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SUMMARY:High Performance Python for Data Analytics (2)
DESCRIPTION:While Python has been the most popular programming language since 2019\, data scientists often critique its slow speed and limited capabilities in handling big data scenarios. In this workshop series\, we’ll tackle how to enhance Python’s performance in data science by diving deep into its workings and leveraging technologies to transform Python into an effective tool for high-performance big data analytics.\nIn the second 2-hour session\, our focus will be on techniques for loading and processing extremely large datasets in Python on a single machine\, comparing dataframe implementations from Pandas\, Modin\, Pandarallel\, Dask\, and Vaex\, among others. No specific prerequisites are required to join the lecture\, but familiarity with Python’s numpy and Pandas packages will aid in fully grasping the discussed content. \nInstructor: Qiyang Hu \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/high-performance-python-for-data-analytics-2
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240528T100000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240308T222826Z
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SUMMARY:HPC@UCLA: Batch Job Submission on H2C
DESCRIPTION:Batch computing enables you to execute concurrently or independently a large number of simulations\, practically scaling up your ability to conduct research. Come and learn the basics of how to submit jobs\, how to request resources and how to take advantage of very many CPU and GPU cores on the Hoffman2 Cluster. \nInstructor: Raffaella D’Auria \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hpcucla-batch-job-submission-on-h2c
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240508T030807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T214334Z
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SUMMARY:Challenges to mitigating climate change drivers and associated risks of surpassing lower emission targets
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Robert Fofrich\, Ph.D.\nIDRE and UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow\nInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability\nUniversity of California Los Angeles    \n\nPlace: Virtual (Link to the video recording)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Lower climate change mitigation pathways require large and swift reductions in anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide\, a substantial portion arising from fossil energy sources utilized in electricity generation. Thus\, stabilizing global mean temperatures at or below 2 degrees necessitates retiring fossil-burning infrastructure well before their operational lifespans have elapsed\, resulting in stranded assets worldwide. However\, sizable investments in fossil energy infrastructure have continued to rise globally\, posing a threat to international climate change mitigation\, food security\, and financial objectives. Thus\, we will discuss challenges associated with attaining lower climate warming targets and the potential repercussions for global agriculture and human well-being if these targets are exceeded. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Fofrich was born in East Los Angeles and is an alumnus of West Los Angeles College. Currently\, he is a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and works under the supervision of Dr. Elsa Ordway and Dr. Thomas Smith within the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Before joining UCLA\, Dr. Fofrich joined the Climate Impact lab and was briefly a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. Dr. Fofrich received his Ph.D. in 2022 from the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California\, Irvine\, where his research focused on energy and agricultural systems as they relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has also served as a researcher at NASA-JPL and the Center for Environmental Biology in Orange County\, California. His passion for the natural environment and a profound commitment to underserved communities steered his decision to study ways to mitigate anthropogenic environmental damages and protect vulnerable populations from these changes.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/robert-fofrich-may-31-2024
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240603T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240603T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240308T222823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T155538Z
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SUMMARY:Applies Survey Data Analysis in SPSS
DESCRIPTION:The workshop will introduce the basic concepts and elements necessary to analyze data collected via a complex sampling design. The workshop will use SPSS Complex Samples to conduct descriptive analyses. Examples of subpopulation analyses will be given\, as well as examples of linear and logistic regression models. \nInstructor: Christine Wells \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/applies-survey-data-analysis-in-spss
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240308T222823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T155228Z
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SUMMARY:Analysis and Visualization of interactions in R
