Workshops

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 3 days before the workshop date. 

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

Fall 2025 Workshops

Computer Systems

WORKSHOP DATE TIME REGISTRATION LINK
Understanding File Systems in Windows and MacOS Wednesday, September 3th, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to Linux Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to Cluster Computing Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to PostGreSQL  Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register

Data Science in R

Workshop Date Time Registration Link
Introduction to R in Rstudio Tuesday, September 9, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM  Register
Introduction to the Data Science Life Cycle in R Friday, September 12, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Data Wrangling in R Tuesday, September 16, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Programming with Gen. AI in R Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to Data Visualization in R Tuesday, September 23, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Intermediate - Data Visualization in R Tuesday, September 30, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Building Interactive Plots in R Tuesday, October 7, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Working with Text in R Tuesday, October 21, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Creating a Shiny Dashboard in R Tuesday, October 28, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Neural Networks in R Tuesday, November 4, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Acquiring Data From the Internet in R Tuesday, November 11, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Analyzing Census Data with R Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register

Data Science in Python

Workshop Date Time Registration Link
Data Science Life Cycle (in Python) Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Data Wrangling in Python Wednesday, October 29, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to Data Visualization in Python Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Exploratory Data Analysis in Python Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register

Machine Learning

Workshop Date Time Registration Link
ML in Python I Friday, October 24, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
ML in Python II Friday, October 31, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
ML in Python III Friday, November 7, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
ML in Python IV Friday, November 14, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
ML in Python V Friday, November 21, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register

Advanced Statistics

Workshop Date Time Registration Link
Causal Inference I Friday, September 26, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Causal Inference II Friday, October 3, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Causal Inference III Friday, October 10, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register

LLMs & Applications

Workshop Date Time Registration Link
Programming with Gen. AI in R Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Understanding and Using LLMs Responsibly: From Tools to Trust Wednesday, September 24, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Working with LLMs through API Calls Wednesday, October 1, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Current Research Trends in LLMs Wednesday, October 8, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
Introduction to Theorem Proving and Large Language Models Wednesday, November 19, 2025 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Register
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