CC*DNI Engineer:Integrating Campus Cyberinfrastructure and Research Computing at Northwestern University

CC*DNI 工程师：整合西北大学校园网络基础设施和研究计算

• 批准号: 1541457
• 负责人: Joseph Walsh
• 金额: $ 39.9万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1541457&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CC; DNI; Engineer; Integrating; Campus

The growing complexity of research requires increasingly sophisticated tools, technologies, data options and solutions. Moreover, scientific inquiry is increasingly reliant on the ability to access a diversity of resources, on and off campus, based on comprehensive technology and infrastructure solutions along with capable networks that facilitate the sharing, management and analysis of data. However, to fully support scientific research it is not enough to simply provide cyberinfrastructure (CI). Expertise in matching resources to research requirements is essential.The two-year project sustains the activities of a Campus Cyberinfrastructure Engineer (CIE) dedicated to supporting research inquiry. The CIE leads the provisioning and integration of local and remote resources, including those that are sited around the world, that meet the research and training needs of faculty and students while actively advocating for domain scientists' differing CI needs. This project identifies and addresses gaps in CI services and infrastructure, and incorporates new technologies and practices into the existing service portfolio and team skill set, allowing the broader CI team to better support research and training.This project provides enabling and integrative capabilities across multiple disciplines and bridges activities between internal and external communities of practice through: (1) researcher support in pursuit and execution of research activities; (2) design, development, and integration advancement of core cyberinfrastructure services; (3) engagement of local, regional, and national partners in the development of communities of practice; (4) growth and expanded usage of the University's Science DMZ network; and (5) core CI services training.

研究工作日益复杂，需要越来越复杂的工具、技术、数据选项和解决方案。此外，科学探究越来越依赖于利用校内和校外各种资源的能力，这些资源以全面的技术和基础设施解决方案为基础，沿着有能力的网络，促进数据的共享、管理和分析。然而，要充分支持科学研究，仅仅提供网络基础设施（CI）是不够的。将资源与研究要求相匹配的专业知识至关重要。这个为期两年的项目维持了校园网络基础设施工程师（CIE）的活动，致力于支持研究调查。CIE领导本地和远程资源的配置和整合，包括那些位于世界各地的资源，满足教师和学生的研究和培训需求，同时积极倡导领域科学家的不同CI需求。该项目确定并解决了竞争与信息服务和基础设施的差距，并将新技术和实践纳入现有的服务组合和团队技能组合，使更广泛的竞争与信息团队能够更好地支持研究和培训。该项目提供跨多个学科的支持和综合能力，并通过以下方式在内部和外部实践社区之间搭建活动桥梁：（1）研究人员支持研究活动的追求和执行;（2）核心网络基础设施服务的设计，开发和集成进步;（3）地方，区域和国家合作伙伴参与实践社区的发展;（4）大学科学DMZ网络的增长和扩大使用;（5）核心竞争情报服务培训。