"Intro to Python" Workshop
2022-02-04 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
EVENT RECORDING

This three-hour workshop focuses on learning the basics of python programming including data types, conditionals, functions, and python in HPC environment.

**NOTE** Just observing is welcome, but to participate in hands-on activities, you must have an Amarel account set up before the workshop. Please complete our web-based form at least 24 hours before the workshop (do this as soon as possible).

If you have questions or need help, please contact Bala Desinghu.

This is a virtual event, and it is free. Here is the registration link: https://oarc.rutgers.edu/event/intro-to-python-2-4-22/

Workshop on “Python for Big Data Analytics”
2022-02-18 14:00 - 17:00
Python for Big Data Analytics (Webinar)

EVENT RECORDING

The workshop will review several techniques for addressing the challenges associated with big data analytics, including vectorization, parallelization, just in time compilation, and distributed task executions. By the end of the workshop, the participants will be able to apply computational techniques for analyzing large volumes of data.

This workshop is hosted by Office of Advanced Research Computing(OARC), Rutgers University, organized by Bala Desinghu in collaboration with our partners, the Eastern Regional Network (ERN), the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub ( NEBD Hub), and the New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA). Participants are encouraged to attend with campus partners representing a variety of stakeholders for campus research and research computing (e.g., researchers, research computing professionals, students, staff, faculty, and practitioners, etc.).

For additional information, feel free to contact bala.desinghu@rutgers.edu, forough.ghahramani@njedge.net, or gavirapp@kean.edu.

Are you interested in learning data science and modern computational tools for your research? If so, come join our Data Science Workshop Series on topics including: Python Programming, Machine Learning, Distributed Machine Learning for Big Data, and Deep Learning.

Registration is now open for the “Python for Big Data Analytics” hands-on workshop scheduled for Friday, Feb 18, 2022 at 2.00 PM.

This is a virtual event, and it is free. Here is the registration link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/269056564427

Machine Learning with Python (Webinar)
2022-03-11 02:00 - 17:00
Hands-on Training – Machine Learning with Python and Jupyter

EVENT RECORDING

In the last few years, both industry and academia witnessed the rise of Machine Learning (ML) methods being applied in finance, marketing, retails, science, engineering, healthcare, and humanities. Learning how to apply ML methods to a domain-specific application does not require detailed knowledge about the inner machinery of these methods; however, one needs to learn the best practices and recommendations followed by the community.

In this workshop, after a brief overview of machine learning, we will focus on doing the hands-on training in applying ML models on various data types including image, text, and time series. We will work through the use cases of classification and regression problems and discuss where to apply supervised or unsupervised methods.

Objective of the workshop

Understand supervised and unsupervised methodsChoose correct metrics and sampling methods for classification vs regression problemsFind out which features are important in a given datasetLearn to apply ML models such as Decision Trees, Random Forest, and Support Vector MachinesPerform clustering and dimensionality reductions (PCA, t-SNE, K-means, etc.)Search the parameter space – hyperparameter optimization

What is needed? Laptop/ Desktop with Internet Connection

Duration: 3 hours

Level: Intermediate

Programming Platform: On-line resource or Laptop. Instructions for on-line resources will be given in the workshop.

Prerequisite: Basic laptop usage. Basic knowledge of Python is helpful for doing the hands-on session.

Slides and materials: Will be provided in the workshop

Registration: Required (Webinar link will be sent after the registration in the confirmation email along with the order details)

This is a virtual event, and it is free. Here is the registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/machine-learning-with-python-webinar-tickets-289926908187

Deep Learning with Python (Webinar)
2022-03-25 02:00 - 17:00
Hands-on Training – Deep Learning with Python and Jupyter

EVENT RECORDING

Deep Learning (DL) outperforms Machine Learning (ML) in many of the applications related to Computer Vision (CV) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). One of the biggest advantages of DL over ML is that they can automatically extract the important features from the data. With sufficient data and compute power, DL methods, in particular the supervised learning methods, can achieve the prediction accuracies that were not seen before with any other statistical methods in applications related to CV and NLP.

In this workshop, we will go through the basics of artificial neural networks (ANN), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), and do hands-on training with these DL models to build predictive analytics for image and text data.

Objective of the workshop

Understand the basics of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)Prepare image and text data suitable for the neural networksLearn how to apply various DL models such as ANN, CNN, and RNNImprove the accuracy of the model with Hyperparameter Optimization

What is needed? Laptop/Desktop with Internet connection

Duration: 3 hours

Level: Intermediate

Programming Platform: On-line resource or Laptop. Instructions for on-line resources will be given in the workshop.

Prerequisite: Basic laptop usage. Basic knowledge of Python is helpful for doing the hands-on session.

