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Welcome to the 2025 RMACC HPC Symposium!
Tuesday, May 20
 

12:00pm MDT

Lunch- Sponsored by Omnibond
Tuesday May 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
Tuesday May 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
  Break

1:00pm MDT

Evolving education in an AI World
Tuesday May 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
      Klymkowsky will speak about the innovative ways he and his collaborators utilize AI Bots in their classes.  His Bots, which he named Dewey and Rita, act like “tutors” for his students.  They also can analyze students’ work and instructors’ questions, providing feedback and suggestions to instructors and course designers that can help students overcome conceptual obstacles and help enhance their learning skills and outcomes.
Recent surveys show that a large majority of both undergraduate and graduate students are using Artificial Intelligence tools, encouraging the development of new ideas on how to incorporate generative AI strategically into college and university coursework.
Speakers
MK

Mike Klymkowsky

University of Colorado Boulder
Tuesday May 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Keynote

2:30pm MDT

Gaining file system intelligence and operational efficiency with the VAST data platform
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 206
As the shape and demands of large scale computing environments have evolved, so have the needs of those who are responsible for keeping them in tip top shape. HPC administrators are challenged with knowing what the data on their system looks like, who’s doing what to the data and tracking jobs on the system. In this talk we’ll cover how the VAST data platform’s powerful structured data component and analytics makes these tasks easy.
Speakers
RG
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

2:30pm MDT

Regulatory Interpretation for STEM Majors
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
      Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists live in a world of data, methodical analysis, and measurable outcomes. Scientific research is increasingly being held to regulatory standards that are vague and ambiguous. How can the scientific community understand and adapt to this shifting regulatory landscape?
Speakers
SK

Silas Korb

University of Colorado Boulder
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, Security

2:30pm MDT

Security & Compliance in Scientific Data Management: Ensuring Integrity and Immutability
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 207
In today's research landscape, protecting scientific data from tampering and unauthorized access and adhering to compliance driven security measures is critical. Effective data management solutions must ensure integrity and immutability while enabling secure collaboration across institutions and research labs. By implementing policy-driven access controls, encryption, and compliance-driven security measures, organizations can safeguard sensitive research data against breaches and unauthorized modifications. This approach not only enhances data security but also ensures adherence to regulatory frameworks, fostering trust in the integrity and reproducibility of scientific discoveries while enabling secure, compliant data sharing.
Speakers
EP
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Security

2:30pm MDT

Supporting quantum-inspired optimization on a university compute cluster
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 205
As quantum computing continues to develop, quantum-inspired algorithms are emerging as powerful tools that leverage quantum principles on classical hardware to solve complex optimization problems. Universities are uniquely positioned to support research in this area by enabling access to compute resources tailored to the specific demands of quantum-inspired techniques. This session explores the strategies, challenges, advantages and best practices in supporting quantum-inspired optimization workloads on a university compute cluster. We will discuss software frameworks (such as pyqubo, Matlab tools, D-Wave's Ocean tools and NEC's Vector Annealing software) and specialized hardware considerations. The session will also highlight case studies from active research projects.
Speakers
JD
GS
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing

2:30pm MDT

Using RMACC for optimization problems in quantum computing
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 204
In this presentation, I will describe our group’s efforts in leveraging high-performance computing (HPC), particularly the RMACC cluster, to tackle computationally intensive optimization problems in quantum computing. In our first case study, we address a quantum optimal control problem that requires fine-tuning numerous pulse parameters to optimize the performance of a quantum gate on a superconducting quantum computer. This optimization is carried out through large-scale parallel executions of a stochastic gradient descent (SGD) algorithm with multiple random seeds on RMACC. In the second case, we apply RMACC to solve a maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) problem for learning structured quantum states from synthetic measurement data. Our approach involves generating a vast number of measurement samples in parallel using a novel autoregressive method and subsequently performing MLE via SGD. In both applications, our approach yields near-optimal results that align with theoretical upper bounds, demonstrating that RMACC could provide an efficient, cost-effective HPC solution for state-of-the art quantum research in local institutions.
Speakers
ZG
Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing

