WORKSHOP: Machine learning in the life sciences
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Machine Learning in the Life Sciences’. This on 11 June 2024.
Event description
Machine learning promises to revolutionise life science research by speeding up data analysis, enabling prediction of...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Life Science, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Machine learning in the life sciences
https://zenodo.org/records/14676360
https://dresa.org.au/materials/workshop-machine-learning-in-the-life-sciences
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Machine Learning in the Life Sciences’. This on 11 June 2024.
Event description
Machine learning promises to revolutionise life science research by speeding up data analysis, enabling prediction of biological patterns and modelling complex biological systems.
But what exactly is machine learning and when should you use it?
This hands-on online workshop provides a high-level introduction to machine learning: what it is, its advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional modelling approaches and the types of scenarios where it may be the right tool for the job. Using example datasets and basic machine learning pipelines we contrast a few commonly used algorithms for constructing predictive models and explore some of their trade-offs. We discuss common pitfalls in how machine learning is applied and evaluated, with a focus on its application in the life sciences, to help you recognise overly optimistic results. We discuss how and why such errors arise and strategies to avoid them.
Lead trainer:
Dr Benjamin Goudey, Research Fellow, Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Facilitators:
Dr Erin Graham, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) / James Cook University
William Pinzon Perez, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
Dr Giorgia Mori, Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney
Joseph McConnell, University of Adelaide
Jessica Chung, Melbourne Bioinformatics 0000-0002-0627-0955
Host:
Dr Melissa Burke, Australian BioCommons.
Training materials
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
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Materials shared elsewhere:
This workshop follows the Google Colab Notebook developed by Dr Benjamin Goudey: https://github.com/bwgoudey/IntroMLforLifeScienceWorkshopR
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Goudey, Benjamin (orcid: 0000-0002-2318-985X)
Graham, Erin
Pinzon Perez, William
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
McConnell, Joseph
Chung, Jessica (orcid: 0000-0002-0627-0955)
Mather, Marius
Bioinformatics, Life Science, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge’. This workshop took place over one, 4 hour sessions on 09 December 2024.
Event description
With the rise in high-throughput sequencing...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge
https://zenodo.org/records/14545612
https://dresa.org.au/materials/workshop-introduction-to-machine-learning-in-r-from-data-to-knowledge
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge’. This workshop took place over one, 4 hour sessions on 09 December 2024.
Event description
With the rise in high-throughput sequencing technologies, the volume of omics data has grown exponentially. A major issue is to mine useful knowledge from these heterogeneous collections of data. The analysis of complex high-volume data is not trivial and classical tools cannot be used to explore their full potential. Machine Learning (ML), a discipline in which computers perform automated learning without being programmed explicitly and assist humans to make sense of large and complex data sets, can thus be very useful in mining large omics datasets to uncover new insights that can advance the field of bioinformatics.
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the ML taxonomy and the applications of common ML algorithms to health data. The workshop will cover the foundational concepts and common methods being used to analyse omics data sets by providing a practical context through the use of basic but widely used R libraries. Participants will acquire an understanding of the standard ML processes, as well as the practical skills in applying them on familiar problems and publicly available real-world data sets.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Lead trainers: Dr Fotis Psomopoulos, Senior Researcher, Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Facilitators:
Dr Giorgia Mori, Australian BioCommons
Dr Eden Zhang, Sydney Informatics Hub
Dr Erin Graham, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
Infrastructure provision: Uwe Winter, Australian BioCommons
Host: Dr. Giorgia Mori, Australian BioCommons
Training materials
Files and materials included in this record:
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Data and documentation
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Psomopoulos, Fotis (orcid: 0000-0002-0222-4273)
Zhang, Eden (orcid: 0000-0003-0294-3734)
Graham, Erin
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
Winter, Uwe
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
ARDC Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework: The Framework and Its Components
The ARDC's Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework, released in 2022, provides a structure for training programs to develop essential and advanced digital research skills. It aims to help researchers and professionals identify the necessary skills they need to leverage emerging...
Keywords: training material, skills framework, ARDC skills framework, ARDC capabilities framework, national skills framework, learning path, role profile, capabilities, FAIR implementation, skills, data management, research software, data governance, digital research infrastructure
ARDC Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework: The Framework and Its Components
https://zenodo.org/records/14188836
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-digital-research-capabilities-and-skills-framework-the-framework-and-its-components
The ARDC's Digital Research Capabilities and Skills Framework, released in 2022, provides a structure for training programs to develop essential and advanced digital research skills. It aims to help researchers and professionals identify the necessary skills they need to leverage emerging opportunities in data management, data analysis, data linking, AI, and machine learning. The framework aligns with technological advancements and encourages ongoing discussion and contributions to evolve the coverage of digital research skills.
