Research Computing Days
March 28 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm MDT
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Students, faculty, professional staff, and community members are invited to register to attend Research Computing Days in the Jordan Ballroom and Bishop Barnwell Room, Student Union Building. Registration is free.
Boise State’s Research Computing Services professionals and university faculty will provide two full days of research computing and data skills training. A continental breakfast and box lunches will be provided for registered attendees.
Keynote Tom Gulbransen, U.S. National Science Foundation Program Director, will introduce the mission of NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CI), deliver an in-depth view of NSF’s Advanced CI Coordination Ecosystem of Services and Support (ACCESS), and discuss OAC programs dedicated to developing CI professionals and career pathways. Gulbransen has decades of experience serving the Environmental Data Sciences team and large program management at Battelle Memorial Institute.
A poster competition and “Research Data as Art” exhibit will be held in the Stein Luminary, Center for the Visual Arts. Also, the university’s Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Student Chapter will hold a co-located Hackathon on Wednesday, March 28. Prizes for the best poster and Hackathon team will be awarded.