Research Computing

University Information Technology Services

Craig A. Stewart Associate Vice President, Research Computing Chief Operating Officer, Pervasive Technology Labs [email protected]

February 27, 2007

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Research Computing

• • • Not Research and Academic Computing • Focus on computing in support of research, and research in applications of advanced computing • Scholarly (and artistic) endeavors broadly considered The mission of the Research Computing Division of UITS is to enable new scientific discoveries, scholarly achievements, and artistic creations by members of the Indiana University community and the national research community; to create tools that support scholarly activities; and to engage in outreach and economic development activities that improve the quality of life in the State of Indiana, the nation, and the world. The Research Computing Division of UITS supports the research and research education activities of IU scholars, artists, clinicians, engineers, and students at all IU campuses

World-class Researchers & Educators + World-class Research Infrastructure & Staff

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Innovative & Important Research and Scholarship

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Structure

• • • • Systems (Matt Link) • Research and Technical Services • • • Distributed Storage Systems Group Unix System Support Group ATLAS tier 2 Applications • High Performance Computing • Scientific Data Services • • • Center for Computational Cytomics Stat/Math Digital Libraries Visualization (Eric Wernert) • Advanced Visualization Lab Grid Projects (Scott McCaulay( • TeraGrid • Open Science Grid • Online Support Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

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Recent Big News

• Big Red – 20.4 TFLOPS • Libra – new p575 cluster • HPSS upgrade • Spinning Disk • Data Capacitor Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Even more recent big news

• Expansion of Big Red • IBM Future Technology Solution Development Center • Open Science Grid operations Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Focus areas for 2007-2008

• Focus areas for UITS generally: • Frontiers • Stewardship • Delighted Users • Goals for Research Computing • Development and deliver excellent scalable and data centric services to local constituents • Deliver innovative and excellent services in support of IU’s life sciences initiatives • Execute grant funded activities in an excellent fashion • Plan for sustainability and fun • And not to be forgotten: the IU Integrated Image project Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Some particular exemplars

• Collaborative Initiative for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder • TeraGrid • Open Science Grid Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Making Research Computing more accessible

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Making Research Computing More Accessble, part 2

• More use of the Knowledge Base • Contact via [email protected]

• Advanced Information Technology Core, presence in Med Sciences Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Critical challenges

• The one thing you can’t change is history • Critical IUPUI-based vacancies • AVIDD decommissioning, further adoption of Big Red • More grant success @ IUPUI • Collaboration with Purdue • Competition for national center monies, creating more positive feedback between nationally funded efforts and local support Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007

Key opportunities

• Two central campuses HAVE been extremely valuable to research computing • Pervasive Technology Labs • IBM partnership opportunities • School of Informatics as a unifying force Customize footer: View menu/Header and Footer February 27, 2007