| IS&T RCS Tutorials Jan. 27 – Mar. 5, 2026 |
| Registration is open for the RCS Spring 2026 Trainings. Recordings and slides from past tutorials by RCS staff and vendors are also available. |
- For hands-on sessions where you wish to use your own computer, please have the appropriate software installed on your computer before the session starts.
- Tutorials are tagged based on experience required (Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), location (details below), and if they are new.
- Tutorial sessions are held either in-person or over Zoom. Note that Zoom sessions will be recorded; keep your camera off if you do not want your image recorded. The recorded sessions may be made available to the BU community.
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| The IS&T Research Computing Services (RCS) group offers a tutorial series on programming, data analysis, and domain specific topics three times each year. These tutorials are free and open to all members of the Boston University community. |
| The RCS tutorials cover concepts, techniques, and tools which researchers can use in their own computing environments. Many are designed to help you make effective use of the Boston University Shared Computing Cluster (SCC). The RCS staff can also deliver extra, or customized, tutorial sessions to your course, group, or lab. Please contact us at help@scc.bu.edu if you are interested. |
Trainings Schedule
| Vendor Sessions |
Tue, Feb 10
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Wolfram for Geography and Environmental Science (Hands-on) |
| Research Computing Basics Tutorials |
Tue, Jan 27
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Introduction to Linux (Hands-on) |
Wed, Jan 28
12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Introduction to BU’s Shared Computing Cluster (Hands-on) |
Thu, Jan 29
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Intermediate Usage of the SCC (Lecture) |
Tue, Feb 3
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Intermediate Usage of the SCC (Lecture) |
Fri, Feb 6
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Using and Building Containers on the SCC (Hands-on) |
| Computer Programmning Tutorials |
Mon, Feb 2
2:30pm – 4:30pm |
Introduction to Python, Part One (Hands-on) |
Wed, Feb 4
2:30pm – 4:30pm |
Introduction to Python, Part Two (Hands-on) |
Tue, Feb 10
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Machine Learning with Python scikit-learn, Part One (Hands-on) |
Thu, Feb 12
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Machine Learning with Python scikit-learn, Part Two (Hands-on) |
Tue, Feb 24
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Deep Learning with PyTorch, Part One (Hands-on) |
Thu, Feb 26
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Deep Learning with PyTorch, Part Two (Hands-on) |
Mon, Mar 2
2:30pm – 4:30pm |
Open-Source Generative AI with Hugging Face (Hands-on) |
| Data Analysis Tutorials |
Mon, Feb 9
2:30pm – 4:30pm |
Numerical Computing in Python (Hands-on) |
Wed, Feb 11
2:30pm – 4:30pm |
Python for Data Analysis (Hands-on) |
| Domain Specific Topics Tutorials |
Thu, Feb 5
10:00am – 12:00pm |
GIS Using R: sf package (Hands-on) |
Thu, Feb 12
10:00am – 12:00pm |
GIS Using R: terra package (Hands-on) |
Fri, Feb 13
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Introduction to ImageJ (Hands-on) |
Fri, Feb 13
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Introduction to Freesurfer (Hands-on) |
Thu, Feb 19
10:00am – 12:00pm |
Python GIS: Geopandas Library (Hands-on) |
Fri, Feb 20
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Machine Learning in Neuroimaging with CoSMoMVPA (Hands-on) |
Tue, Mar 3
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Applied Generative AI: Building LLM-Driven Chatbots and RAG Systems, Part One (Hands-on) |
Thu, Mar 5
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Applied Generative AI: Building LLM-Driven Chatbots and RAG Systems, Part Two (Hands-on) |
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| You may register for as many tutorials as you like. Registration is required and is accessed with your BU Kerberos password. |
| If you don’t have a Kerberos password, or if you find that a tutorial is full, or have any other questions, please send email to rcs-tutorial@bu.edu. |
Tutorial Locations
2 Cummington Mall, Room 107
Online over Zoom – After you register, a calendar invite with a Zoom link will be sent to you. |
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