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Thursday, May 7
 

7:30am CDT

Morning Social
Thursday May 7, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
Room opens at 7:15 for coffee/tea and informal morning socializing. 
Thursday May 7, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Sustenance

8:00am CDT

Welcome Remarks
Thursday May 7, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  • Overview of meeting goals, logistics, and session structure.
  • Emerging Leaders & Student Experience Participants will briefly introduce themselves.

Speakers
avatar for Winona Snapp-Childs

Winona Snapp-Childs

PI Midwest RCD Consortium; Director Research Partnerships, Indiana University

Thursday May 7, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Welcome/Closing Remarks

8:20am CDT

Keynote: National Strategy: Agentic AI & Science: The Genesis Mission
Thursday May 7, 2026 8:20am - 9:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
Speaker: Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory
Focus: Ian will offer an inside look at the Genesis Mission, the Department of Energy’s new national-scale initiative advancing agentic AI for science, national security, and energy. He will outline how programs like ModCon (the Transformational Models Consortium) and next-generation infrastructure are reshaping the way scientific discovery and engineering are conducted. Some topics he may touch on include: 
    • The state of the art in agentic science: Key methods, tools, and technical approaches
    • How these programs differ from conventional research models
    • Which scientific domains are leading this transformation
    • (Potentially): How human roles are evolving within agentic AI–driven research environments

Speakers
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MidWest RCD Foster May 7 2026 pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 8:20am - 9:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Keynote

9:15am CDT

Networking Coffee/Tea Break
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:15am - 9:45am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference

Thursday May 7, 2026 9:15am - 9:45am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Sustenance

9:45am CDT

Breakout 1: AI + HPC
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  • 9:45 am | Talk 1: Hello Computer: HPC in the Agentic Era (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Geoffrey Lentner, Purdue University
    Focus: Geoffrey will share a practitioner’s perspective on how HPC centers are adapting to the rapid rise of agentic AI, systems that can reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks. Drawing on work at Purdue’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, he will discuss deploying purpose-built MCP servers (HPC + Globus), developing system-wide configurations, and guiding researchers who want agentic tools integrated into their workflows. He’ll highlight early productivity gains, lessons learned (including writing a conference paper with agentic workflows), and an emerging framework for balancing enablement with responsible oversight. Key takeaways: 
      • How agentic AI differs from earlier AI approaches
      • Practical use of agentic tooling in HPC environments

  • 10:00 am | Talk 2: Garden: Democratizing Access to AI/ML Models for Scientific Research (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Owen Price-Skelly, The University of Chicago
    Focus: Owen will introduce Garden, an open platform designed to close the gap between AI/ML model publication and practical reuse. Garden enables researchers to publish containerized models, with metadata, benchmarks, training data, and documentation, and lets users run them in just a few lines of Python without managing dependencies, GPUs, or infrastructure. With integrations for cloud execution (Modal) and HPC (Globus Compute), Garden supports reproducible, community-curated model collections that evolve into shared scientific resources. He will demonstrate the platform through a materials screening pipeline and the execution of modern ML interatomic potentials on HPC systems.

Speakers
avatar for Geoffrey Lentner

Geoffrey Lentner

Principal AI Scientist, Purdue University
Lead Data Scientist. Astrophysicist. Research Software Engineer. Expert in high-performance computing (HPC), advanced data processing, mathematics and statistics. I lead campus-facing research facilitation, support, sponsored projects, and innovation. I specialize in data, workflow... Read More →
avatar for Owen Price Skelly

Owen Price Skelly

Research Engineer, Globus Labs / University of Chicago


Lentner Hello Computer Agentic AI pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

9:45am CDT

Breakout 2: Networking, Testbeds & Debugging
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
  • 9:45 am | Talk 1: Monitoring & Analytics on FABRIC (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Nik Sultana, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Focus: Nik will present Patchwork, an open-source capture and analysis platform designed to run entirely on the FABRIC testbed. Patchwork operates both at the level of individual experiments and across all experiments running simultaneously, without requiring any modifications to the testbed itself. To achieve scale, it leverages FPGA-based NICs and DPDK for high-performance, non-intrusive monitoring. Now in continuous operation for over a year, Patchwork has generated testbed-wide insights into how researchers collectively use FABRIC. The work was published at IMC 2025, where it received the Best Community Contribution award. Key takeaways:
      • Techniques for distributed monitoring of federated research infrastructure
      • Approaches for analyzing and visualizing large-scale network data
      • How Patchwork can be adapted to other testbed or infrastructure environments
      • Ongoing work on extensibility and future capabilities

