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Learn how AI-powered agents can be designed, built, and deployed using Microsoft Copilot Studio in this demonstration-based workshop. The presenter will walk through the creation of a conversational agent, configuration of basic conversation flows, and publishing the agent both within Copilot Studio and to Microsoft Teams. The session will also introduce foundational concepts including the difference between chatbots and agents, fundamentals of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and basic prompt engineering, with practical examples illustrating how these concepts are implemented in Copilot Studio.

This session is intended for participants who are interested in understanding how conversational AI agents can be applied to research, administrative, and productivity workflows. No prior experience with Copilot Studio is required. Familiarity with general cloud platforms or AI concepts is helpful but not necessary.

This event will be recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be shared with registered participants within two business days following the conclusion of the event.  Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

Presented by Nafisa Islam

If you are starting your Overleaf journey and looking for a clear, beginner‑friendly introduction to LaTeX, this workshop is designed for you. Overleaf is a collaborative, cloud‑based platform that streamlines the process of creating professional documents using LaTeX—an essential tool for producing research papers, theses, posters, and technical reports.

The workshop will include a range of the topics such as:

- Background
- Overleaf and LaTeX Basics
- Creating a new project
- Using Visual Editor
- Editing your project
- Sharing your project
- Adding Images and Tables
- Uploading a bibliography
- Fixing errors
- Sharing your project
- Submitting your project to a journal

This hands-on session will be an in-person session conducted by Overleaf.

This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

Presented by Sara Gonzalez

Unlock the potential of generative AI for your research with Amazon Bedrock, AWS's fully managed service providing access to leading foundation models from AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, Meta, Mistral AI, Stability AI, and Amazon. This hands-on workshop introduces you to the fundamentals of large language models, demonstrates how to build intelligent knowledge bases using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and shows you how to deploy AI agents with guardrails for responsible AI—empowering you to enhance literature reviews, accelerate data analysis, and automate repetitive research tasks.

***Recommended Skill Level: L100 (no prior AWS or AI knowledge required)***

This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

Presented by Gabriel Brackman

LaTeX is a software for document preparation and is used frequently in academic and research communities for scientific writing e.g., journals, theses, presentations, etc. This is a hands-on workshop that will cover basic material suitable for audience that have little or no prior experience with LaTeX.

The workshop will use Overleaf which is a freely available online LaTeX editor. Participants are expected to have an account with Overleaf before the workshop. If you do not have an account with Overleaf, then please create one through this link - https://www.overleaf.com/register.

To participate in the hands-on lab during the session, you will need to provide your own computer with a web browser and a reliable internet connection.

***Limited registrations. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu if you are interested and unable to register***

This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

Presented by Fahad Khan, Ph.D.

Healthy data management provides a foundation for strong research. This session will introduce participants to the components of a data management plan, data management processes, the DMPTool, and data repositories. Topics include data expectations, data and metadata standards, access and sharing considerations, and data storage and preservation.

Presented by Sarah Norris

Experience the complete journey of AI agent development using Kiro's AI-powered IDE for rapid prototyping through "vibe coding", then transition to production-ready systems using spec-driven development with Strands SDK. This hands-on workshop guides you through building intelligent agents with custom tools, connecting to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for enhanced capabilities, and deploying secure, scalable agents to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore - enabling you to transform research workflows from experimental prototypes to enterprise-grade solutions that can handle real-world computational tasks at scale.

This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

***Recommended Skill Level: L200 (some development experience recommended)***

Presented by Gabriel Brackman

Build complete data pipelines from ingestion to analysis using AWS's enterprise-grade data engineering services. Learn to create scalable data lakes on S3, perform real-time and batch transformations with AWS Glue, implement fine-grained access controls with Lake Formation, and query massive datasets using Amazon Athena and Redshift - essential skills for managing large-scale research data from NIH, NSF, and other funding agencies.

This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.

***Recommended Skill Level: L200 (some data engineering experience recommended)***

Presented by Gabriel Brackman