RCN:CIP: Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium

RCN:CIP：中西部研究计算和数据联盟

• 批准号: 2227627
• 负责人: Winona Snapp-Childs
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Indiana 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: 2022-10-01 至 2027-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2227627&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; CIP; Midwest; Research; Computing

Cyberinfrastructure (CI) professionals underpin the nation’s academic and non-profit research and development by the innovation and maintenance of computational environments for science and engineering research and development. CI professionals are employed at academic institutions throughout the country, sometimes in groups of one to two people, and at some institutions in numbers considerably larger. The CI professional(s) must be responsive and innovative regardless of group size. And this pressure exists in a highly dynamic environment of computationally-based research that encompasses new technology needs almost daily, e.g. artificial intelligence (AI), edge/fog computing, function-as-a-service of public clouds. The Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium (MWRCD) is the Midwestern hub of research computing and data infrastructure professionals, and its purpose is to build a community among cyberinfrastructure professionals who share a strong regional identity in order to share information, solve problems, and advocate for important community-driven needs. As a regional consortium, the MWRCD is positioned for equity; that is, it better serves smaller, less well-resourced institutions. It is positioned for impact for the CI professional as well, which it does through innovative networking strategies, focusing on broadening participation across diverse groups and institutions, creating resource documents on topics of interest, and fostering new collaborations. Initial topics include FAIR data, AI cyberinfrastructure, and return on investment of cyberinfrastructure. The project is committed to data collection and evaluation that will contribute to the broader study of the role of the CI professional in team science.The Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium’s organization and plans are founded upon the Community Participation Model in which the organization moves from principally serving as an information sharing hub to achieving transformational objectives. To actualize the goals, MWRCD will use a set of programmatic mechanisms, which prioritize inclusiveness and broadening representation, which are referred to as programmatic accelerators. These accelerators consist of a 1) Student Fellows Shadow program, 2) Residencies Program, 3) Professional Mentorship Program, and 4) Affinities Group Program. Additionally, the materials to be developed and disseminated will enable and empower research computing and data professionals to communicate more effectively with key stakeholders. The theme of MWRCD efforts is that regional stakeholders working together in a trusted setting can help each other and the field. This is by working collectively on topics of mutual interest, by onboarding organizations that find value in the mission of the organization, by sharing information transparently, and by providing opportunities for cyberinfrastructure professionals in collaborating organizations to contribute, to be mentored, to belong to a cohort, and to become leaders.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.

通过创新和维护科学和工程研究与发展的计算环境，通过该国学术和非营利研究与发展下的网络基础设施（CI）专业人员。 CI专业人员受雇于全国各地的学术机构，有时是一到两个人的组，在某些机构中，数量更大。无论小组规模如何，CI专业人士都必须具有响应迅速和创新。这种压力存在于基于计算的研究的高度动态环境中，该研究几乎每天都需要新技术，例如人工智能（AI），边缘/雾计算，公共云的功能服务。中西部研究计算和数据联盟（MWRCD）是中西部研究计算和数据基础设施专业人员的中西部枢纽，其目的是在Cyber​​infradstructure Professionals中建立一个社区，他们具有强大的区域身份，以共享信息，解决问题，并为重要的社区驱动的需求共享信息。作为一个区域财团，MWRCD定位为公平。也就是说，它更好地为较小，资源较低的机构提供服务。它也对CI专业人员的影响定位，它通过创新的网络策略来实现，重点是扩大潜水员团体和机构的参与，创建有关感兴趣的主题的资源文档，并促进新的合作。最初的主题包括公平数据，AI网络基础设施和网络基础设施投资回报率。该项目致力于数据收集和评估，这将有助于对CI专业人员在团队科学中的作用进行更广泛的研究。中西部研究计算和数据财团的组织和计划建立在社区参与模型上，该模型在该模型中，该组织从主要作为信息共享HUB进行转化目标以实现变革性目标。为了实现目标，MWRCD将使用一组编程机制，这些机制优先考虑包容性和扩展表示，这些机制被称为程序化加速器。这些加速器包括一个1）学生研究员影子计划，2）居住计划，3）专业指导计划和4）亲和力小组计划。此外，要开发和传播的材料将使研究计算和数据专业人员能够与主要利益相关者更有效地沟通。 MWRCD努力的主题是，在受信任的环境中共同努力的区域利益相关者可以互相帮助和领域。这是通过共同关注相互兴趣的主题，加入组织，通过在组织任务中找到价值的组织，通过透明地共享信息，以及为网络基础设施专业人员提供机会，以合作的组织为供应，被认为是属于同伙的合作，并通过Inforther Infortional of Suteriantifory of STURTIAL的构建奖，以贡献了deem的宣传。影响审查标准。