DESCRIPTION:In regression\, we are often interested in an interaction\, which is the modification or moderation of the effect of an independent variable by another. Understanding interactions involves interpreting the regression coefficients\, estimating and testing simple effects and their differences\, and visualizing the interaction. This workshop will teach you how to do all of these thing in R using base R\, as well as the emmeans and ggplot2 packages. Some prior knowledge of linear regression and experience with R is recommended but not necessary. \nInstructor: Siavash Jalal \nRegister via Zoom \nWorkshop materials
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/analysis-and-visualization-of-interactions-in-r
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240628T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240628T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240620T183709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T220736Z
UID:25039-1719574200-1719577800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:TimeAutoDiff : Combining auto-encoder and diffusion model for time series tabular synthesizing
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Najoon Suh\, Ph.D \nIDRE Fellow \nDepartment of Statistics and Data Science \nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n  \nLocation: Zoom (Recording link)\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract: In the work to be presented\, we leverage the power of latent diffusion models to generate synthetic time series tabular data. Along with the temporal and feature correlations\, the heterogeneous nature of the feature in the table has been one of the main obstacles in time series tabular data modeling. We tackle this problem by combining the ideas of the variational auto-encoder (VAE) and the denoising diffusion probabilistic model (DDPM). Our model\, named “TimeAutoDiff\,” has several key advantages\, including (1) Generality\, the ability to handle the broad spectrum of time series tabular data from single to multi-sequence datasets; (2) Good fidelity and utility guarantees: numerical experiments on six publicly available datasets demonstrating significant improvements over state-of-the-art models in generating time series tabular data\, across four metrics measuring fidelity and utility; (3) Fast sampling speed: entire time series data generation as opposed to the sequential data sampling schemes implemented in the existing diffusion-based models\, eventually leading to significant improvements in sampling speed\, (4) Entity conditional generation: the first implementation of conditional generation of multi-sequence time series tabular data with heterogenous features in the literature\, enabling scenario exploration across multiple scientific and engineering domains.\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Namjoon Suh is a UCLA adjunct assistant professor. He is an IDRE fellow and is associated with Prof. Dr. Guang Cheng’s lab in the UCLA Statistics and Data Science Department. He obtained his Machine Learning Ph.D. degree at Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering\, Georgia Tech\, in December 2022 and earned an M.Sc. in Statistics at Georgia Tech in 2018. Before Georgia Tech\, he received a B.Sc. degree from Korea University in 2015\, majoring in Industrial Engineering.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/ecr-june-28-2024
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240702T215957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T171325Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Machine Learning and Big Data
DESCRIPTION:UCLA-IDRE  is pleased to host a two-day\, in-person\, Big Data workshop (July 31 – August 1\, 2024\, 8 AM-2 PM each day) organized by Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. \nThis workshop will focus on big data analytics\, machine learning using Spark\, and deep learning using TensorFlow. It is an in-person workshop presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform in OARC Portal (5628 Math Science Building). \nRegistration: \nInterested applicants must first have an ACCESS ID.  If you do not have an ACCESS ID\, please visit this page to create one: \nACCESS USER REGISTRATION \nOnce you have an ACCESS ID\, please send an email (indicating your ACCESS ID and which site you wish to attend) to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu by Friday\, July 26\, at Noon Eastern time. \nFurther details will be provided once your registration has been processed. \n  \nTentative Agenda: \nDay – 1:\n \n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 31\, 2024\nAll times given are Pacific\n\n\n08:00 AM\nWelcome\n\n\n08:25 AM\nA Brief History of Big Data\n\n\n09:20 AM\nIntro to Spark\n\n\n10:00 AM\nLunch Break\n\n\n11:00 AM\nMore Spark and Exercises\n\n\n02:00 PM\nIntro to Machine Learning\n\n\n02:00 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\nDay – 2: \n\n\n\nThursday\, August 1\, 2024\nAll times given are Pacific\n\n\n08:00 AM\nMachine Learning: Recommender System with Spark\n\n\n10:00 AM\nLunch break\n\n\n11:00 AM\nDeep Learning with TensorFlow\n\n\n02:00 PM\nTying it All Together\n\n\n02:30 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Please visit the PSC’s website for details about the agenda. You are also welcome to contact tvsingh@ucla.edu if you have any questions about this workshop at UCLA.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/workshop-on-machine-learning-and-big-data
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
