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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221004T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221004T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220826T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220826T123000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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:20220818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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:20220722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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:20220713T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220713T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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:20220706T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220706T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220629T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220531T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T191234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T191234Z
UID:22838-1653994800-1653998400@idre.ucla.edu
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220513T003636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220528T071335Z
UID:22965-1653652800-1653656400@idre.ucla.edu
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220414T172839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T205614Z
UID:22913-1653397200-1653408000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:R Graphics: Introduction to ggplot2
DESCRIPTION:This seminar teaches the “grammar” of graphics that underlies the ggplot2 package\, allowing the user to build eye-catching\, publication-quality graphics layer-by-layer. We cover the basic elements of the grammar of graphics\, including aesthetics\, geoms\, scales\, and themes\, and we will show you how easy ggplot2 makes it to integrate these elements to make informative and beautiful graphics. The seminar is meant to be interactive with attendees participating in the coding\, so some very basic R coding knowledge is helpful but not required. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to sjalal@oarc.ucla.edu.  \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcuGoqT4pE9PPoLe554uqDPk0AflrmUKe
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/r-graphics-introduction-to-ggplot2-3
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T191013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T205642Z
UID:22836-1653390000-1653393600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Running non interactive applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster (batch jobs) + 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/tJMvceygpjgrE90zpIp34-FwvV1Y_qseP0u4
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-running-non-interactive-applications-on-the-hoffman2-cluster-batch-jobs-qa
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T190725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T193608Z
UID:22834-1653040800-1653048000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Boosting Python for High Performance Data Analytics (2) DataFrame Game
DESCRIPTION:While 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 under the hood of its language/libraries and using the technologies to make Python a practical solution for the high-performance big data analytics. \nIn the second session\, we will focus on how to load/process the super big dataset in Python using a single machine and comparing the dataframe implementations from Pandas\, Modin\, Pandarallel\, Dask and Vaex etc. Although no specific prerequisite is required to attend the talk\, having programming experience in Python’s numpy and Pandas packages will be helpful to fully understand the lecture content. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElceqqqDkuHtVLo9HnZ-PrLjnUw5GJ_tLZ
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/boosting-python-for-high-performance-data-analytics-2-dataframe-game
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220312T052340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T052340Z
UID:22874-1652954400-1652961600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Getting started with computational text analysis with Python
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide a beginner’s introduction to computational text analysis using Python. It will cover the major approaches and opportunities for using computational methods to analyze text. We will use use Python and the NLTK and gensim libraries to explore features of text and perform basic topic modeling. No prior experience required. Activities will utilize web-based platforms; no software installations required. \n  \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to ekoehl@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rc-mrrT0oHNJy4FpLicKCMp_GK3VUwiar
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/getting-started-with-computational-text-analysis-with-python
LOCATION:Zoom
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220414T171339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T173406Z
UID:22911-1652792400-1652803200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Survival Analysis in R
DESCRIPTION:Survival 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 R will be helpful but not necessarily required to follow the workshop material. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to lin@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqcumvqjMpGtF2IDZ4169VV6tvWMgWSLdd
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-survival-analysis-in-r
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220517T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T190415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T190415Z
UID:22831-1652785200-1652788800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Working interactively on the Hoffman2 Cluster & monitoring resource utilization +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/tJ0sd-CtqTkpH9V3E8MCNYL0gPJ5ZMcccrzc
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-working-interactively-on-the-hoffman2-cluster-monitoring-resource-utilization-qa
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220302T203457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T180209Z
UID:22753-1652702400-1652709600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:NFTs: Getting Started in New Digital Markets
DESCRIPTION:NFTs 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 digital art has been sold and is now in the possession of the buyer. It also allows for what we in art history may refer to as provenance of an artwork to be more carefully tracked. The benefits of blockchain is that it enables a global secure transfer of private smart contracts between parties that are stored on an open decentralized network. The result has exposed art market sales more openly and shifted the value of digital art drastically. \nIn this workshop you will learn about rarity\, royalties\, and crypto wallets. We will look at some examples of the way NFTs are being used in different markets\, but will focus most specifically on growing digital art markets. You will also learn how to set up your own crypto wallet\, create your own NFT\, and begin mining Ethereum\, a popular crypto currency\, which is used in the buying and selling of many NFT artworks and items. \nNo prior knowledge or experience required. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to falbrezzi@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUude2vrzIjHtfC5PcPI6jfALE6HAPb6rKy
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/nfts-getting-started-in-new-digital-markets
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220516T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T190036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T190104Z
UID:22827-1652691600-1652698800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Data Visualization with Python II: Making Interactive Plots and Widgets
DESCRIPTION:Python 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 make interactive graphics for exploring data and conceptualizing trends and dependencies. We’ll dive into Python libraries for making interactive widgets\, plots\, and dashboards (ipywidgets\, plotly\, altair\, and bokeh). These will be covered in interactive exercises so that attendees can gain direct experience in using these libraries. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to bwinjum@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduGuqTooEtPAsGRbvlrUCNozxSawd7mk
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/data-visualization-with-python-ii-making-interactive-plots-and-widgets-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220513T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220513T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T185737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T190139Z
UID:22825-1652436000-1652443200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Boosting Python for High Performance Data Analytics (1) Interpreter War
DESCRIPTION:While 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 under the hood of its language/libraries and using the technologies to make Python a practical solution for high-performance big data analytics. \nIn the first session\, we will focus on how to boost the speed of python code in an interperter level by explaining the concepts (e.g.\, GIL\, GIT) and introducing the packages of pypy\, numba\, pythran\, cython etc. Although no specific prerequisite is required to attend the talk\, having programming experience in Python will be helpful to fully understand the lecture content. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAod-mrrTwjHdYrBwSM9C3rtRTPAkhEBQXc
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/boosting-python-for-high-performance-data-analytics-1-interpreter-war
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220510T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220510T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T113253
CREATED:20220308T182602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T182602Z
UID:22823-1652180400-1652184000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Loading and unloading applications via environmental modules (R\, anaconda\, etc. examples) + 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/tJIqdeuqrT4sHN1f6KVwjmbZJiTitAPEShI2
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-loading-and-unloading-applications-via-environmental-modules-r-anaconda-etc-examples-qa
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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