Research Computing

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.

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

Abdeltawab Hendawi

AI Lab -- Research

hendawi@uri.edu

Cecile Cres

Computational Scientist, AI/ML

cecile_cres@uri.edu

Christian Vye

Advanced Application Specialist

401.874.2966 – christianvye@uri.edu

Elizabeth Pauley

Student Statistical Consultant and Trainer

401.874.2815 – epauley@uri.edu

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

indrani_mandal@uri.edu

Joan Peckham

Strategic Advisor

jpeckham@uri.edu

Josh Port

Student HPC Facilitator -- GSO

joshua_port@uri.edu

Kevin Bryan

Manager, High Performance Computing

401.874.5528 – bryank@uri.edu

Leann Biancani

Student Computational Biology Facilitator

Biancani@uri.edu

Michael Puerrer

Computational Scientist

mpuerrer@uri.edu

Nikola Buckowieka

Student Physical Sciences Facilitator

News

• 
  URI gets nod in LIGO media blitz!
  Our own computational researchers Deborah Ferguson, Derek Davis and Rob Coyne are credited in LIGO’s 10th anniversary of the first detection media blitz!  https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/ten-years-later-ligo-is-a-black-hole-hunting-machine and even the New York Times  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/science/gravitational-waves-ligo-black-holes.html And here as well .. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ringing-black-hole-test-hawking-kerr  Congratulations folks! Wow!!
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  Fall ’25 AI/ML Seminars
  The full schedule for a Fall semester AI/ML seminar series is developing! Please find the details here: https://web.uri.edu/iacr/seminars/ The first seminar this semester is by Scott Field from UMass Dartmouth on “Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Modeling Orbital Dynamics in Binary Black Hole Systems“. Hope to see you there!
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  Summer ’25 AI Lab Student Projects
  We are happy to share the wide variety of completed student projects in the AI Lab over Summer ’25: https://web.uri.edu/iacr/ai-lab-projects-summer-25/
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  Fall ’25 Workshops
  Read the details of our Fall ’25 semester workshops!
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  Unity Cluster Expansion Boosts Performance and Efficiency for URI Researchers
  New Intel and Nvidia nodes expand the Unity Cluster, boosting performance and energy efficiency for URI researchers.