NCSA Research Open House 2024

Event Type

Reception/Open House

Sponsor

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Location

1205 W. Clark St. Urbana, IL, 61801

Date

Oct 2, 2024   1:00 - 5:00 pm  

Contact

Olena Kindratenko

E-Mail

kindrat2@illinois.edu

Phone

217-300-0247

Views

620

Originating Calendar

NCSA Research and Education

UIUC faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to join us for a showcase of cutting-edge research and services offered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and discover the exciting new campus investment in research computing. Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage with NCSA's distinguished researchers and affiliates, share your research interests and needs, and explore potential collaborations. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served. 

Agenda (All times shown in CST)

1:00-2:30 pm – Opening Remarks by Bill Gropp & Overview of NCSA Research & Services, NCSA Auditorium

• Daniel Katz, NCSA Chief Scientist
• Chuck Pavloski, Associate Director, Engagement
• Seid Koric, Technical Associate Director, Research Consulting
• Doug Fein, Assistant Director, Integrated Cyberinfrastracture
• Kenton McHenry, Associate Director, Software
• Chuck Thompson, Director, Illinois Computes
• Brett Bode, Assistant Director, Delta and DeltaAI Project Office
• Alaine Martaus, Research Development Coordinator, Proposal Development Office

2:35-2:40 pm  - Break

2:40-4:00 pm  - Lightning Talks from NCSA Fellows and Affiliates, NCSA 1040 & 1030

NCSA 1040

• Sarita Adve, Computer Science

IMMERSE: Center for Immersive Computing

• Inki Kim, Health Care Engineering Systems Center 

Project: Novel Interface Design with Mixed Reality (MR) to Support Collaborative Visual Diagnosis of Concussion by Clinicians and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Xin Liu,  Astronomy 

Project: DeepDISC: Detection, Instance Segmentation, and Classification for Astronomical Surveys with Deep Learning

• Joaquin Vieira, Astronomy

Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS)

• Antonios Tsokaros, Physics

Project: High Performance Computing for Magnetized Neutron Stars

 NCSA 1030

• Sandra Rodriguez-Zas, Animal Sciences

Project: Forecasting Metritis Cases in Dairy Cattle Using Deep Learning of Genomic and Management Information

• Yongjoo Park, Computer Science 

Project: TheVault: Accelerating Scientific Discovery with Reliable and Reproducible Machine Learning

• Anastasia Stoops, Psychology

Project: Using Machine Learning to Predict Eye Movements in Skilled and Unskilled Readers

• Nancy McElwain, Human Development & Family Studies

Project: Development and Evaluation of the LittleBeats Visualization Tool to Capture Infant Stress Regulation in the Home Environment

• Angela Lyons, Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Project: Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity Among Refugee Households in Lebanon Using Machine Learning Techniques

 

4:00-5:00 pm  - Networking Happy Hour, NCSA Lobby

Attendees can meet NCSA staff and learn more about the research expertise and services offered by specific groups:

Center for AI Innovation, Center for AstroPhysical Surveys, Health Innovation Program Office, Proposal Development Office, Research and Education Division, Research Facilitation Services, Illinois Computes, Innovative Systems Lab, Integrated Cyberinfrastracture, Visualization Program Office, Advanced Visualization Lab and 3D Viz Demos in NCSA 1005.

 Hors d'oeuvres and drinks would be served. Registration Closed.