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.
- April 8, 2024 (PDF, 113 kb)
- March 4, 2024 (PDF, 121 kb)
- January 29, 2024 (PDF, 114.1 kb)
- November 27, 2023 (PDF, 121 kb)
- October 23, 2023 (PDF, 100kb)
- September 18, 2023 (PDF, 116 kb)
- August 21, 2023 (PDF, 116 kb)
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 |
| Alberto Riva | Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics Core, 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 |