If you spend time in wooded areas, you probably know how important it is to check for ticks afterward. Join us to learn about the Tick App, a citizen science project developed by researchers at UW–Madison with collaborators across the U.S. In this informative talk, we’ll show how the Tick App enables users to submit pictures of ticks they’ve found and how researchers identify what kind they are. We’ll discuss the evolution of this identification system and how we’ve started integrating AI into it.
Attendees will:
Discover how the Tick App enables users to submit pictures of ticks they’ve found and contribute to valuable research
Learn about the semi-automated, human-in-the-loop identification process used by researchers to classify tick species
Gain insights into the evolution of the Tick App’s overall system and the lessons learned during its development
This presentation will guide you through running a freely available large language model (LLM) locally on your own hardware. You’ll gain practical experience making your own data accessible to the model and explore various techniques to enhance its performance. The session is designed to provide a deeper understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations through hands-on demonstrations.
Attendees will:
Gain a clear understanding of Large Language Models and how they work
Learn how to set up and run the Llama2 model on your local Macbook
Discover how to leverage the LangChain library to interact with and extend the capabilities of LLMs
Understand the importance of system prompts and how to craft them to guide the model’s behavior effectively
Explore techniques for maintaining context and coherence in conversations with the model
Learn how to enhance the model’s responses by integrating relevant information from external sources
Discover how to represent and organize your data using embeddings to improve the model’s understanding and performance
Join us to learn about UW–Madison’s Job Rotation Program and discover how you can get involved. This program provides early career professionals with focused career development in finance, human resources and information technology (new in 2023) through meaningful work experiences and exposure to various professional settings and job responsibilities.
Attendees will:
Learn about the Job Rotation Program, its structure and the benefits it offers to participants
Discover how to get involved with the program by hosting a rotator on your team, partnering with the program on a group project, and hiring program alums for permanent roles
Understand the recruitment, hiring and support process for program participant
Meet current rotators and hear about their experiences, interests, and career goals
Find out how the program positions participants for success in promising new roles at the university after completing the two-year experience
In this session, UW–Madison Libraries staff will share their experience and lessons learned from a recent partnership that extended the Libraries’ digital collections infrastructure to meet the needs of the Chazen Museum of Art. Join us to learn valuable lessons from a successful cross-campus collaboration, and take away strategies to effectively engage in large, complex IT projects with external partners you can apply to your own work.
Attendees will:
Learn how the Libraries’ existing architecture, built from loosely coupled components, ensures that new features automatically become available for future collaborations
Discover how project partners can take advantage of selected components that best suit their needs
Understand how sustainability features of the core infrastructure are automatically applied to new partnerships
Gain insights into standardized, flexible project management techniques that contribute to successful collaboration
Explore ways to engage with stakeholders with varying levels of expertise and resources to gather requirements, meet usability goals, and participate in the design process
Discover the latest enhancements to Cybersecurity Appscanner, the user-friendly web application vulnerability scanner developed by DoIT’s Web and Mobile Solutions (WaMS) team and the Office of Cybersecurity. Check out new features they developed based on community feedback, including API setup, GitLab integration, and Manifest groups access control. Learn best practices for secure web application development and see a real-time application portfolio management dashboard in action.
Attendees will:
Explore new features of Cybersecurity Appscanner
Learn best practices for secure web application development
Low Code Solutions (LCS) is an important service available to campus IT professionals, which creates a user-centric experience while reducing the need for advanced technical knowledge and large time investments that come with traditional software development.
Attendees will:
Discover how the LCS service team can help streamline application development
Learn about Betty Blocks, our powerful low-code platform for building low-to-medium complexity applications
Explore real-world examples of applications suitable for low-code development, such as request and approval systems or data submission and tracking tools
Find out where to access additional information and resources to get started with Low Code Solutions
Explore the collaborative development of the Foundation Data Model (FDM) Mapping Solution, a vital component of the Administrative Transformation Program’s Financial Crosswalk. Learn how innovative tools and frameworks streamline data management processes through effective collaboration between development and data management teams.
Attendees will:
Gain insights into the collaborative development process
Learn about tools and frameworks used to streamline data management
Explore real-world examples of the FDM Mapping Solution’s impact
Welcome 9:00-9:15am – IT Professionals Conference co-chairs Sarah Lien and Elizabeth Kraege-Soechting will provide introductory remarks for the conference.
Keynote 9:15-10:15am – Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, the nationally recognized superintendent of Wisconsin’s Fall Creek School District, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s IT Professionals Conference.
Keynote Description:
I’m just…It’s a phrase we hear all the time. I’m just a sysadmin, I’m just a security analyst, I’m just a instructional designer….the list is long and is often followed by reasons why something CAN’T happen. Leadership is an action and it starts with you. Leading with INTENTION creates purpose. Leading with CONNECTION creates momentum. Leading with DIRECTION creates collective efficacy. Leading with all three in mind will build your capacity and foster an environment where everyone in your organization has the best opportunity to lead from where they are.
There are several different ways to design an application to log in to an OAuth2 server: authorization code, resource owner, device grant, and client credentials. This talk will cover each method, how to use it, and when to use it. This talk assumes some basic programming knowledge, and will use Python for examples.
Hey developers and content creators! Learn UX and accessibility best practices that you can bake into the beginning of content creation or the development process to prevent the remediation of barriers later on.
