Cyberinfrastructure

Machine Learning’s Growing Role in Research

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:57:47 Z

This study explores the practices IT departments are utilizing to support faculty and researchers at their institutions who are exploring how machine learning can improve their research.

Supporting Research Involving Controlled Data

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:34:16 Z

In this presentation we will also share the current project status, lessons learned, and future goals.

Regional Cybersecurity/Cyberinfrastructure Workshop Targeting MSIs: Low-Cost/High-Impact Cyberdefense and Cyberinfrastructure Resources

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:36:42 Z

The purpose of the inaugural CyberRISK Workshop was to bring together CIOs and CISOs from regional Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in order to introduce effective, community-developed and -coordinated cybersecurity protections and cyberinfrastructure (CI).

Networking to Support Data-Intensive Research: A View from the Campus

Wed, 23 May 2018 18:33:54 Z

This paper provides an introduction to the special networking needs of data-intensive research programs and some of the approaches that have been developed to address those needs. It is intended for IT leadership and staff who are familiar with enterprise networking.

Improving Access to the National Computational Infrastructure: The Role of Regional Organizations

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:22:40 Z

In October 2015, an NSF-funded meeting brought together representatives from campuses, regional research and education networking organizations, and national computational facilities to discuss current limitations to expanding access to advanced CI resources and to identify ways to better coordinate their efforts.

Realising the European Open Science Cloud

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:06:05 Z

This Report recommends to close discussions about the ‘perceived need’ of a science cloud and to take immediate action on the EOSC in close concert with Member States, building on existing capacity and expertise.

Research Computing Facilitators: The Missing Human Link in Needs-Based Research Cyberinfrastructure

Tue, 03 May 2016 21:17:57 Z

A comprehensive set of dedicated human activities is required to fully support and proactively accelerate scholarly discovery via research computing services, in what is a novel supplement to existing research computing staffing structures: the Research Computing Facilitator.

Research Computing in the Cloud: Functional Considerations for Research

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:08 Z

Transitioning to use of cloud services is becoming commonplace in higher education, but this trend has not been fully tested for research computing.

The Promise and Reality of SDN

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:37:15 Z

This paper is a joint publication of the ECAR Campus Cyberinfrastructure (ECAR-CCI) and Communications Infrastructure and Applications (ECAR-CIA) working groups.

Big Data in the Campus Landscape

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:22 Z

This series is a publication of the ECAR Campus Cyberinfrastructure (ECAR-CCI) Working Group. The topic of big data continues to receive a great deal of publicity because of its promise for opening new avenues of scholarly discovery and commercial opportunity.

Research Data Storage: A Framework for Success

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:54 Z

The ECAR Data Management Working Group (ECAR-DM) has created a framework for research data storage as an aid for higher education institutions establishing and evaluating their institution’s research data storage efforts.

IT Infrastructure Projects: A Framework for Analysis

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:36 Z

Just as maintaining a healthy infrastructure of water delivery and roads is essential to the functioning of cities and towns, maintaining a healthy infrastructure of information technology is essential to the functioning of universities.

Transitioning to IPv6

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:35:51 Z

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), the named successor to the current networking protocol that supports the transport of traffic across the Internet, is a more mature standard that appropriately balances compatibility against the addition of capabilities and enhancements that are important for current and future growth of the Internet.

XSEDE Cloud Survey Report

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:03 Z

A National Science Foundation-sponsored cloud user survey was conducted from September 2012 to April 2013 by the XSEDE Cloud Integration Investigation Team to better understand how cloud is used across a wide variety of scientific fields and the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

New Technology-based Models for Postsecondary Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Research Agendas

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:35:08 Z

This report is the result of a National Science Foundation-Sponsored Computing Research Association Workshop held at MIT on January 9-11, 2013.

EDUCAUSE Response to NIST RFI: Developing a Framework to Improve Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:57 Z

The Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC), hosted by EDUCAUSE and Internet2, is pleased to submit comments to the NIST Request For Information on Developing a Framework to Improve Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:32:33 Z

The federal government’s role in protecting U.S. citizens and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks has been the subject of recent congressional interest.

What's Next for Campus Cyberinfrastructure? ACTI Responds to the NSF ACCI Reports

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:24 Z

In February 2009, a joint workshop of the EDUCAUSE Advanced Core Technologies Initiative Campus Cyberinfrastructure Working Group (ACTI-CCI) and the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC) issued a report and recommendations that addressed the challenges and strategies for developing a coherent cyberinfrastructure from local campus to national facilities.

First Look Summary: What's Next for Campus Cyberinfrastructure?

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:14:37 Z

A first look at the upcoming white paper from the ACTI Campus Cyberinfrastructure Working Group

ACTI-CCI Working Group Status Report (1/10/12)

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:31:26 Z

Presentation from the ACTI Campus Cyberinfrastructure (ACTI-CCI) Working Group at the ACTI 2012 Member Meeting on January 10, 2012.