SC Education: Summer Workshops
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With continued interest in computational biology, a new workshop has been added! See below:
A new SC Education Program workshop offering is available!
The SC08 Education Program and the Fulton High Performance Computing
Initiative at Arizona State University, are hosting a Computational Biology workshop
for Biology Educators, July 20 - July 26, 2008.
This workshop is aimed at persons interested in an in-depth introduction
to dynamic modeling and Bioinformatics, with a focus on their use in the
Biology classroom. This workshop will cover educational tools and
resources designed to facilitate the training of pre-college and
undergraduate students in the rigorous quantitative and computational
skills needed for productive careers in the contemporary life sciences.
Methods and tools for the modeling of dynamic biological systems, and
the analysis of biological sequence data will be covered. Participants
new to computational science or those who have attended an
interdisciplinary workshop are encouraged to attend. Also, prior
participants are encouraged to apply.
This workshop is just part of the Supercomputing Education Program
summer workshop series:
* Applications of HPC, Grids, and Parallel Comp. to Science Education
- Jul 6 - Jul 12 Grand Valley State University (Michigan)
- Jul 20 - Jul 26 NCSA ACCESS DC (Washington, DC)
- Aug 10 - Aug 16 University of Oklahoma
* Computational Biology for Biology Educators
- Jul 13 - Jul 19 Houston Community College System (Texas)
- Jul 20 - Jul 26 Arizona State University & TGEN (Arizona)
* Computational Chemistry for Chemistry Educators
- Jun 1 - Jun 7 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
* Computational Physics and Parallel Environments
- Jun 1 - Jun 7 Kean University (New Jersey)
* HPC in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Jul 27 - Aug 2 UIUC (Illinois)
* Integrating Computational Science into the Undergraduate Curriculum
- Jun 8 - Jun 14 Louisiana State University
* HPC in Nano and Bio Sciences Research and Education
- Jun 29 - Jul 5 CeNAT San Jose, Costa Rica
* Introduction to Modeling, Simulation, and Computational Methods
- Jul 28 - Jul 30 Indiana University Northwest (Reg. fee: $75)
Participants are asked to pay a registration fee of $150 and will be
required to cover their own travel expenses. Room, board, and other
costs associate with the workshop are covered by the SC Education Program.
Workshops are also open to high school teachers collaborating with
college faculty. Educators in all fields of science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, humanities, arts and social sciences are
welcome, especially those from minority-serving institutions. Faculty
are encouraged to mentor and support undergraduate and graduate students
as part of their workshop team.
The SC08 Education Program is a year-long program working with
undergraduate faculty, administrators, college students, and
collaborating high school teachers to integrate computational science
and high performance computing and communications technologies
highlighted through the SC Conference into the preparation of future
scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians and teachers.
For more information:
http://sc-education.org
http://sc-education.org/workshops
http://sc08.supercomputing.org
High Performance Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Information-Rich Environments for Research and Teaching
July 27-August 2, 2008 • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This workshop, Information-Rich Environments for Research and Teaching, aims to give humanities, arts, and social science faculty, researchers and students intensive hands-on experience for improving the quality of their work through access to advanced computing infrastructures and applications
Event Date: July 27-August 2, 2008
Event Location: Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana, Illinois
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008
Event Cost: $150
Registration Fee Includes: Instruction | Lodging | Three Meals Each DayProgram
Overview: The workshop is an intensive one-week summer program for faculty, scholars, graduate students, professionals and public intellectuals. It will host 30-35 participants in a "laboratory" where together they can engage in important and creative thought and application. Workshops will illustrate suggested best scholarly practices and will include conversations with cutting-edge technology innovators in text and image analytics, informatics, visual representations of data and 3-D representations, demonstrations of new technological devices and their applications. Participants will familiarize themselves with digital applications through hands-on activities in working labs.
