The University of Rhode Island’s Artificial Intelligence (URI AI) Lab is hosting workshops (https://events.uri.edu/group/ai/calendar) throughout the Fall 2026 semester, and the Unity community is encouraged to attend! The URI AI Lab is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and learning in the context of use-inspired AI. The lab runs workshops on common AI tools and offers consultancy for research and educational projects.
Workshops cover topics like Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Generative AI, and Programming Languages such as R and Python.
AI Tools
Workshops on learning to use artificial intelligence tools for different use cases.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25 | 12:00-1:30 PM | AI Tools: For Researchers | Registration link |
| Fri, Oct 02 | 12:00-1:30 PM | AI Tools: Programming | Registration link |
| Fri, Oct 09 | 12:00-1:30 PM | AI Tools: Video & Music | Registration link |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 12:00-1:30 PM | AI Tools: Image & Art | Registration link |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 12:00-1:30 PM | AI Tools: Writing | Registration link |
Bioinformatics
Workshops on bioinformatics on the Unity cluster.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 21 | 1:00-2:00 PM | Bioinformatics: sequencing data preprocessing | Registration link |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 1:00-2:00 PM | Bioinformatics: sequence assembly | Registration link |
| Tue, Nov 16 | 1:00-2:00 PM | Bioinformatics: variant calling | Registration link |
R Series
Workshops on R.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 22 | 10:30-11:30 AM | R: Introduction | Registration link |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 10:30-11:30 AM | R: Putting Data | Registration link |
| Wed, Nov 17 | 10:30-11:30 AM | R: Exploratory Data Analysis | Registration link |
SPSS
Workshops on how to use SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 06 | 10:30-11:30 AM | SPSS: Beginner’s Course | Registration link |
| Tue, Nov 03 | 10:30-11:30 AM | SPSS: Beginner’s Course | Registration link |
Introduction to Unity
Workshops to get to know the Unity cluster.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 15 | 1:00-2:30 PM | Introduction to Unity | Registration link |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 1:00-2:30 PM | Introduction to Unity | Registration link |
| Wed, Nov 10 | 1:00-2:30 PM | Introduction to Unity | Registration link |
Prompt Engineering
Workshops on Prompt Engineering.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 08 | 10:00-11:30 AM | Prompt Engineering | Registration link |
| Fri, Nov 06 | 10:00-11:30 AM | Prompt Engineering | Registration link |
OpenCode/Codex
Workshops on OpenCode/Codex.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Workshop Name | Zoom Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 01 | 10:00-11:30 AM | OpenCode/Codex | Registration link |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 10:00-11:30 AM | OpenCode/Codex | Registration link |