2024 Research Computing Days
The 2024 Boise State Research Computing Days will be held April 8-10 in the Student Union Building. This page will be updated as more information becomes available. Registration is free!
Schedule
Monday, April 8th
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| 9:00 – 10:00am | Coffee and refreshments Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 10:00 – 10:10am | Opening Remarks Max Davis-Johnson, Associate Vice President, Chief Information Officer Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 10:10 – 11:00am | Keynote: Supercomputing in Plain English Henry Neeman, Executive Director of Research Computing and the Director of the University of Oklahoma (OU) Supercomputing Center for Education & Research (OSCER) Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 11:00 – 12:00pm | AI-driven Structure-enabled Antiviral Platform (ASAP) Mike Henry, Research Software Engineer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Lunch Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 1:00 – 2:00pm | Nuclear Microreactor Integration with High Performance Computing Kit Menlove, HPC Software Analyst/Consultant, Idaho National Laboratory Simplot Ballroom C |
Building scalable deep learning workflows with PyTorch Dave Johnson, PhD in Computing Student, Boise State University Simplot Ballroom A |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Intro to MOOSE Cody Permann, Department Manager, Computational Frameworks, Idaho National Laboratory Simplot Ballroom C |
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| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Poster Session Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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Tuesday, April 9th
| Time | Activity | Activity |
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| 9:00 – 9:45am | Coffee and refreshments Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 9:45 – 10:00am | Opening Remarks Nancy Glenn, Vice President of Research and Economic Development Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 10:00 – 11:00am | AI Panel Ellie Dworak, Research Data Librarian, Boise State University Jen Schneider, Associate Dean of the College of Innovation and Design, Boise State University Amy Vecchione, Assistant Director of Research and Innovation Team, Boise State University Leif Nelson, Director of Research Computing Services, Boise State University Casey Kennington, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Boise State University Steven Hyde, Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business and Economics, Boise State University Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 11:00 – 12:00pm | Statewide Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Eric Whiting, Division Director, Advanced Scientific Computing at Idaho National Laboratory Michael Haney, Director, Intermountain Center for the Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure (IC3I) and Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Computer Science, and Technology Management, University of Idaho Andy Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON) Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Lunch and General Overview of Amazon HPC Services Scott Friedman, Principal Technical Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services Simplot Ballroom B&D |
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| 1:00 – 2:00pm | Intro to Falcon Benji Oswald, HPC Director, Research Computing and Data Services, University of Idaho Simplot Ballroom C |
Intro to R Carolyn Koehn, PhD in Ecology Student, Boise State University Kyle Shannon, Scientific Programmer, Boise State University Simplot Ballroom A |
| 2:00 – 4:00pm | Intro to Borah Jenny Fothergill, HPC Systems Engineer, Boise State University Simplot Ballroom C |
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Wednesday, April 10th
| Time | Activity | Activity |
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| 10:00 – 4:00pm | Deep Dives Trueblood room Bring your research computing related questions, issues, and errors! RCS staff will be available to go in-depth into any subject in a group or one-on-one format. |
Visit the Grad Student Showcase! |
Event Highlights
- Invited speakers! Hear from experts from across campus and beyond!
- Free lunch!!
- Supercharge your research with supercomputers and high speed infrastructure
- Explore the intersection of AI, ML, and high performance computing through workshops, talks, and an expert panel
- Learn how to use our HPC systems Borah and Falcon to automate tasks and R to manipulate data
For more information, please contact researchcomputing@boisestate.edu.