CC* Network Design: Transforming Arcadia's Networking Capability, Enhancing for Innovation to Grow Research Leaders in a Technology-driven World

作为一所小型私立大学，阿卡迪亚现有的计算基础设施限制了正在进行数据密集型研究的生物信息学、计算机科学、化学和物理学教师的生产力。具体地说，当前的基础设施阻碍了研究人员与其他机构的合作者高效、安全地访问、共享或分析大数据集的能力。(3)利用认证和授权机制通过不常见的联邦来支持我们的教师；以及(4)为学生和教师研究人员提供未来的科学可能性和释放创新。阿卡迪亚目前正在考虑将数据分析要求纳入其一般课程，并利用新开发的网络基础设施，在全球范围内实现基于云的机会、远程学习和研究。这一机会是通过形成一个无摩擦的环境来支持更多的教师和学生分析奖学金，以在我们的技术驱动的世界中创新和蓬勃发展。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

As a small private university, Arcadia's existing computing infrastructure constrains the productivity of faculty in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics who are conducting data-intensive research. Specifically, the current infrastructure impedes researchers' ability to efficiently and securely access, share, or analyze large-data sets with collaborators at other institutions. To address these research and education needs, a collaborative team representing key university faculty and technologists at Arcadia is creating a Science DMZ with a data transmission network capable of 10Gbps connectivity (more than 10 times faster than current speeds) to the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research's (KINBER) PennREN network.Project's objectives are to: (1) provide high performance, secure Science DMZ network capabilities for sharing of large datasets and cloud-based education; (2) eliminate technical barriers for faculty engaged in data-intensive projects through a dedicated, friction-free path to Internet2, PennREN, and other high performance computing and data resources; (3) leverage authentication and authorization mechanisms to support our faculty through the InCommon Federation; and (4) enable future scientific possibilities and unleash innovation for students and faculty researchers. Arcadia is currently considering to incorporate a data analytics requirement into its general curriculum and leverage the newly developed cyberinfrastructure to enable cloud-based opportunities, distance learning and researching on a global scale. This opportunity is supporting greater faculty and student analytical scholarship by forming a frictionless environment built to innovate and thrive in our technology-drive world.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.