Digital Skills Workshops for PhD Students (UNIGE and Geneva Graduate Institute)

DS50 - Introduction to Python programming
Ireneu Pla

Each lesson will include theory, demonstration, and practical exercises.

During exercise sessions, students are encouraged to work in pairs.

Students will be encouraged to strengthen their knowledge by practicing between lessons.

Goals

After following this course, participants

• Are familiar with the main programming concepts
• Understand the basics of Python and are able to write procedural scripts
• Understand how to process data and extract information with Python
• Know which types of problems can be solved with Python

Requirements

Laptop (at least one per group).

Python and exercise environment installed (installation instructions will be provided before the course).

Participants

Max. 30 participants (15 exercise groups)

This workshop will take place weekly on Tuesdays

Ireneu Pla is a data engineer specialised in artificial intelligence. He has a background in Computer Science, obtained at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), and an interest in data taken early in his studies. He has worked in Switzerland and Singapore on innovation projects with startups, big companies, sports institutions, and the public sector.

PhD students of the Graduate Institute will be informed of each workshop by email.  For any questions regarding registration to the workshop, please contact: emma.cranfield@graduateinstitute.ch