{"id":137,"date":"2025-07-16T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:07:47","slug":"iacr-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/iacr\/iacr-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"IACR at-a-glance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Compute & Storage Infrastructure<\/h2>

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.<\/p>

Access<\/h3>

Available to faculty and students. Account setup and support provided through the IACR Infrastructure team.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Kevin Bryan<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/unity.uri.edu<\/a>
itrcs-group@uri.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>

Training & Skill Building<\/h2>

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

Access<\/h3>

Offered periodically throughout the year, including summer. Announcements via URI email and the URI events website.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Indrani Mandal<\/a><\/p>\n

AI Lab workshops and outreach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>

Graduate Student Support Network<\/h2>

Opportunities for graduate students to connect, share research, attend mentoring circles, and get involved in interdisciplinary research communities.<\/p>

Access<\/h3>

Open to all URI-affiliated graduate researchers. Facilitated through IACR.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Cecile Cres<\/a><\/p>\n

itrcs-group@uri.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>

Computational Scientists Support<\/h2>

Direct access to full-time computational scientists for collaboration, consultation, and research support in AI\/ML, physical sciences, statistics, data science and biology domains.<\/p>

Access<\/h3>

Consultation request can be submitted via email.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
itrcs-group@uri.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/section>

Advanced Software Licenses<\/h2>

Licenses for advanced research software including Overleaf, SAS, SPSS, ATLAS.ti, Geneious, Matlab, and more.<\/p>

Access<\/h3>

Available to faculty and researchers via URI site-wide or individual license requests.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Christian Vye<\/a><\/p>\n

Research software and licenses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>

Quantum Computing Access<\/h2>

Basic access to quantum computing frameworks and educational platforms such as IBM Q Experience or other partner offerings.<\/p>

Access<\/h3>

Through academic partnerships. Introductory materials and pilot programs are made available.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Michael Puerrer<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/its.uri.edu\/quantum-computing-services-at-uri<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>

Networking & Funding Opportunities<\/h2>

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

Access<\/h3>

Regularly scheduled. Seed grant calls and event calendars posted online.<\/p>

Links and contacts<\/h3>
\n

Michael Puerrer, <\/a>Joan Peckham<\/a><\/p>\n

iacr-group@uri.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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