LaTeX Basics for Academic and Scientific Publication using Overleaf

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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 a LaTeX document.
- Format text and organize content using sections, lists, and other common LaTeX commands.
- Add equations, figures, tables, citations, and cross-references.

The workshop will use Overleaf which is a freely available online LaTeX editor. Overleaf premium licenses are available for UCF faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and select staff members. Participants are expected to have an account with Overleaf before the workshop. If you do not have an account with Overleaf, then please create one through this link - https://www.overleaf.com/register. For further instructions for creating account visit: https://rci.research.ucf.edu/resource/overleaf/

To participate in the hands-on lab during the session, you will need to provide your own computer with a web browser and a reliable internet connection.

Presented by Fahad Khan, Ph.D.

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Location:

R1:101: Research 1, Room 101 [ View Website ]

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Office of Research Cyberinfrastructure Events Team ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu

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UCF Research Computing & Data Workshops

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