  • 10:00 am | Talk 2: Debugging Virtual Networks with Provenance (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Alexander Wolosewicz, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Focus: Alexander will discuss tenant-driven debugging for virtual networks, addressing challenges that arise when services run as tenants on cloud or research testbeds. His work leverages packet histories and provenance to provide effective debugging without requiring knowledge of the underlying physical hardware. He will demonstrate tools built for a national network research testbed, designed to handle exotic traffic patterns, hardware, and protocols commonly used in research environments. Key takeaways: 
      • Virtual networks, including research testbeds, can benefit from comprehensive, user-friendly debugging tools. 
      • Provenance-driven approaches enable tenant-level visibility and problem resolution without relying on operator-level access. 

Speakers
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Alexander Wolosewicz

PhD Student, Illinois Tech


NikSultana Patchwork pdf
AlexanderWolosewicz Virtual Debugging pptx
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

9:45am CDT

Breakout 3: Cryo-EM workflows in HPC/Bioinformatics
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Room 246 - Big Ten Conference
  • 9:45 am | Talk 1: Deploying CryoSPARC in HPC Environments (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Heechang Na, Ohio Supercomputer Center
    Focus: Heechang will share practical insights on deploying CryoSPARC for cryo-EM data processing in HPC environments. Drawing on experience at the Ohio Supercomputer Center, he will discuss technical challenges such as storage management, GPU utilization, and version updates across more than 15 deployed instances. The session will also explore strategies for scalable, container-based deployments and lessons learned in supporting multiple research groups. Key takeaways: 
      • Best practices for deploying and supporting CryoSPARC in HPC
      • Lessons learned from real-world deployments at OSC
      • Approaches for scalable, containerized HPC workflows

  • 10:00 am | Talk 2: Cryo-EM RCD Facilitation Across Campus CI (15 mins)
    • Speaker: Charles Christoffer, Purdue University
    Focus: Charles will discuss the computational infrastructure (CI) requirements for supporting cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) workflows in campus facilities. He will cover challenges from initial data collection through 3D reconstruction, including fast storage, high-speed networking, GPU compute, batch scheduling in shared clusters, and data retention/sharing using platforms like Globus. Attendees will gain practical insights into enabling both on-campus cryo-EM facilities and broader collaborative communities. Key takeaways:
      • Infrastructure needs for cryo-EM data collection and processing
      • Strategies for GPU scheduling, storage performance, and batch workflows
      • Best practices for archiving and sharing data across labs and collaborators

Speakers
CW
avatar for Heechang Na

Heechang Na

Scientific Applications Operations Manager, Ohio Supercomputer Center

HeechangNa CryoSPARC Talk1 2 pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am CDT
Room 246 - Big Ten Conference 5440 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
  Presentation

10:20am CDT

Globus Compute Panel
Thursday May 7, 2026 10:20am - 11:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
Panelists: Geoffrey Lentner, Kyle Chard, Adnan Hafeez, and Lev Gorenstein. 
Facilitator: Corinne Adams
Focus: Researchers will present real-world implementations of Globus Compute, showing how it’s used to run AI tools and workflows across diverse HPC environments. The panel will cover programmatic solutions for automatically maintaining consistent environments (including Python versions), recent service updates, and tips for customizing and deploying workflows efficiently. Attendees will also have opportunities for questions and discussion throughout the session. Key takeaways:
    • Applying Globus Compute to support AI workflows and tools
    • Easily moving work between HPC environments and schedulers
    • Connecting with support resources and the Globus community

Speakers
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Corinne Adams

Support Specialist, University of Michigan

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Kyle Chard

University of Chicago

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Lev Gorenstein

Solutions Architect, Globus - University of Chicago

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Adnan Hafeez

HPC Software / Application Specialist / Engineer, University of Michigan

avatar for Geoffrey Lentner

Geoffrey Lentner

Principal AI Scientist, Purdue University
Lead Data Scientist. Astrophysicist. Research Software Engineer. Expert in high-performance computing (HPC), advanced data processing, mathematics and statistics. I lead campus-facing research facilitation, support, sponsored projects, and innovation. I specialize in data, workflow... Read More →
LevGorenstein GlobusComputePanel What's new in Globus Compute pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 10:20am - 11:15am CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Panel (Interactive/Roundtable)

10:20am CDT

Next-Gen Data Center Group Discussion
Thursday May 7, 2026 10:20am - 11:15am CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
Facilitators: Brock Palen & Todd Shechter

Please see the attached PDF for an overview of how the discussion will be structured during the session. It includes a set of guiding questions we encourage you to think through and be ready to share with the group.

