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Join our hands-on online workshop on ellmer, the R package that offers a consistent interface to leading large language model APIs including OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Google, and more. Designed for PhD students, professional researchers, and R users with knowledge of functions, lists, and package usage, this seminar will show you how to create and configure chat objects, manage conversation state, write repeatable prompts, register R functions as tools, extract structured data using defined schemas, stream responses, run async requests, manage token usage, and debug common LLM integration issues. Working with live APIs, participants will build practical examples that connect models to external R functions and convert unstructured text into validated R data structures. No prior LLM or API experience is required. Livestream seminars are delivered via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days after the seminar, plus an official Instats certificate of completion. #AcademicLiteracy #Biochemistry #Biology #Chemistry #ClinicalResearch #Econometrics #Economics #Marketing #DataScience #SoftwareEngineering #ComputerScience #R #ellmer #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join our hands-on online workshop on ellmer, the R package that provides a consistent interface to leading large language model APIs including OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Google, and more. Designed for PhD students, professional researchers, and R users with working knowledge of functions, lists, and packages, this seminar will show you how to create and configure chat objects, manage conversation state, write reliable prompts, register R functions as tools, extract structured data using defined schemas, stream responses, run asynchronous requests, manage token usage, and debug common LLM integration issues. Through live API-based exercises, you will build practical examples that connect models to external R functions and convert unstructured text into validated R data structures. No prior LLM or API experience is required. The seminar is delivered via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days after the seminar, and participants receive an official Instats certificate of completion. #AcademicLiteracy #Biochemistry #Biology #Chemistry #ClinicalResearch #Econometrics #Economics #Marketing #DataScience #SoftwareEngineering #ComputerScience #R #ellmer #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats