Overview

Shiny is an open-source R package that allows building interactive web applications from R, and without knowledge of web-development, enabling data scientists to make their data or analysis interactively explorable and accessible to colleagues, end-users, and/or for publication.

In this course, we will introduce the R Shiny framework, and equip R programmers with the basic tools to build and deploy their own web apps.

Audience

Life scientists, bioinformaticians, and any R users who are interested in developing an interactive web application to communicate their data or analysis to other non-programmers.

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

describe Shiny framework structure: server and user interface
create their own Shiny applications
edit existing Shiny applications available in the Gallery
use various built-in input widgets
use R scripts and data embedded in Shiny web application
illustrate reactive expressions
share Shiny applications and learn different deployment strategies

Prerequisites

Knowledge / competencies

This course is designed for advanced R programmers; participants should have experience in programming in R, equivalent to at least the combination of the SIB courses “First steps with R” (Knowledge of functions and loops in R). Test your R skills with the quiz here, before registering.

Technical

You will need a computer with the latest versions of R and RStudio installed.

Application

The registration fees are 100 CHF for academics and 500 CHF for companies.

While participants are registered on a first come, first serve basis, exceptions may be made to ensure diversity and equity.

You will be informed by email of your registration confirmation. Upon reception of the confirmation email, participants will be asked to confirm attendance by paying the fees within 5 days.

Deadline for free-of-charge cancellation is set to 08/04/2024. Cancellation after this date will not be reimbursed. Please note that participation to SIB courses is subject to our general conditions.

Venue and Time

This course will be streamed. The course will start at 9:00 CET and end around 17:00 CET.

Precise information will be provided to the participants in due time.

Additional information

Coordination: Valeria Di Cola, SIB Training Group.

We will recommend 0.25 ECTS credits for this course (given a passed exam at the end of the course).

You are welcome to register to the SIB courses mailing list to be informed of all future courses and workshops, as well as all important deadlines using the form here.

Please note that participation in SIB courses is subject to our general conditions.

SIB abides by the ELIXIR Code of Conduct. Participants of SIB courses are also required to abide by the same code.

For more information, please contact training@sib.swiss.

Introduction to R Shiny