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.

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

AI Lab -- Research

hendawi@uri.edu

Computational Scientist, AI/ML

cecile_cres@uri.edu

Advanced Application Specialist

401.874.2966
christianvye@uri.edu

Student Statistical Consultant and Trainer

401.874.2815
epauley@uri.edu

AVP for Research Computing & Director for Institute for AI & Computational Research

401.874.2058
gkhanna@uri.edu

AI Lab -- Education and Outreach

indrani_mandal@uri.edu

Strategic Advisor

jpeckham@uri.edu

Student HPC Facilitator -- GSO

joshua_port@uri.edu

Manager, High Performance Computing

401.874.5528
bryank@uri.edu

Student Computational Biology Facilitator

Biancani@uri.edu

Computational Scientist

mpuerrer@uri.edu

Student Physical Sciences Facilitator

News

Faculty Spotlight: Chris Hemme (Pharmacy)
Bridging the Gap: How Research Computing Powers the Future of Molecular Informatics At the University of Rhode Island, the move toward data-intensive research is led by scientists who maintain a dual fluency in biological systems and the high-performance computing environments used to analyze them. For Dr. Christopher Hemme, Director of… Read more: Faculty Spotlight: Chris Hemme (Pharmacy)
Faculty Spotlight: Russell Shomberg (GSO)
Dr. Russell Shomberg is a Research Associate at GSO and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering. Dr. Shomberg gained experience applying IDR methods while working under Dr. Christopher Metzler at UMD. He will be acting as project lead. His experience with both ocean robotics and AI applications… Read more: Faculty Spotlight: Russell Shomberg (GSO)
World Quantum Day — Friday, April 10th
URI’s annual celebration of World Quantum Day will be held on Friday, April 10th! Here are the details: https://events.uri.edu/event/world-quantum-day-uri-7928 Senators Reed and Gu will be at the event! 2026 World Quantum Day
IACR participates in URI Day at the State House!
The AI Lab represented the IACR on URI Day at the State House! It was a super fun day with lots of participation. Governor McKee and Lt. Governor Matos celebrated the day with us! URI to turn Rhode Island State House Keaney Blue Thursday in celebration of University’s successes, statewide… Read more: IACR participates in URI Day at the State House!
Rhody Today story on IACR’s state-level efforts
URI professors Gaurav Khanna and Drew Zhang contributed to a statewide AI task force report outlining how Rhode Island can advance innovation, support workforce development, and responsibly implement artificial intelligence across key sectors.