In this video we will guide you through two different AI based workflows, involving ChatUI and CVAT apps.
You will learn how to:
Use advanced CVAT features including auto-annotation, algorithmic assistance, management and analytics.
Use Chat UI as a flexible interface for hosting of various LLM models, and interact via a chat or API environment.
Use ChatUI for semantic search in a knowledge base.
Use CVAT as a powerful annotation tool, including image classification, object detection, semantic and instance segmentation, and video / 3D annotations.
In this video we will go through the process of developing a course on UCloud, using UCloud Courses – a tool for hosting and managing university courses on UCloud. Want to know more about this new feature, check out our webinar recording introducing UCloud Courses.
Introduction
00:00 – Outline of the workshop agenda 03:10 – Introduction to the UCloud Courses concept 04:23 – Advantages of using UCloud Courses 05:56 – Outline of the steps involved in developing a UCloud Course 09:54 – Requesting and planning a UCloud Course 10:20 – Example of the planning and structuring of an existing UCloud Course
Developing a UCloud Course step by step
Setting up the environment 15:53 – Preliminary remarks 17:15 – Showing the existing UCloud Course that will be re-developed in the workshop 18:02 – Showing the UCloud-Courses GitHub repository 18:40 – Software requirements and -recommendations 20:22 – Short introduction to Git and GitHub 24:27 – Cloning the repository 25:15 – Creating a working branch 26:12 – What should go in the UCloud-Courses repository and what shouldn’t 27:24 – Installing the required dependencies
Creating a new UCloud Course and modifying the templates 28:00 – Creating a UCloud Course using a prepared script 30:31 – Walk-through of the different auto-generated files/folders in the course folder 33:35 – Short introduction to Docker 38:15 – Modifying the Dockerfile 42:32 – What should go in the UCloud-Courses repository and what shouldn’t 45:28 – Building the Docker image locally using a prepared script 47:54 – Modifying the starting script 01:00:50 – What can, shouldn’t, and mustn’t be changed while the course is running
Building and testing the course locally 01:05:00 – Re-building the Docker image locally using a prepared script 01:05:25 – Running a Docker container locally using a prepared script 01:10:58 – Opening the JupyterLab interface on localhost
Finalising the course app 01:12:48 – Opening a pull request and requesting code review 01:19:44 – Testing the course app on UCloud before it’s deployed
Closing remarks
01:25:44 – Reusing/updating an existing UCloud course 01:28:19 – The financial model in brief 01:29:38 – Useful links and resources
AlphaFold 3, the new AI model developed by Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, can predict the structures of complexes formed by different biomolecules, including protein-DNA, protein-RNA, and protein-ligand interactions.
AlphaFold 3 deployment on Interactive HPC – UCloud is optimized for use with GPUs, and includes the necessary multiple genetic (sequence) protein and RNA databases to run.
Beside the Batch Mode, additional app flavors (Lab Mode and Visualization Mode) allow respectively to use the software in a JupyterLab environment and to visualize protein structures obtained by running AlphaFold 3.
AlphaFold 3 has been implemented on Interactive HPC – UCloud to support specific type of work, e.g., accurate structure prediction and modelling, and is ready for use by all Interactive HPC – UCloud users.
ONLYOFFICE is a browser-based office suite for creating and editing text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Fully compatible with Microsoft Office formats, the interface supports a seamless user experience for those familiar with traditional desktop editors.
Designed to support document work directly within the UCloud environment, ONLYOFFICE allows users to:
Edit and create documents stored on UCloud
Work with word documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
Upload and download files without leaving the platform
Maintain full compatibility with Microsoft Office file types
The app provides core functionality through a lightweight, browser-accessible interface. No additional software installation is required.
ONLYOFFICE is available to all UCloud users and is particularly relevant for:
Indico is a robust open-source platform for event organization, archiving, and collaboration, ideal for managing conferences, workshops, and scientific meetings.
Key features include:
Event Management: Indico allows you to organize a wide range of events, from small seminars to large conferences. It supports the entire event lifecycle, including registration, abstract and final paper submission.
Hierarchical Protection: Indico uses a hierarchical protection scheme that allows for different roles and protection levels within events.
Integration with Collaborative Tools: Indico integrates seamlessly with tools like Zoom, enhancing the productivity of web-driven meetings.
Document Management: Indico facilitates easy upload and retrieval of presentations, papers, and other documents.
Indico has been implemented on UCloud and is ready for use by all UCloud users.
For more details, visit UCloud docs for full documentation.
Users of DeiC Interactive HPC – UCloud can now access Apache Kafka, a high-performance event streaming platform designed for managing real-time data at scale.
Kafka deployments on UCloud support multi-node configurations, enabling production-grade distributed logging, stream processing, data integration, and publish/subscribe messaging systems.
Students and researchers can use Apache Kafka to collect, process, and analyse large volumes of real-time data – for example, streaming data from lab sensors, social media, or web clickstreams. It’s especially useful for building data pipelines in projects involving machine learning, IoT, or real-time analytics, enabling reproducible and scalable research workflows.
For more details on the Apache Kafka application, visit UCloud docs for the full documentation.
With growing demand for transcription/AI services on Interactive HPC – UCloud, Speech Analyzer has been added to the platform.
Speech Analyzer is a specialised application built on top of Label Studio, optimised for dialogue analysis. It enables users to label, edit, and annotate speech transcriptions generated by the integrated Transcriber engine. It also allows you to share tasks with collaborators.