3:15pm MDT

Facilitator Challenges, Opportunities, Successes, Failures, and Workforce Development
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 204
In this session we lead a discussion on facilitation for RCD professionals. The discussion will be free flowing, but includes subjects like; how the teams are organized, what are the responsibilities, how small teams handle all the responsibilities, professional development and career advancement, useful tools, and successes and failures
Moderators
LF
CR
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 204
  Discussion, Facilitation/Other

3:15pm MDT

Exploring AI in Teaching and Research: Use Cases, Opportunities, and Cultural Shifts
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
This panel will explore diverse approaches to integrating AI in teaching and research. Each panelist will briefly share their current work with AI before opening up to an informal, generative discussion with the audience about the opportunities and challenges AI presents in higher education. Lee Frankel-Goldwater (Environmental Studies) will discuss the AI Literacy Ambassadors program and the use of citizen science lessons to build research and AI literacy skills. Bobby Hodgkinson (Aerospace Engineering) will share insights from embedding AI-generated feedback in engineering courses, highlighting both its pedagogical strengths and limitations. Diane Sieber (Engineering, Ethics and Society) will focus on shifting campus culture through new curricula and the Generative Futures Lab for AI — a collaborative space for experimentation and knowledge-sharing. Together, their work spans interdisciplinary areas of application, classroom integration, and institutional transformation — offering a rich conversation on the evolving role of AI in academia.
Moderators
SK
TL
Speakers
DS

Diane Sieber

Herbst Humanities Program, University of Colorado Boulder
BH

Bobby Hodgekinson

Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
LF

Lee Frankel-Goldwater

Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Panel, AI

3:15pm MDT

Dell Session
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 206
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:15pm MDT

Rocky Linux: History, SIGs, Optimizations, and the future.
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 207
Rocky Linux is a community based Enterprise Linux distribution established in the wake of the announcement that CentOS shifting to a new model focused on being a development branch rather than a rebuild of RedHat Enterprise Linux. The Rocky Linux community includes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that help to push Rocky Linux further like Security, Cloud, additional Architectures, and HPC
CIQ is the founding sponsor of Rocky Linux and provides support and optimizations for joint customers. CIQ also pushes the boundaries of Rocky Linux by providing variants of Rocky Linux for specific use cases like security as well applications for the next generation IT stack.
In this session, we will go over the history of Rocky Linux, describe how SIGs are driving forward new features and how to get involved. We will also go over how CIQ supports and enhances Rocky Linux today and what is coming in the future for both CIQ and Rocky Linux.
Speakers
NB
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 207
  Tutorial, Sponsor

3:15pm MDT

Tmux Tools to enhance your terminal
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 205
Tmux (“terminal multiplexor”) is a Linux tool with two useful functions: 1) a user may run several terminal windows within a single Tmux session, and 2) the Tmux session can be run in the background.   The latter functionality is particularly useful on remote computing systems (e.g., supercomputers) that require user access via ssh, because users may “reattach” to their Tmux session each time they login, minimizing loss of work between logins.  This presentation will provide an overview, hands-on exercises, and a discussion of useful tools and best practices to streamline use of Tmux.  To follow along with the hands-on exercises, register for a Research Computing account beforehand. 
Speakers
JR
AM
Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 205
  Tutorial

4:30pm MDT

Software sustainability and green initiatives
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
Speakers
KF
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

4:30pm MDT

Supercharging HPC productivity with projectEureka-Omnibond
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 207
We will show how projectEureka can enable increased
researcher productivity by providing an interactive research and data
science platform. projectEureka provides a convenient and
easy-to-use web interface for researchers to access HPC resources by
bridging data and compute in the cloud and on
premises through Kubernetes.
Speakers
MB
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

4:30pm MDT

Supercharging HPC with IQM Quantum Computers
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
Quantum computers (QC) can significantly enhance high-performance computing (HPC) as accelerators with unique capabilities for solving challenging chemistry, materials science, and optimization problems. Hybrid HPC+QC system offers unique advantages that neither classical nor quantum simulations can achieve independently. Our collaboration between IQM, a leading quantum hardware company, and a premier HPC center has demonstrated practical integration of quantum and classical resources. We present the details of our technical implementation, including hardware and software requirements, networking, and selection of the appropriate space to house the quantum computer, as well as initial scientific results coming out of that collaboration. We also discuss how QC can be integrated with minimal disruption into HPC workflows and the benefits of on-prem QC. ​​​​
Speakers
KR
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

