites. ...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster, Part II
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvd-igpjMiGNVkod90GFNhBTuT7pwRfj5- The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 Cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port...
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Learning Convolutional Neural Networks (2)
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomWorkshop will be conducted in Zoom in PST time. Please Register here in advance for this lecture. This workshope will be the second lecture on the introduction to convolutional neural network. We will continue our learning on how to apply data augmentation and transfer learning techniques to get a better solution for the classic Dogs-vs-Cats...
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Stata Data Management
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpf--rrj4vE9DWH23IkyLvjjrk-md-hwYe This workshop covers Stata commands and methods for common data management tasks, such as identifying data errors, identifying duplicated data, specifying missing values, working with string variables, labeling variables, creating new variables, merging datasets, processing data by groups, and using loops for repetitive tasks. The workshop is focused on preparing data for statistical...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster, Part III
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 Cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to Hoffman2 and...
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Learning Generative Adversarial Networks
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomWorkshop will be conducted in Zoom in PST time. Please Register here in advance for this lecture. This workshope will the introduction to Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). We will illustrate the fundamental GAN techniques on how to use DCGANs to generate do images using PyTorch. The knowledge of topics covered in the previous sessions is...
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Creating a Comprehensive Lexical Resource for English Using Bayesian Deep Learning and Missing Data Methodology
Institute for Digital Research and Educationhttps://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0td-ygrjsoGdEuEw571uCY1hyW2e5c_6c8 ZoomSpeaker: Bryor Snefjella, Ph.D. IDRE Scholar, Psychology Department, University of California Los Angeles Video Recording: https://youtu.be/RTpW1-FtBGs Abstract: Inquiry in the language sciences makes extensive use of open-source data sets. For example, data sets of hand-annotations of words for properties such as their connotation and familiarity. Other common types of open-source resources include...
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Scientific Visualization with Paraview
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomParaview is an open-source cross-platform program for interactive scientific visualization. Paraview can run as a stand-alone visualization tool, as well as in a client-server fashion for remote visualization. In this tutorial, we will explore the visualization pipeline and basic features in Paraview. We will show how to prepare data files from scratch. We will demonstrate...
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Introduction to Generalized Linear Regression Models in R
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUud-6uqTwiGtNZEtt6vy5VApsl6AE8BJVM In this workshop we discuss generalized linear models and why and when we need to use them. We will discuss several generalized linear modes such as logistic, Poisson, and negative binomial and how we run them in R. The seminar briefly reviews regression concepts as necessary, but it is assumed that participants have...
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Introduction to Mediation Models with the PROCESS macro in SPSS
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomRegistration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcuCpqzwoGt3dCRZ50lDgXWadWKeYfc2r This workshop will introduce the PROCESS Macro in SPSS (written by Andrew Hayes). Basic models will be demonstrated. Explanations of the syntax and output will be given, as well as some tips about reporting such analyses.
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: What is the Hoffman2 Cluster and what it can do for you, how to get an account + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Open Science Workshop
Institute for Digital Research and EducationIDRE ECR Group is excited to announce Open Science workshop with the following details: Title: Open Science Date and Time: Thursday, March 24, 2022 @10 AM (PST) Video recordings: Part-1. Part-2 Abstract: As the culture and context of academic research evolve with the times, there is a growing realization of the need and power in...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster via a terminal from a Windows machine + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Rstudio Server on Hoffman2 + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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/Apptainor. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcOytqjsiGdK5RudPYhsQTrmg4NP8HUqP
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster via a terminal from a MacOS or Linux computer + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster via a remote desktop + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster via Jupyter Notebooks + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Using Container on HPC resources
This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform. Part 1: Overview
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomGoogle cloud platform (GCP) is a cloud environment, developed by Google, where users can easily access a wide range of cloud computing services, such as running computational programs, application development or website-hosting. This two-part workshop is intended to help you understand what GCP is about, and how it may provide campus researchers an option to...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Transferring data to and from the Hoffman2 Cluster + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform. Part 2: Compute engine and practice
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomGoogle cloud platform (GCP) is a cloud environment, developed by Google, where users can easily access a wide range of cloud computing services, such as running computational programs, application development or website-hosting. This two-part workshop is intended to help you understand what GCP is about, and how it may provide campus researchers an option to...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Who’s afraid of the command line? + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Hierarchical Bayesian modeling with applications for spatial environmental data science
Institute for Digital Research and EducationZoomIDRE ECR Group is excited to announce the following workshop on Hierarchical Bayesian modeling with applications for spatial environmental data science: Title: Hierarchical Bayesian modeling with applications for spatial environmental data science Date and Time: Friday, May 6, 2022, @9 AM (PST) Recording is available here: https://youtu.be/Ubsns37DD_U Abstract: Effectively addressing pressing environmental problems in the...
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Data Visualization with Python I: Plotting Fundamentals
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomPython is a very popular language for computational and data science, and it has many powerful capabilities for visualizing data. Data visualization plays an essential role in representing data so that its underlying patterns can be conveyed and understood. The first part of this series will showcase various ways that Python can be used for...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Loading and unloading applications via environmental modules (R, anaconda, etc. examples) + Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Boosting Python for High Performance Data Analytics (1) Interpreter War
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomWhile Python becomes the most popular programming language since 2019, data scientists often have a few common complaints about its slow speed and the limited capabilities of handling the big data scenarios. In this workshop series, we will present an extensive discussion on how to improve the performance of Python in data science by looking...
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Data Visualization with Python II: Making Interactive Plots and Widgets
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomPython is a very popular language for computational and data science, and it has many powerful capabilities for visualizing data. Data visualization plays an essential role in representing data so that its underlying patterns might be conveyed and understood. The second part of this series will explore various ways that Python can be used to...
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NFTs: Getting Started in New Digital Markets
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomNFTs seem to be everywhere now. NFT stands for non fungible tokens. The creation and exchange of NFTs has been revolutionary in many ways, particularly in terms of arts and services markets. For example, in the art market, NFTs use blockchain technology to allow for the secure transfer and proof that an original piece of...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Working interactively on the Hoffman2 Cluster & monitoring resource utilization +Q&A
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomThe 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...
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Introduction to Survival Analysis in R
Office of Advanced Research ComputingZoomSurvival analysis models time-to-event outcomes. This workshop introduces usage of the survival package in R for some of the most commonly used survival methods. Topics include data setup, Kaplan-Meier estimates and curves, log-rank tests, fitting the Cox proportional hazards model, assessing the proportional hazards assumption, and modeling time-varying covariates. Experience in both survival analysis and...