June 2021
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Advanced research computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Advanced research computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Geostatistics – I
Many environmental variables such as temperature, rainfall, air pollutants, and soil nutrients are measured at sparsely sampled point locations. We often need to estimate these variables at one of more…
July 2021
Introduction to Deep Neural Networks with Keras/TensorFlow
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are used as a machine learning method for both regression and classification problems. Keras is a high-level, Python interface running on top of multiple neural network…
Geostatistics – II
Many environmental variables such as temperature, rainfall, air pollutants, and soil nutrients are measured at sampled point locations. We often need to estimate these variables at one of more unsampled…
R Short Course: Getting Started (Part 1)
This is part 1 of a 5-part series of workshops on programming in R. This week, we’ll discuss the following topics: creation and naming of objects, R’s global environment, arithmetic…
Android Application Development: An Overview
Mobile app development is one of the biggest new industries of the last decade. As of 2017, Google and Apple (the creators of Android and iOS, respectively) confirmed a combined…
Geostatistics – III
Many environmental variables such as temperature, rainfall, air pollutants, and soil nutrients are measured at sampled point locations. We often need to estimate these variables at one of more unsampled…
XSEDE: Python Tools for Data Science
OVERVIEW Python has become a very popular programming language and software ecosystem for work in Data Science, integrating support for data access, data processing, modeling, machine learning, and visualization. In…
R Short Course: Vectors and Data Frames (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a 5-part workshop series on programming in R. This week, we’ll discuss the following topics: vectors, types, lists, and data frames. You’ll learn about indexing…
August 2021
Android Application Development: Introduction to Android Studio
Mobile app development is one of the biggest new industries of the last decade. If you are developing an Android app for the first time, the first option you will…
Object Detection using Deep Learning with TorchVision
Like many image processing problems, deep learning has brought many effective solutions to the task of object detection. The TorchVision library is part of the PyTorch project, and it offers…
R Short Course: Programming Tools (Part 3)
This is part 3 of a 5-part workshop series on programming in R. This week, we’ll discuss the following programming tools: logical comparisons, conditionals, iteration, and functions. You’ll learn how…
Wear OS: Creating An App For Your Android Smartwatch
Smartwatches are multi-functional devices that can be worn on the wrist. They can read your heartbeat, notify you of messages from your phone, and can even tell the time! Google's…
XSEDE: Big Data and Machine Learning
OVERVIEW XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop…
R Short Course: Strings and factors (Part 4)
This is part 4 of a 5-part workshop series on programming in R. This week, we’ll discuss strings and factors with an emphasis on working with and formatting strings. These…
R Short Course: Practicum (Part 5)
This is the fifth and final part of a workshop series on programming in R. This week, we’ll put what you’ve learned in the first four parts to use in…
September 2021
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Data Sharing and Archiving
OVERVIEW For growing data volumes, how we manage data becomes more important. This session will cover the basics of managing data in a research environment such as those at ARC…
Advanced research computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Data Sharing and Archiving
OVERVIEW For growing data volumes, how we manage data becomes more important. This session will cover the basics of managing data in a research environment such as those at ARC…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – I (Coordinate system)
This is the first workshop about the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis this semester. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS and spatial analysis and is…
Advanced research computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – II (Data models: vector, network)
This is the second workshop about the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis this semester. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS and spatial analysis and is…
October 2021
3D Visualization Software: Introduction to Unity3D and C# (Part 1)
This is part of a series of workshops covering 3D game engines and animation software for research and data visualization. Registration to all parts of this series is not required,…
XSEDE: Big Data and Machine Learning
OVERVIEW XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, is pleased to present a two day Big Data and Machine Learning workshop. This workshop will focus on topics such as Hadoop…
3D Visualization Software: Data Visualization with Unity3D and C# (Part 2)
This is part of a series of workshops covering 3D game engines and animation software for research and data visualization. Registration to all parts of this series is not required,…
Introduction to performance analysis of scientific software, or “Why is my program slow?”
