Schedule
Schedule subject to change
- Day 1 – Monday, June 16
- Day 2 – Tuesday, June 17
- Day 3 – Wednesday, June 18
- Day 4 – Thursday, June 19
- Day 5 – Friday, June 20
- Day 6 – Saturday, June 21
Day 1 – Monday, June 16
Time | Session | Room |
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8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Check-In and Network Breakfast provided | Open space 2nd floor |
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Greetings from UTSA | 230 |
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome, Bootcamp, and ALICE overview | 230 |
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Introduction: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Rigor and Reproducibility in the Complex World of Biomedical Data Science | 230 |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Break | |
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM | Ethical Issues in Biomedical Data Science | 230 |
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Meet your Mentor Team Lunch provided | Yotta Room 430 |
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Reproducible Workflows (1) | 230 |
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Break | |
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Reproducible Workflows (2) | 230 |
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Optional: Poolside chat with instructors | Off campus – Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk |
Day 2 – Tuesday, June 17
Time | Session | Room |
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast on your own | |
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Reproducible Workflows (3) | 230 |
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break | |
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Reproducible Workflows (4) | 230 |
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Research Lightning Talks | 230 |
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Break and Unit Project Work Time | 230 |
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own | |
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Data Management (1) | 230 |
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break | |
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Data Management (2) | 230 |
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | Break | |
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Transformer-based AI in Biomedical Research (1) | 230 |
Day 3 – Wednesday, June 18
Time | Session | Room |
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8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast on your own | |
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Design and Reporting of Predictive Models (1) | 230 |
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break | |
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Data Representation | 230 |
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Research Lightning Talks | 230 |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own | |
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Rigorous Statistical Design (1) | 230 |
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Break and Unit Project Work Time | |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Design and Reporting of Predictive Models (2) | 230 |
Day 4 – Thursday, June 19
Time | Session | Room |
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8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast on your own | |
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Rigorous Statistical Design (2) | 230 |
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break | |
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Meta-analysis (1) | 230 |
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Break and Unit Project Work Time | 230 |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch on your own | |
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Design and Reporting of Predictive Models (3) | 230 |
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Break | |
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM | Metadata | 230 |
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Optional: Instructor/Trainee Dinner at TBD | Off campus |
Day 5 – Friday, June 20
Time | Session | Room |
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast on your own | |
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Grant Writing Coaching Session | 230 |
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Break | |
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Meta-analysis (2) | 230 |
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Break | |
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Data Sharing (1) | 230 |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch on your own | |
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Data Sharing (2) | 230 |
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Break and Unit Project Work Time | 230 |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Transformer-based AI in Biomedical Research (2) | 230 |
Day 6 – Saturday, June 21
Time | Session | Room |
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Hospitality and Tech Table Open | |
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast on your own | |
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Meta-analysis (3) | 230 |
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Break | |
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Transformer-based AI in Biomedical Research (3) | 230 |
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Rigorous Statistical Design (3) | 230 |
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Academy Wrap Up and Next Steps | 230 |
12:45 PM | Event ends – explore San Antonio and safe travels |
Travel & Logistics
Location
The bootcamp will be held at the UTSA School of Data Science Building. The address is
UTSA San Pedro 1 (School of Data Science)
506 Dolorosa St.
San Antonio, TX 78204
Enter through the front doors and go to the 2nd floor landing.
Parking
There is currently ongoing construction located around the UTSA School of Data Science. There are paid parking options available. See map below:

For Attendees staying at hotels – walking over from DT hotels – no parking needed.
For Local Attendees – parking options include a scan to pay at various lots around the building. See Visitor Parking Map.
- For the UTSA Parking lot located at 702 Dolorosa – The parking fee is $2.50 per hour and is open to the public.
Please visit ParkMobile Parking App | Find & Pay for Parking | On-street & Reservation for more info. Guests can pay at the parking lot by scanning the QR code on signage and following prompts. They will need to include their vehicle information and license plate as well as the area/zone they parked in. There are two zones, 1754 or 1755. After the first day, they can also pay in advance if they know the zone they will park in.
Note: Unmarked spots are available on a first come basis. There are marked UTSA Spots but this is only specific to the “Dolorosa Parking Permit” – this does not include staff UTSA permits such as R, A, B, C) . See UTSA staff info below for more details. - For public parking in the Kallison Lot located at 115 Nueva, they use vendor ParkOne – currently pricing is not available but ranges from $10-30 per day.
- For the public parking Bexar County Parking Garage located at 211 South Flores Street, their rates and info are on their website – South Flores Street Parking Garage | Bexar County, TX – Official Website
- For UTSA Staff with Reserved, A, B, and C, permits UTSA Downtown Campus Parking & Transportation Map
Park at the Downtown Campus lots D1 and D2 located under IH35 then walk over – or park then take the Little Runner –
Here’s how staff can take the Little Runner:- VIA has partnered with UTSA and Centro San Antonio to provide The Little Runner, an on-demand ride service that serves our downtown locations. The Little Runner electronic vehicles and VIA Link vans allow UTSA students, faculty and staff to travel for free with VIA U-Pass between campuses.
- How to access your VIA U-Pass and ride: Download the VIA goMobile+ ticketing app and sign up with your UTSA email address. To book a ride, simply open your U-Pass and show it to the operator when boarding the bus. Tip: when you are on VIA Link scheduling a ride, once in the payment option, select the ride (you will see a $ charge listed don’t worry, do not enter any card or payment information) then proceed to “Booking Details” and under “Payment Method” press “change” and select “U-Pass” to ensure you can book for a free ride! When you board the vehicle, show your VIA U-Pass to the driver.