4:30pm MDT

SysAdmin Lightning talks
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom

 Microsoft Windows through Open OnDemand by Paige Despain
7lbd is an innovative open-source project that simplifies Windows deployment in HPC environments by treating Windows as an application within Open OnDemand. The solution eliminates traditional infrastructure complexities by using technologies like Apache Guacamole, network namespaces, and a simplified Windows VM configuration to provide secure, isolated Windows desktops across computing clusters. This solution simplifies Windows to a level that even Linux systems administrators will find easy to maintain while maintaining robust security and accessibility, no AD required.

An Approach to SLURM Configuration Verification  by Kyle Reinholt
Ensuring the correctness of Slurm configurations is crucial for maintaining high-performance computing (HPC) environments, but validating these configurations effectively remains a challenge. In this lightning talk, we will explore existing approaches to Slurm configuration verification, including manual checks, custom scripts, and automated validation tools. While these methods offer some benefits, they often fall short in scalability and flexibility. The talk will then shift focus to exploring potential solutions for improving configuration verification, discussing innovative strategies, and tools that could streamline the process, reduce errors, and enhance cluster reliability.

Speakers
KR

Kyle Reinholt

University of Colorado Boulder
PD
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, System Administration

4:30pm MDT

Watching Electrons Move
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 206
Since their discovery in the late 1800’s, electrons have been a constant source of study for scientists. Their properties and behavior have been studied and harnessed to produce some of the greatest inventions of the past century, including electron microscopes and particle accelerators. However one fundamental question about their behavior still remains: how do electrons move inside atoms and molecules?
Electron motion within atoms has proved difficult to study due to the incredibly short timescale it occurs on (the attosecond timescale, or 10-18 seconds). One method of capturing electron motion is to use very short laser pulses to take a series of snapshots of the system. This requires laser pulses shorter than the duration of the dynamics we want to observe (similar to using a short flash on a camera to obtain an image of a fast-moving object). The means to do this have only become possible in the past decade with the advent of new ultrashort (less than 100 as) lasers, which have become feasible due to a process called high‐harmonic generation (HHG).
However, these ultrashort lasers are difficult to produce and characterize experimentally, so theoretical and computational methods are often used in the field of attoscience. These methods are also not without their limitations – modelling the correlated behavior of electrons requires significant computing resources, and so High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources are often used to perform these calculations. In this seminar I will present recent results obtained using R-Matrix with Time-dependence (RMT) method calculations performed on national HPC resources, firstly to treat high-harmonic generation in two-color laser fields, and then on applications of the attosecond pulses generated during the HHG process to measure ionization delays.
Speakers
KH

Kathryn Hamilton

University of Colorado Denver
Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing
 
Wednesday, May 21
 

8:00am MDT

Breakfast
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
  Break

8:50am MDT

Student Poster Presentations
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:50am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom

9:00am MDT

Lessons from Community-Driven Cyberinfrastructure Strategies to Broaden Institutional Participation
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
 
Cyberinfrastructure provides a foundation that supports teaching and research on college campuses—but how do we ensure faculty and researchers can fully leverage its potential? This keynote focuses on the critical role of community engagement and development in delivering on cyberinfrastructure’s promises. From workforce development strategies to proof-of-concept examples, Ana Hunsinger will reflect on key lessons learned from intentional community engagement strategies with MS-CC campuses to drive impactful research outcomes. She will share insights into effective strategies for fostering engagement among institutions to participate in and contribute to cyberinfrastructure, supporting researchers and educators in leveraging cyberinfrastructure, and building sustainable engagement strategies that drive long-term success.
Speakers
AH
Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Keynote

10:30am MDT

Advancing Research Through AWS AI Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Overview with Live Demos
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 204
This presentation explores AWS latest developments in AI infrastructure and tools designed specifically for research communities. We'll examine the transformation of SageMaker Studio, the introduction of the Build on Trainium program, and the strategic positioning of Amazon Bedrock alongside SageMaker AI. This session will highlight how these integrated solutions address the evolving needs of researchers, from individual projects to large-scale collaborative efforts. Live demonstrations of SageMaker Studio and Bedrock API integration will showcase the practical application of these tools in research environments.
Speakers
SF
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

