Study Group Activities

Study Group Activities

Co-working session on "Internet of Things (IoT) with Arduino"

October 26, 2018

Session leader: Annika Rockenberger Come and meet us for two hours to learn about Internet of Things and work with an Arduino (demos). Annika will bring a couple of Arduino Unos, breadboards, jumper cables, LEDs, resistors, buttons and a selection of sensors (light, distance, temperature, CO2 sensors). We have a take on physical programming with Arduino and micro electronics. It will be fun! When: 26th October 2018, 14-16h Where: Niels Henrik Abels hus, room 209 Who: everybody willing to learn about “Internet of Things and Arduino”. ...

Work along session on deep learning

October 19, 2018

Session leader: Ana Costa In this session you will learn what is meant by deep-learning. Examples will be given in python and R. Bring your laptop if you want to try it out! When: 19th October 2018, 14h-16h Location: Niels Henrik Abels hus, room 209 Who: everybody willing to learn about deep learning

Co-working session on "The Programming Historian"

October 12, 2018

Session leader: Annika Rockenberger Annika will pick a lesson from The programming Historian and give us a little intro on how programming is taught to humanities researchers. The Programming Historian publishes novice-friendly, peer-reviewed tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools, techniques, and workflows to facilitate research and teaching. When: 12th October 2018, 14-16h Where: Niels Henrik Abels hus, room 209 Who: everybody willing to learn about “Programming for Humanities Researchers”. ...

Demo session on NetworkX python package

September 21, 2018

Session leader: Annika Rockenberger NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks. During this Coding lightning demo session: Learn about networkX python package Get concrete examples on how to use it Discuss your use cases For preparation you can read Complex Network Analysis in Python and the networkX documentation (https://networkx.github.io/) When: 21st September 2018, 14-16h Location: Niels Henrik Abels hus, room 209 Who: everybody willing to learn about networkX python package

use R! group Functions, loops and list-columns - taking control of lists with purrr

September 19, 2018

Session leader: Dmytro Perepolkin Are you still writing for loops? What are some of the advantages of functional programming in R? What makes a good function? How to take control of nested lists and turn chaos into order? Come and explore a fun world of {purrr} and discover hidden gems in this awesome tidyverse package. Filled with practical examples from author’s recently published packages, this talk may help you discover some of the new (and old) functions you may not have used before and encourage you on your journey to becoming a better R programmer. ...

Arduino Workshop

September 18, 2018

At the kick-off event, we’ll get to know each other, exchange our interests into either using some new technology like IoT, micro-electornics, or looking for interesting application and challenging settings for these technology. The goal is to come together and establish few key projects on which we can learn and collaborate across our own disciplines. When: Tuesday 18 September, 14-18h: 14-16h flash presentations (8 min) 16-18h hands-on workshop to learn about microcontroller and sensors past 18h Pizza and socializing Where: Ă…pen Sone at IFI (room Ada 3407, Ole-Johan Dahls hus, GaustadallĂ©en 23b) Who: students, PhDs, postdocs, researchers, technicians Register here to join us for the workshop! ...

Book Club on Teaching Tech together

September 14, 2018

Session leader: Anne Fouilloux We do not meet this week but we encourage you start reading and commenting Greg Wilson’s book “Teaching Tech together”. We are using https://web.hypothes.is/, an online tool to annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere. Start reading “Teaching Tech together” using hypothes.is at https://hypothes.is/groups/mReaNk2e/studygroup-uio. online material to learn how to use hypothes.is: https://web.hypothes.is/quick-start-guide-for-students/

Work along session on National data archives

September 7, 2018

Session leader: Michael Heeremans More and more researchers need to make available their data before being able to publish an article in a scientific journal. During this work-along StudyGroup@ session you will get an overview of the possibilities you have to archive (long-term preservation) your data. This short demo will help you to understand how you can use the available tools. Registration is not necessary but we ask you to come on time. ...

Planning of events for fall 2018

August 31, 2018

Meeting to plan events and activities for fall 2018. When: Friday 31 August, 14-15h: Where: Niels Henrik Abels hus, room 209 Who: Everybody willing to be involved in the organization of the UiO@Carpentry StudyGroup is welcome.