Slides and materials: Will be provided in the workshop

Data Visualization with Python (Webinar)
2022-04-08 12:30 - 14:30
Data Visualization with Python Jupyter Notebooks – A Hands-on Introduction

Registration: Required (Webinar link will be sent after the registration in the confirmation email along with the order details)

This is a virtual event, and it is free. Here is the registration link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqc-6trDItHd0eoc6At7k_bblIBp1vNLTy

The session will consist of brief presentations, with around 100 minutes of interactive work-along demo of data visualization with Jupyter Notebooks, and end with Q&A. Participants will learn to create data visualizations and can opt to either access Rutgers University’s high-performance computing (HPC) platform/cloud* or to run the code locally on their own computers.

Dr. Bala Desinghu, Senior Scientist from OARC, Rutgers University will provide an interactive introduction to data visualization with insights on the use of high-performance computing.Dr. Abhishek Tripathi, Associate Professor, School of Business, TCNJ, will introduce the use of Python libraries such as Seaborn, Plotly and Cufflinks for creating advanced and interactive data visualizations.Dr. Jim Samuel, Associate Professor, Rutgers Bloustein School, will conclude the session with insights on the use of Artificial Intelligence for visualizations and language data visualizations.

*Note to participants: If you want to use Rutgers high-performance computing (HPC) platform you do not have an active computing account on the Amarel cluster, please follow these instructions.

Request an account by filling out this form: https://oarc.rutgers.edu/amarel-cluster-access-request/You will need to establish a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to access the Amarel cluster when connecting outside the campus network. You can find more information here https://soc.rutgers.edu/vpn/Registration deadline to establish Amaral HPC account is Thursday, April 7, 10 AM EST.

This workshop is hosted by the Rutgers Urban and Civic Informatics Lab (RUCI Lab) at the Bloustein School and the Rutgers Office of Advanced Research Computing and sponsored by the Bloustein School Master of Public Informatics program. It is organized by Dr. Bala Desinghu and Dr. Jim Samuel in collaboration with our partners, the Eastern Regional Network (ERN), the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDI Hub), and the New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA).

4th GPU Hackathon at Princeton (Virtual)
2022-06-06 00:00 - 2022-06-08 23:59
4th GPU Hackathon at Princeton (Virtual event)June 1, 2022 (Prep day)June 6-8, 2022 (Main event)Contact: Ma. Florevel (Floe) Fusin-Wischusen (floe@princeton.edu)https://gpuhackathons.org/event/princeton-gpu-hackathon-2022

DETAILS:

Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) offer high performance andmassive parallelization, but learning how to program GPUs forscientific applications can be daunting.

To help reduce the barrier to entry, Princeton will host its4th annual GPU hackathon, organized and sponsored by NVIDIA,Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF), andPrinceton Institute for Computational Science & Engineering(PICSciE).

Interested research groups should apply to send a small teamof 3-6 developers who will be paired with experiencedmentors from industry and national laboratories in order tohelp migrate their code to GPUs and/or optimize codes alreadyrunning on GPUs.

The event will include a “prep day” of code profiling andpreliminaries followed by an intensive 3-day scrum.

* Prior experience with programming GPUs is not required, butparticipants will be encouraged to get an overview ofdifferent GPU programming paradigms prior to the hackathonvia training materials that will be provided in advance.

* All fields are welcome, from astrophysics tomachine learning to genomics.

* Although Princeton and Princeton-area teams will be givenpriority, a Princeton affiliation is not required, so sharethis announcement to interested colleagues from neighboringinstitutions (partner GPU hackathons hosted in other parts ofthe US and the world are listed at gpuhackathons.org/events).

* Prior hackathon participants are also welcome to apply butsuch teams should explicitly address in their applicationsthe additional value they hope to gain from attending thehackathon again.

* Space is limited, and applications will be reviewed forthe goodness of fit with the goals and resources of the hackathon(including the availability of appropriate mentors for agiven team).

* Access to computing resources will be provided for theduration of the hackathon, and there will be a virtualsocial event on one of the hackathon days.

* A guide for what to expect as an attendee can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OpFlrThkxHV40wDUObBczLeChXTizKcrltFJJgZuZdM/edit

Apply Now!

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022for full consideration.

Once final teams are selected (by late April), the hackathonlanding page will be filled in with information includingadditional pre-event logistics.

Junior Mentors Needed:

If you already have some GPU programming experience butdo not plan to submit an application, and if you would likethe opportunity to spend a week working with and learning froma group of GPU experts, email floe@princeton.edu.

June Research Computing and Data CG Open call: NIH STRIDES Cloud Computing Initiative
2022-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
Please join the June Research Computing and Data CG Open Call. As a reminder, our Open Calls are held on the 4th Thursday of every other month from 1-2 pm EST. Please come to share, discuss, learn, and ask questions! Zoom connection and invitation download information can be found at the bottom.

The presentation WILL be recorded. We will provide recording and slide information in the coming weeks.