Workshop Topics: Introduction to Humanities High Performance Computing| Text Analytics | Data Mining | Image Analytics | Portals & Gateways | Knowledge & Semantic Systems | Virtual Research Environments | Social Networking | Virtual Reality | Modeling | Educational Pedagogies
Invited Presenters: Vernon Burton (Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science), Thom Dunning (National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Marc Snir (University of Illinois, Illinois Informatics Initiative), John Unsworth (University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Information and Sciences), Michael Welge (National Center for Supercomputing Applications), Andrew A. Beveridge (Queens College)
Note: Program subject to changeRegistration and Full Workshop Program: http://sc08.sc-education.org/workshops/register/708
Scholarship funding is available for student participants. Please contact Paul Gray at: gray@cs.uni.edu
Sponsored by: SC08, the University of Illinois, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Below is the full agenda:
SC08 High Performance Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Curriculum Agenda
SUNDAY July 27, 2008: Participants Arrive
MONDAY July 28, 2008: Text Analytics and the Humanities, Art, and Social Sciences
8:30-9 am: Welcome by Vernon Burton of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Introduction to workshop: Tom Murphy of SC08 and Contra Costa College
9:00-10:15 am: Introduction to Humanities, Arts, and Social Science High Performance Computing
Thom Dunning of the National Center for Super Computing Applications (NCSA)
Vernon Burton of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
John Unsworth of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences
Mike Ross of the Krannert Center for Performing Arts
10:15-10:30 am break
10:30 am-11:30 am: Introduction to Text Analytics
Michael Welge of SEASR
11:30-1:00 pm: lunch
1:00-2:15 pm: Working with SEASR Application
Loretta Auvil of SEASR
2:15-3 pm: Scholarly Group for the Globalization of the Middle Ages-Humanities-SEASR Application:
Susan Noakes of the University of Minnesota Department of French and Italian
3-3:30 pm: break
3:30- 5:00 pm: Working with surveys, moodles, wikis
Tom Murphy of SC08 and Contra Costa College
5:30 pm dinner
7-9 pm Lab on SEASR
TUESDAY July 29, 2008: Image Analytics and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
9:00-10:00 am: Introduction to Image Analytics
Wayne Pitard of the University of Illinois Department of Religion and the Inscriptifacts Project
Peter Bajcsy of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and NCSA
Michael Meredith of the University of Sheffield (UK) Humanities Research Institute
10:00-10:30 am break
10:30 am-11:30 am: Introduction and Working with Cyberintegrator
Peter Bajcsy of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and NCSA
11:30-1:00 pm lunch
1:00-3:00: Lab on Cyberintegrator
Peter Bajcsy of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and NCSA
3:00-3:30 pm: break
3:30-5:00 pm: project discussions
5:30 pm Barbeque
At the home of Vernon Burton (605 W. Washington, Urbana 61801)
7-9 pm: project lab
Instructor meeting on mini-sessions
WEDNESDAY July 30, 2008: Image Analytics II
9 -10 am: Lab on Virtual Vellum
Mike Meredith of the University of Sheffield (UK) Humanities Research Institute
10-10:30 am break
10:30 am-noon: Humanistic Algorithms group with SEASR Applications
Virginia Kuhn of the University of Southern California Institute for Multimedia Literacy
Noon-1:15 pm: lunch
Afternoon Activities:
1:30 pm
Tour on the Existing Supercomputer Facilities
Trish Barker of NCSA
machine room on Springfield
2 tours (1:30 and 2:30 pm)
2 pm
Virtual Reality Cave Tour
Alan Craig of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and
NCSA
(2100 S. Goodwin)
2:30 pm
IACAT Lab Tours
Guy Garnett of the University of Illinois Department of Computer Science
3 pm
Digital Arts Tour
Damon Baker of the Krannert Art Museum
5:30 pm: dinner on your own
7-9 pm: project lab time
Instructor Meeting on mini-sessions
THURSDAY July 31: Image Analytics and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
8:30-9:30 am: Introduction to Visual Representations of Data
Shaowen Wang of the University of Illinois Department of Geography
Patricia Seed of Rice University Department of History
Andy Beveridge of Queens College Department of Sociology
9:30-9:45 am break
9:45-11:15 am: Introduction and Working with Image Analytics: "GIS Tools: From Desktop and Internet to Cyberinfrastructure"
Shaowen Wang of the University of Illinois Department of Geography
11:15-noon: Speaker on Visual Representations of Data
Donna Cox of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Noon-1:30 pm lunch
1:30-3:00 pm: Lab with GIS tools
Shaowen Wang of the University of Illinois Department of Geography
3:00-3:15 pm break
3:15-5:00 pm: mini-session
5:30 pm dinner
7-9 pm Introduction and Lab with Social Explorer
Andy Beveridge of Queens College Department of Sociology
FRIDAY August 1, 2008: Image and Text Analytics and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
8:30-9:30 am: Introduction to Visualization and Virtual Environments for Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Alan Craig of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and NCSA
Michelle Roper of the Federation of American Scientists
9:30-9:45 am break
9:45-10:30 am project work/mini-session
10:30 am-noon: Education in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Edee Wizecki of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications' Education Division
Vernon Burton of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science
Marc Snir of the Illinois Informatics Initiative
Sharon Tettegah of the University of Illinois Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Noon-1:30 pm lunch
1:30-3:00 pm: project work
3:00-3:30 pm: break
3:30 pm- 5:00 pm: project work
5:30 pm banquet dinner
SATURDAY August 2, 2008:
9:00 am-noon : project presentations
Participants Depart