CDSI offers a series of workshops on topics related to programming languages, data science, advanced statistical methods, cluster computing, machine learning and more. The workshops are offered for free to the entire McGill community (students, researchers, and staff) from all faculties.

Workshops take place in hybrid format (in person and online). Registration closes 24 hours before the workshop. 

If you need to cancel your registration, follow the link provided on your registration confirmation email or cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca (email us) as soon as possible in order to give your seat to another participant.

Students who take our workshops may be eligible for the Student Experience Record (SER). In order to be eligible for SER, students must attend at least 70% of the workshops in a given workshop series as listed below. For more information, please cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca (email us).

Fall 2026 Workshop Schedule

Introduction to Data Science with R Series

Students must complete at least 4 out of the 5 workshops in this series for SER recognition.

WorkshopDateTimeRegistration Link
Introduction to R in RstudioTuesday, September 15, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Data Science Life Cycle in RTuesday, September 22, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Programming with Gen. AI in RFriday, September 25, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Data Wrangling in RTuesday, September 29, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Introduction to Data Visualization in RTuesday, October 6, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister

Intermediate Data Science in R Series

Students must complete at least 4 out of the 6 workshops in this series for SER recognition.

WorkshopDateTimeRegistration Link
Data Visualization in R, IntermediateTuesday, October 20, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Building Interactive Plots in RTuesday, October 27, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Acquiring Data from the Internet in RTuesday, November 3, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Creating a Shiny Dashboard in RTuesday, November 10, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Working with Text in RTuesday, November 17, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Introduction to PostGreSQLTuesday, November 24, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister

Introduction to Data Science in Python Series

Students must complete at least 3 out of the 4 workshops in this series for SER recognition.

WorkshopDateTimeRegistration Link
Data Science Life Cycle in PythonWednesday, October 21, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Data Wrangling in PythonWednesday, October 28, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Introduction to Data Visualization in PythonWednesday, November 4, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Exploratory Data Analysis in PythonWednesday, November 11, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister

Foundations of Computing Series

Students must complete all workshops in this series for SER recognition.

WorkshopDateTimeRegistration Link
Understanding File SystemsWednesday, September 16, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Introduction to LinuxWednesday, September 23, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Introduction to Cluster ComputingWednesday, September 30, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister

Causal Inference Series

Students must complete all workshops in this series for SER recognition.

WorkshopDateTimeRegistration Link
Causal Inference 1Friday, October 2, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Causal Inference 2Friday, October 16, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister
Causal Inference 3Friday, October 23, 202610:30 AM to 12:30 PMRegister

Become a CDSI Learning Assistant

Interested in supporting CDSI workshops and summer camps while gaining valuable teaching and leadership experience? CDSI hires McGill undergraduate students as Learning Assistants to help instructors, answer participant questions, and support hands-on learning activities.

If you have experience in programming, data science, machine learning, computer systems, statistics, or related fields, complete the form below to express your interest. Eligible candidates will be contacted when Learning Assistant opportunities become available.

CDSI Workshop Learning Assistant Applicant Interest Form