Upcoming Data Science Workshops

The Data Science Institute and the Initiative on the Future of Learning & Generative AI regularly offer workshops to familiarize students, faculty, and community members with new and exciting data science tools. Workshops are open to the entire Vanderbilt community.

Fall 2023 Workshops

		Computer Programming with AI for Non-Programmers October 4, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Virtual) Generative AI allows you to solve complex problems that requiring computer programming–without you having to know how to program! Learn how to tackle problems using generative AI and Code Interpreter in this interactive session. Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here
		AI for Humanities: Prompt Engineering and Code Interpreter for Literature, History, and Languages November 1, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Virtual) The humanities, often seen as the bastion of human intuition and interpretation, are undergoing a renaissance with the integration of AI. This workshop delves into the potential of ChatGPT and prompt engineering in enhancing our understanding of literature, history, and languages. Participants will learn how to harness AI for textual analysis, historical data interpretation, and linguistic studies. We’ll showcase how prompt engineering can be tailored to answer intricate questions about literary themes, historical events, and language patterns. Join us to explore the convergence of AI and the humanities, and witness the dawn of a new era in humanistic studies. Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here
		Software Engineering with AI November 8, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Virtual) Programming and software engineering has been revolutionized with the advent of generative AI and tools such as Code Interpreter. Learn how to harness capabilities, speed your programming, refactor code easily, and follow best practice software engineering. Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here
		Generative AI Update: What You Need to Know November 15, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Virtual) The pace of developments in Generative AI is staggering. Get up-to-date on what new and most important! Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here
		Image Generation and Editing with AI November 29, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Virtual) Overview of prompting, and various services. Include/describe to get started with an image. Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here
		Code Interpreter: Your Personal Assistant tbd (Virtual) Generative AI is a revolutionary tool–Code interpreters supercharges it, allowing the AI to build tools for you on the fly to solve complex problems. Think of it as your personal assistant who understands your problems, and can quickly program useful solutions in Python for you behind the scenes to provide accurate answers in a reproducible way that can be validated. Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff Register here