The Cyberinfrastructure The Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan Strategic Plan for the for the State of State of Arkansas Arkansas Amy Apon, Ph.D., Director Arkansas High Performance Computing Center Professor, CSCE University of Arkansas Fayetteville Magnolia Russellville Fort Smith Arkadelphia Conway Monticello Pine Bluff Jonesboro Little Rock
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The Cyberinfrastructure The Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan Strategic Plan
for the for the
State ofState ofArkansasArkansas
Amy Apon, Ph.D., DirectorArkansas High Performance
Computing CenterProfessor, CSCE
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Magnolia
RussellvilleFort Smith
Arkadelphia
Conway
Monticello
Pine Bluff
Jonesboro
Little Rock
A talk in four partsA talk in four parts
Three Steps in the Planning Process
Arkansas Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan
The Cyberinfrastructure Task Force
Planners, Participants, and Sources of Help
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Three Steps in the Planning ProcessStep 1: Engage an External Advisory
CommitteeExternal input is critical to the planning process“A prophet is without honor in his own country.”
Step 1.1 Get the money! – The Arkansas EAC was funded in
part through a supplement from the NSF– Other funds contributed by major participants,
academic (UAF, UALR) and state (Arkansas Science and Technology Authority)
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Step 1: External Advisory Committee
Step 1.2 Recruit an Internal Steering Committee
This should be about two dozen leaders from within the state – we had about 30• Higher education leadership• Industry partners• Key state/public sector participants
Don’t make it too small.
Get over the state politics.4
Step 1: External Advisory Committee
Step 1.3 Recruit Key External Leadership– Leaders from our region and peer
institutions– And also leaders from outside the region– Highly regarded nationally and within the
region
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Arkansas EAC members David KeyesSara GravesStan AhaltThomas SterlingHenry Neeman
Step 1: External Advisory Committee
Step 1.4 EAC Starts with a Charter
An external review is sought of the status of advanced computing capabilities in the state of Arkansas, and also the specific role and contributions of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. This is a first look at the infrastructure, both organizational infrastructure and cyberinfrastructure, for advanced computing at these institutions. The review should provide a snapshot of the current status and expert insight into strategic future activities.
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Step 1: External Advisory Committee
Step 1.5 EAC visits over a 3-5 day period• E.g., Sun dinner, Mon/Tue meetings, Wed write and
wrap up• Involving leadership at major research institutions
– Chancellors, Chief Research officers, Deans, faculty, IT staff
• Involving key industrial partners– Over a dozen companies involved
As used in this subchapter, “cyberinfrastructure” means shared high performance computing, data storage systems, data repositories, advanced instruments, data center facilities, visualization environments, and people, all linked together by software and an advanced statewide optical network to improve and enable breakthroughs not otherwise possible.
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Planners, Participants, and Sources of HelpResearch and undergraduate serving
universities• Faculty – the researchers!
– The cyberinfrastructure resources have to be driven by the applications and research needs
• Chief Research Officer, Chief Information Officer• IT staff• Chief Academic Officer, deans, department
heads• Student organizations – help in “marketing”• Graduate students and post docs – major users!!
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Planners, Participants, and Sources of HelpLarge corporate partners and small
business partners• Including key business leaders and business
organizations– For example, Accelerate Arkansas
• These can help to lobby the Governor and the Legislature
• These are key in economic development• These hire the graduates with the training that
has been enabled by the cyberinfrastructure
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Planners, Participants, and Sources of HelpState participants• Department of Information Services (DIS)• Department of Finance and Administration• Department of Higher Education• Governor’s Technology Advisor• State legislators and legislative committees• Broadband council• State funding agencies
– Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
• State EPSCoR office20
Planners, Participants, and Sources of HelpExternal Advisors – from your EAC and also in
the national community• Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation
http://www.casc.org • Educause, Educause Committee on
Cyberinfrastructure• Internet2• Professional colleagues at major institutions