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) and offering hands-on training, support and consultancy to enable computational research.
Services & Resources
- Multiple HPC clusters (Andromeda, Unity, SeaWulf)
- 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
- New URI locale on Ask.Ci for URI-specific support and discussion
- Overleaf Professional subscription for Faculty and PhD student research use
- Campus-wide subscription to JMP Pro
- Research Computing Network (RCN)
- Quantum computing services
- New research center: URI Center for Computational Research
Other Related Resources
Here are some services offered by various other URI departments and organizations, which often are relevant to researchers:
- URI WebEx Service: Host your own online meetings, screen shares, and user support sessions.
- 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
Christian Vye
Advanced Application Specialist
401.874.2966 – christianvye@uri.edu

Cecile Cres
Computational Scientist, HPRC
Elizabeth Pauley
Student Statistical Consultant and Trainer
401.874.2815 – epauley@uri.edu
TBD
ML/AI Facilitator

Gaurav Khanna
Director of the URI Center for Computational Research & ITS Research Computing
401.874.2058 – gkhanna@uri.edu

Indrani Mandal
AI Lab -- Education and Outreach

Joan Peckham
Strategic Advisor

Josh Port
Student HPC Facilitator -- GSO
Kevin Bryan
Manager, High Performance Computing
401.874.5528 – bryank@uri.edu

Madhukara Kekulandara
Student ML/AI Facilitator

Michael Puerrer
Computational Scientist
News
- CCR affiliate publishes Nature paperDr. Liqun Zhang, a URI computational scientist in Chemical Engineering and CCR affiliate, just published a Nature paper titled “Interaction and dynamics of chemokine receptor CXCR4 binding with CXCL12 and hBD-3“. The paper is open access and is available here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-024-01280-6 Dr. Zhang is a very heavy user of HPC at URI. She uses Unity @MGHPCC and URI HPC environments extensively for her work.
- URI is part of the Open Storage Network for research data storage and sharingURI has been part of the National Science Foundation’s Open Storage Network (OSN) for 3 years.
- CCR supports research in Environmental EconomicsProf. 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 FieldsThe Center for Computational Research is planning a series of monthly talks on AI/ML techniques and applications across various scientific domains
- World Quantum Day 2025Celebrate World Quantum Day at URI on April 11th!