10:30am MDT

AI enabled protein interaction modeling
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 206
AI assisted protein interaction modeling, pioneered by AlphaFold and RosettaFold, has become more diverse both with respect to the programs that do it, and how users run these programs. In this talk, we will cover the programs that are supported at the University of Utah, namely Alphafold2, Alphafold3, Colabfold, Boltz1, RFDiffusion and other tools from the Baker lab, the choices we have made with their deployment, and our experiences with using them. With respect to the ways to run, we will go over the standard SLURM scripts to run Alphafold in two stages (CPU only MSA search, GPU accelerated inference), use Colabfold server for faster MSA search, and using Google Colab running on compute nodes for interactive modeling in a notebook interface. Attendees should leave this talk with ideas how to set up and support these tools and contacts to UofU staff for further questions.
Speakers
MC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, AI

10:30am MDT

Chemistry beyond exact solutions on a Quantum-Centric Supercomputer
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 207
A universal quantum computer can be used as a simulator capable of predicting properties of diverse quantum systems. Electronic structure problems in chemistry offer practical use cases around the hundred-qubit mark. This appears promising since current quantum processors have reached these sizes. However, mapping these use cases onto quantum computers yields deep circuits, and for pre-fault-tolerant quantum processors, the large number of measurements to estimate molecular energies leads to prohibitive runtimes. As a result, realistic chemistry is out of reach of current quantum computers in isolation. A natural question is whether classical distributed computation can relieve quantum processors from parsing all but a core, intrinsically quantum component of a chemistry workflow. Here, we incorporate quantum computations of chemistry in a quantum-centric supercomputing architecture, using up to 6400 nodes of the supercomputer Fugaku to assist a quantum computer with a Heron superconducting processor. We simulate the N2 triple bond breaking in a correlation-consistent cc-pVDZ basis set, and the active-space electronic structure of [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters, using 58, 45 and 77 qubits respectively, with quantum circuits of up to 10570 (3590 2-qubit) quantum gates. We obtain our results using a class of quantum circuits that approximates molecular eigenstates, and a hybrid estimator. The estimator processes quantum samples, produces upper bounds to the ground-state energy and wavefunctions supported on a polynomial number of states. This guarantees an unconditional quality metric for quantum advantage, certifiable by classical computers at polynomial cost. For current error rates, our results show that classical distributed computing coupled to quantum computers can produce good approximate solutions for practical problems beyond sizes amenable to exact diagonalization.
Speakers
NB
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing

10:30am MDT

Curating and Publishing Big Datasets Using CU Boulder High Performance Computing Infrastructure
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
Publication of research datasets is now a requirement of most funding agencies and journals. Data curation is the process of ensuring that these datasets are findable, accessible, and usable. In the era of Big Data, the generation of datasets with sizes on the order of 100s of gigabytes and larger is increasingly common. Such large datasets create challenges for both the curation and publishing of data as they often cannot be accessed on standard computer hardware or hosted in traditional online repositories. This presentation provides an overview of a collaborative process between the CU Boulder Libraries and CU Boulder Research Computing in which high-performance computing infrastructure is used to curate and publish gigabyte- and terabyte-scale datasets in a manner that makes them accessible to the research community.
Speakers
AM
MM
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

10:30am MDT

Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) Research and Education Network (REN) Connecting Colorado Cyber-Infrastructure (CI)
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 205
The Front Range GigaPop (FRGP) is a longstanding network in Colorado that connects universities, government agencies, and schools to Internet2, peering exchanges, and the broader Internet through shared fiber-optic, routed and packet-switched infrastructure.

A recent NSF grant is funding the expansion of FRGP to the Western Slope, providing 10Gbps connections to Mesa State Metropolitan State University in Grand Junction (MSU), Western Colorado University in Gunnison (WSU), and the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic (RMBL).

This presentation will highlight FRGP’s services and showcase its role in advancing cyberinfrastructure (CI) across the region.
Speakers
SC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, System Administration

11:15am MDT

Artificial Intelligence Powered Research: A survey of the current and planned usage of AI across research disciplines in a High Performance Computing community
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
The growing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across diverse research disciplines necessitates a comprehensive understanding of researchers’ current and anticipated AI-related needs. The Research Computing group at the University of Colorado Boulder recently conducted a survey among campus researchers and the broader RMACC) community to evaluate AI usage trends, associated computational demands, and challenges faced by researchers. The survey examined  discipline-specific differences in each area. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding the composition of a research community when investing in infrastructure and developing training materials.  
Speakers
MK
AM
MS
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Discussion, AI

11:15am MDT

Collaborative Cloud Science: Deploying The Littlest JupyterHub on Jetstream2
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 206
Many research teams and educators experience technical and resource challenges when setting up multi-user systems for data analysis and repeatable research. Instead of managing complex, on-premise systems, or paying for commercial cloud offerings, this presentation will show how to quickly start a simple JupyterHub (using TLJH) on a public research cloud like Jetstream2. This reduces setup effort for teams with limited IT support and improves teamwork and research repeatability in data-intensive projects.
This session is appropriate for researchers, educators, and research software engineers with intermediate skills who want to improve cloud access and teamwork, especially from institutions with limited research computing resources.
TLJH (The Littlest JupyterHub) is a simple, lightweight Jupyter Notebook server for small to medium-sized groups. It helps educators and researchers set up a shared Jupyter environment on a single server with minimal setup (no Kubernetes required!). 
Jetstream2 is a flexible, user-friendly cloud computing environment built on OpenStack. It is available to US-based researchers and educators at no cost through support from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program. 
Learning Objectives
  • Learn Cloud Deployment with Jetstream2: Understand how to use Jetstream2, create instances, and benefit from cloud computing for research teamwork.
  • Install TLJH Step-by-Step: Follow the setup process for TLJH and adjust a basic JupyterHub to fit research needs
  • Set Up User Management and Security: Configure login settings, control user access, and adjust network settings to create a secure and easy-to-use research system.
  • Solve Problems Together: Work in small groups to fix common setup issues, share ways to expand the system, and discuss real-world uses of TLJH in research and teaching.
Speakers
JP
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 206
  Discussion, AI

11:15am MDT

Quantum-Centric HPC: Today's Landscape, Future Expectations
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 205
In concert with the quantum computing-related workshop at this year's RMACC Symposium, this panel explores the current state of quantum-centric HPC from the perspective of prominent industry members of the ecosystem. We'll discuss the limitations inherent to classical approaches that might be overcome using quantum systems, domains and algorithms that are benefiting from today's quantum technology, where quantum advantage might be likely to emerge in the near future, and how HPC facilitators might support researchers integrating quantum computing into their workflows. Sustainability impacts inherent to quantum computing will also be considered.
Moderators
TB
Speakers
JS

Josh Savory

Quantinuum
NB
DA

David Allcock

Oxford Ionics
David Allcock is Director of Science, North America atOxford Ionics where he leads the US-based teams with afocus on our Quantum Science & Engineering initiatives.Allcock received a PhD in Atomic & Laser Physics from theUniversity of Oxford, where he worked alongside OxfordIonics... Read More →
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 205
  Panel, Quantum Computing

11:15am MDT

DDN
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 204
Speakers
MS
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

11:15am MDT

GenomEX 2.0
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 207
The University of North Dakota (UND) Genomics Core has launched GenomEX 2.0, the first comprehensive and user-friendly bioinformatics platform powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This innovative platform enables biologists to seamlessly install over 13,000 bioinformatics tools, generate and execute custom code or command lines, and receive real-time guidance from an AI-based bioinformatics assistant—all through intuitive, one-click processes.
To support the computing requirements for any bioinformatics tools, the platform is powered by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure that provides fully secured (built-in security features and compliance certifications), personalized (adjustable CPU/GPU numbers & memory/storage capacity), dedicated (resources available 24/7 without any queue) and customizable (users have administrator rights) cloud-based high-performance computing environments at unbeatable pricing.
Through the combined expertise of the UND Genomics Core and Oracle, GenomEX 2.0 emerges as a powerful and unique bioinformatics platform, providing every biologist with the freedom to explore biological data independently, regardless of their coding proficiency.
Speakers
DP
SB
Wednesday May 21, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

12:15pm MDT

Lunch- Sponsored by IBM Quantum
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
Wednesday May 21, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
  Break

1:15pm MDT

Alpine New User Seminar
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 205
New to CU Research Computing, but don't know where to start? This RC Primer training is designed to give you an overview of Research Computing resources, procedures and best practices. You will learn how to log in, request allocations, store and transfer data, load software, run a job, and ask for help. In order to follow along with the hands-on component of this session, you’ll want to register for a Research Computing account beforehand. 
 