We all had this: "My program is too slow". We all have heard: "Use Fortran and C++, they are fast." But will it really help? We all have heard also:…
GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – III (Geocoding)
This is the third workshop about the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis this semester. Each workshop covers one or two key elements and is self-contained. The focus is on…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Advanced research computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Getting Started with the Python Multiprocessing Package
OVERVIEW This workshop will provide a gentle introduction to using the multiprocessing package in Python for parallelizing and speeding up code. We will use hands-on programming exercises to demonstrate how…
Introduction to Stata: Data Management
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Machine Learning on Great Lakes
OVERVIEW This workshop will go over methods and best practices for running machine learning applications on Great Lakes. We will briefly outline machine learning before stepping through a hands-on example…
GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – IV (Map visualization)
This is the fourth workshop about the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis this semester. Each workshop covers one or two key elements and is self-contained. The focus is on…
Introduction to Stata: Data Manipulation
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
November 2021
Improving the performance of scientific software, or “Do I really need to learn C++?”
This is a continuation of the workshop "Introduction to performance analysis of scientific software". Now, we know how to measure overall performance of our software and can make a good…
3D Visualization Software: Introduction to Blender3D and Python
This is part of a series of workshops covering 3D game engines and animation software for research and data visualization. Registration to all parts of this series is not required,…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
3D Visualization Software: Advanced Graphics Optimization with Unity3D and C# (Part 3)
This is part of a series of workshops covering 3D game engines and animation software for research and data visualization. Registration to all parts of this series is not required,…
Introduction to Google Earth Engine – I
Google Earth Engine (GEE) combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities. The instant availability of data, massive compute power, and well-developed API make…
Introduction to Google Earth Engine – II
Google Earth Engine (GEE) combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities. The instant availability of data, massive compute power, and well-developed API make…
January 2022
3D Visualization Software: Introduction to Unreal Engine and C++
This is part of a series of workshops covering 3D game engines and animation software for research and data visualization. Registration to previous parts of this series is not required.…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Science
This reading group moderated by consultants from CSCAR will focus on spatial analysis especially as practiced in social sciences. We will meet for 1.5 to 2 hours every month on…
February 2022
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Getting Started with the Python Multiprocessing Package
OVERVIEW This workshop will provide a gentle introduction to using the multiprocessing package in Python for parallelizing and speeding up code. We will use hands-on programming exercises to demonstrate how…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Software Development For Research: Best Practices for Coding Styles
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. Having a consistent coding style and following basic best practices used in the industry can help make…
Introduction to Stata: Data Management
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Sciences
This reading group moderated by consultants from CSCAR will focus on spatial analysis especially as practiced in social sciences. We will meet for 1.5 to 2 hours every month on…
Introduction to Stata: Data Manipulation
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
March 2022
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. Projects can quickly grow, and it can be difficult to manage changes, especially if multiple programmers are…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a review of common parallel programming models and…
Processing the CoreLogic Data on Great Lakes using PySpark
OVERVIEW This workshop provides an introduction to processing CoreLogic data using PySpark on the Great Lakes cluster. The CoreLogic dataset contains aggregated data from individual, parcel-level real estate transactions and…
Machine Learning on Great Lakes
OVERVIEW This workshop will go over methods and best practices for running machine learning applications on Great Lakes. We will briefly outline machine learning before stepping through a hands-on example…
Text as Data in Python and R
Machine learning is opening new research opportunities across academic disciplines, as it can be used to explore new data types to enrich the current state of the art. In this…
Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Sciences
This reading group moderated by consultants from CSCAR will focus on spatial analysis especially as practiced in social sciences. We will meet for 1.5 to 2 hours every month on…
Software Development For Research: Git for Collaborative Development
This is a continuation of the previous workshop "Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles". Now, having learned the basics of version control, we will see how to use the…
April 2022
Software Development For Research: Team-Based Programming Management
Software development and computer programming is increasingly a major part of scientific research. When small or large teams are involved in coding the same project, it’s a good idea to…
May 2022
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Data Scraping With The Twitter Decahose At The University of Michigan
Social media platforms are a rich source for data. The University of Michigan collects data with the Twitter Decahose, maintaining an archive of 10% of tweets made from the past…
September 2022
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the command…
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
October 2022
Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Introduction to Stata: Data Management
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Introduction to Stata: Data Manipulation
This is a series of workshops designed to introduce participants to the Stata software. No prior experience with Stata is required. The sections are: Section 1: The Basics of Stata…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
January 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
February 2023
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming – CANCELLED
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
March 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
June 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
July 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main…
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
OVERVIEW This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster. Topics to be covered include a brief review of common parallel programming models…
September 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
October 2023
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…
January 2024
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
February 2024
Introduction to the Linux Command Line
OVERVIEW This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the…
Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming
This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual…