IACR Faculty Research Resources
Resource Type | Description | Access Details | Links / Contacts |
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Compute & Storage Infrastructure | Access to UNITY HPC/AI cluster, Open Storage Network (OSN), and New England Storage Exchange (NESE) hosted at MGHPCC for high-performance computing, AI workflows, and collaborative or archival research data storage. | Available to faculty and students. Account setup and support provided through the IACR Infrastructure team. | |
Training & Skill Building | Workshops, summer bootcamps, and hands-on training sessions covering topics like Python, R, machine learning, bioinformatics, HPC usage, and more. | Offered periodically throughout the year, including summer. Announcements via URI email and the URI events website. | |
Graduate Student Support Network | Opportunities for graduate students to connect, share research, attend mentoring circles, and get involved in interdisciplinary research communities. | Open to all URI-affiliated graduate researchers. Facilitated through IACR. | |
Computational Scientists Support | Direct access to full-time computational scientists for collaboration, consultation, and research support in AI/ML, physical sciences, statistics, data science and biology domains. | Consultation request can be submitted via email. | itrcs-group@uri.edu |
Advanced Software Licenses | Licenses for advanced research software including Overleaf, SAS, SPSS, ATLAS.ti, Geneious, Matlab, and more. | Available to faculty and researchers via URI site-wide or individual license requests. | |
Quantum Computing Access | Basic access to quantum computing frameworks and educational platforms such as IBM Q Experience or other partner offerings. | Through academic partnerships. Introductory materials and pilot programs are made available. | |
Networking & Funding Opportunities | Includes research seminars, interdisciplinary forums, speed networking, and small seed-grant funding initiatives to spur collaboration and innovation. | Regularly scheduled. Seed grant calls and event calendars posted online. |