Focus: Hardware prices are fluctuating wildly, vendor quotes expire in days, and supply-chain delays continue to hit compute and storage planning across higher ed. Hosted by the Midwest RCD Next Gen Data Center Affinity Group, this open conversation invites members to swap stories, compare coping strategies, and discuss what’s working (and what’s not) as we all try to navigate the current chaos. Bring your experiences, frustrations, and any creative workarounds you’ve found. Key takeaways: 
    • Practical strategies for stretching existing compute and storage resources during market instability.
    • Insights on navigating vendor pricing volatility, short quote windows, and procurement challenges.
    • Shared experiences on when to delay purchases, when to pivot, and how to plan refresh cycles in an unpredictable market.
    • Opportunities for cross-institution collaboration or shared approaches to mitigate risk and costs.

Speakers
avatar for Brock Palen

Brock Palen

Director Advanced Research Computing, University of Michigan

avatar for Todd Shechter
mwrcd.spring 2026.data centers.docx pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 10:20am - 11:15am CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
  Panel (Interactive/Roundtable)

11:20am CDT

Lightning Talks
Thursday May 7, 2026 11:20am - 12:05pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
11:20 pm – 11:35 am | Karen Tomko, Ohio Supercomputer Center (15 mins)
  • - Title: Sharing Open OnDemand Apps in the Appverse 
  • - Focus: Karen will present the Appverse, a community-driven catalog for Open OnDemand (OOD) applications designed to reduce duplication and simplify app discovery, deployment, and reuse across research computing sites. She will discuss the project’s motivation, design goals, and current implementation, and invite feedback and contributions from the Midwest RCD community. Key takeaways:
      • A central platform for finding, deploying, and sharing OOD apps
      • Reducing duplicated development efforts across institutions
      • Engaging the community for feedback and contributions to improve the Appvers


  • 11:50 am – 12:05 pm | Brian Kyle, University of Wisconsin-Madison (15 mins)
  • Title: Building a Secure HPC for Restricted Data Research
  • Focus: Brian will present on what it looked like for the University of Wisconsin to build a high-performance computing environment modeled after NIST 800-223, steps completed to secure computing and complete a formal risk assessment to allow restricted data (i.e. ePHI, HIPAA) workloads within their institution, review ongoing support and future plans within a deny-by-default network firewall, and talk through practical pain points and how they're addressing them. Key takeaways: 
    • Learn what UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health does for:
    • Current approaches to HPC platform automation, configuration management
    • Support tools and approaches in a restricted environment
    • GPU/LLM/AI support and infrastructure when working with restricted data

11:50 am – 12:05 pm | Brock Palen, University of Michigan (15 mins)
  • Title: Data Ecosystem: Thinking Beyond Storage
  • Focus: Brock will explore the features and capabilities of a research data ecosystem that enhance researcher productivity, drawing on ARC’s long-running initiative to make data more actionable and sustainable. The session will highlight strategies for maximizing data value and making the case for institutional investment in research infrastructure. Key takeaways:
      • Understanding the value of research data beyond storage
      • Strategies for sustainable, actionable data management
      • Making the case for institutional investment in data infrastructure

Speakers
avatar for Brian Kyle

Brian Kyle

HPC Team Lead, University of Wisconsin


avatar for Brock Palen

Brock Palen

Director Advanced Research Computing, University of Michigan

avatar for Karen Tomko

Karen Tomko

Director of Research Software Applications, Ohio Supercomputer Center

KarenTomko Intro to the Appverse pdf
BrockPalen Unstructured Data Ecosystem pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 11:20am - 12:05pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

11:20am CDT

[Private Session] RCD Emerging Leaders Program Participants Meeting
Thursday May 7, 2026 11:20am - 12:05pm CDT

Speakers
avatar for Esen Gokpinar-Shelton

Esen Gokpinar-Shelton

Systems Analyst, Research Technologies; Lead Program Manager, Midwest RCD Consortium, Indiana University Bloomington

avatar for Todd Shechter
Thursday May 7, 2026 11:20am - 12:05pm CDT
  Private Meeting

12:05pm CDT

Group Photo
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:05pm - 12:15pm CDT
We’ll gather right before heading to lunch for a group photo.
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:05pm - 12:15pm CDT

12:05pm CDT

Networking Luncheon
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:05pm - 1:30pm CDT
Dining Hall - Big Ten Conference
Lunch will be held at Big Ten Conference Dining Hall.

Lunch will be provided as individual grab-and-go boxed meals, with a variety of options to accommodate different dietary needs and preferences. Selections include turkey, chicken salad, roast beef, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-friendly wraps, and entrée salads. Each boxed lunch includes sides and dessert. All ingredients will be clearly labeled on each meal.