ORGANIZER;CN="T V Singh":MAILTO:tvsingh@ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240805T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240805T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240614T185949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T190156Z
UID:25029-1722862800-1722873600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:R Markdown Basics
DESCRIPTION: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. This seminar covers basic coding and conventions of the 3 frameworks upon which R Markdown depends: Markdown for formatting text\, knitr for R code chunks\, and YAML for rendering the document. The seminar does not assume any previous experience with R Markdown\, but attendees who wish to participate in seminar demonstrations should come with RStudio and R Markdown installed on their computers. \nInstructor: Kotrina Kajokaite \nRegister Now via Zoom
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/r-markdown-basics-4
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240812T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240812T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240614T190507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T190537Z
UID:25033-1723467600-1723478400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Applied Survey Data Analysis in Stata
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will cover both the use of descriptive and inferential statistics with complex survey data in Stata. We will also discuss post-estimation commands\, the analysis of subpopulations\, and some graphical methods that can be used with weighted data. \nInstructor: Christine Wells \nRegister Now via Zoom \nWorkshop materials
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/applied-survey-data-analysis-in-stata-2
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20240614T190913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T190913Z
UID:25035-1724072400-1724079600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Output tables in R
DESCRIPTION:R is a powerful programming language specifically designed for statistical analysis. In this workshop\, we will explore some of the tools and packages available in R to craft visually appealing tables that effectively communicate your results. Whether you’re using R Markdown and seeking to generate tables in your HTML file or aiming to create polished and publication-ready tables in your report\, these packages can greatly enhance the clarity of your work. \nInstructor: Siavash Jalal \nRegister Now via Zoom \nWorkshop materials
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/output-tables-in-r
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T095023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T095023Z
UID:25561-1725017400-1725021000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Forecasting and Interpolation for Learning Physical Simulation over Meshes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Xiao Luo\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nDepartment of Computer Science\nUniversity of California Los Angeles   Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST)\nDate: August 30\, 2024RSVP link: Click here to watch the recording\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: This talk discusses the problem of learning-based physical simulation\, a crucial task with applications in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. Recent works typically utilize graph neural networks (GNNs) to produce next-time states on irregular meshes by modeling interacting dynamics and then adopting iterative rollouts for the whole trajectories. Our work proposes a simple yet effective approach named FAIR for long-term mesh-based simulations. Our model employs a continuous graph ODE model that incorporates past states into the evolution of interacting node representations\, capable of learning coarse long-term trajectories under a multi-task learning framework. Then\, we leverage a channel aggregation strategy to summarize the trajectories for refined short-term predictions\, which can be illustrated using an interpolation process. Our method can generate accurate long-term trajectories through pyramid-like alternative propagation between the foresight step and refinement step. Finally\, we show the experiments on several benchmark datasets to validate the effectiveness of our method. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Xiao Luo is a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA’s Department of Computer Science. Previously\, he received a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Nanjing University\, Nanjing\, China\, in 2017 and a Ph.D. in the School of Mathematical Sciences from Peking University\, Beijing\, China in 2022. His research interests include machine learning on graphs\, dynamical systems\, statistical models\, and AI for Science.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/forecasting-and-interpolation-for-learning-physical-simulation-over-meshes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T094859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T094919Z
UID:25558-1727436600-1727440200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Baseline DNA methylation profile predicts severe SARS-CoV-2 developmental trajectory post hospitalization