The framework focuses on digital research skills, excluding broader professional skills, and is intended for a wide range of stakeholders. It provides a structured approach for project teams and organisations to develop and enhance their digital research skills through six main components: a skills taxonomy, a skills glossary, a list of generalised roles, roles and skills-related profiles, learning paths, and a skills and roles matrix. The skills taxonomy classifies digital research skills into four capability families: Governance, Data, Software, and Digital Research Infrastructure Management. It provides a standard terminology for identifying and describing these skills.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Russell, Keith (type: Editor)
Wong, Adeline (type: Editor)
Lyrtzis, Ellen (type: Editor)
training material, skills framework, ARDC skills framework, ARDC capabilities framework, national skills framework, learning path, role profile, capabilities, FAIR implementation, skills, data management, research software, data governance, digital research infrastructure
Ten Simple Rules for Researchers: Upskilling for a Rapidly Evolving Workforce
The following recommendations were inspired by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Digital Research Skills Summit 2023, that brought together Researchers, Learning Designers, Skills Trainers, and Librarians in productive discussions on how to run effective researcher skills training....
Keywords: Training, Training Material, Short Format Training, Digital Skills, Researcher Training, Learning
Ten Simple Rules for Researchers: Upskilling for a Rapidly Evolving Workforce
https://zenodo.org/records/13989494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ten-simple-rules-for-researchers-upskilling-for-a-rapidly-evolving-workforce
The following recommendations were inspired by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Digital Research Skills Summit 2023, that brought together Researchers, Learning Designers, Skills Trainers, and Librarians in productive discussions on how to run effective researcher skills training. These rules outline how to think about skills learning for researchers, plan training sessions, and efficiently maximize learning. We offer recommendations on how to design and develop learner-centered training programs (Rules 1 and 2), foster outreach, and connect with trainer communities (Rules 3 and 4). We then provide tips to manage and optimize training (Rules 5, 6, and 7), and conclude with valuable insights on preparing for uncertainty and the importance of post-training operations and continued learning (Rules 8, 9, and 10).
contact@ardc.edu.au
Lovelace-Tozer, Meirian (orcid: 0000-0001-6684-3041)
Brown, John (orcid: 0000-0002-6118-577X)
Clemens, Robert (orcid: 0000-0002-1359-5133)
Greenhill, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0001-9357-6006)
Haseen, Fathima (orcid: 0009-0009-9950-1510)
Kingsley, Danny (orcid: 0000-0002-3636-5939)
Mills, Katie (orcid: 0000-0002-5243-6071)
Lyrtzis, Ellen
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
Steel, Kathryn M. (orcid: 0000-0002-5720-1239)
Stokes, Liz (orcid: 0000-0002-2973-5647)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Wong, Adeline (orcid: 0000-0002-9135-4757)
Gouda-Vossos, Amany (orcid: 0000-0002-6142-9439)
Training, Training Material, Short Format Training, Digital Skills, Researcher Training, Learning
DReSA: Project team reflections
This presentation provides thoughts and reflections from the Digital Research Skills Australaisa (DReSA) project team on DReSA. Team members highlight their perspectives on value propositions and benefits for their respective institutiosn/organisations and nationally, as well as individual...
Keywords: training events, training material, training repository, skilled workforce, digital research skills, digital research training, digital research, trainers, FAIR training
DReSA: Project team reflections
https://zenodo.org/records/5712129
https://dresa.org.au/materials/dresa-project-team-reflections-9dcb8538-6b7c-4822-b0ee-fbe57085dc70
This presentation provides thoughts and reflections from the Digital Research Skills Australaisa (DReSA) project team on DReSA. Team members highlight their perspectives on value propositions and benefits for their respective institutiosn/organisations and nationally, as well as individual reflections on collaboration and working together on the project so far.
You can watch the video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qqH92itI8SI
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Papaioannou, Anastasios (orcid: 0000-0002-8959-4559)
Backhaus, Ann (orcid: 0000-0002-9023-055X)
Vanichkina, Darya (orcid: 0000-0002-0406-164X)
Symon, Jon
Steel, Kay (orcid: 0000-0002-5720-1239)
Burke, Melissa (orcid: 0000-0002-5571-8664)
May, Nick
training events, training material, training repository, skilled workforce, digital research skills, digital research training, digital research, trainers, FAIR training
ARDC Skills Landscape
The Australian Research Data Commons is driving transformational change in the research data ecosystem, enabling researchers to conduct world class data-intensive research. One interconnected component of this ecosystem is skills development/uplift, which is critical to the Commons and its...