Title: NIH STRIDES Cloud Computing Initiative

When: June 23, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

As the NIH continues to add more cloud providers to the NIH STRIDES program, interest in this service continues to grow among our research community. For our June Open call we have invited Nick Weber, Program Manager, Cloud Services & Program Lead, NIH STRIDES Initiative, to discuss how to take advantage of this program, including what research support providers will need to consider as their institutions enroll in this program and how can integrate with existing cloud service resources and agreements. After Nick presents, we will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss our own experiences integrating with and using NIH STRIDES resources.

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ERN@PEARC22
2022-07-13 12:00 - 13:30
Please join ERN at the PEARC’22 Conference next week for our official co-located event, ERN: The Evolution. This 1.5 hour networking and social event is open to all PEARC22 attendees on Wednesday, July 13, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM in tandem with the PEARC22 Conference in Boston. The event will be held in The Whittier Room at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. It’s an official co-located event, and there’s no additional cost to attend.

Agenda:

Welcome & IntroductionsEcosystem for Research NetworkingEvolutionWorking GroupsVision and MissionProjects and ActivitiesCommunity DiscussionFuture Plans

We hope that you can also attend one of our several paper presentations:

Wednesday, July 13:

Broadening the Reach for Access to Advanced Computing: Leveraging the Cloud for Research (Short Paper, Workforce Track)11:15AM-11:30 PM, The LoftThe ERN Cryo-EM Federated Instrument Pilot Project (Best Short Paper, Systems Track)3:00 PM-3:15 PM, Studio 2Federating CI Policy in Support of Multi-Institutional Research: Lessons from the Ecosystem for Research Networking (short paper, Systems Track)

3:45 PM-4:00 PM, Studio 1

For more details, please see the full PEARC22 schedule here for more details.

Introduction to Linux Cluster System Administration
2022-08-22 00:00 - 2022-08-26 23:59
Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) workshopIntroduction to Linux Cluster System Administrationat Dartmouth College, Hanover NHContact: Leslie Froeschl (lfroesh@illinois.edu)https://linuxclustersinstitute.org/2022-introductory-lci-workshop/
DETAILS:
The Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) will hold an Introductory-level workshop at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH thisAugust 22-26, 2022.
2022 Introductory LCI Workshop

Registration rate through Fri July 15: $545Registration rate starting Sat July 16: $650
If you are a Linux system administrator new to HPC, this isthe workshop for you!
In just five days you will:
* Learn HPC system administration concepts and technologiesand how to apply them
* Get hands-on skills building a small test cluster in labsessions
* Hear real-life stories and get to ask experts questions inpanel discussions
Register:
https://appserv7.admin.uillinois.edu/FormBuilderSurvey/Survey/ncsa/lci/linux_clusters_institute_introductory_workshop/
(Click the “Fill out new form” button to start your registration.)
Registration includes breakfast and lunch each day!
View tentative/draft schedule for the workshop:
2022 LCI Introductory Workshop Schedule

Workshop location:
Dartmouth CollegeMonday-Wednesday:Haldeman Center 041, Food in Haldeman Center 03129 N Main St, Hanover, NH 03755Thursday-Friday:Kemeny Hall 007 (Food in Haldeman Center 126)27 N Main St, Hanover, NH 03755
Travel/Lodging Information can be found at
2022 LCI Introductory Workshop Travel/Lodging Info

There is an option on the registration form to purchasea campus parking pass if you’ll be driving in for the workshop.
Contact Leslie Froeschl at lfroesh@illinois.edu with any questions!

CI Compass Webinar: Commercial Cloud Solutions with Bob Flynn
2022-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
CI Compass is pleased to announce its next installment in our webinar series: Commercial Cloud Solutions with Bob Flynn. This webinar will be held Friday, September 2, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST / 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST. Registration is free, and required. Details for registration are below.
This webinar features Bob Flynn, PM of Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services at Internet2, and Jarek Nabrzyski, co-PI of CI Compass and founding director of the Center for Research Computing at the University of Notre Dame.
Internet2 provides cloud solutions, support for research, and tailors services for Research and Education.
In this webinar, Flynn and Nabrzyski will discuss the major aspects that need to be taken into consideration by scientists when they think about migrating to the cloud.
Learn more about the event here: https://ci-compass.org/news-and-events/events/2022/09/02/ci-compass-webinar-commercial-cloud-solutions-with-bob-flynn/
Register and add to your digital calendar here: https://renci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdOuqrz0vEtTcRaUFVripiF2X0TH9fJUF

HPEC '22
2022-09-19 00:00 - 2022-09-23 23:59
The 26th Annual IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC ’22) will be held as a virtual conference on Sept. 19 – 23, 2022.
HPEC is the largest computing conference in New England and is the premier conference in the world on the convergence of High Performance and Embedded Computing serving a community interested in computing hardware, software, systems, and applications where performance matters.
REGISTER
Distinguished speakers at this year’s meeting include:

Keynote: Prof. Barbara Liskov (MIT Institute Professor & Turing Award Winner) – Reflections on a Career in Computer Science
Dr. Almadena Chtchelkanova (NSF) – The NSF Computing and Information Science and Engineering Landscape: A Look Forward
Barry Greene (Akamai) – Welcome to CyberWar: Long Term Ramifications Unleashed by Russia’s War
Maj. Michael Kanaan (USAF) – Making AI Real: Insights from the Lab to Operations
Dr. Piyush Mehrotra (NASA Advanced Supercomputing Chief) – HPC Matters! How Supercomputing Supports NASA’s Mission
Prof. Taylor Perron (MIT Geology & MacArthur Fellow) – Challenges in Geospatial Computing
Prof. Viktor Prasanna (USC EECE & CS) – GNN Acceleration on FPGAs
Dr. John Reynders (Neumora; Former CIO of Moderna Therapeutics & Celera Genomics) – Data-Driven Precision Neuroscience
Dr. Rob Schreiber (Cerebras Distinguished Engineer) – New Frontiers in Performance at Wafer Scale

with Special Events

MIT/Amazon/IEEE Graph Challenge
GraphBLAS Forum to define standard building blocks for graph algorithms; organizers: Dr. Timothy Mattson (Intel); Dr. Scott McMillan (CMU SEI)
Sky Computing – Towards Efficient Computing on the Cloud; organizers: Marco Montes de Oca, Luna Xu, Erica Lin, Suraj Bramhavar, Jeffrey Chou (Sync Computing)
Tutorial: Exploring Graph Analysis for HPC with Near-Memory Accelerators; organizers: Jeffrey Young (Georgia Tech), Patrick Lavin (Georgia Tech), Jason Riedy (Lucata), Srinivas Eswar (Georgia Tech)
Tutorial: SPIRAL; organizers: Prof. Franz Franchetti and Mike Franusich
Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief; organizers: Dr. John Aldridge, Dan Dumanis, Andrew Weinert (MIT LL)
HPSEC: High Performance Secure Extreme Computing; organizer: Dr. Michael Vai and Donato Kava (MIT LL)
BRAIDS: Boosting Resilience through Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support; organizer: Dr. Courtland VanDam (MIT LL)
Bridging Quantum and High Performance Computing; organizer: Prof. Patrick Dreher (NC State Univ)
Scaling HPC Education; organizers: Dr. Julie Mullen (MIT LLSC), Lauren Milechen (MIT EAPS), and Dr. Hayden Jananthan (MIT LLSC)
AI Challenges; organizer: Dr. Vijay Gadepally (MIT LLSC)
Open SuperComputing forum; organizer: Kurt Keville (MIT LLSC)

For more information visit the EVENT WEBSITE.

ERN @ SC22
2022-11-14 00:00 - 2022-11-18 23:59 | University of Delaware
Attending SC22?

SC22, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, takes place November 14 – 18 in Dallas, TX.

For those planning to attend, ERN invites you to come and learn the latest about the ERN Cryo-EM Federated Instrument Pilot Project, providing remote access to a transmission electron microscope (TEM) enabling the ability to remotely workflow starting with a sample to determining the structure.

Monday, November 14, from 1:30 – 5 PM, D555

“The ERN Cryo-EM Federated Instrument Pilot Project: Phase 1” paper presentation.4th Annual Workshop on Extreme-Scale Experiment-in-the-Loop Computing (XLOOP). (registration is required)

Tuesday, November 15 from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon, and Wednesday, November 16 from 3:15 PM – 5 PM, Rutgers booth #305

Booth presentation with live demo access to TFS FIB Aquilos device

Exhibit Hall Hours: Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center(MGHPCC) booth #4101, and Rutgers booth #305

Short video demonstration of TFS Talos Atrica Transmission Electron Microscope workflow

ERN All Hands Meeting 2023
2023-03-23 00:00 - 2023-03-24 23:59 | University of Delaware
VIEW PRESENTATIONS FROM THIS EVENT

The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) All Hands Meeting (AHM) gives the scientific and cyberinfrastructure research community an opportunity to come together and discuss ERN accomplishments, successes, and challenges related to projects, collaborations and partnerships, and ERN Working Groups’ efforts. There will be open discussions and conversations on collaboration opportunities, future working groups, funding opportunities, focus areas and policies as they pertain to areas of community interest including the Big Data movement, cybersecurity and protecting data, research instruments, applications for ERN, education and training.

Your engagement in these activities is important to the ERN community, and why we strongly encourage you to attend in person. To add to that encouragement, we have travel expense assistance funds available through our NSF CC* CIRA grant for on-site attendees who may have difficulty with covering travel costs. To ensure the broadest community participation possible, for those who simply are unable to attend in person, we are offering a virtual option for the plenary presentations and a virtual break out session. We strongly encourage in-person attendance to receive the fullest experience, enhance our discussions and explore new relationships with fellow researchers outside of the general meeting sessions.

