UCR AI Community of Practice for Research

How are you using AI for writing, coding, data analysis, grant proposals, and other research activities? What questions and challenges are you encountering?

The UCR AI Community of Practice for Research is a new Fall 2026 initiative for researchers to share experiences, practical tips, and questions about using AI in research. Join us for our kickoff meeting!

📅 Date & Time: November 5, 2026 | 12:00 PM (Lunch will be provided!)

📍 Location: Orbach Library, Room 240, or join via Zoom

Featured Presentation (12:00–1:00 PM)
Practical Agentic AI on the Web: How AI Agents Are Putting Quantitative Data Analysis in Everyone's Hands

• Presented by Dr. Mingxun Wang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, UCR

Informal Q&A (1:00 PM)
After the presentation, stick around to learn about AI resources available to you. UCR staff from the Library, ITS, and XCITE will be on hand to answer your questions.

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Stay Connected

Join the email list: [email protected]

How to subscribe:

• Sign in to Google Groups using your UCR email.
• Search for "AI CoP for Research" under All Groups.
• Select Join Group.

Join the Slack community: UCR Slack → #ai-community-of-practice-research

Interested in Presenting?

Have you been using AI in your research? Interested in sharing your experience? Fill out our Google Form.

Interested in Helping Organize?

The Community of Practice is supported and organized by UCR Library, UCR ITS, RAISE@UCR, XCITE for Teaching and Learning, and UCR faculty and researchers. A working group meets every third Tuesday of the month at 3:00 PM via Zoom.

Contact Inyoung Shin, AI Research Librarian, at [email protected] for details.

All UCR community members are welcome to attend. Make sure to register with your UCR email. Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants one hour before the workshop starts. Participants are expected to follow and uphold .