Welcome to the Center for Computational Research (CCR) at the University of Rhode Island — a collaboratively funded effort by central IT Services (ITS), the Vice President for Research (VPR) and faculty contributions through research grants.
The Center’s mission is to support, promote and grow high-level interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary computational research — high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), data science (Data) and quantum computing (Quantum) — across URI campuses and in the region. The computational work of over 150 faculty researchers is supported by this Center.
The Center has an internal advisory group of key URI faculty members: Drs. Steve D’Hondt (Oceanography); Ying Zhang (Life Sciences), Thomas Stubblefield (Associate Dean, College of A&S) and Drew Zhang (Alfred J. Verrecchia Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics). The Center also collaborates closely with the Massachusetts High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC).
Email us at itrcs-group@uri.edu with questions, comments, suggestions — anything!
News
- URI is part of the Open Storage Network for research data storage and sharing
URI has been part of the National Science Foundation’s Open Storage Network (OSN) for 3 years. - CCR supports research in Environmental Economics
Prof. Corey Lang and postdoctoral researcher Jarron VanCeylon, supported by the CCR, recently published a paper in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management exploring how homebuyers’ preferences for environmental amenities align with their political leanings. - CCR AI/ML Seminar: Machine Learning Approaches for Characterizing Global Sea Surface Temperature Fields
The Center for Computational Research is planning a series of monthly talks on AI/ML techniques and applications across various scientific domains - World Quantum Day 2025
Celebrate World Quantum Day at URI on April 11th! - AI Big Data Forum — Spring ’25
April 18th noon, Galanti Lounge. Details in the attached flyer! Event Flyer