Code that catalyzes.
From the early days of the internet, we’ve led in the development and deployment of innovative computing and software technologies.
In scholarly software from science to the humanities, industrial application domains, and infrastructure such as advanced cybersecurity and networking, NCSA’s Research Software team provides the solutions that enable research and knowledge to advance. Tracking the Arctic permafrost thaw regularly for the first time ever for the Permafrost Discovery Gateway and establishing novel means of treating cancer through MarginDX are just two examples of how NCSA’s software team is influencing our experiences – today and tomorrow.
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Research Software
Since its creation by the National Science Foundation and the state of Illinois in 1986, NCSA has collaborated with scientific and engineering communities through the development, deployment, and use of new computing and software technologies.
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NCSA Spotlight

Jong Lee
Deputy Associate Director
Jong co-leads the software directorate and leads research projects to develop cyberinfrastructure for various scientific domains.
“From my work, I am able to witness the advancement of science via our software and platform, and able to witness the growth of staff as research software engineers and leaders.”

How would different communities recover from the impact of natural disasters? The IN-CORE project seeks to find out.

The NSF EarthCube program has advanced how data and tools are found and utilized – as well as scientific scholarship itself – by issuing one of the first Call for Notebooks as peer-reviewed, scholarly objects emphasizing runnable software.
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