Location: Audion at Star Campus:540 S College Ave, Newark, DE 19713

Agenda

(all times are EDT)

Day 1

8:00 – 8:30 Meet and Greet Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30 Hands On Activities – Part 1

Overview – Bala Desinghu, Rutgers University

OSN – Christopher Simmons, MGHPCC

Pegasus – Mats Rynge, University of Southern California

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – Noon Hands On Activities – Part 2

FABRIC – Paul Ruth, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

ERN Remote Instrumention demo –

Maureen Dougherty, Ecosystem for Research Networking

Jason Kaelber & Bala Desinghu, Rutgers University

Noon – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 1:15 Welcome & Introductions

1:15 – 1:30 Purpose of this AHM

1:30 – 2:15 Keynote – Democratization of Research

Speaker Alan Bletecky – The Missing Millions

2:15 – 3:30 State of the ERN

Architecture and Federation

Broadening the Reach

Structural Biology, Materials Discovery, CS, and Next Steps

3:30 – 4:00 Break

4:00 – 4:30 End of Day 1 Wrap-up

5:30 – 7:00 Reception

Day 2

8:00 – 9:00 Meet and Greet Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and set tone for the rest of the morning

9:15 – 10:15 Breakout Groups – Discussion Topics: Collaboration Opportunities, Future Working Groups, Funding opportunities, Focus areas, Policies

Big Data movement, Cybersecurity and Protecting Data, Research Instruments, Applications for ERN, Education and Training

10:15 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Open Discussion – Summary of Breakout Groups

11:30 – Noon Action items and Final Thoughts

Feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues in academia, industry, government and not for profit organizations who may benefit from the sessions and ERN collaboration.

Any questions, let us know via email at info@ern.ci.

Thank you,

The ERN Steering Committee

ERN@SC23
2023-11-12 08:00 - 2023-11-17 17:00
November 12 – November 17

I am HPC

https://sc23.supercomputing.org

The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) is designing and implementing a prototype open source, edge computing platform to democratize access to scientific research instruments, provide networking research computing resources including quantum computing, handle massive data sets produced by research instruments such as cryogenic electron microscopes (cryo-EM), support computational and storage infrastructure. This developing project aims to promote collaborations in scientific discovery remotely accessing these remote instruments and resources by reducing obstacles and challenges, particularly for under-served and non-R1 institutions. The design leverages Open OnDemand, containers, instrument edge processing with “cloudlets”, Cryo-SPARC and FABRIC. ERN is planning live demonstrations at SC23.

Please click on event title to view the agenda here.

The Ecosystem for Research Networking Summit
2024-04-11 00:00 - 2024-04-12 23:59 | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 300 S. Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 300 S. Craig St.Pittsburgh, PA 15213

PRESENTATIONS, REPORTING & PAPERS FROM THIS MEETING

ERN Summit 2024 Agenda (all times are EDT)

ERN Summit 2024 Presenter Bios

The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit provides the scientific and cyberinfrastructure research community an opportunity to come together and discuss ERN mission and accomplishments, hear from domain researchers and CI professionals at smaller institutions about the successes and challenges related to leveraging local, regional, and national resources for projects, and learn about funding resources and partnership opportunities, as well as regional and national communities. There will be open discussions and conversations on focus areas and policies as they pertain to areas of community interest including AI, quantum, Big Data, cybersecurity and protecting data, research instruments, workforce development, education and training. The ERN is interested in the democratization of research instruments and gaining a better understanding from the community during this summit will be important as we move forward with future projects.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Jim Martin, NSF Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering Committee member, and Vice Chancellor for STEM Research and Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. There will also be several NSF program directors participating on the “Role of Funding Agencies” panel on our first day, and there will be a ERN Cloudlet installation workshop on day two.

ERN CryoEM Remote Instrument Access – Cloudlet Installation workshop

The ERN CryoEM Remote Instrument Pilot Project is developing a secure, easy to use, web-based portal for federated access to remote scientific instruments. The ERN Cloudlet implementation provides an Open OnDemand portal for scientific instrument access, workflows utilizing edge computing and advanced analytics through either local or remote cluster resources like Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This three hour workshop will introduce this developing project, and participants will learn how to install, configure and customize an ERN Cloudlet on a FABRIC node slice to access a simulated scientific instrument. Concepts covered will include security, containers, containerized Open OnDemand, authentication methodology and CILogon, workflows through applications, edge-computing, ansible, data management, user namespace, FABRIC nodes, and cluster resources and access.

ERN Summit 2024 is supported by NSF CC* CRIA grant (OAC-2018927)

ERN @ PEARC'24
2024-07-21 08:00 - 2024-07-25 17:00
PEARC’24 is being held July 21-25, 2024, in Providence, RI, and ERN will be participating in the activities listed below discussing ERN and our recent projects. We look forward to seeing you there.