Speakers
JR
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 205
  Tutorial

1:15pm MDT

Automating Research with Globus: The Modern Research IT Platform
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 207
As research data volumes grow and mandates for data publication become more pervasive, automated means for managing these complex workflows to ensure data integrity have a growing role in modern science. In this session we will introduce Globus Flows, a foundational service for orchestrating secure and reliable data management tasks at scale, and Globus Compute, a service which enables you to execute functions on diverse remote systems. We will describe how Globus Flows and Compute fit into the Globus ecosystem of data and compute management services, and how flows can feed into downstream data portals, science gateways, and data commons, enabling search and discovery of data by the broader community. We will demonstrate how to run various Globus provided flows and discuss initiating flows with triggers and inserting compute tasks into your flows. We will conclude with an interactive tutorial detailing how to build custom flows using Jupyter notebooks and the Globus web app.
Speakers
GN
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 207
  Tutorial, Sponsor

1:15pm MDT

Deploy & Manage Kubernetes on Jetstream2 using OpenStack Magnum
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 206
Many modern research software systems run on Kubernetes for scale and resilience (e.g. JupyterHub, Dask, RStudio, etc.). Deploying Kubernetes in a reliable and robust way has historically been difficult. This tutorial offers a simple way to deploy Kubernetes clusters on Jetstream2 using OpenStack Magnum. By making cluster setup and management easier, this session helps teams with limited IT support to run powerful and scalable computing tools.

Participants will learn how to use OpenStack Magnum to create and manage Kubernetes clusters on the Jetstream2 research cloud. Designed for research software engineers and IT support staff with intermediate Linux skills and a basic understanding of containers and container orchestration, this session provides a repeatable process to build a scalable, container-based research system for their institutions.

Jetstream2 is a flexible, user-friendly cloud computing environment built on OpenStack. It is available to US-based researchers and educators at no cost through support from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program. 

OpenStack is a free cloud computing platform that provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It helps organizations set up and manage public and private clouds. OpenStack includes tools for computing, networking, storage, and identity management, making it easy to build flexible and scalable cloud systems on different hardware. 

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Kubernetes helps developers run complex applications reliably and efficiently.

Magnum is an OpenStack service that helps users set up and manage Kubernetes. Magnum offers native integration with OpenStack services, simplified cluster lifecycle management, and enhanced security and resource allocation for containers.
Learning Objectives
  • Understand how OpenStack Magnum automates Kubernetes cluster setup.
  • Understand the advantages of Magnum compared to alternatives.
  • Follow a step-by-step process to create and configure a Kubernetes cluster using Magnum.
  • Deploy test containerized applications and adjust cluster scaling.
Speakers
JP
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 206
  Tutorial, Facilitation/Other

1:15pm MDT

End-to-End HPC and AI with Intel: Platforms, Tools, and Optimization
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 204
Discover how Intel’s seamlessly integrated hardware and software stack enables cutting-edge performance for High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads.
Wednesday May 21, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 204
  Tutorial, Sponsor

3:00pm MDT

Accelerating Research Outcomes with GenAI and HPC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 207
How can your research teams leverage and apply high performance computing to supercharge your own efforts for research momentum to get to outcomes faster?

When generative AI (GenAI) was first introduced, our AI team identified the proposal process as a top use case for GenAI augmentation. Our AI experts set out to build a GenAI-powered application to help the Proposal team streamline the complex RFP process. The goal was to build an intelligent assistant that accelerated RFP qualification, helped proposal managers quickly grasp the key aspects of lengthy RFP document sets, and searched multiple databases for relevant information to automatically generate a quality response draft.

