Hands-On AI & Bioinformatics Training

From reinforcement learning fundamentals to production bioinformatics pipelines

EdgeConsults offers workshops for researchers, students, and industry teams. Each workshop combines lecture content with hands-on exercises so participants leave with working code and practical skills.


Applied Reinforcement Learning with Minecraft

Learn MDP fundamentals, value/policy iteration, and agent design using Minecraft as a training environment. Participants build and train their own agents through progressively challenging tasks.

Suitable for: Graduate students, early-career researchers, industry ML engineers

Format: Half-day hands-on workshop


Bioinformatics Pipeline Development

Build reproducible NGS analysis pipelines from raw reads to variant calls. Covers quality control, alignment, variant calling, and annotation using containerized workflows.

Suitable for: Wet-lab researchers, new bioinformaticians

Format: Full-day workshop


AI for Agriculture & Aquaculture

Computer vision, genomic prediction, and edge deployment for agricultural applications. Case studies drawn from active USDA-funded research in sturgeon and abalone aquaculture.

Suitable for: Ag-tech companies, extension researchers, breeding programs

Format: Half-day seminar + hands-on


Cloud Infrastructure for Research Labs

AWS/GCP setup, SLURM cluster administration, Docker containerization, and job scheduling. Designed for teams setting up or scaling their own compute infrastructure.

Suitable for: Lab managers, research computing staff, PIs setting up new labs

Format: Full-day hands-on


Custom workshops available for teams and institutions. Contact us for group rates.

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