Tuesday, July 23

Community of Communities

Co-Location Event

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Ballroom C

Panelists: Dana Brunson – Internet2, Tom Cheatham – CARCC, Sandra Gesing – US-RSE, Forough Ghahramani – Campus Champions, John Goodhue – MGHPCC, Julie Ma – Open OnDemand, Henry Neeman – Virtual Residency Program, Andy Sherman – CAREERS, Barr von Oehsen – ERN

The Community of Communities (CoCo) working group envisions connecting communities of RCD++ (Research Computing and Data, broadly defined) professionals. The working group advocates for the role of RCD professionals in a way that such professionals can find organizations that align with their interests and goals, exchange experiences to further their knowledge, expertise, and skill sets, and enable them to feel part of a community that values and incentivizes their work. A key goal of the group is to develop a comprehensive mapping of the RCD ecosystem and guide people to suitable activities and projects/initiatives in the ecosystem such as CaRCC, Campus Champions, US-RSE (to name a few, but by no means an exhaustive list). These connections may be of particular interest to those just starting out in RCD or those looking to build collaborative relationships.The CoCo working group grew out of the Community of Communities Working Group associated with the NSF CI Workforce Development Workshop in 2020. This CoCo recruiting event invites everyone interested and part of the RCD ecosystem to participate, connect, and share experiences, defining collaboration possibilities and developing a vision for the future of the RCD ecosystem.

Wednesday July 24

The Evolving ERN Cryo-EM Federated Instrument Pilot Project

Systems & Software Track Session 611:50 AM – 12:00 PM Room 553 A&B

Authors: Maureen Dougherty, Barr von Oehsen, Jason Kaelber, Jeremy Schafer, Bala Desinghu, Morgan Ludwig and John Goodhue

The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) CryoEM Remote Instrument Access Pilot Project addresses the challenges and barriers facing the transition of instrument-driven science self-contained islands to federated wide-area internet accessible instruments. This project’s goal is to facilitate cross-institutional infrastructure sharing at the interface of computing and electron microscopy through a web portal leveraging federated access to one or more instruments, workflows/pipelines utilizing edge computing in conjunction with advanced computing, along with real-time monitoring for experimental parameter adjustments and decision making. The intent is to foster team science and scientific innovation, with emphasis on under-represented and under-resourced institutions, through the democratization of scientific instruments. This paper presents a short summary of some of the challenges encountered with the latest development efforts of this active project, creating a FABRIC Cloudlet and incorporating Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 as an advanced computing option.

Enhancing Research Infrastructure and Workforce Diversity in Higher Education through Strategic Collaboration and Investment – PEARC24

Workforce Development, Training, Diversity and Education Track Session 312:10 PM – 12:25 PM Junior Ballroom

Authors: Forough Ghahramani, Sunita Kramer, Barr von Oehsen, Maureen Dougherty and John Hicks

Many smaller and under-resourced institutions, including MSIs, HSIs, HBCUs, and EPSCoR institutions, are engaged in significant science research and education and recognize the value of enhanced access to advanced computing resources. Collaborations, shared resources, and expertise from local, regional, and national levels can substantially support their internal efforts. The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Broadening the Reach (BTR) working group is actively learning from these institutions on how to better support their needs. The group’s findings and recommendations, derived from community engagement, will be shared, as part of the NSF-sponsored CC*CRIA grant OAC-2018927.

The Ecosystem for Research Networking Summit 2025
2025-04-23 12:00 - 17:00
VIRTUAL EVENT

PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTING FROM THIS MEETING

The virtual Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2025 was held on April 23rd. The theme of Summit 2025 was Addressing Advanced Technologies, Quantum, AI, and Workforce Development. This free conference was open to both researchers and educators at R1 and non-R1 institutions, industry, and government leaders.

The keynote speaker was Dan Stanzione, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC). This was followed up by three panels discussing the impact of AI and Quantum on regional economic and workforce initiatives, industry-academic partnerships for preparing the workforce, and perspectives from non-R1 institutions. Participants heard from industry, domain researchers, and CI professionals, and joined in discussions on the impacts these advanced technologies are having in the research community.

Agenda

(All times are EDT)

12:00 – 12:15 Welcome

Summit 25 Co-Chairs – Forough Ghahramani, Ed.D., Vice President for Research & Innovation, NJedge

Maureen Dougherty, Ecosystem for Research Networking (consultant)

Opening Remarks Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Director, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

12:15 – 1:15 Keynote Speaker

Dan Stanzione, Ph.D., Executive Director, Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC), Associate Vice President for Research, UT-Austin,

“AI and HPC, or AI Ends HPC?”

1:15 – 2:15 Panel 1: Regional Economic and Workforce Initiatives for AI and QuantumExplore the interplay between advanced technologies and regional innovation ecosystems.

Moderator: Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Director Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Panelists:

Craig B. Arnold, Ph.D., The Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Vice Dean for Innovation, Princeton University

Michael Bennett, Ph.D., Director of Education and Workforce Development, Q-SEnSE Quantum Leap Challenge Institute, University of Colorado Boulder

Robert J. Harrison, Ph.D., Executive Director of Empire AI; Professor of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Founding Endowed Director of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), Stony Brook University

John Goodhue, Executive Director, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing (MGHPCC)

Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Director, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

2:15 – 3:15 Panel 2: Industry-Academic Partnerships for Preparing the Workforce for Quantum Explore curricular innovations and partnerships that prepare the future quantum workforce.

