SAFE Data Seminar: Large Language Models and other neutral networks in Python


28 Apr 2026 10:00 AM
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28 Apr 2026 12:00 PM

The SAFE Research Data Center organizes and cordially invites you to attend a data seminar on

Large Language Models and other neutral networks in Python
by Ina Krapp (SAFE Data Center)
 
to be held on 28 April 2026, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., online via Zoom

This 75-minute-seminar will teach participants how to run and train large language models and other neutral networks in Python. Participants will explore applications in textual analysis and with the use of text generation and learn how to download and use a wide range of open-source-models that can run entirely locally.

We will have an additional 15 minutes for Q&A at the end. The workshop is suitable for beginners with no previous programming experience.

Please download the following programs before the workshop to participate in the code demonstrations: 

Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/

VSCodium: https://vscodium.com/ 
or an alternative program that can run juypter notebooks.

Ollama: https://ollama.com/

Participants who wish to train their own large language model in the workshop additionally require a huggingface account: https://huggingface.co/

The materials for the workshop are available here: https://github.com/InaKrapp/Workshops/tree/main/Large%20Language%20Models%20and%20other%20neural%20networks%20in%20Python