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September 2020

Using GPUs with Python

September 23, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Python is the Lingua Franca of Data today and is being increasingly used in scientific computations. This workshop introduces Python GPU tools for porting and writing code that runs on…

R I: Data Wrangling

September 24, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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This workshop will delve into common data processing and exploration techniques using R. The main focus will be on constructing and manipulating R data objects, and using packages that enhance…

Intro to SQL

September 29, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Ever want to know how to communicate with a database? You need to know SQL, a standard programming language for working with relational database management systems in data warehouses or…

SPSS: Data Management

September 30, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (9/16, 10am - 12pm) Section 2: Variables (9/23, 10am - 12pm) Section 3:…

CoreLogic property data

September 30, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

The University of Michigan library system has licensed a large data set containing real estate transactions, deeds, and property tax records for the United States.  The data were collected by…

October 2020

Intermediate SQL

October 2, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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This workshop is a continuation of the Intro to SQL class.  We’ll cover how to create a table schema, how to insert data into tables and some more intermediate SQL…

SPSS: Basic Statistical Analysis

October 7, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (9/16, 10am - 12pm) Section 2: Variables (9/23, 10am - 12pm) Section 3:…

GIS with R

October 8, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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This workshop will expose participants to GIS functionalities in R. We will cover vector and raster data representation, vector geometric operations, coordinate representation, combined raster and vector operations in R. The workshop…

Introduction to Deep Neural Networks with Keras/TensorFlow

October 13, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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 libraries, including the popular library TensorFlow. In this workshop, participants will learn…

R Series II: Programming

October 13, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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People using R for applied research are often not taught basic programming practices such as writing functions, efficient iterative processing, vectorization, and other practices that would make their research far…

Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA C/C++

October 16, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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The CUDA computing platform enables the acceleration of CPU-only applications to run on the world’s fastest massively parallel GPUs. Experience C/C++ application acceleration by: Accelerating CPU-only applications to run their…

Stata: The Basics of Stata

October 19, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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…

QGIS-II

October 20, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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This workshop will provide a hands-on exposure to geometrical operations on vector data in QGIS, and will also cover a few basic operations that combine raster and vector data. The…

Mixed Models with R

October 21, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Mixed models are an extremely useful modeling tool for situations in which there is some dependency among observations in the data, where the correlation typically arises from the observations being…

Stata: Working with Data Sets

October 21, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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…

Stata: Data Management

October 23, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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 –…

Data Visualization With 3D Graphics Using Unity3D and C#

October 26, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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BlueJeans link will be shared with registered attendees 24 hours before start Video game development is more accessible than ever before thanks to modern software tools, with many options free…

Stata: Data Manipulation

October 26, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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 2020

Image Segmentation using Deep Learning with FastAI

November 10, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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This workshop will demonstrate how to perform image segmentation using the FastAI Python library, which is built on the deep learning library PyTorch. Some familiarity with Python is expected, but no previous experience…

Advanced Graphics Optimization For Data Visualization In Unity3D

November 16, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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BlueJeans link will be shared with registered attendees 24 hours before start Modern 3D game engines and computer hardware can render convincing graphics, rivaling that of pre-rendered 3D animation. But…

Map making in R

November 19, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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The focus of the workshop is twofold: to learn cartography principles for generating single and multivariable choropleth maps, and explore functionalities of R for generating static and interactive web maps.…

December 2020

Introduction to Deep Neural Networks with Keras/TensorFlow

December 8, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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 libraries, including the popular library TensorFlow. In this workshop, participants will learn…

Using Distill for R Markdown

December 8, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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There are a variety of formats available for R markdown beyond 'standard html', one of which is Distill.  Distill is specifically oriented toward presentation of results, and offers a clean…

Spatial regression models

December 8, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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This lecture-style workshop will introduce relevant concepts and techniques for modelling cross-sectional data observed on regular (such as remote sensing pixels) or irregular (such as Census polygons) lattice. Such data…

January 2021

Software Carpentry Workshop @WISE: Shell, R, Git

January 11, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Please note: This is a two day workshop. January 11 and January 12  (*one* registration covering both days) Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less…

GIS Fundamentals – I (Coordinate systems)

January 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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This is the first workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Advanced Graphics Optimization For Data Visualization In Unity3D

January 18, 2021 @ 1:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Modern 3D game engines and computer hardware can render convincing graphics, rivaling that of pre-rendered 3D animation. But video games still require special optimization techniques and tricks. This relates directly…

Introduction to SPSS: Basics of SPSS

January 20, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (1/20, 10am – 12pm) Section 2: Variables (1/27, 10am – 12pm) Section 3:…

GIS Fundamentals – II (Vector and network data models)

January 22, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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This is the second workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Introduction to Python’s NumPy library

January 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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This workshop will introduce you to the NumPy library in Python, which is useful in scientific computing. We will cover NumPy’s n-dimensional array object and associated functions in depth, along…

Introduction to SPSS: Variables

January 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (1/20, 10am – 12pm) Section 2: Variables (1/27, 10am – 12pm) Section 3:…

