Robust and nimble scientific workflows, using SpaDES

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SpaDES Workshops
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A multi-day workshop focusing on learning robust approaches to building reuseable, reproducible workflows for Forest Degradation
Published

October 29, 2024

Update: links to presentation files have been added to the agenda.

If you missed it, but would like to attend a future workshop, please reach out to Eliot or Ian so that we can add you to the wait list.

Date: Nov 19 - 21, 2024

Location: Pacific Forestry Centre

This workshop will be in person. We will be 4 people who have worked with SpaDES and ecological models: Eliot McIntire, Ian Eddy, Celine Boisvenue, and Camille Giuliano.

Tentative Agenda

“WOYO”, Work On Your Own + health breaks

In each session you will have time to work through the examples and take breaks. We will be present in the room for the entire WOYO period, responding to questions and encouraging discussion. The last 15min of each WOYO will be discussion.

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)

Presentation slides will be added at the end of each day.

THIS IS TENTATIVE - EXPECT CHANGES BEFORE THE START

DAY 1 SpaDES foundations
9:00 - 10:00 Introduction
Workshop logistics
What is SpaDES and why use it?
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10:00 - 10:30 Introduction to SpaDES modules
10:30 - 11:00 WOYO
11:00 - 11:30 Module files and metadata
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11:30 - 12:30 WOYO
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK
1:30 - 2:00 Module inputs
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2:00 - 3:00 WOYO
3:00 - 3:30 The simList
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3:30 - free ending
WOYO
DAY 2 Continuous workflows with simple examples
9:00 - 9:30 Revisit previous WOYO and Day 1
9:30 - 10:00 Modules & events
Event scheduling
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10:00 - 11:00 WOYO
11:00 - 11:30 Continuous workflows
Caching
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11:30 - 12:30 WOYO
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK
1:30 - 2:00 prepInputs()
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2:00 - 3:00 WOYO
3:00 - 3:30 SpaDES workflows and projects with setupProject
A simple workflow for an ecological example
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3:30 - 4:00
DAY 3 Using continuous workflows with real challenges
9:00 - 9:30 Revisit previous WOYO and Day 2
9:30 - 10:00 Flexibility comes at a cost, but it’s worth it!
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10:00 - 10:30 Forest landscape modelling - parameterisation, simulation/prediction
10:30 - 11:00 WOYO
11:00 - 11:30 Forest landscape modelling - turn plotting on, extend the simulation, scenarios
11:30 - 12:30 WOYO
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK
1:30 - 2:00 Forests and wildfire
2:00 - 4:00 WOYO