Workshops, seminars, and training events for researchers

Upcoming Events

  • IRB and Research Data Privacy & Security

    Virtual

    Research involving human subjects carries obligations that extend well past IRB approval — they follow the data through collection, storage, sharing, and retention. This 60-minute virtual session brings the IRB and Information Security together to walk researchers through what those obligations look like in practice, and how to meet them without slowing a project down.The IRB portion covers what reviewers …

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  • LaTeX Basics for Academic and Scientific Publication using Overleaf

    R1:101: Research 1, Room 101

    LaTeX is a document preparation system widely used in academic and research communities for creating journal articles, thesis, technical reports, presentations, and other scientific documents. This hands-on workshop introduces the fundamentals of LaTeX and is intended for participants with little or no prior experience.Learning Outcomes:- Navigate Overleaf and create a new LaTeX project.- Understand the basic structure and syntax of …

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  • Build Your Own AI Apps and Agents for Research: No Coding Experience Required

    Virtual

    Custom AI tools used to need a software team. Now researchers and student assistants can describe what they want in plain language and have an AI coding assistant build it with them. This hands-on workshop shows you how to turn an idea into a working AI app on AWS, even if you've never written code.You'll learn a practical, AI-guided approach …

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  • Effective Data Visualization with Python

    R1:101: Research 1, Room 101

    Learn how to create clear, accurate, and effective data visualizations using Python. Participants will explore key principles of visualization design, including how to choose appropriate chart types, use color effectively, and avoid common plotting mistakes involving scales, axes, ordering, labels, and other design choices. The session will also introduce three widely used Python visualization libraries, (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly), and discuss …

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  • MATLAB EXPO Online (Day 1 of 2)

    Virtual

    MATLAB EXPO Online is a technical conference for engineers, scientists, researchers, and educators to hear about industry trends, learn about the latest features and capabilities in MATLAB and Simulink, and network with peers and industry leaders. Join MATLAB EXPO Online 2026 to connect with MathWorks and industry experts to learn about the latest trends and advancements in engineering and science. You …

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  • MATLAB EXPO Online (Day 2 of 2)

    Virtual

    MATLAB EXPO Online is a technical conference for engineers, scientists, researchers, and educators to hear about industry trends, learn about the latest features and capabilities in MATLAB and Simulink, and network with peers and industry leaders. Join MATLAB EXPO Online 2026 to connect with MathWorks and industry experts to learn about the latest trends and advancements in engineering and science. You …

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  • Managing Research Data and Writing Data Management Plans

    Virtual

    Healthy data management provides a foundation for strong research. This session will introduce participants to the components of a data management plan, data management processes, the DMPTool, and data repositories. Topics include data expectations, data and metadata standards, access and sharing considerations, and data storage and preservation.This event will not be recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be …

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  • Laptops to Supercomputers: Speeding Up Your Science

    R1:101: Research 1, Room 101

    Tired of waiting hours for your scripts to finish? If your data analysis pipelines are outgrowing your laptop's capabilities, this workshop is for you. Learn how to look under the hood using native telemetry tooling to pinpoint exactly where your code slows down; whether it is a CPU, memory, I/O, or compute bottleneck. We will cover how to diagnose, fix, …

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  • Put AI to Work in Your Research Lab: Smarter Data Analysis, Instant Dashboards, and Automated Workflows

    Virtual

    Research labs spend a lot of time on work that keeps them away from the science: reviewing literature, wrangling datasets, and building reports. This hands-on workshop introduces AI and analytics tools on AWS that take on much of that work, so faculty and the student research assistants who support them can get to answers faster.You'll see how to create AI …

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  • From Data to Deployed Model: Build, Train, and Fine-Tune Machine Learning Models in the Cloud

    Virtual

    A model trained on a laptop is a good start. Turning it into something your lab can run at scale and share with collaborators usually takes a lot more work. This hands-on workshop walks through the whole machine learning process on AWS, from raw data to a live model that returns predictions on demand.You'll work in a familiar notebook environment …

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