This workshop introduces students to scikit-learn, the popular machine learning library in Python, as well as the auto-ML library built on top of scikit-learn, TPOT. The focus will be on scikit-learn syntax and available tools to apply machine learning algorithms to datasets. No theory instruction...
D-Lab Workshops for LBL
Science IT @ LBL has partnered with D-Lab to offer our workshops to you.
Contact Info:
- Your LBL main point of contact for questions is: Erin Scharfstein <erin@lbl.gov>
- Your D-Lab main point of contact for trouble registering, zoom links, etc is: D-Lab Frontdesk <dlab-frontdesk@berkeley.edu>
Troubleshooting: To talk to a live person to troubleshoot a problem accessing a workshop, the fastest way is to drop by our virtual frontdesk between 9am-5pm: https://dlab.berkeley.edu/frontdesk-zoom
Location: All workshops are remote-only via Zoom. Link will be sent on the morning of the event.
Cancellations: If you sign up, but cannot attend, please cancel your registration emailing the contacts list above.
Upcoming events
Apr 16
April 16, 2024, 2:00pm to April 18, 2024, 5:00pm
Apr 17
April 17, 2024, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
This workshop offers a general introduction to the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformers) model. We will explore how they reflect and shape our cultural narratives and social interactions, and which drawbacks and constraints they have.
Apr 22
April 22, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Understanding LLMs: Tarun Gogineni, who is part of the Technical Staff at OpenAI, will discuss the state-of-the-art research on the inner workings and output of LLMs. Tarun works with John Schulman & Liam Fedus on RL and ChatGPT and is a core contributor to GPT4 in the realm of Model Creativity...
Apr 29
April 29, 2024, 9:00am to May 2, 2024, 11:00am
This workshop is a four-part introductory series that will teach you R from scratch with clear introductions, concise examples, and support documents. You will learn how to download and install the open-sourced R Studio software, understand data and basic manipulations, import and subset data,...
Apr 29
April 29, 2024, 2:00pm to May 1, 2024, 4:00pm
This three-part interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to programming Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. By the end of the series, you will be able to apply your knowledge of basic principles of programming and data manipulation to a real-world...
May 02
May 2, 2024, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
This workshop will start by introducing you to navigating your computer’s file system and basic Bash commands to remove the fear of working with the command line and to give you the confidence to use it to increase your productivity. And then working with Git, a powerful tool for keeping track of...
May 06
May 6, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Researching with LLMs: Douglas Guilbeault and Chris Soria will delve into the use of LLMs as part of the researcher toolkit. We will discuss the use of APIs, prompt engineering, and other techniques to integrate LLMs into research.