ITS Research Computing is a relatively new Department with the goal of providing URI researchers access to cutting-edge computing equipment (HPC/AI/Data/Quantum), software and offering hands-on training, support and consultancy to enable computational research.
Services & Resources
- Multiple HPC clusters (Unity, SeaWulf, coming soon: Harmony & Sanctuary)
- Cloud Computing
- High-performance servers, private servers
- Statistical Software, Services, and Resources (SAS, SPSS, R, JMP, MATLAB, Geneious, Atlas.ti, Qualtrics, Overleaf)
- NIH-STRIDES program
- Sample proposal documents (Facilities, DMP, etc.)
- University-wide software platforms (e.g. R Studio Server, JupyterHub, etc.)
- Training/consultation
- Web/database hosting and resources
- Data storage platforms at URI
What’s New?
- Partnership with the Massachusetts Green HPC Center (MGHPCC)
- Distributed research computing support through trained GAs in each College
- Complete replacement of older URI HPC clusters
- Overleaf Professional subscription for Faculty and PhD student research use
- Research Computing Network (RCN)
- Partnership with the Open Storage Network
- Quantum computing services
- New research Institute: URI Institute for AI & Computational Research
Other Related Resources
Here are some services offered by various other URI departments and organizations, which often are relevant to researchers:
- URI Library AI Guide: Resources related to AI use, tools, etc. for faculty/staff are maintained by the URI Library.
- URI VPN Service: This is often needed for accessing some servers and services from off-campus and abroad. If you’re planning to travel abroad and need this service, it’s especially important to set this up ahead of time, before you leave — it’s quite difficult to set up while abroad.
- Consultation on related IT services (VPN, security, secure data transfers, SSL certificates, etc.)
- Safari (O’Reilly) Online Books and Videos: A great collection of technical reference books and some training videos on a wide variety of technical topics — e.g. programming, data science, artificial intelligence, etc. The URI Library has acquired access for anyone with a URI email address.
- URI ITS Training Courses: Periodically offered introductory courses covering a wide range of topics, including the Google Suite, draw.io, Excel, Video management and caption, and more!
Contact Us
Email us at itrcs-group@uri.edu with questions, comments, suggestions — anything!
Our Team
Borano Llana
AI Lab Student Facilitator
Cecile Cres
Computational Scientist, AI/ML
Christian Vye
Advanced Application Specialist
401.874.2966
christianvye@uri.edu
Farhang Naderi
Student HPC Facilitator -- GSO
Gaurav Khanna
AVP for Research Computing & Director for Institute for AI & Computational Research
401.874.2058
gkhanna@uri.edu
Indrani Mandal
AI Lab -- Education and Outreach
Joan Peckham
Strategic Advisor
Kevin Bryan
Manager, High Performance Computing
401.874.5528
bryank@uri.edu
Leann Biancani
Student Computational Biology Facilitator
Michael Puerrer
Computational Scientist
Nikola Bukowiecka
Student Physical Sciences Facilitator
Shaghayegh ‘Shay’ Sahraei Joubani
Student Statistical Consultant and Trainer
401.874.2815
s.sahraei@uri.edu
News
- Free Claude Team Plan Access Available for Scientists
Anthropic is offering eligible scientists one year of free Claude Team plan access for themselves and up to 25 lab members. - Fall 2026 Workshop Program Announced
URI fall 2026 workshops include sessions on Unity, AI tools, OpenCode/Codex, prompt engineering, bioinformatics, R, SPSS, and SBDC training. - New Servers Added to UNITY Research Computing Cluster
Twelve new compute servers are now available on UNITY, expanding capacity for URI researchers. - Free ChatGPT for Academic Researchers
OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Academic Researchers program will provide eligible researchers at selected academic institutions with free access to advanced AI tools for research and discovery. - Fang awarded NSF CAREER grant!
URI chemistry professor Fang Wang, a user of the Institute for AI and Computational Research’s resources, has received an NSF CAREER Award and a grant from the American Chemical Society.