eResearch Newsletter June 2023

Dear Alex, here is the National eResearch Newsletter.

National eResearch Newsletter - June 2023

Message from AeRO:

This week AeRO facilitated the 12th National Forum with panel sessions on AI/ML and the Research Data Culture Conversation. The Forum was a success with enthusiastic participation by our 8 panellists as well as delegates representing 30+ organisations.

Our next exciting event is the eResearch Australasia conference to be held in Brisbane 16-20 October. The Program Committee is currently reviewing submissions to bring you a stimulating program. Register via https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/ to secure your spot.

Finally, AeRO has updated its membership model to make membership more affordable and accessible. More information at https://aero.edu.au/join/. Fee-free membership for organisations that send 3+ delegates to the eResearch 2023 conference.

Loretta Davis – AeRO Executive Officer.

CONTENTS:
* NCI’s ARE Service Fully Operational – Briefing: 20-Jun.
* Showcase: AI and ML in Cancer Research: 22-Jun.
* OpenCL Workshop: June 21, 22, 28-29.
* ARDC Survey on Cloud Service Usage in Research: by 23-Jun.
* Seeking EOIs in Open Source Program Office (OSPO): by 26-Jun.
* Planet Research Data Commons and the RDA Impact: 28-Jun.
* Local Galaxy Conference Striving to Make Data Analysis Easier: 10-Jul.
* CloudStor Decommission Clinics: next on 20-Jul.
* Save the Date: eResearch NZ 2024 in Wellington, NZ: 7-Feb-24.
* NCI’s User Survey Results Published.
* HPC and Research Data Leaders Expand Access to Skills Training.
* Australasian HPC Scientists Came Together at ALCS2023 in Canberra.
* Partnering for Success - 2023 ARDC Impact Booklet.

NCI’s ARE Service Fully Operational – Briefing: 20-Jun

The Australian Research Environment (ARE) is a web-based graphical interface for performing your computational research on NCI’s Gadi supercomputer and data collections. With ARE now supporting external internet access, NCI will be closing down the Open On Demand (OOD) service at the end of June.

Find out more about the OOD to ARE migration in this Zoom session (11:00 AEST 20-Jun): https://anu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcu2hqjIvGt36FHpIrbVwvQROeYMobF8a#/registration.

Showcase: AI and ML in Cancer Research: 22-Jun

In the 3rd NCI-Intersect showcase AI and ML in Cancer Research, four internationally renowned speakers will showcase state-of-the-art research activity aimed at enhancing cancer research by integrating AI and ML techniques. They reveal how large, high-quality datasets coupled with ML and analysis algorithms can play a vital role in the process of cancer research. This is essential material for scientists (HDR students, ECRs, and beyond) in the field of AI / ML in tissue imaging, cancer diagnosis, drug design, and treatment – and more broadly in biomedical applications.

Date & Time: Friday 23rd June 2023, 10am – 2pm (AEST)

More: https://intersect.org.au/education/joint-research-showcases/3rd-showcase/.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-and-ml-in-cancer-research-3rd-nci-and-intersect-showcase-tickets-632479762997?keep_tld=1.

OpenCL Workshop: June 21, 22, 28-29.

Supercomputers make use of accelerators from a variety of different hardware vendors, using devices such as multi-core CPU’s, GPU’s and even FPGA’s. OpenCL is a way for your HPC application to make effective use of heterogeneous computing devices, and to avoid code refactoring for new HPC infrastructure.

Join Pawsey experts as we conduct a four-day workshop to explore, debug, and optimise OpenCL applications.

Note this course is spread over two weeks:

Part 1 (two days): 21-22 June 2023
Part 2 (two days): 28-29 June 2023

See: https://pawsey.org.au/event/opencl-workshop/.

ARDC Survey on Cloud Service Usage in Research: by 23-Jun

Researchers: do you use cloud services like Nectar, AWS, OneDrive, GCP, Azure and Oracle Cloud? Take the ARDC survey on cloud services usage in research!

It's for all Australian researchers and research support staff, regardless of your use of cloud services. Your input will help guide enhancements to the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud and national strategy on supporting cloud services for research. The survey closes on 23 June 2023.

