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High-Performance Computing and High-End
Visualization |
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47 Active Research Groups in 27 Depts |
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Leverage $300K NSF Grant Ž |
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$41M Vendor Donations |
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$55M Grants & Contracts (non-bldg) |
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Deliverables |
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350 Publications & Pres., Hardware,
Software, Algorithms |
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Outreach (EOT) |
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Workshops, Training, Courses, Degree
Programs |
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25 Local Companies & Institutions |
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Funding |
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NSF, NIH, NIMA, EPA, Keck, Sloan |
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NYS, SUNY, UB |
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IBM, SGI, Sun, DELL, HP (Compaq),
Nortel, Myricom |
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Director – Dr. Russ Miller |
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Associate Director - Dr. Tom Furlani |
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Computational Scientists |
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Dr. Zihua Hu (Bioinformatics), Dr. Matt
Jones (Physics), Dr. Jeff Tilson
(Chemistry) |
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Programmers |
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Steve Gallo (Grid Computing), Quoc
Nguyen (Bioinformatics) |
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Visualization |
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Adam Koniak (Urban Simulation), Martins
Innus (Scientific Visualization) |
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Systems Support |
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Cynthia Cornelius, Jon Bednasz, Sam
Guercio, Tony Kew, Deborah Loke, Dori Macchioni , Jason Rappleye |
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Office Staff |
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Brenda Sauka (Financial Manager), Sally
Elder (Secretary), Penelope Krebs (Receptionist) |
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Executive Committee |
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Josephine Anstey, Media Study |
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Corky Brunskill, SENS |
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Philip Coppens, Chemistry |
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David Kofke, Chemical Engineering |
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Bruce Pitman, Math |
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Internal Advisory Committee |
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Bruce Holm, Senior Vice Provost |
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Voldemar Innus, CIO |
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Mark Karwan, Dean School of Engineering |
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Bruce McCombe, Assoc. Dean, CAS &
Director, CAPEM |
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1999 |
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Norton 9: 2800 sq ft + 1100 sq ft
Machine Room |
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2002 |
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Norton 10 AGN, TDW: 600 sq ft |
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Norton 15 Machine Room: 1700 sq ft |
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Norton 118 Machine Room: 1700 sq ft |
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Norton 17 Office Area: 1600 sq ft |
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Jan., 2003 - Delayed |
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Norton 5 & 7: 3000 sq ft |
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Provide Public Access to iDesk, AGN,
Videoconferencing |
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Provide Appropriate Staff Office Space |
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Provide Visitor Office Space |
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UPS System – Delayed from 1/02 to 3/03 |
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Website Update |
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New Look/Feel by end of month |
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User Info/Hotpage - Demonstration |
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ccr-help@ccr.buffalo.edu (RT-Tracker) |
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Grid Software on the Horizon |
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Grid: flexible, secure, coordinated
resource sharing among dynamic collections of individuals, institutions, and
resources |
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Grid Portal Under Development |
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HPC Machines, Condor Flocks, Storage,
Visualization, Instruments |
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Domain-Specific Areas of Portal |
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Computational Chemistry Portal (ECCE) |
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Collaboration with local institutions |
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Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center –
MS MRI Visualization |
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Children’s Hospital – Medical Imaging |
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BuffLink – 3D Visualization of the
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus |
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Peace Bridge Authority |
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Bioinformatics in Buffalo (UB, Roswell
Park, HWI) |
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H.S. Bioinformatics Clusters |
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Numerous Local Colleges |
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H.S. Summer Workshop in Bioinformatics |
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Tours |
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Faculty candidates, speakers, business
leaders, politicians, funding agencies |
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Apex Bioinformatics System: 2003 |
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Sun V880 (3), 6800, 280R (2), PIIIs;
Sun 3960: 7 TB Disk Storage |
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BioACE
(Bioinformatics Application Computing Environment) |
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Available Directly from CCR Website |
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Faculty/Staff/Students from UB, RPCI,
HWI |
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Home to Many State-of-the-Art
Bioinformatics Software Packages |
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DNA and Protein Sequence Analysis (on
hold) |
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Database Search |
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Gene Expression Profiling |
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Data Visualization |
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Missing Small Linux Cluster (DNA &
Prot. Seq. Anal.) |
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GCG Implementation Postponed |
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Workshop Tomorrow on InforMax Packages |
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Personnel: $1.2M/yr by UB |
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Discretionary Operating: £ $100K/yr by UB |
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Travel, training, equipment, software,
maintenance, memberships, repairs, tapes, supplies, phones, installs,
shipping, promotional material, networking, furniture, etc |
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Equipment Acquisitions: Ad Hoc |
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Approx. $6.5M to date (4 year period) |
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Comparison |
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Budget/year Staff |
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CCR $1.3M 18 |
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NCSC not for public
dissemination |
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OSC not for public
dissemination |
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U Minn not for public
dissemination |
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CCR-Leveraged Grants & Contracts |
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CCR Grants & Contracts: $12M |
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Vendor Donations (in-kind): $41M |
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External Research Funding:
$43M ($290M
incl corporate, construction funds, foundation support, etc.) |
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User Support |
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Critical that CCR is included in
routing sheet for proposals that will use facilities |
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Direct costs for CCR are very important
in these financial times |
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Student Support from Operating,
Workstudy, or External Grants (including REUs) |
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Schemes for Cost-Recovery Under
Consideration |
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Basic Rates Have Been Determined |
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SGI Linux: $0.4 per processor per
hour |
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SGI Origin: $0.6 per processor per
hour |
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IBM SP: $1.0 per processor per hour |
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iDesk $69.0 per hour |
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What Does This Mean for Users? |
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$1,000 - $22,000 per month |
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Status of Charge-Back Scheme Unknown |
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External Panel Convened to Review
Visualization Efforts on Campus |
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Site Visit on Dec 19th, 2002 |
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Committee did not read Documents |
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No Debriefing with Committee |
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Brief Conversation with Provost in Feb. |
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Positive Feedback on CCR |
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Central Funding Should be Provided |
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Charge-Back Model is Not an Option |
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Formation of Provost Advisory Panel for
CCR |
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Finances Restrict Planning |
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Needs Assessment |
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Stable and Reasonable Operating Budget |
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Level Similar to NCSC, U Minn, OSC |
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Will Allow for Strategic Planning |
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Constant Refresh of Equipment |
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Travel, Training, Workstations,
Supplies |
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Software, Tapes, Cables |
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Relax, Converse, Food/Coffee |
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10:30 Overview of Projects at
CCR - Furlani |
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11:15 Open Discussion/Networking |
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12:00 Lunch (on your own) |
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1:00 Intro to TDW and 3300W –
Innus |
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1:30 Intro to AGN – Tilson |
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2:00 Parallel Computing at CCR –
Jones/Tilson |
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3:00 Overview of Joplin -
Cornelius/Green |
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4:00 Intro to Bioinformatics -
Hu |
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