The now successful internally developed GenAI solution significantly shortens the Proposal team's response time, allowing them to answer to more proposals and spend more time on response quality and win strategies. This use case will be expanded to support the whole process of winning customer engagement, from drafting Statements of Work (SOWs) to proposal PowerPoint presentations.

In the spirit of exploring the art of the possible, we will share a live demo of capability in use for creating proposals and responses for project funding.
Speakers
SK
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:00pm MDT

Advancing Research with AWS: Compliance, Computing, and Connectivity
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 206
This presentation explores AWS comprehensive solutions for the research community, addressing three critical challenges: meeting evolving compliance requirements like the new NIH NIST 800-171 standards, delivering scalable high-performance computing, and simplifying data management. We'll examine how the AWS Secure Research Environment (SRE) addresses complex security needs, compare managed AWS ParallelCluster Service with self-managed options, and showcase tools like the Globus S3 Connector for streamlined data handling. Join us to discover how AWS empowers researchers to focus on innovation while maintaining security, performance, and efficiency at scale.
Speakers
SF
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:00pm MDT

HPC Skills and Opportunities Development in RMACC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
This talk shares the story of an NSF-funded experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students at RMACC institutions. Students developed practical skills in HPC system administration by learning from and shadowing CU Boulder Research Computing staff. A total of 17 students participated across two in-person experiences and took part in various aspects of system design, deployment, and teardown.
Speakers
CE
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

3:00pm MDT

Introduction to Quantinuum Compute Products
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 205
Come and learn more about Quantinuum and their compute offerings
Speakers
JS

Josh Savory

Quantinuum
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:00pm MDT

Managing RCD Professionals
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 204
Perhaps management is in your future. Or you have recently been cast in that role and you would appreciate some suggestions. Attend this session to collect some useful references, and discuss the importance of our role and maximizing the impact of our teams
Speakers
CR
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

3:45pm MDT

A Practical Approach for Evaluating the Effectiveness of NSF NCAR's HPC Environment
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 204
In the presentation, we would share info on topics such as metrics, our user survey, and some other approaches. As part of the talk, we would like to engender a discussion and exchange of info about what other sites do to measure the effectiveness of their HPC environments.
Speakers
BA
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

3:45pm MDT

Data Lifecycle Management in HPC – Automating Tiered Storage & Archival Strategies- Arcitecta
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 206
Managing data at scale in high-performance computing (HPC) environments requires efficient storage and retrieval strategies. Automated tiered storage solutions enable seamless migration of aged data to lower-cost archival tiers while maintaining accessibility. Enriched metadata—spanning tagging, search, discovery, and data provenance—enhances data usability and long-term value. This approach not only optimizes storage costs but also empowers researchers with better data discovery and reuse. Real-world HPC use cases demonstrate how metadata-driven workflows streamline research, ensuring that critical datasets remain accessible and actionable over time.
Speakers
EP
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:45pm MDT

Optimizing HPC and AI Infrastructure with Standard Linux and Advanced Storage Architectures
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 205
AI workloads present new challenges for traditional HPC architectures, particularly as compute demands outpace I/O performance, power constraints tighten, and budgets remain stretched. The need for high-throughput, low-latency data access at extreme scale is forcing a re-evaluation of storage architectures to maximize efficiency without incurring unsustainable costs.

This session will explore how standard Linux and open storage technologies enable AI and HPC workloads to achieve parallel file system performance on commodity hardware—without requiring specialized infrastructure. Topics include:
• Scaling AI Storage with Standard Linux: Leveraging NFSv4.2 advancements, including pNFS and FlexFiles, to enable parallel I/O at extreme scales.
• Next-Generation SSD Integration: How embedding parallel file system capabilities into SSDs reduces data movement overhead while maximizing power efficiency.
• Accelerating AI with Localized Storage on GPU/CPU Servers: Techniques to optimize checkpointing and ephemeral data storage, reducing I/O bottlenecks and overall infrastructure costs.

