Data Science Workshops

The DSI regularly offers workshops to familiarize students, faculty, and community members new and exciting with data science tools. Workshops are open to the entire Vanderbilt community.

Spring 2023 Offerings

Using ChatGPT through Prompt Engineering (virtual), Wednesday, March 22, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

ChatGPT and other AI models mark a groundbreaking step forward in artificial intelligence. These tools can be a valuable tool for your teaching and research, if you can master how to use them with Prompt Engineering. Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute is hosting a hands-on workshop on how to work with these models, and the types of prompts you can use solve problems and build solutions in you teaching and research.

Registration

To register for this workshop, please use this form.

Understanding Text-to-Image Models workshop (virtual), Monday, Feb. 27

Stable diffusion models have been shown to have incredible success generating realistic images. Models like DALL-E have shown the power to generate brand-new photo-realistic scenes, in addition to mimicking and transferring an art style onto existing photos. These models can be used in a variety of ways and experimentation with them can be easy. However, getting the image you’re looking for requires a careful selection of the input prompt and an understanding of the parameters of stable diffusion models.

The Data Science Institute is offering a chance to go in-depth on prompt engineering at a workshop open to the Vanderbilt community. Understanding Text-to-Image Models: Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, and more will be held from noon to 1p.m. on February 27.

Registration

To register for this workshop, please use this form.

Understanding ChatGPT Info Session,
Monday, Feb. 20

ChatGPT marks a groundbreaking step forward in artificial intelligence beyond the impressive technology, the program is generating controversy and conversation about its impact on academia.

Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute is hosting a lunchtime information session entitled Understanding ChatGPT from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm on Monday, Feb. 20th, in Alumni Hall, Room 202.

The planned itinerary for the info session is as follows: (1). An introduction to Chat GPT (2). Underpinnings of ChatGPT: Strengths and Weaknesses (3). Current and Future Applications for Teaching and Research and (4). Getting the Most Out of ChatGPT.

Registration

To register for this workshop, please use this form.

Fall 2022 Offerings

This year, the DSI is offering two series of workshops; The Knowledge series – which will cover critical concepts and skills in Data Science and AI, covering state-of-the-art Transformer Models, Ethics, Reproducibility and Essential DS and AI tools, and the Skills Series – which will cover skills and tools essential for Data Science and AI projects, covering concepts in Agile workflows and GitHub. For more information and to register to attend, please visit the attached form here.

Summer 2022 Offerings

Fall 2019 Offerings