WEBINAR: A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists’. This webinar took place on 8 May 2024.
Event description
The widespread availability and application of AI tools like ChatGPT have fundamentally...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT
WEBINAR: A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists
https://zenodo.org/records/11206329
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-a-practical-guide-to-ai-tools-for-life-scientists
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists’. This webinar took place on 8 May 2024.
Event description
The widespread availability and application of AI tools like ChatGPT have fundamentally transformed our approach to work, creativity, learning, and communication. In the realm of scientific research, the impact of AI extends far beyond mere promises, already catalysing significant advances and discoveries.
This talk will explore how AI is reshaping scientific exploration and innovation. We explore how AI can accelerate research processes, from data analysis and code writing to hypothesis development. We will present some of the available and emerging AI and how we might effectively leverage these tools while acknowledging their limitations.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Speaker: Dr Michael Kuiper, Principal Research Scientist in Computational Biology and acting Group Leader of the Computational Modelling (CM) group at Data61 of CSIRO.
Host: Dr Patrick Capon, Australian BioCommons
Training materials
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Kuiper_May2024_b_version: A PDF copy of the slides presented during the webinar.
Q_and_A_AI-life-scientists: PDF copy of questions and answers from the webinar
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/NbYvq3OLEfo
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Kuiper, Michael (orcid: 0000-0002-8213-8382)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT
Astronomy Data And Computing Services - Upskilling the Australian astronomy community
The Astronomy Data And Computing Services (ADACS) initiative has been working with the Australian astronomy community for just over 3 years now. Our vision is to deliver astronomy-focused training, support and expertise to maximise the scientific return on investments in astronomical data &...
Keywords: astronomy, data skills, eresearch skills, skills, computational skills, training, skills gaps, astronomy-focused training, training material
Astronomy Data And Computing Services - Upskilling the Australian astronomy community
https://zenodo.org/records/4287748
https://dresa.org.au/materials/astronomy-data-and-computing-services-upskilling-the-australian-astronomy-community-57afa0b9-77da-4dc1-ad29-25089f19363d
The Astronomy Data And Computing Services (ADACS) initiative has been working with the Australian astronomy community for just over 3 years now. Our vision is to deliver astronomy-focused training, support and expertise to maximise the scientific return on investments in astronomical data & computing infrastructure.
During these last 3 years, we have delivered dozens of face-to-face, hands-on workshops and created several hours worth of online tutorial materials. This talk will focus on our journey to deliver this computational skills training to the community, exploring how we chose different delivery pathways and content, based both on community input as well as our professional expertise and understanding of existing skill gaps. Most importantly we will discuss our plans for the future and how we are working on actively including the community in developing new training material beyond the usual skills survey.
Come along to this talk if you would like to hear about a national effort to deliver computational skills training and would like to know more about potential new avenues to provide just-in-time training and how to collaborate with ADACS.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Lange, Rebecca (orcid: 0000-0002-9449-4384)
astronomy, data skills, eresearch skills, skills, computational skills, training, skills gaps, astronomy-focused training, training material
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
https://zenodo.org/records/7865494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-alphafold-what-s-in-it-for-me-4d1ea222-4240-4b68-b9ae-7769ac664ee0
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the structure of any protein in minutes using artificial intelligence (AI). From drug discovery to enzymes that degrade plastics, this promises to speed up and fundamentally change the way that protein structures are used in biological research.
Beyond the hype, what does this mean for structural biology as a field (and as a career)?
Dr Craig Morton, Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO, is an early adopter of AlphaFold and has decades of expertise in protein structure / function, protein modelling, protein – ligand interactions and computational small molecule drug discovery, with particular interest in anti-infective agents for the treatment of bacterial and viral diseases.
Craig joins this webinar to share his perspective on the implications of AlphaFold for science and structural biology. He will give an overview of how AlphaFold works, ways to access AlphaFold, and some examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis.
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.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/4ytn2_AiH8s
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Morton, Craig (orcid: 0000-0001-5452-5193)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
Successful data training stories from NCI
NCI Australia manages a multi-petabyte sized data repository, collocated with its HPC systems and data services, which allows high performance access to many scientific research datasets across many earth science domains.
An important aspect is to provide training materials that proactively...
Keywords: skills, training, eresearch skills, HPC training, domain-specific training, reproducible workflows, training material
Successful data training stories from NCI
https://zenodo.org/records/4287750
https://dresa.org.au/materials/successful-data-training-stories-from-nci-33f110e3-0c06-492e-9cc5-fa0f886ca1b8
NCI Australia manages a multi-petabyte sized data repository, collocated with its HPC systems and data services, which allows high performance access to many scientific research datasets across many earth science domains.
An important aspect is to provide training materials that proactively engages with the research community to improve their understanding of the data available, and to share knowledge and best practices in the use of tools and other software. We have developed multiple levels of training modules (introductory, intermediate and advanced) to cater for users with different levels of experience and interest. We have also tailored courses for each scientific domain, so that the use-cases and software will be most relevant to their interests and needs.
