Announcements Illinois Computes Providing Free Access To Illinois Campus Cluster A portion of the ICC will be completely funded by Illinois Computes, allowing campus researchers access at no cost. August 22, 2023
Funding NCSA Joins New Phase of Climate Project to Track Arctic Permafrost Thaw Led by the Woodwell Climate Research Center, the $5 million grant from Google.org will fund the expansion of a new, open-access resource that will use satellite data and AI/ML technology to track Arctic permafrost thaw more efficiently. July 19, 2023
Funding NCSA Awarded $10 Million For DeltaAI DeltaAI will triple NCSA’s AI-focused computing capacity and greatly expand the capacity available within the nationwide cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. July 5, 2023
Funding NCSA, SCIMMA Awarded $3.5 Million To Connect MMA Research Worldwide The NSF-funded project will build and update the communications infrastructure for previously siloed multi-messenger astrophysics research groups. June 20, 2023
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2023 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Carle Illinois College of Medicine student Bara Saadah wins $10,000 award for anti-fatigue surgeon’s vest design. May 9, 2023
Funding NCSA Affiliates Receive Funding For AI-Powered Brain Mapping The project is one of three funded by Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s new research seed grants program. April 27, 2023
Announcements CDA To Lead Undergrad Research Program On Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Practices The National Science Foundation approved a Center for Digital Agriculture proposal to host experiential opportunity for students from minority-serving institutions. April 14, 2023
Funding CDA To Create Profitable Food Oases In Urban Ecosystems The project will use AI-powered robotics to automate operations for high tunnels at UIUC’s Sustainable Student Farm. April 12, 2023
Funding UIUC, U of I System Commit $50 Million to Support NCSA Services for Campus Researchers The five-year funding agreements allow faculty and students access to advanced research computing and data resources through the new Illinois Computes program. April 5, 2023
Research CAPS, NCSA Present First Data Release From Young Supernova Experiment NCSA joined researchers worldwide in leading analysis of newly observed cosmic explosions and other astrophysical occurrences. March 15, 2023
Announcements NCSA’s Borkiewicz Named SIGGRAPH 2023 Electronic Theater Director Director of NCSA’s Visualization Program Office and Advanced Visualization Lab to lead theater experience at the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. March 13, 2023
Announcements Delta Project Team Welcomes Allocation Requests Through ACCESS Need time on Delta? Applying for allocations through NSF’s ACCESS program gives you quick entry to NCSA’s computing resource. March 10, 2023
Announcements NCSA Facilitating Access to IBM Quantum Computing for UIUC Researchers Via IQUIST, NCSA and the Chicago Quantum Exchange, campus researchers have enhanced access to IBM Quantum Computing systems. February 20, 2023
Honors and Awards NFI, NCSA Win Second Place in AI Competition for Critical Mineral Assessment A team of researchers from NFI, NCSA and CAII were awarded second place for their solution in the Map Feature Extraction challenge, co-sponsored by USGS and DARPA. December 21, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA Industry Partners Receive Honors in 2022 HPC Innovation Excellence Awards NCSA was recognized by Hyperion Research for its achievements in a collaborative project with Rolls-Royce and other industry partners. December 19, 2022
Announcements NCSA Upgrades Taiga Speed, Capacity for First Time The Center-wide file system nearly doubles its usable space and achieves a maximum throughput of 110 gigabytes per second. December 14, 2022