Research Computing Advisory Workgroup

The Research Computing Advisory Workgroup is a topical workgroup in the IT Governance structure shown at https://it.ufl.edu/about-ufit/governance/

The Campus Cyberinfrastructure Plan for 2015-2020 outlines the strategic direction of the Research Computing infrastructure for 2015-2020. The first Campus Cyberinfrastructure Plan for 2011-2015. was successfully completed.

The Research Computing Advisory Committee is part of the UFIT. A new sub-workgroup has been added, to bring the full structure to the one shown in the chart.

Vision

A two-page document states the Vision for Research Computing.

Mandate

The Research Computing Advisory Workgroup is charged as follows:

Make recommendations to create a sustainable and appropriate research computing environment.
Enable UF researchers to conduct leading-edge research.
Enable UF researchers to compete for resource allocations within UF and from external sponsors.
Encourage state, national and international partnerships with other research institutions.
Ensure that information resources that support research are up to date.

Reports

The chair’s notes describe the first set of meetings focused on writing the relevant section of the Strategic Plan for IT.

View the report archives for a full listing of all previous reports.

Subcommittees

A research computing user group (RCUG) composed of technical experts in various fields of research who represent the needs and experience from the user community of research computing services meets monthly to ensure that the services meet the needs of the user community. At least one person with in-depth knowledge of services and technologies shall be a member of both RCAW and RCUG to ensure efficient communication between the advisory committee and the user community.

The oversees the operation of CTS-IT which provides IT support for the activities of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). The director of CTS-IT is Christopher Barnes.

Membership

Research Computing Advisory Workgroup Membership
Officers	Unit
Richard Hennig, Chair	Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Erik Deumens, Vice Chair	Director, Research Computing
Members	Unit
Clint Collins	IT Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research
Jorge Frias-Lopez	College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology
Brad Barbazuk	Faculty Director, Bioinformatics core, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Research & Graduate Programs
Bruce Vogel	College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
Kuttichantran "Kutti" Subramaniam	Asst. Prof. College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Christopher Barnes	IT Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Wei-Hsuan Jenny Lo-Ciganic	Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, College of Pharmacy
Damon Lamb	Department of Psychiatry
Massoud Rouhizdeh	Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, College of Pharmacy
Eric Wang	College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Gail Keenan	College of Nursing, Department of Family, Community and Health System Science
Guillaume Labilloy, ME, MBA	Center for Data Solutions UF Jacksonville
Philip Chang	Professor, Assistant Professor, Physics
Jack Stenner	Professor of Art and Technology, College of Art
Jeff Martens	College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Lauren McIntyre	College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Nikolay Bliznyuk	Associate professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, IFAS
Plato Smith	Data Management Librarian
Rafael Munoz-Carpena	Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
S. Balachander	Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Parisa Rashidi	Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Susmita Datta	Colleges of Medicine and Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Biostatistics
Jiang Bian	Professor And Division Director Of Biomedical Informatics; Chief Data Scientist & Chief Research Information Officer, UF Health
Doug Spearot	Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Aria Eshraghi	Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Computing User Group	Unit
Erik Deumens	Director, Research Computing
David Hemond	IT staff, College of Pharmacy
Ashley Sanders	Staff, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
Erik Schmidt	IT Director, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
Matthew M Ruppert	College of Medicine/PRISMAP Group