In this workshop, participants will dive into the fascinating world of neural networks. Neural networks have emerged as powerful models for solving complex and nonlinear problems. This workshop begins with an introduction to neural networks, covering their architecture, activation functions, and training algorithms. Participants will gain insights into how neural networks can effectively capture and […]
Abstract: Building on our two previous Python workshops, today we will look at various packages to do simple plotting and data visualization in Python. In the hands-on part, we will focus on matplotlib which is a well-established Python plotting library for for creating static and animated visualizations in Python. Setup & Software Installation: You need […]
Engage in a discussion of sharing public health data and technological advances that assure security with health professionals, researchers, and patient representatives presenting their community health research endeavours.
R Markdown turns your analyses into high-quality, elegantly formatted, and fully reproducible output by putting together narrative text, code and plots. This workshop will walk you through the creation and usage of R Markdown. Participants are expected to already be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. The workshop is one hour, followed by an […]
Abstract: The internet is a trove of information. A lot of it is publicly available and thus suitable for use in research. Extracting that information and putting it in an organized format for analysis can however be extremely tedious. Web scraping tools allow to automate parts of that process and Python is a popular language […]
Craft your own unique greeting cards this season while uncovering the art and science of traditional paper-making and the latest in bio-based materials to enhance paper characteristics! Engage in this 2.5 hour hands-on workshop, where you'll transform pulp slurry into paper at our iconic paper-making lab housed in the famous Pulp & Paper Centre, a hub […]
Craft your own unique greeting cards this season while uncovering the art and science of traditional paper-making and the latest in bio-based materials to enhance paper characteristics! Engage in this 2.5 hour hands-on workshop, where you'll transform pulp slurry into paper at our iconic paper-making lab housed in the famous Pulp & Paper Centre, a hub […]
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for file naming. Join us to develop a naming convention based on elements that are important to your work. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 hours before the event starts.)
Grapes to Glass is a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series. You will use your senses as you learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Instructor Jay Martiniuk is a UBC Lecturer in Wine Science and Fermentation, who has worked […]
This workshop focuses on regression models to provide participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, techniques, and tools used for linear and nonlinear regression. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with regression algorithms, one of the most popular machine-learning techniques. The workshop begins with an overview […]
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]
If you have never opened R, do not know what R packages are, do not know how to read files into R, this workshop is for you! If your expertise is a bit higher than what is described above but you are still very new to R, check out the Beginner R part 2 workshop […]