Take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023ARDC.

Seeking EOIs in Open Source Program Office (OSPO): by 26-Jun

The ARDC is seeking Expressions of Interest from research-enabling organisations interested in establishing an Open Source Program Office (OSPO).

Closing date for EOIs: 26 June 2023.

More info here: https://ardc.edu.au/news-and-events/news/establishing-an-open-source-program-office-ospo/.

Planet Research Data Commons and the Impact of Being Involved in the RDA: 28-Jun

This webinar explores the development of the ARDC Planet Research Data Commons (Planet RDC), through which shared data and digital research tools are revolutionising our ability to address environmental challenges, whether adapting to climate change, saving endangered species, or reversing ecosystem degradation. We seek to empower researchers and decision makers alike with the data and tools they need to make a real difference.

Hear directly from ARDC’s Director of the Planet RDC and others making earth sciences, environmental and agricultural data FAIR.

Date/Time: Wed, 28-Jun, 3pm to 4pm AEST (online).

More info & register: https://ardc.edu.au/event/planet-rdc-and-the-impact-of-being-involved-in-the-rda/.

Local Galaxy Conference Striving to Make Data Analysis Easier: 10-Jul

The annual meeting of the global Galaxy community is coming to Brisbane in July (10^th to 16^th), offering a great chance to learn more about Galaxy, how people are using it for their research, and what happens behind the scenes with Galaxy infrastructure. If you're a data scientist, software engineer, or an educator working in data intensive science you should consider GCC2023.

There will be opportunities to learn about data analysis methods, opportunities to disseminate your software to thousands of users, or attend training workshops on topics ranging from data analysis to systems administration.

See: https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2023/.

CloudStor Decommission Clinics: next on 20-Jul

AARNet is hosting monthly clinics to help CloudStor users with issues they may be having downloading or migrating data from their CloudStor drives ahead of the CloudStor decommission on 15 December 2023.

Staff from the AARNet eResearch, CloudStor and Support teams will be present to answer your questions and provide information. CloudStor Clinics are open to everyone – CloudStor users, IT staff, research support staff and institution/tenant admins, and anyone else who is interested.

These clinics will be run monthly, with the next (online) session to be held on 20 July 2023 at 1pm AEST.

Find out more or register: https://www.aarnet.edu.au/cloudstor-decommission-clinics.

Save the Date: eResearch NZ 2024 in Wellington, NZ: 7-Feb-24

Dates have been confirmed for eResearch NZ 2024. Join us in Wellington, NZ from 7-9 February 2024 for strategic discussions, community building, shared insights, and career development. Co-hosted by REANNZ, New Zealand eScience Infrastructure, and Genomics Aotearoa, the eResearch NZ conference series brings together communities who use digital tools and techniques to advance research outcomes. Stay tuned for more event details in the coming months.

Watch this space: https://twitter.com/eresearchnz.

NCI’s User Survey Results Published

Results from the NCI User Survey from earlier this year are in! 97% of respondents said that NCI makes a difference to their research and half would be unable to do their work without NCI.

More details here: https://bit.ly/NCISurvey2023.

Supercomputing and Research Data Leaders Expand Access to Skills Training

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), National Computational Infrastructure (NCI Australia) and the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre on 15-Jun signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperatively manage, continue to develop and maintain the Digital Research Skills Australasia (DReSA) national training registry.

Read the announcement here: https://bit.ly/DReSA_MoU.

Australasian Computational Scientists Came Together at ALCS2023 in Canberra

Computational scientists, HPC experts and eResearch specialists from across the world have come together in Canberra this week for the Australasian Leadership Computing Symposium. Over the three days, 200 participants from 70 organisations gathered to share their expertise and showcase their research using world-class supercomputing facilities.

Learn about ALCS2023 here: https://bit.ly/ALCS23.

Partnering for Success - 2023 ARDC Impact Booklet

The ARDC has released its 2023 impact booklet, ‘Partnering for Success’. Learn about ARDC programs and services, and read in-depth impact case studies. In this booklet, learn how to unlock the potential of data to solve the biggest challenges of society.

More info and to download the booklet: https://ardc.edu.au/case-study/partnering-for-success/.

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