Demystify Amazon Web Services (AWS): Cloud Computing and Psychometric Applications

Session Type: Training Session

Abstract

Cloud computing has become increasingly popular over the past few decades, allowing people to store a massive volume of data, access the newest version of software and use the virtual machine with unbeatable computing power. As practitioners who handle assessment data and do various computing tasks daily, it can be helpful to explore how cloud computing technology can be leveraged to improve efficiency and enable effective communication of test results. Given the limitations of existing training materials, a workshop is proposed which targets at audiences who do not come from IT background. In this workshop, we will cover several AWS core services which can be used to accomplish analytical tasks, store outcome in the database, and display results on a dashboard. Participants do not need to have AWS experience. Upon completion, they will be able to streamline typical psychometric tasks, conduct ML and NLP research on cloud, and communicate findings effectively with other stakeholders inside or outside of the organization via interactive dashboard on the cloud. This is a heavy hands-on training and participants are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops to follow along in order to optimize the learning outcomes from this eight-hour training.

Sub Unit

• Training Sessions

Session Organizer

• Huijuan Meng, Amazon Web Services AWS

Presenters

• Vinita Talreja, AWS

• Ye Ma, AWS

• CJ Taylor, AWS

• Jodine Oquendo, AWS