Beverage service will include complimentary water, along with lemonade, freshly brewed iced tea, and afternoon coffee/tea service. 
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:05pm - 1:30pm CDT
Dining Hall - Big Ten Conference 5440 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
  Sustenance

1:35pm CDT

Plenary: Strategy & Capacity Building
Thursday May 7, 2026 1:35pm - 2:10pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
Speakers: Preston Smith,  Purdue University & Esen Gokpinar Shelton, Indiana University (35 minutes)
Title: Using Benchmarking Models for University/National Capacity Planning + ROI Toolkit 
Focus: Preston and Esen will present a framework for capacity planning in research computing systems, helping institutions “right-size” investments in the age of AI. The session will explore data-driven approaches to planning, architecture design, and how these choices scale to the national research computing landscape while introducing an ROI toolkit. Key takeaways:
    • Making data-driven decisions for institutional investment
    • Planning and designing research computing architectures
    • Understanding broader implications for regional and national research infrastructure. 
    • Applying a toolkit to evaluate and optimize ROI investments.

Speakers
avatar for Esen Gokpinar-Shelton

Esen Gokpinar-Shelton

Systems Analyst, Research Technologies; Lead Program Manager, Midwest RCD Consortium, Indiana University Bloomington

avatar for Preston Smith

Preston Smith

Executive Director, Purdue University

avatar for Winona Snapp-Childs

Winona Snapp-Childs

PI Midwest RCD Consortium; Director Research Partnerships, Indiana University

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:35pm - 2:10pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Keynote

2:10pm CDT

Networking Coffee/Tea Break
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:10pm - 2:20pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
Unlimited coffee and tea will be served throughout the day, so guests are welcome to grab a refreshment before heading to their next sessions.
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:10pm - 2:20pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Sustenance

2:20pm CDT

Breakout 1: CASC/NSF State-Level Engagement Update
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
Speakers: Todd Shechter & Winona Snapp-Childs 
Focus: Todd and Winona will provide an update on the NSF-funded CASC workshop initiative aimed at strengthening state-level coordination in RCD. NSF is asking each state to nominate two representatives, one RCD leader and one state or government-level representative with a broad systems view, to help re-envision how CI investments can have impact beyond a single institution. They will discuss the results and takeaways from that meeting.. The session will also address the challenges states face in identifying appropriate representatives and building statewide RCD structures, as well as what this means for the Midwest region. Key takeaways:
    • Understanding NSF’s new push for state-level RCD coordination
    • What the upcoming CASC/NSF workshop is trying to achieve
    • Why NSF wants broader-impact, cross-institutional strategies
    • Opportunities for Midwest RCD leaders to engage and shape the conversation

Speakers
avatar for Todd Shechter
avatar for Winona Snapp-Childs

Winona Snapp-Childs

PI Midwest RCD Consortium; Director Research Partnerships, Indiana University

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 245 - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

2:20pm CDT

Breakout 2: Community of Practice & Workforce Development
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  • 2:20 – 2:30 pm  | From Physics to Research Computing: An Early-Career Perspective on Entering RCD (10 mins)
    • Speaker: Smita Darmora, University of Illinois Chicago
    Focus: Smitha will share insights from her transition from an experimental high-energy physicist working on ATLAS at CERN to a computational scientist supporting research computing users. Having experienced both sides, as a domain researcher and now as RCD staff, she highlights the persistent gaps between scientific needs and computational infrastructure. Her talk will cover common challenges STEM researchers face when entering distributed and grid-based computing environments, including software environment issues, workflow translation, and navigating complex systems. She will also discuss which training, documentation, and support approaches were most effective from a researcher’s perspective, and where communication gaps often occur between scientists and RCD teams. Key takeaways: 
      • Challenges domain researchers face when adopting distributed computing systems
      • Differences between researcher and RCD staff perspectives
      • Effective training, onboarding, and support strategies
      • Practical ways to lower barriers and improve collaboration for early-career researchers


  • 2:30 – 2:40 pm | Developing the Research Computing Workforce Pipeline from K–12 to Early Career through Experiential Learning (10 mins)
    • Speaker: Amanda Hassenplug, Purdue University
    Focus: Amanda will present RCAC’s multi-layered workforce development model, spanning K–12 outreach, the Anvil REU, and the CI-XP student program, all designed to create inclusive, skills-based pathways into research computing and data (RCD) careers. She will highlight how K–12 camps build early awareness of computational thinking and emerging technologies; how the Anvil REU offers immersive advanced cyberinfrastructure research experiences; and how the CI-XP program provides year-round experiential learning in HPC, XR/AR/VR, cyberinfrastructure operations, and outreach. The session will cover program design, recruitment, mentoring, assessment, outcomes, partnerships, lessons learned, and future plans. Key takeaways: 
      • Successful workforce development models
      • Student engagement from K–12 through early career
      • Building experiential learning and mentorship pathways
      • Outreach strategies and sustainable funding approaches