Moderator: Florence Hudson, Executive Director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub Columbia University

Panelists:

Douglas Jennewein, Executive Director, Research Technology Office, Arizona State University (Quantum Collaborative)

David Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science, Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, Purdue University

Hanna Terletska, Ph.D., QSInitiative Leader, Associate Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Middle Tennessee State University

Monica VanDieren, Ph.D., Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Quantum Computing and HPC, NVIDIA

Benjamin Zwickl, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology

3:15 – 4:15 Panel 3:Perspectives from Non-R1 Smaller InstitutionsHighlight innovations, constraints, and opportunities unique to non-R1 institutions.

Moderator: Carrie Rampp, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Franklin & Marshall College

Panelists:

Damian Clarke, Ph.D., Vice President, Technology Services, Alabama State University

Wiebke Kuhn, Ph.D., Director of Academic Technology, Carleton College

Jason Simms, Ph.D., Research Computing Manager, Swarthmore College

Kyriakos Tsoukalas, Ph.D., Associate Director, Research and High Performance Computing, Colgate University

4:15 – 4:45 Open Discussion and Collaboration

4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks

Any questions, let us know via email at info@ern.ci.

Thank you,

The ERN Steering Committee

ERN Summit 2025 is supported by NSF CC* CRIA grant (OAC-2018927)

ERN @ PEARC'25
2025-07-20 08:00 - 2025-07-24 17:00
PEARC’25 is being held July 20-24, 2025, at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, and ERN will be participating in the activity listed below discussing ERN and our recent projects. We look forward to seeing you there.

Presentation

Wednesday, July 23

BOF-15: Further Conversations from the Ecosystem for Research Networking Summit Series

Speakers:

Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Directory, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center,

Forough Ghahramani, Ed.D., Vice President for Research & Innovation NJedge

Maureen Dougherty,Ecosystem for Research Networking

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Room A216

The ERN Summit series provides the research community a forum to come together to discuss challenges and opportunities of R1 and non-R1 institutions regarding research collaborations, resource accessibility, regional and national support communities, emerging technologies of AI and quantum, and innovative workforce development programs. The ERN Birds of a Feather (BoF) offers a venue to extend these conversations with the broad spectrum of stakeholders and participants of PEARC’25, where they can share their experiences and thoughts on the topics, learn from other institutions/researchers, and build collaborative contacts. The information gathered here would enhance and augment the Summit’25 findings and recommendations to the research community, funding agencies, and shape ERN future programs and be shared with the research community through ERN’s website.

Quantum Webinar Series
2025-10-17 13:00 - 14:00
The Ecosystem with Research Networking and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) have partnered to host a series of webinars focusing on Quantum Computing. This dynamic series will convene leading researchers, industry innovators, and educators to explore the evolving frontiers of quantum science and technology. These virtual events are designed for learners, educators, researchers, and professionals, each interactive session will span topics from foundational principles to cutting-edge real-world application, bridging disciplines and sparking discovery.

Preparing Students for Accelerated Quantum Supercomputing

Dr. Monica VanDieren – Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Quantum Computing and HPC, NVIDIA

Register here for October’s free, virtual webinar, “The Developing World of Quantum Computing”, scheduled for Friday, October 17th, 2025 from 1:00PM – 2.00 PM ET.

Driving the CUDA-Q Academic initiative, Dr VanDieren actively collaborates with educational institutions and industry partners to develop training programs and equip students and professionals with cutting-edge skills in quantum and high-performance computing. Before joining NVIDIA, she contributed to IBM’s Quantum Accelerator program. With a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University, she brings over 20 years of academic experience at universities such as Stanford, University of Michigan, and Robert Morris University to her work.

For additional information, feel free to contact info@ern.ci.

Quantum Webinar Series - December 5, 2025
2025-12-05 13:00 - 14:00
The Ecosystem for Research Networking and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) have partnered to host a series of webinars focusing on Quantum Computing. This Dynamic series will convene leading researchers, industry innovators, and educators to explore the evolving frontiers of quantum science and technology. These virtual events are designed for learners, educators, researchers, and professionals. Each interactive session will span topics from foundational principles to cutting edge real-world application, bridging disciplines and sparking discovery.

Quantum-Centric HPC: Practicalities, Use Cases and Facilitation

Quantum computing holds immense promise for achieving computational gains once thought unattainable, given the physical limits to classical compute resources. Certain classes of problems could benefit greatly from speedups obtainable from the exploitation of superposition and entanglement by quantum computing systems. This presentation will look at realistic instances in the current noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) -era, how these (and other use cases) might scale with quantum hardware, and strategies for integration of quantum resources with HPC.

