{"id":2313,"date":"2023-08-26T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T09:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:51:00","slug":"new-research-support-services-team-extends-idscs-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/new-research-support-services-team-extends-idscs-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research Support Services Team Extends IDSC’s Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new Research Support Services <\/strong>team at the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) will help University of Miami users and <\/em>the private sector \u201cconnect the dots\u201d in their research and development projects. \u201cThis an important outreach step for IDSC, making our advanced computing resources and expertise available to a wider field of users,\u201d said Ravi Vadapalli, Ph.D.,<\/strong> director, IDSC Advanced Computing,<\/a> and research associate professor in the College of Engineering.<\/p>\n

The Research Support Services team includes Elvis Maradzike, Ph.D.<\/strong>, assistant scientist with a strong background in computational science; Rajesh Pasupuleti, Ph.D.<\/strong>, assistant scientist at IDSC with experience in privacy-preserving data mining analysis, engineering, mathematics, and statistics; and Christopher Mader<\/strong>, senior director, IDSC Systems + Data Engineering. Read more about Elvis and Rajesh in this month’s New Faces<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

\"Elvis<\/p>\n

“A vibrant and thriving computational research community can accelerate
\nresearch workflows, turn data into knowledge, and open up questions that
\nbecome tangible with advanced computing tools.”<\/h5>\n

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Reaching Out to the U<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWe believe that a vibrant and thriving computational research community can accelerate research workflows, turn data into knowledge, and open up questions that become tangible with advanced computing tools,\u201d said Vadapalli. \u201cWe can assist with interdisciplinary grant applications that create new streams of research and funding opportunities.\u201d For example, a UM researcher who wants to harness data science tools, such as deep learning, or modify their existing advanced computing workflows, can call on IDSC\u2019s Research Support Services for assistance and advice in organizing the data, creating a model, or running simulations. \u00a0Team members can also provide customized advanced computing resource training for faculty and students.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team can serve as an interface between university users and IDSC\u2019s Triton supercomputing resources,\u201d added Vadapalli. \u201cIf inconsistent results are being generated, we can look at how the software and hardware are interacting, collaboratively identify the problem, and help them run the application successfully.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want South Florida civic leaders, academic institutions, nonprofits,
\nand the private sector to connect with UM.\u201d<\/h5>\n

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Reaching Out to the Community<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In addition to advancing UM research and education, the Research Support Services team members serve as ambassadors to the South Florida community for the University of Miami and its computing resources, added Vadapalli, who also leads IDSC\u2019s Strategic Services Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cData science is a common thread for addressing many of today\u2019s issues,\u201d said Vadapalli. \u201cWe also want South Florida civic leaders, academic institutions, nonprofits, and the private sector to connect with UM,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether training students and professionals, developing collaborative projects, or providing professional consulting, our team at IDSC can help achieve their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

To contact the Research Support Services team, email hpc@ccs.miami.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About IDSC Advanced Computing<\/a><\/h4>\n

Through IDSC, the University of Miami maintains one of the country\u2019s largest centralized academic cyberinfrastructures. Since 2007, the University researchers and their collaborators contributed to an exponential growth in advanced computing investments amounting to more than 240 TFLOPS of computing capacity and more than 3 PB of parallel storage. The computing facility currently supports more than 50+ user groups across science, engineering, liberal arts, and medicine.<\/p>\n

TRITON<\/a> is UM\u2019s first GPU-accelerated advanced computing system, one of the top 5 US academic institution supercomputers when launched in 2019. TRITON supports completely new approaches to computational and data science for all UM campuses. Built using IBM Power Systems AC922 servers, this system was designed to maximize data movement between the IBM POWER9 CPU and attached accelerators like GPUs.<\/p>\n

IDSC Advanced Computing collaborates with IDSC Systems + Data Engineering<\/strong><\/a> to provide a comprehensive set of services and training opportunities for a well-rounded research computing and data science experience, including:<\/p>\n