Keywords: skills, data skills, eresearch skills, community, skilled workforce, FAIR, research data management, data stewardship, data governance, data use, data generation, training material
ARDC Skills Landscape
https://zenodo.org/records/4287743
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-skills-landscape-56b224ca-9e30-4771-8615-d028c7be86a6
The Australian Research Data Commons is driving transformational change in the research data ecosystem, enabling researchers to conduct world class data-intensive research. One interconnected component of this ecosystem is skills development/uplift, which is critical to the Commons and its purpose of providing Australian researchers with a competitive advantage through data.
In this presentation, Kathryn Unsworth introduces the ARDC Skills Landscape. The Landscape is a first step in developing a national skills framework to enable a coordinated and cohesive approach to skills development across the Australian eResearch sector. It is also a first step towards helping to analyse current approaches in data training to identify:
- Siloed skills initiatives, and finding ways to build partnerships and improve collaboration
- Skills deficits, and working to address the gaps in data skills
- Areas of skills development for investment by skills stakeholders like universities, research organisations, skills and training service providers, ARDC, etc.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
skills, data skills, eresearch skills, community, skilled workforce, FAIR, research data management, data stewardship, data governance, data use, data generation, training material
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit Lightning Talks (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Lightning Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Nisha Ghatak - From local to the global: NeSI's efforts in building digital skills capabilities across Aotearoa
Dr Melissa Burke - No one has time for training. Is doing less the answer?
Dr Giorgia Mori...
Keywords: training material, digital skills capability, digital skills partnerships, The Carpentries, bioinformatics training, cooperative training approaches, industry partnered training, learner pathways, user guidance, new training approaches, innovative training approaches
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit Lightning Talks (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
https://zenodo.org/records/7711377
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-2023-skills-summit-lightning-talks-day-2-february-10-2023-cde4d134-5091-420a-ad0f-a70d09c2970c
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Lightning Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Nisha Ghatak - From local to the global: NeSI's efforts in building digital skills capabilities across Aotearoa
Dr Melissa Burke - No one has time for training. Is doing less the answer?
Dr Giorgia Mori - Industry training collaborations. Is this the future?
Ann Backhaus - Skills pathways for developing the research workforce - status quo or let's get creative?
These presentations cover a national perspective of New Zealand's digital skills capability and partnerships, The Carpentries, bioinformatics training, innovative and cooperative training approaches, industry-partnered training, learner pathways, and the importance of user guidance.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Ghatak, Nisha (orcid: 0000-0002-1213-2196)
Burke, Melissa (orcid: 0000-0002-5571-8664)
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
Backhaus, Ann (orcid: 0000-0002-9023-055X)
training material, digital skills capability, digital skills partnerships, The Carpentries, bioinformatics training, cooperative training approaches, industry partnered training, learner pathways, user guidance, new training approaches, innovative training approaches
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit - Frameworks Panel Discussion (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Panel Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Peter Derbyshire - Unpacking the ATSE report - Our STEM skilled future and the need for a national skills taxonomy
Anthony Beitz - Applying Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) within DSTG
Kate...
Keywords: training material, research, training, skills, framework, sfia, eresearch, skills frameworks, skills taxonomies, skills classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA, training gaps, workforce requirements, job requirements, DReSA, digital literacy, applying skills frameworks, Australian Skills Classification framework, ASC
ARDC 2023 Skills Summit - Frameworks Panel Discussion (Day 2 - February 10, 2023)
https://zenodo.org/records/7711287
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-2023-skills-summit-frameworks-panel-discussion-day-2-february-10-2023-c00730b5-3444-4ccd-8f8f-9ae8ec3dfbe6
Presentations to the ARDC Skills Summit 2023 (Panel Talks Day 2 - February 10th, 2023)
Dr Peter Derbyshire - Unpacking the ATSE report - Our STEM skilled future and the need for a national skills taxonomy
Anthony Beitz - Applying Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) within DSTG
Kate Morrison - A national skills taxonomy - Australian Skills Classification (ASC)
Kathryn Unsworth - ARDC Digital Research Capabilities & Skills Framework
Peter Embelton - Enhancing skills uplift for researchers through the alignment and implementation of skills frameworks
These presentations cover skills frameworks/taxonomies/classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age), Australian Skills Classification framework, training gaps, workforce/job requirements, Digital Research Skills Australasia (DReSA), digital literacy and applying skills frameworks.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Derbyshire, Peter
Beitz, Anthony (orcid: 0000-0002-2071-2852)
Morrison, Kate
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Embelton, Peter
training material, research, training, skills, framework, sfia, eresearch, skills frameworks, skills taxonomies, skills classifications, skill shortages, transferrable skills, applying SFIA, training gaps, workforce requirements, job requirements, DReSA, digital literacy, applying skills frameworks, Australian Skills Classification framework, ASC
ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist v1.1
The ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist aims to support learning designers, training materials creators, trainers and national training infrastructure providers to capture key information and apply appropriate mechanisms to enable sharing and reuse of their training materials
Keywords: checklist, Training material, FAIR, standard, requirements, metadata
ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist v1.1
https://zenodo.org/records/5276003
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-training-materials-metadata-checklist-v1-1
The ARDC Training Materials Metadata Checklist aims to support learning designers, training materials creators, trainers and national training infrastructure providers to capture key information and apply appropriate mechanisms to enable sharing and reuse of their training materials
contact@ardc.edu.au
Martinez, Paula Andrea (orcid: 0000-0002-8990-1985)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
checklist, Training material, FAIR, standard, requirements, metadata
Show & Tell - Tackling 'no shows'
In this session, questions were asked on how to tackle 'no shows' for training events:
What are the motivations behind ‘no shows’?