Introducing and assimilating quantum computing-related protocols to conventional compute paradigms inevitably complicate the challenges facing facilitators; we will leave time for discussion centering on audience ideas and questions on easing the inclusion of the exciting and paradigm-changing quantum computing technologies.

Dr. Torey Battelle – Associate Director, Research Computing and Quantum Collaboration, Arizona State University

Register here for December’s free, virtual webinar scheduled for Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 1:00 PM – 2:00PM ET.

Dr. Torey Battelle earned her BA in Physics from Middlebury College, and her PhD in Applied Physics from Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Battelle is an Associate Director in Arizona State University’s Research Technology Office, and is instrumental to ASU’s Quantum Collaborative, a collection of universities, industry partners and national laboratories driving the advancement of quantum technologies and workforce development. Recently named Associate Director of Research Computing, she is turning her ‘quantum’ focus to quantum-centric HPC. She leads the Quantum Collaborative’s quantum computing steering committee in several exciting research directions, facilitates quantum technology-related exploration in quantum sensing, communication and networking, and connects with industry and university partners in crucial workforce development efforts. Dr. Battelle is honored and thrilled to join ERN-Q in an overview and discussion of quantum-centric high-performance computing.

For additional information, feel free to contact info@ern.ci.

ERN @ 2025 Internet2 Technology Exchange
2025-12-08 08:00 - 2025-12-12 12:00
Internet2 Technology Exchange is being held December 8-12, 2025 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, in Denver, CO, and ERN will be participating with a Birds of a Feather.

Presentation

Tuesday, December 9th

Strengthening AI and Quantum Ecosystems Through Federated Access and Workforce Development

Speakers:

Barr von Oehsen, Ph.D., Director, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Forough Ghahramani, Ed. D., Vice President for Research & Innovation NJedge

Maureen Dougherty, Ecosystem for Research Networking

12:10 PM – 1:40 PM Director’s Row H

The BOF will present findings and strategic insights from the Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit 2025, a national convening that explored the intersection of AI, Quantum, and workforce development across the research cyberinfrastructure community. The Summit emphasized the urgency of democratizing access to advanced technologies and infrastructure, particularly for non-R1 institutions, and featured perspectives from over 100 participants representing 92 institutions across academia, industry, and government.

Key themes included the role of shared infrastructure, inclusive workforce pipelines, and regional innovation models in shaping AI and Quantum research capacity and collaborations. The BOF will highlight actionable recommendations for institutions, funders, and regional networks, with a focus on supporting smaller campuses through federated access, modular training, and policy engagement.

Quantum Webinar Series - February 20, 2026
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00
The Ecosystem for Research Networking and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub(NEBDHub) have partnered to host a series of webinars focusing on Quantum Computing. This Dynamic series will convene leading researchers, industry innovators, and educators to explore the evolving frontiers of quantum science and technology. These virtual events are designed for learners, educators, researchers, and professionals. Each interactive session will span topics from foundational principles to cutting edge real-world application, bridging disciplines and sparking discovery.

Building Quantum from the Ground Up: How Regional Universities Can Lead the Quantum Workforce

Quantum science and workforce training are often perceived as the domain of large research universities and national laboratories. In reality, smaller and regional institutions, which educate a significant share of U.S. students, including many first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented learners, play a critical role in expanding access, training talent at scale, and connecting quantum research to regional workforce needs. For these institutions, sustained federal investment is essential to enable quantum programs to take root and scale.

In this talk, I will share how Middle Tennessee State University is building a comprehensive quantum initiative at a regional university by integrating research, education, industry engagement, and workforce development, made possible in large part through critical funding from federal agencies such as the NSF and DOE. I will discuss the structural challenges and resource constraints faced by smaller institutions and the strategies used to overcome them, including a growing portfolio in quantum materials, quantum computing, and AI-enabled quantum science; the launch of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional quantum curricula and student training pathways; and a strategic partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory that connects students and faculty to national-scale research and industry-relevant problems.

Together, these efforts position MTSU as a regional hub for quantum education and workforce development, while contributing meaningfully to the Tennessee and national quantum ecosystem. Ultimately, building quantum capacity at regional universities is not about catching up, it is about ensuring that the future of U.S. quantum science is built broadly, wherever talent lives and opportunity can be created.

Dr. Hanna Terletska – Full Professor of Physics at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and the Founding Director of the Quantum Research, Interdisciplinary Science, and Education (QRISE) Center.

Register here for this free, virtual webinar scheduled for Friday, February 20th, 2026 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

Dr. Hanna Terletska’s research background is in computational physics, with a focus on disordered and strongly correlated quantum materials, supported by NSF- and DOE-funded projects. She leads the Middle Tennessee Quantum Consortium, a regional partnership among MTSU, Tennessee State University, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College, and Austin Peay State University, working with national laboratory partners to expand quantum research, education, and workforce training across Tennessee. She also develops interdisciplinary quantum curricula and leads Train-the-Trainer programs to strengthen quantum capacity at emerging research institutions.