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fei-Man Hsu\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nDepartment of Molecular\, Cell\, and Developmental Biology\nUniversity of California Los Angeles   Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST)\nDate: September 27\, 2024\nVideo recording: https://youtu.be/0eRG9B-0PUw\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: DNA methylation is associated with pathogenesis and disease progression.  The IMPACC cohort includes hospitalized COVID-19 participants with five respiratory illness trajectory groups (TGs) according to the prognosis during acute infection (first 28 days).  We report the longitudinal DNA methylation profiling of PBMC from 75 participants of IMPACC cohort in UCLA and find (1) DNA methylation is associated with respiratory status and days post-admission\, (2) T cell depletion and band neutrophil backlog were observed during acute infection\, and (3) Baseline DNA methylation profiles bear prediction power of follow-up risk course.  The characterized CpG loci function in immune cell differentiation and STAT protein phosphorylation suggests an epigenetic-regulated SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Fei-Man Hsu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Pellegrini lab in the Department of Molecular\, Cell\, and Developmental Biology at UCLA. With a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo\, she specializes in bioinformatics. She holds an M.S. degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a B.S. degree in Life Science from National Taiwan University.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/baseline-dna-methylation-profile-predicts-severe-sars-cov-2-developmental-trajectory-post-hospitalization
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090057Z
UID:25438-1728039600-1728043200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Migrating Code Repositories into the UCLA Github Enterprise Account
DESCRIPTION:Do you have Code Repositories that are scattered across multiple external platforms?  If you are already using Github\, are you paying for private repositories?  Do you want to have your work findable by your UCLA Colleagues and Students?  This workshop will go over the benefits as well as caveats involved in moving your Github repositories under the UCLA Enterprise account.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-50
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090057Z
UID:25439-1728298800-1728304200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Markdown\, Zotero\, and Quarto for Academic Writing and Publishing
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of wasting precious time converting your research documents into public websites and presentations? Have you ever needed to change the format of your writing to fit a journal or to meet publisherÕs requirements? Do you wish there was some way to repurpose your writing and research for presentations\, websites\, and other platforms without copying and pasting for hours? If so\, Markdown and Quarto might be just the solution you need! This workshop is designed to introduce researchers to digital writing and publishing with the flexible tools of Markdown and Quarto. Participants in this hands-on session will cover the fundamentals of Markdown\, a lightweight markup language that allows users to write\, structure\, and reuse their writing and research. We will then introduce Quarto\, a powerful publishing system which can transform Markdown documents into academic publications\, websites\, presentations\, and more. The workshop will show how citation management systems such as Zotero can be integrated with Quarto\, and how tools like VS Code and Jupyter notebooks can be used to create an efficient\, reproducible\, and versatile academic publishing pipeline. No technical experience is required or assumed.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-23
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241008T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090057Z
UID:25440-1728381600-1728385200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:HPC@UCLA: Intro to H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)
DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. Come and learn what is it and how you can get started using it.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-24
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090058Z
UID:25441-1728473400-1728480600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:New Platforms for Building Virtual 3D Environments: Replacement Platforms for Mozilla Hubs
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in creating and publishing 3D virtual environments on the Web? Would you like to be able to quickly spatially model multimedia assets? This workshop will introduce you to foundational techniques and resources which will enable you to produce WebXR (eXtended Reality) content.  This spring\, Mozilla sunsetted their WebXR platform\, Mozilla Hubs\, and builder\, Spoke. While the company did release the platform as an open-source tool available at the  https://hubsfoundation.org/\, personal installations locally or on the cloud can present a challenge with the current level of documentation and community support.   This workshop will cover two new and exciting online alternatives to Hubs. Mud Verse (MUD VERSE – MUD Foundation INC / Art + Tech + Community) is supported by Òan innovative nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration of art\, technology\, and educationÓ and allows for Spoke files to be imported. The platform operates nearly identically to Mozilla Hubs and it is free to register an account. A second option is 8XR – an HTML5 native game engine. As a game engine\, published environments can have increased interactivity built-in and added through additional programming.   During the workshop\, participants will be shown how to: How to find 3D resources to build a project quickly Import\, augment\, and arrange 2D and 3D visual assets Integrate text\, video\, and audio materials into the WebXR platforms Publish and share virtual environments  Learn how to navigate within the published XR spaces and participate interactively with other digital avatars  No prior technical experience necessary. All levels welcome.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-25