What % of ‘no shows’ is acceptable? Any data on that?
Do we need to lay some gentle guilt trips?
Community Slides
Tackling ‘no shows’. What is your...
Keywords: training attendance, no shows, skills training, training material
Show & Tell - Tackling 'no shows'
https://zenodo.org/records/4289344
https://dresa.org.au/materials/show-tell-tackling-no-shows-9f0d32c0-b2af-4624-9df1-d4e087da81b6
In this session, questions were asked on how to tackle 'no shows' for training events:
- What are the motivations behind ‘no shows’?
- What % of ‘no shows’ is acceptable? Any data on that?
- Do we need to lay some gentle guilt trips?
- Community Slides
- Tackling ‘no shows’. What is your approach? What would you be willing to try?
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
training attendance, no shows, skills training, training material
ARDC Skills Impact and Strategy Community Discussion
The focus of this community event arose from the ARDC SKills Summit 2021, hosted in collaboration with eResearch Australasia Conference. Two key themes identified at the Summit formed the focus of this event: 1) How to convince senior management the value of digital skills training so that they...
Keywords: training impact, evaluation, skills training, resourcing, value proposition, training material
ARDC Skills Impact and Strategy Community Discussion
https://zenodo.org/records/5739422
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ardc-skills-impact-and-strategy-community-discussion-e9d63cee-0d9c-4f8d-9c0f-58afe99b649b
The focus of this community event arose from the ARDC SKills Summit 2021, hosted in collaboration with eResearch Australasia Conference. Two key themes identified at the Summit formed the focus of this event: 1) How to convince senior management the value of digital skills training so that they don't question resourcing 2) Evaluating the long-term impact of digital skills training on researchers’ workflows and outputs.
You can watch the full video presentation on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iSnE7OBILqs
contact@ardc.edu.au
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
training impact, evaluation, skills training, resourcing, value proposition, training material
National skills ecosystem - call to action
In this Community Action session working groups will be formed based on the challenges/opportunities that were prioritised in Community Action session #4.
Skilled trainers / facilitators
National training registry
National training event calendar
Jointly developed training
Research...
Keywords: national skills initiatives, data skills, training, skills community, training material
National skills ecosystem - call to action
https://zenodo.org/records/4289335
https://dresa.org.au/materials/national-skills-ecosystem-call-to-action-ffd9b4ed-b557-496b-ac35-72467c03c71b
In this Community Action session working groups will be formed based on the challenges/opportunities that were prioritised in Community Action session #4.
- Skilled trainers / facilitators
- National training registry
- National training event calendar
- Jointly developed training
- Research support professionals: career/progression
contact@ardc.edu.au
Padmanabhan, Komathy
Backhaus, Ann
Papaioannou, Anastasios (orcid: 0000-0002-8959-4559)
Tang, Titus
Crowe, Mark (orcid: 0000-0002-9514-2487)
Vanichkina, Darya (orcid: 0000-0002-0406-164X)
Unsworth, Kathryn (orcid: 0000-0002-5407-9987)
Stokes, Liz (orcid: 0000-0002-2973-5647)
Liffers, Matthias (orcid: 0000-0002-3639-2080)
national skills initiatives, data skills, training, skills community, training material
Data Storytelling
This Masterclass is an informative training session on data storytelling, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to effectively convey the "story" of your research. We explore various data storytelling techniques and introduce you to the tools available to visualize your data...
Keywords: data storytelling, training material
Data Storytelling
https://youtu.be/1nNN1O09RSk
https://dresa.org.au/materials/data-storytelling-90b4a4ef-bf32-4521-abd4-2767969598bd
This Masterclass is an informative training session on data storytelling, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to effectively convey the "story" of your research. We explore various data storytelling techniques and introduce you to the tools available to visualize your data effectively.
*The Sydney Informatics Hub is a Core Research Facility at The University of Sydney, enabling excellence in research.*
[https://sydney.edu.au/informatics-hub](https://sydney.edu.au/informatics-hub)
sih.training@sydney.edu.au
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
data storytelling, training material