Wednesday, May 25

• 4:00 PM AAU PhD Education Initiative: Symposium and Closing Reception

  Join us as we celebrate the work your departments have achieved through participating in the inaugural cohort of the Association of American Universities (AAU) PhD Initiative. Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann from […]

Tuesday, May 31

• 9:30 AM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Gentle Introduction to Programming in C, Part One

  The goal of this immersive, hands-on Boot Camp is to build the foundation of programming in C. The many hands-on exercises will teach you key programming skills and make you […]

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - MATLAB Image Processing using the SVD

  In this Boot Camp we will explore the power of the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) and its usefulness as a tool in Image Processing and Analysis. We will first explore […]

Wednesday, June 1

• 9:30 AM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Gentle Introduction to Programming in C, Part Two

  This tutorial is a continuation of Gentle Introduction to Programming in C, Part One. Please register for both parts.

• 2:00 PM Concrete Steps for Writing Abstracts

  After the title, the abstract is the first thing people read to determine whether or not to read an article, review, dissertation, book chapter,... further. You probably do this quite […]

Thursday, June 2

• 10:00 AM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to Linux

  This tutorial will give attendees a hands-on introduction to Linux. Topics covered will include a short history of Linux, logging in with ssh, the Bash shell and shell scripts, I/O […]

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to BU's Shared Computing Cluster

  This tutorial will introduce Boston University’s Shared Computing Cluster (SCC) in Holyoke, MA. This Linux cluster has more than 21000 processors and over 9 petabytes of storage available for Research […]

Friday, June 3

• 10:00 AM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to Linux

  This tutorial will give attendees a hands-on introduction to Linux. Topics covered will include a short history of Linux, logging in with ssh, the Bash shell and shell scripts, I/O […]

• 11:00 AM Understanding AI’s Potential for Sustainability: Smart Homes and Energy Justice

  Energy of the Future series explores artificial intelligence’s potential for sustainability.

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to BU's Shared Computing Cluster

  This tutorial will introduce Boston University’s Shared Computing Cluster (SCC) in Holyoke, MA. This Linux cluster has more than 21000 processors and over 9 petabytes of storage available for Research […]

Monday, June 6

• 9:30 AM Advancing Public Health with Systems Science & Simulation Modeling

  A Simulation Modeling for Population Health Focused Research Program Symposium.

• IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Git and GitHub for Version Control & Collaboration

  In this interactive, hands-on Git workshop, attendees will learn how to use Git for version control and collaboration with other code developers. We will go over the fundamentals of version […]

Tuesday, June 7

• 9:30 AM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Building R Packages, Part One

  In this two-day workshop, you will learn the process of creating an R package from scratch. In addition, we will go over the best practices in building R packages, including […]

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - MATLAB Natural Language Processing

  Human communication/knowledge is encoded with “natural language”; working with the encoded info computationally is known as “Natural Language Processing”. We will first look at a way of encoding […]

Wednesday, June 8

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Research Computing Office Hourse - R, SAS, & Stata

  During Research Computing Office Hours, our staff will be happy to answer any question you might have related to using R, SAS, and/or Stata on the Shared Computing Cluster. If […]

• Strategies for Literature Reviews

  Literature reviews can be a great way to: 1) gain useful background in your discipline; 2) learn more about techniques you hadn’t thought of; 3) re-invigorate the direction of your […]

Thursday, June 9

• 9:30 AM IS&T RCS Boot Camp - Building R Packages, Part Two

  This tutorial is a continuation of Building R Packages, Part One. Please register for both parts.

• 2:30 PM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to OpenMP

  Many programs can be sped up by using additional CPU cores. To do this the execution needs to be parallelized and distributed across multiple cores. OpenMP provides a relatively straightforward […]

• 5:00 PM PhD Office Hours

Friday, June 10

• 10:00 AM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Intermediate Usage of the SCC

  This tutorial will provide some more advanced techniques and common strategies used for interacting with the Shared Computing Cluster and its resources. The topics discussed during the tutorial include: Customizing […]

Monday, June 13

• 10:00 AM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Things to Know About Machine Learning

  Over the past several years machine learning has become a popular tool in a wide variety of disciplines. The effective use of machine learning requires knowledge of how to best […]

Tuesday, June 14

• 10:00 AM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Intermediate Usage of the SCC

  This tutorial will provide some more advanced techniques and common strategies used for interacting with the Shared Computing Cluster and its resources. The topics discussed during the tutorial include: Customizing […]

• 11:00 AM IS&T RCS Open House

  In honor of returning to in-person training, RCS is hosting an Open House and invites you to join us at 2 Cummington Mall for light refreshments and open office hours. […]

Wednesday, June 15

• 12:00 PM Conference Papers Workshop

  Conferences offer an excellent opportunity to share work, get feedback and build connections in your field – but the particular art of writing and delivering a conference paper can be […]

• 1:00 PM IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to Parallel Programming Concepts

  This “Introduction to Parallel Programming Concepts” tutorial is recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the topic or who plans on taking our language-specific tutorials on parallel […]