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

 

What’s New?

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

hendawi@uri.edu

Christian Vye

Advanced Application Specialist

401.874.2966 – christianvye@uri.edu

Cecile Cres

Computational Scientist, HPRC

cecile_cres@uri.edu

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

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

Madhukara Kekulandara

Student ML/AI Facilitator

mkekulandara@uri.edu

Michael Puerrer

Computational Scientist

mpuerrer@uri.edu

News

  • AI Lab’s Hendawi Wins Best Demo Paper Award
    We are happy to share that the AI Lab’s Dr. Abdeltawab Hendawi has won the best demo paper award for his paper titled, “Harnessing Crowdsourced Mobile Data And LLM for Dynamic and Accessible Pedestrian Routing,” at the 26th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM).  The IEEE MDM is a prestigious forum for the exchange of innovative and significant research results in mobile data management.  Congratulations, Abdeltawab! 
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