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090058Z
UID:25442-1728554400-1728561600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Docker containerization: Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Built on a hypervisor of the host operating system\, a virtual machine (VM) provides an isolated virtual environment that allows for the execution of guest operating systems and applications. However\, VMs often demand substantial computing resources to run these systems and programs. In recent years\, an advanced technique known as containerization has emerged as an alternative for many applications. Containerization offers a way to abstract software and applications from their original environment. This workshop series will cover the fundamental concepts and uses of Docker containerization\, focusing on its four main components: image\, container\, data volume\, and network. We will also explore how to create a Dockerfile and deploy applications from your local computer to cloud services.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-26
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T113000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090101Z
UID:25443-1728640800-1728646200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Disability Culture and Allyship
DESCRIPTION:A training about disability culture at UCLA and the larger world. Learn about accessibility vs accommodations and how to best inclusive to people with disabilities at work and in the classroom.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-27
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090102Z
UID:25444-1728644400-1728648000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Intro to using Mobile Apps in Research Studies
DESCRIPTION:Nearly 7 out of 8 billion of the worldÕs population uses mobile phones.  Learn about several uses in research including information dissemination techniques\, data (image/audio/video) collection\, geo-tagged content and gamification.  Leveraged for recruitment\, collecting digital consent\, experimentation with wearable and other sensor/edge devices\, psychological interventions\, EMAs and randomized notification systems.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-28
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T163000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T094735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T094735Z
UID:25556-1728982800-1729009800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:OARC AI Workshop with VAST & NVIDIA
DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Advanced Research Computing for an in-depth exploration of how GPU computing is revolutionizing AI and HPC workloads. Gain hands-on knowledge from experts in generative AI\, large language models\, and GPU acceleration. This event will cover everything from foundational GPU concepts to advanced applications in life sciences\, medical research\, and drug discovery. \nAdditionally\, we’ll dive into the business impacts of generative AI and the legal and ethical considerations you need to know. This is a must-attend event for anyone looking to stay ahead in AI\, machine learning\, and research-driven innovation. \nLunch will be served. \nThis event is limited to active UCLA affiliates (faculty\, staff\, researchers\, and students).
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/oarc-ai-workshop-with-vast-nvidia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241017T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090102Z
UID:25445-1729159200-1729166400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Docker containerization: Practice
DESCRIPTION:Built on a hypervisor of the host operating system\, a virtual machine (VM) provides an isolated virtual environment that allows for the execution of guest operating systems and applications. However\, VMs often demand substantial computing resources to run these systems and programs. In recent years\, an advanced technique known as containerization has emerged as an alternative for many applications. Containerization offers a way to abstract software and applications from their original environment. This workshop series will cover the fundamental concepts and uses of Docker containerization\, focusing on its four main components: image\, container\, data volume\, and network. We will also explore how to create a Dockerfile and deploy applications from your local computer to cloud services.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-29
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241018T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090102Z
UID:25446-1729249200-1729252800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Intro to Digital Accessibility in Research
DESCRIPTION:What is digital accessibility? How can the research enterprise be more prepared to be inclusive of people with disabilities. What should an IRB be evaluating in terms of digital accessibility?