  • 2:40 – 2:50 pm | Midwest Carpentries Community (10 mins) (CANCELLED)
    • Speaker: Sarah Stevens, UW-Madison
    Focus: Sarah will showcase the initiatives that are advancing training and collaboration across the Midwest Carpentries Community: 
      • Midwest Carpentries Community: Ongoing regional efforts to build capacity, support instructors, and strengthen cross-institution collaboration. 
      • Building Better Research Software Workshop: A new Midwest Carpentries Community, developed intermediate workshop that helps researchers move beyond the basics into writing sustainable, well-structured, documented, and reproducible software. 
      • Collaborative Lesson Development Training: How The Carpentries’ evidence-based framework supports teams in creating high-quality, open-source lessons through structured audience analysis, learning objectives, practice tasks, and assessments. 
      • Key Takeaway: A cohesive look at how the Midwest Carpentries Community is closing skills gaps, supporting intermediate learners, and fostering shared lesson development across the region.
  • 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm: Q/A for the speakers

Speakers
avatar for Smita Darmora

Smita Darmora

Student, University of Illinois Chicago
I am a Computational Scientist in the ACER group at the UIC. I earned my Ph.D. in High Energy Physics. I worked with the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider for ten years, contributing to detector operations and performing analyses related to new physics searches.
I worked at Argonne as a postdoc, continuing my work in computational workflows and data analysis. I then briefly served at Fermilab as a Research Computing Specialist. I am completing MS with a specialization in HPC... Read More →
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AmandaHassenplug Workforce Development Student Program pdf
SmitaDarmora pdf
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

2:20pm CDT

Breakout 3: (BoF) Cruising Altitude: Cloud vs. HPC Day-2 Operations
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 246 - Big Ten Conference
Facilitators: Jess Haney & Yan Zhan, NCSA
Focus: Jess and Yan will facilitate an interactive discussion comparing the operational realities of cloud platforms like OpenStack with traditional HPC environments. Drawing on experience across HPC, HTC, Java web services, OpenStack, and Kubernetes, they will highlight how cloud and HPC solve similar problems with very different models, covering rolling upgrades, distributed monitoring, overcommit-based capacity planning, self-service onboarding, and staffing structures. Attendees will walk through real-world scenarios and explore where cloud and HPC operational practices meaningfully diverge, overlap, or complement each other. Outcomes and insights will feed back into the MWRCD Scientific Cloud Affinity Group. Key takeaways:
    • How cloud platforms handle day-2 operations differently from HPC
    • Tradeoffs between cloud self-service onboarding and HPC allocation-driven access
    • Differences in staffing models, workloads, and operational expectations
    • Practices that translate effectively between cloud and HPC ecosystems
    • Opportunities to connect with the MWRCD Scientific Cloud Affinity Group for continued knowledge-sharing


Speakers
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Jess Haney

Systems Engineer, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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Yan Zhan

Research Systems Engineer, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 246 - Big Ten Conference 5440 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
  Presentation

2:20pm CDT

Breakout 4: Birds of a Feather/AI Consultation Support Models
Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 206 - Big Ten Conference
Facilitator: James Cannon, University of Michigan 
Focus: James will facilitate this BoF to bring together participants from across the Midwest to discuss how institutions are building and sustaining effective support structures for AI in research. Attendees, whether leading established AI consultation programs or just beginning to develop them, will share experiences, strategies, and lessons learned. The conversation will highlight best practices, common challenges, and opportunities for collaboration, with the goal of strengthening the region’s collective capacity to support innovative, AI-enabled research.
Speakers
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James Cannon

Research HPC and Storage Engineer, University of Michigan

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:20pm - 3:00pm CDT
Room 206 - Big Ten Conference
  Presentation

3:00pm CDT

Closing Remarks
Thursday May 7, 2026 3:00pm - 3:10pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference


Speakers
avatar for Winona Snapp-Childs

Winona Snapp-Childs

PI Midwest RCD Consortium; Director Research Partnerships, Indiana University

Thursday May 7, 2026 3:00pm - 3:10pm CDT
Rooms 202/203/205 (joint room) - Big Ten Conference
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