Workshops

Selected workshops, courses, and hands-on training I’ve delivered

R & data analysis

Introductory R for Social Sciences — a recurring, multi-session introductory R course I’ve taught to SMU researchers since 2023. Current course site; earlier materials remain available.
Data Carpentry (Social Sciences with R) for SMU (Nov 2023) — for PhD students and research staff.
Data Carpentry (Social Sciences with R) for Carnegie Mellon University (Nov 2023) — as a volunteer Carpentries instructor.

Python for Macroeconomics (Oct 2024).
Software Carpentry (Python) for TU Delft / University of Twente — volunteer instructor, May 2023 and Nov 2023.

FORCE11 FSCI 2025 (Online) — AI-Powered Search in Libraries: A Crash Course on the Fundamentals for Library Professionals, with lead instructor Aaron Tay.
Singapore Rising Scholars Conference 2024 (SMU) — Streamlined Workflow for Qualitative Data Analysis with Whisper and ATLAS.ti, with Bryan Leow and Dong Danping.
AI for Research Week 2024 (SMU, May 2024):
- Try it Together: Transcribe Your Audio with Whisper API
- Try it Together — AI-powered search tools: Elicit, SciSpace, Connected Papers, ResearchRabbit, and Undermind.ai, with Aaron Tay and Ooi Kooi Cheng.

FORCE11 FSCI 2024 (UCLA, CA, USA) — 3-day in-person course, Making Research More Transparent with Quarto and RStudio, with co-instructor Dong Danping.
Introduction to Git & GitHub — hands-on workshop (2025).
Library Carpentry for SMU Librarians (Jun 2022).