Python Workshop

An Introduction to Automatic Differentiation, Its Applications and AI Model Interfaces

We are excited to welcome you to an immersive hands-on workshop on Python, designed especially for students, educators, and tech enthusiasts. This workshop will explore Automatic Differentiation, its applications, and how to interface with AI models—no prior AI experience is required!

This session is part of ICOWOBAS 2025 and is proudly organized by the Fluid Mechanics Group, Faculty of Science, UTM, in collaboration with ISC (Industrial Scientific Computation).

📌 Workshop Details:

• 🗓️ Date: 8 May 2025 (Thursday)

• 🕗 Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

• 🏫 Venue: Computer Lab 1 (C22), Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

• 👥 Platform: Face-to-Face Only

🚀 What You’ll Learn:

• ✅ Setting up Python with Anaconda and PyCharm

• ✅ Understanding dual numbers and automatic differentiation

• ✅ Computing gradients using PyTorch

• ✅ Interacting with pre-trained AI models via Jupyter Notebook and Hugging Face

This workshop is designed to make advanced tools accessible to all, even if you’re just starting out in AI or Python.

💵 Participation Fee:

‼️ Seats are limited – register now to secure your spot!
🔗 Register Here
📅 Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025

👨🏻‍🏫 Speaker:

Associate Prof. Dr. Yeak Su Hoe
(Expert in Fluid Mechanics and Scientific Computation)

📞 Contact Information:

Dr. Noraihan Afiqah Rawi
📱 +6013-759 1132 | ✉️ noraihanafiqah@utm.my

Dr. Suzarina Ahmed Sukri
📱 +6011-2895 8749 | ✉️ suzarina@utm.my

Feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues and students.
We look forward to learning and innovating together!