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CIFAL Honolulu-Supporting Pacific Island Computing Excellence (SPICE)

Workshop
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
-
Duration
23 Days
Programme Area
Decentralize Cooperation Programme
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
cifa@unitar.org
Registration
Public – by registration
Mode of Delivery
Blended
Language(s)
English, Other
Pillar
People
The registration is closed.
Background

SPICE  is a one month Summer Data Science Research Immersion, serving students from Hawai`i, the continental US and the US-affiliated Pacific Region. Students are welcomed from a wide range both computational and non-computational majors.  SPICE students code in R and Python, use NSF  HPC resources at TACC and via Jetstream, use  science gateways and develop GitHub professional portfolios.  SPICE participants represent the region’s diversity, and include significant numbers of women and veterans.  SPICE students work in thematic areas that are of central importance to the Hawaii-Pacific region including Climate Analytics,  Health Inequity and the security/societal impacts of Misinformation/Disinformation. SPICE has a strong cultural component led by Kumu Kahoali’i Keahi and culminates in a ho`ike and showcase of student projects. Places in SPICE are sponsored by the Alliance, Hawaii EPSCoR, Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative, NIH AIM-AHEAD and the University of Hawaii Department of Quantitative Health Sciences. SPICE mentors include faculty, analysts, and peer mentors (usually SPICE alums) who are senior students or returning graduates.

Learning Objectives

Data analysis, coding, research, presentation skills, etc 

Content and Structure

Identifying projects, problem to investigate, data sets, group members, begin cleaning and organizing datasets; Complete cleaning and organizing datasets, exploring and analyzing dataset; Finalize project, work on presentation, and practice presentation SPICE project.                

Methodology

Workshops, group work, coding practice 

Targeted Audience

Undergraduate students from the Pacific