IACR at-a-glance

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.

Access

Available to faculty and students. Account setup and support provided through the IACR Infrastructure team.

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Training & Skill Building

Workshops, summer bootcamps, and hands-on training sessions covering topics like Python, R, machine learning, bioinformatics, HPC usage, and more.

Access

Offered periodically throughout the year, including summer. Announcements via URI email and the URI events website.

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Graduate Student Support Network

Opportunities for graduate students to connect, share research, attend mentoring circles, and get involved in interdisciplinary research communities.

Access

Open to all URI-affiliated graduate researchers. Facilitated through IACR.

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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.

Access

Consultation request can be submitted via email.

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Advanced Software Licenses

Licenses for advanced research software including Overleaf, SAS, SPSS, ATLAS.ti, Geneious, Matlab, and more.

Access

Available to faculty and researchers via URI site-wide or individual license requests.

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Quantum Computing Access

Basic access to quantum computing frameworks and educational platforms such as IBM Q Experience or other partner offerings.

Access

Through academic partnerships. Introductory materials and pilot programs are made available.

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Networking & Funding Opportunities

Includes research seminars, interdisciplinary forums, speed networking, and small seed-grant funding initiatives to spur collaboration and innovation.

Access

Regularly scheduled. Seed grant calls and event calendars posted online.

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