For our training, we combine brief lectures followed by hands-on training examples on how to use datasets, using working examples of well-known tools and software that people can use as a template and modify to fit their needs. For example, we take representative use-cases from some scientific activities, from our collaborations and from user support issues, and convert to Jupyter notebook examples so that people can repeat the workfIow and reproduce the results. We also use the training as an opportunity to raise awareness of growing issues in resource management. Some examples include a familiarity of the FAIR data principles, licensing, citation, data management and trusted digital repositories. This approach to both our online training materials and workshops has been well-received by PhD students, early careers, and cross disciplinary users.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Wang, Jingbo
skills, training, eresearch skills, HPC training, domain-specific training, reproducible workflows, training material
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities...
Keywords: AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
https://zenodo.org/records/4287746
https://dresa.org.au/materials/accelerating-skills-development-in-data-science-and-ai-at-scale-2d8a65fa-f96e-44ad-a026-cfae3f38d128
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities within and outside Monash University. In this talk, we will discuss the principles and purpose of establishing collaborative models to accelerate skills development at scale. We will talk about our approach to identifying gaps in the existing skills and training available in data science, key areas of interest as identified by the research community and various sources of training available in the marketplace. We will provide insights into the collaborations we currently have and intend to develop in the future within the university and also nationally.
The talk will also cover our approach as outlined below
• Combined survey of gaps in skills and trainings for Data science and AI
• Provide seats to partners
• Share associate instructors/helpers/volunteers
• Develop combined training materials
• Publish a repository of open source trainings
• Train the trainer activities
• Establish a network of volunteers to deliver trainings at their local regions
Industry plays a significant role in making some invaluable training available to the research community either through self learning platforms like AWS Machine Learning University or Instructor led courses like NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute. We will discuss how we leverage our partnerships with Industry to bring these trainings to our research community.
Finally, we will discuss how we map our training to the ARDC skills roadmap and how the ARDC platforms project “Environments to accelerate Machine Learning based Discovery” has enabled collaboration between Monash University and University of Queensland to develop and deliver training together.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Tang, Titus
AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Data Fluency: a community of practice supporting a digitally skilled workforce
This presentation showcases the impact of the Monash Data Fluency Community of Practice upon digitally skilled Graduate Research students involved as learners and instructors in the program. The strong focus on building community to complement training, has fostered an environment of learning,...
Keywords: skills, training, eresearch skills, data skills, online learning, pedagogy, train the trainer, digitally skilled workforce, training material
Data Fluency: a community of practice supporting a digitally skilled workforce
https://zenodo.org/records/4287752
https://dresa.org.au/materials/data-fluency-a-community-of-practice-supporting-a-digitally-skilled-workforce-b911a1a8-0331-496e-95a6-0015a12acc34
This presentation showcases the impact of the Monash Data Fluency Community of Practice upon digitally skilled Graduate Research students involved as learners and instructors in the program. The strong focus on building community to complement training, has fostered an environment of learning, networking and sharing of expertise. Hear what the Graduate research students have to say about the value of skills training and how it has impacted their research; how the community has enabled them to network with a broad range of researchers and affiliate partner groups they would not ordinarily be in contact with; how their research journey has been enhanced by working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as sharpening their teaching skills.
The rapid refocus from face - face to online delivery, as a result of the pandemic, highlights the importance of the multi-faceted online approach including workshops, drop-in sessions, SLACK chat and online learning resources. As a result of the shift to online, the range of strategic external partner/affiliate groups has extended and demand for workshops and drop-ins has increased. Learn how the instructors have altered their pedagogical approach to engage workshop and drop-in participants; how they have overcome some of the challenges of facilitating in an online environment; and how this is preparing them to become part of a digitally skilled workforce.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Groenewegen, David (orcid: 0000-0003-2523-1676)
skills, training, eresearch skills, data skills, online learning, pedagogy, train the trainer, digitally skilled workforce, training material
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
Generative AI in Research
Slides available here.
Presented by Dr. Henry Lydecker and Dr. Gordon McDonald of the Sydney Informatics Hub, on the 30th November 2023, as part of CSIRO's National AI Month.
Everyone is using ChatGPT these...
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, training material
Generative AI in Research
https://youtu.be/nnU8bQfR39w
https://dresa.org.au/materials/generative-ai-in-research
Slides available [here](https://github.com/Sydney-Informatics-Hub/Generative-AI-in-Research-Masterclass/).
Presented by Dr. Henry Lydecker and Dr. Gordon McDonald of the Sydney Informatics Hub, on the 30th November 2023, as part of CSIRO's National AI Month.
Everyone is using ChatGPT these days, but how exactly can you get the most out of generative AI tools for your research?
In this Sydney Informatics Hub Masterclass we'll show you three killer ways you can take advantage of these new AI magic tricks so you can use them like a research wizard. We'll briefly overview the traps to avoid, and then show you a glimpse of the future where AI does the boring parts of your job for you!
*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
Dr Gordon McDonald
Dr Henry Lydecker
Artificial Intelligence, training material