Using GPUs with Python

January 27, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Python is the Lingua Franca of Data today and is being increasingly used in scientific computations. This workshop introduces Python GPU tools for porting and writing code that runs on…

February 2021

Introduction to SPSS: Data Management

February 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (1/20, 10am – 12pm) Section 2: Variables (1/27, 10am – 12pm) Section 3:…

GIS Fundamentals – III (Geocoding)

February 3, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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This is the third workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Introduction to SPSS: Basic Statistical Analysis

February 10, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Each section will go over one chapter from the materials at https://cscar.github.io/workshop-spss/ Section 1: Basics of SPSS (1/20, 10am – 12pm) Section 2: Variables (1/27, 10am – 12pm) Section 3:…

GIS Fundamentals – IV (Digitization)

February 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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This is the fourth workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata

February 22, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

Image Segmentation using Deep Learning with FastAI

February 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Like many image processing problems, deep learning has brought many effective solutions to the task of image segmentation. This workshop will introduce you to the methods used in image segmentation,…

Software Development For Research: Best Practices for Coding Styles

February 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

February 24, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

Using GPUs with Python

February 24, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Python is the Lingua Franca of Data today and is being increasingly used in scientific computations. This workshop introduces Python GPU tools for porting and writing code that runs on…

CoreLogic property data

February 25, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

The University of Michigan library system has licensed a large data set containing real estate transactions, deeds, and property tax records for the United States.  The data were collected by…

Introduction to Stata: Data Manipulation

February 26, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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 2021

GIS Fundamentals – V (Spatial Database – PostGIS)

March 5, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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This is the fifth workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles

March 10, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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 Deep Neural Networks with Keras/TensorFlow

March 16, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

GIS Fundamentals – VI (Map visualization)

March 17, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

This is the sixth workshop in a series of workshops we are offering this semester on the fundamentals of GIS. Each workshop covers one or two key elements of GIS…

Software Development For Research: Team-Based Programming Practices

March 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

GIS Fundamentals – (PostGIS-II)

March 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

This workshop will further develop the material covered on spatial databases in the first workshop a few weeks back. PostGIS is the most widely used spatial database and is built…

April 2021

GIS Fundamentals – (Map visualization – II)

April 9, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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This workshop will further develop the material covered on mapping in the first workshop a few weeks back. We will focus on basic cartography principles for map-making and explore the…

Object Detection using Deep Learning with TorchVision

April 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

May 2021

Software Development For Research: Best Practices for Coding Styles

May 10, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

SRTI: Software For Cross-Language Real-Time Data Communication

May 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Computer software simulation is used in virtually every discipline. These programs virtually represent small components of real-world events and behaviors, and allow scientists to test different models to guide real-world…

GIS Fundamentals – Spatial Database, PostGIS

May 26, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

PostGIS, built on top of PostgreSQL, is the most powerful open-source relational database for managing spatial data. In this workshop we will cover the basic concept of spatial databases, learn…

June 2021

GIS Fundamentals – Height and Vertical Datum

June 4, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Understanding how heights are measured and recorded in GIS systems are essential for many applied tasks such as modeling flood risk due to sea level rise. In this workshop we…

Image Segmentation using Deep Learning with FastAI

June 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Like other image processing problems, deep learning has brought many effective solutions to the task of image segmentation. This workshop will introduce you to the methods used in image segmentation, demonstrate how…

GIS Fundamentals – Understanding and manipulating elevation data

June 16, 2021 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

Elevation data can come in the form of point (e.g. from LiDAR), digital elevation model (DEM), or triangulated irregular network (TIN). In this workshop we will focus on DEM and…

Geostatistics – I

June 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

July 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

July 15, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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)

July 22, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

July 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

July 27, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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: Vectors and Data Frames (Part 2)

July 29, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

August 2, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

August 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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)

August 5, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

August 9, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

R Short Course: Strings and factors (Part 4)

August 12, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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)

August 19, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – I (Coordinate system)

September 16, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – II (Data models: vector, network)

September 30, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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)

October 4, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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,…

3D Visualization Software: Data Visualization with Unity3D and C# (Part 2)

October 11, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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?”

October 12, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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)

October 15, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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 Stata: The Basics of Stata

October 25, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

October 27, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

GIS and Spatial Analysis Fundamentals – IV (Map visualization)

October 28, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

October 29, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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++?”

November 4, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

November 8, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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,…

3D Visualization Software: Advanced Graphics Optimization with Unity3D and C# (Part 3)

November 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

November 18, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

November 29, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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++

January 10, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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.…

Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Science

January 27, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata

February 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Your Desktop,

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

February 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

February 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Your Desktop,

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

February 24, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

February 25, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Your Desktop,

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

Software Development For Research: Version Control Principles

March 9, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

Reading and discussion group: Spatial Analysis in Social Sciences

March 24, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

March 30, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

April 13, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

Data Scraping With The Twitter Decahose At The University of Michigan

May 13, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…

October 2022

Introduction to Stata: The Basics of Stata

October 3, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

October 5, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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

October 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Your Desktop,

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…