NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program PI Workshop
Downtown Philadelphia Marriott
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 18 – 20, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
1:00 – 5:30 pm
4th Floor, Franklin Hall 1 & 2
| Time | Topic |
| Before 1:00 | Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks for CC* and CICI PIs General Session Wendy Huntoon, KINBER Kevin Thompson, National Science Foundation Anita Nikolich, National Science Foundation |
| 1:30 – 3:00 | Invited Presentations
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| 3:00 – 3:30 | Afternoon Break – 4th Floor, Franklin A Foyer |
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Panel Discussion: Transition to Practice and Innovation Presenters: Alec Yasinsac University of South Alabama (moderator) Tom Lehman, University of Maryland/MAX Radu Sion, Stony Brook University |
| 4:15 – 5:15 | Panel Discussion: Science Engagement and the CI Engineer Role Presenters: Dee Childs, Texas A&M (moderator) Craig Douglas, University of Wyoming Rob Fatland, University of Washington Dana Roode, UC Irvine Joulien Tatar, UC Irvine R. Paul Wiegand, University of Central Florida |
| 5:15 – 5:30 | Day 1 Wrap-up |
| Dinner on Own |
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
8:30 am – 7:30 pm
5th Floor, Salon H
| Time | Topic |
| 7:00 – 8:15 | Breakfast – 5th Floor, Salons K-L |
| 8:30 – 9:15 | Opening Plenary Kobus Van der Merwe, Jay Lepreau Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Utah |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Support for Campuses and Leadership Presenters: John Hicks, Internet2 (moderator) Adam Albina, St. Anselm College Mike Turner, University of Alabama-Huntsville Scott Valcourt, University of New Hampshire |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Break – 5th Floor, Salon H Foyer |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Panel Discussion: Campus Design – Successes, Challenges and Efforts to Quantify Science Impact Presenters: Carrie Ramp, Franklin & Marshall College (moderator) Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College Adam Klemann, Malone University Brad Weaver, Wabash College |
| 11:15 – Noon | Panel Discussion: Security for Science DMZ Presenters: Steve Wallace, Indiana University (moderator) Joanna Amann, International Computer Science Institute Dijang Huang, Arizona State University Paul Ruth, RENCI – UNC Chapel Hill |
| Noon – 1:00 | General Lunch – refresh, refuel, networking (reserved tables by NSF program areas) 5th Floor, Salons K-L |
| 1:00 – 1:40 | Panel Discussion: Future of SDN on Campus Introduction Presenters: Tripti Sinha, University of Maryland/MAX (moderator) Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Andrea Fumagalli, University of Texas at Dallas Jim Griffioen, University of Kentucky |
| 1:40 – 2:20 | Panel Discussion: Regional Collaboration and CICI Regional Engagement Projects Presenters: Paul Schopis, OARnet (moderator) Jarda Flidr, George Washington University Wendy Huntoon, KINBER Yan Luo, University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
| 2:20 – 3:00 | Review Whiteboard Ideas and PI Meeting Wrap Up |
| 3:00- 3:30 | Afternoon Break – 5th Floor, Salon H Foyer |
| 3:30 | Colocated Meeting of NSF/ESCC/The Quilt Welcome and Introductions Wendy Huntoon, KINBER |
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Opening Plenary: BBR TCP Opportunities Matt Mathis, Research Scientist, Google |
| 4:15 – 5:00 | Panel Discussion: LIGO Gravitational Waves Detection and Cyberinfrastructure Support This panel of individuals involved in the NSF and DOE funded LIGO program will share insights not only into the LIGO research that uncovered the existence of gravitational waves but also insights into successful researcher engagement and cyberinfrastructure support for the program. Presenters: Peter Couvares, CalTech (moderator) Lonnie Leger, Louisiana Optical Network Initiative Eric Sedore, CalTech |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | DTN to DTN Performance Presenters: Jack Suess, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Eli Dart, ESnet |
| 5:45 – 7:30 | NSF, ESCC & The Quilt Reception – 5th Floor Foyer |
Thursday, October 20, 2016
8:30 – Noon
5th Floor, Salons H-J
| Time | Topic |
| 7:00 – 8:15 | Breakfast – NSF/ESCC/The Quilt – 5th Floor, Salons K-L |
| 8:30 – 9:15 | Opening Plenary Dr. Jim Kurose, Assistant Director for Computer Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | National Cybersecurity Panel Managing the security risks to scientific data, cyberinfrastructure and research is a priority for creating a trustworthy environment for research advancements. This panel will focus on strategies for assessing and managing risks to the integrity and availability of science including privacy issues. Sean Peisert, Berkeley Lab / CENIC / UC Davis (moderator) Jill Gemmill, Clemson University Michael Sinatra, ESnet Von Welch, Indiana University |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Break – 5th Floor, Hallway |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Science Engagement – Bridging the Gaps A national panel of representatives will address the both the discussion and technology gaps to facilitate scientific engagement and build tools to support workflows and data transfer. Learn from panelists about their desire to better understand science requirements and advocate for tools to fill the technology gaps. Lauren Rotman, ESnet (moderator) Lauren Michaels, University of Wisconsin – Madison Ken Miller, Pennsylvania State University Craig Tull, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Cyberinfrastructure for Climate Science A national panel of individuals representing climate science research and modeling and the campus and regional cyberinfrastructure providers that support this research will speak to the successful engagement between researcher and networking leading to advancements in the field. Christos Papadopoulos, Colorado State University (moderator) Marla Meehl, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Front Range GigaPoP Travis O’Brien, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
| 11:45 | Colocated Program Wrap-Up |
| Noon – 1:15 | Regional Network Hosted Lunch – NSF/ESCC/The Quilt 5th Floor, Salons K-L (See the back of your name tag for table assignments) Note: Table assignments were made based on the number of attendees indicating during conference registration they would attend the lunch. If you don’t have a table assignment and want to attend the lunch, please make a request at the conference information desk. We’ll will make every effort to accommodate your request. |