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-22
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090103Z
UID:25447-1729681200-1729684800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:HPC@UCLA: Working at the UNIX shell & Environmental Modules on H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)
DESCRIPTION:Knowledge of Linux is key to successfully using most HPC resources\, including the Hoffman2 Cluster. This workshop introduces users to basic usage of the command line interface (CLI)\, basic file manipulation and the filesystem hierarchy. Environmental modules and modification of the user environment will also be introduced.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-21
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090223Z
UID:25448-1729771200-1729778400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Massively Parallel Computing with GPU
DESCRIPTION:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mlp8_1H0Ih884OejqBlzD1iz5yw1PDnOGb-HuW-gXV0/edit
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-20
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090224Z
UID:25449-1729850400-1729857600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) at Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION:As the excitement around ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) continues to grow\, many are exploring how to leverage these technologies in their own domains to achieve more targeted and advanced responses. Among the emerging techniques\, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) stands out as one of the most impactful. In this 2-hour lecture\, I will introduce the fundamental concepts of RAG through engaging slides and simple demos. We’ll also delve into some advanced techniques within RAG\, providing a deeper understanding of how it works. The session will focus on demonstrating how to build RAG systems using UCLA’s Hoffman2 resources\, specifically tailored for the UCLA community. No prerequisites are required\, making this lecture accessible to all.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-19
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T094622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T094622Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Transition Risks
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Robert Fofrich\, Ph.D.\nIDRE and UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow\nInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability\nUniversity of California Los Angeles    \n\nPlace: Virtual (Link to the recording)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Meeting international climate goals will help avoid extensive natural and economic damage globally\, but achieving these targets requires the immediate decarbonization of the global economy and the early closure of critical infrastructure. Policymakers can accelerate this transition by imposing higher costs on high-carbon-emitting companies\, forcing them to internalize the social and environmental costs of carbon. Consequently\, these companies must either shift away from carbon-emitting technologies\, absorb substantial financial losses\, or pass these costs on to consumers. However\, the financial risks of such regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this talk\, I will present an in-depth analysis of the potential stranded assets and financial exposure companies face under ambitious climate policies. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Fofrich was born in East Los Angeles and is an alumnus of West Los Angeles College. Currently\, he is a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and works under the supervision of Dr. Elsa Ordway and Dr. Thomas Smith within the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Before joining UCLA\, Dr. Fofrich joined the Climate Impact lab and was briefly a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. Dr. Fofrich received his Ph.D. in 2022 from the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California\, Irvine\, where his research focused on energy and agricultural systems as they relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has also served as a researcher at NASA-JPL and the Center for Environmental Biology in Orange County\, California. His passion for the natural environment and a profound commitment to underserved communities steered his decision to study ways to mitigate anthropogenic environmental damages and protect vulnerable populations from these changes.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/navigating-climate-change-mitigation-and-economic-transition-risks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241101T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241101T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090225Z
UID:25450-1730458800-1730462400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Using GitHub for Collaboration and Project Management
DESCRIPTION:Do you build software applications and use GitHub for your code versioning? In this workshop you will learn about GitHub Projects and how to create and resolve issues. You will also learn how to create and respond to pull requests\, how to create and manage repositories\, and how to create forks and branches of code to manage your projects and facilitate collaborative development across teams.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-18
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090225Z
UID:25451-1730725200-1730736000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Mediation Models with the PROCESS macro in SPSS
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-17
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20250213T085309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T090225Z
UID:25452-1730890800-1730894400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:HPC@UCLA: Jupyter Notebooks/JupyterLan on H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)
DESCRIPTION:Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab are a powerful tool for interactive computing and for proof of concept implementations. Come and learn how to open jupyter sessions on your local browser while harnessing the computing power on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Work in a conda/python environment\, in R\, julia or many other programming languages.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/__trashed-15
CATEGORIES:Training workshop / Tutorial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T173039
CREATED:20230908T164914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T173625Z
UID:24251-1731060000-1731067200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hours: Running Jupyter Notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster
DESCRIPTION:How to connect to the Hoffman2 Cluster via Jupyter / how to run python\, R\, Julia\, bash\, etc. notebooks / creating interactive presentations / running jupyter notebooks in python or anaconda environments \n  \nQuestions about this workshop can be directed to Raffaella D’Auria (dauria@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdOuuqz8uH9BM1CVoJkPjIOJ5Kiim5qBq 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hours-running-jupyter-notebooks-on-the-hoffman2-cluster
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Training workshop / Tutorial
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