CC* Regional Computing: Launch: Advancing Cyberinfrastructure at Minority Serving Institutions

CC* 区域计算：启动：推进少数族裔服务机构的网络基础设施

• 批准号: 2232895
• 负责人: Dhruva Chakravorty
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-15 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2232895&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CC; Regional; Computing; Launch; Advancing

Launch is a regional computational resource that supports researchers incorporating computational and data-enabled approaches in their scientific workflows at eleven under-resourced institutions in The Texas A&M University System. Employing established best-practices in cyberinfrastructure facilitation, Launch appeals to researchers engaged in multi-disciplinary projects at these under-resourced, albeit research-driven minority serving institutions. Launch fosters a holistic cyberinfrastructure environment by developing pathways that connect researchers at these sites to computational resources and the necessary expertise to manage these resources by offering (i) easy access to computing resources, (ii) a seamless pathway to large-scale national computing resources, (iii) a managed interdisciplinary software environment, (iv) available expertise in domain-specific computational avenues of research, (v) a training program that teaches researchers how to effectively use computing approaches, and (vi) tools that alleviate the complexity of using computing resources. Launch develops regional expertise in cyberinfrastructure management by employing a collaborative model that bootstraps existing computational expertise with burgeoning campus-level efforts. Launch accelerates research workflows utilizing numerical simulation, interactive computing, and artificial intelligence/machine learning frameworks, while simultaneously bolstering nascent Data Science programs across these institutions. Launch plans to host the latest generation of Intel processors, multi-precision NVIDIA multi-precision GPUs, and large memory nodes. These technologies are coupled with state-of-the-art open-source software, to offer a rich computing environment that offers interactive computing environments, web-accessible portals, and intuitive containerization and workflow management support. Leveraging Partnerships with several large National Science Foundation-funded cyberinfrastructure programs, Launch ensures that researchers will have multiple avenues to “launch” onto larger, more complex regional and national platforms. Institutions included in this project include Texas A&M University in College Station, Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, West Texas A&M University, Texas A&M International, Texas A&M San Antonio, Texas A&M Kingsville, Texas A&M Texarkana, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University Commerce, and Texas A&M Central Texas.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.

Launch是一个地区性计算资源，支持德克萨斯农工大学系统中11个资源不足的机构的研究人员将计算和数据启用的方法纳入他们的科学工作流程。利用网络基础设施便利化方面的既定最佳做法，Launch吸引了在这些资源不足但以研究为导向的少数群体服务机构从事多学科项目的研究人员。Launch通过开发路径，将这些站点的研究人员连接到计算资源和管理这些资源所需的专业知识，通过提供(I)轻松访问计算资源，(Ii)无缝访问大规模国家计算资源，(Iii)管理跨学科软件环境，(Iv)特定领域计算研究途径的可用专业知识，(V)教授研究人员如何有效使用计算方法的培训计划，以及(Vi)减轻计算资源使用复杂性的工具，来促进整体的网络基础设施环境。Launch通过采用协作模式来开发网络基础设施管理方面的区域专业知识，该模式将现有的计算专业知识与蓬勃发展的校园级工作结合起来。Launch利用数值模拟、交互计算和人工智能/机器学习框架加速研究工作流程，同时支持这些机构的新兴数据科学项目。发布计划托管最新一代的英特尔处理器、多精度NVIDIA多精度GPU和大容量内存节点。这些技术与最先进的开源软件相结合，提供丰富的计算环境，提供交互式计算环境、可访问Web的门户以及直观的集装箱和工作流管理支持。利用与几个由国家科学基金会资助的大型网络基础设施项目的合作伙伴关系，Launch确保研究人员将有多种途径在更大、更复杂的区域和国家平台上“启动”。该项目包括德克萨斯农工大学、普莱里维尤农工大学、德克萨斯农工大学克里斯蒂、西德克萨斯农工大学、德州农工国际公司、德克萨斯农工大学圣安东尼奥、德州农工金斯维尔、德克萨斯农工大学、塔尔顿州立大学、德克萨斯农工大学商业学院和德克萨斯农工大学中心。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的学术价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。