The session will feature real-world examples of how these innovations are being deployed today to drive high-performance AI workloads while addressing power and cost constraints.
Speakers
MP

Molly Presley

Head of Global Marketing - Hammerspace & Host of Data Unchained Podcast., Hammerspace
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:45pm MDT

The AI Power Crunch – Storage Solutions that Reduce Power Footprint
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 207
This presentation highlights the rapid growth in Field Effect Transistor (FET) technology, with modern GPUs containing over 200 billion transistors each. As transistor counts soar, so does power consumption—Nvidia’s shipped GPUs alone consumed over 14 TWh in 2023. With global data center energy demands projected to triple, the presentation advocates for transitioning data from power-hungry disk storage to more energy-efficient systems. This shift offers significant power savings, lower carbon emissions, and cost reductions—providing a scalable path to support future computing growth without overloading existing power infrastructure.
Speakers
MS
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

3:45pm MDT

The Practicalities of Quantum-Centric High-Performance Computing
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
This workshop will act as a continuation of last year's presentation and discussion on quantum-centric high-performance computing (QCHPC). We will again look at realistic instances in the current noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) -era, how these (and other use cases) might scale with quantum hardware, and strategies for integration of quantum resources with HPC. We will consider approaches to putting these hybrid paradigms into practice; Symposium members are encouraged to contribute efforts made by their HPC departments, both from emulation/simulation and hardware integration perspectives. The workshop is intended as a space to explore ideas, share experiences and gather knowledge to advance quantum-centric HPC in our region.
Speakers
TB
Wednesday May 21, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing

4:30pm MDT

Fuzzball: a new paradigm for accessing HPC resources
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 207
Fuzzball, from CIQ, is a new way to access and manage HPC resources, whether they're on-prem, in the cloud, or both. Fuzzball is API-driven, container-forward, and offers co-equal web and command-line interfaces. With its well-defined workflow definitions, including first-class support for container management and data ingress and egress, Fuzzball workflows are portable to both local clusters and cloud resources.

In this session we will give an overview of Fuzzball, describe some of its potential use cases, and highlight some of its unique features, including a visual workflow builder, portable workflows, and its templated workflow catalog.
Speakers
JA
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

4:30pm MDT

Launching a Public Cloud Small State University: Lessons from the First Six Months
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
As research demands grow and infrastructure ages, some institutions are turning to the public cloud to supplement or replace traditional on-prem systems. This talk shares the journey of launching a public cloud pilot for research computing at a small state university. We’ll explore the drivers behind the shift—including scalability, agility, and cost transparency—and walk through key decisions, from selecting a cloud provider to identifying test users. Drawing from real-world experience six months post-launch, we’ll cover what’s worked, what’s surprised us, and what we’re planning next. Attendees will leave with a practical roadmap and lessons learned to guide their own cloud adoption efforts—whether starting small or scaling up.
Speakers
KW
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, Cloud

4:30pm MDT

NVIDIA CUDA-Q Overview
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
Speakers
TL
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

4:30pm MDT

Supporting FPGA applications on a university compute cluster
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 204
Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are gaining traction in research for their ability to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient computing across a range of domains—from machine learning and data analytics to signal processing and scientific simulations. However, integrating FPGA workflows into a shared university compute cluster presents unique challenges in terms of hardware management, toolchain support and user access. This session will explore the practical aspects of supporting FPGA applications in a multi-user academic environment. We will cover available FPGA platforms, commonly used development workflows (such as Xilinx Vivado and Vitis, Intel Quartus and OpenCL, and HLS), and the architectural and administrative considerations for cluster integration. Real-world use cases will illustrate how researchers and academics are leveraging FPGAs, and we’ll share lessons learned in enabling productive FPGA development. Attendees will gain insight into both the technical setup and the support models that foster a thriving FPGA user community on campus.
Speakers
TJ

Thomas Jennewein

Arizona State University
GS
JC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

4:30pm MDT

The Metadata Revolution: Accelerating HPC Workflows Through Intelligent Data Management
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 206
The next frontier in AI advancement isn’t just about algorithms—it’s about unlocking the wealth of hidden insights trapped within millions of files in HPC environments. While organizations focus on model architectures, the true bottleneck often lies in discovering and preparing relevant data buried in vast storage systems.
This presentation, featuring MetadataHub and a live demonstration, will reveal how intelligent metadata extraction and management transforms unstructured data into AI-ready assets by:
  • Uncovering Hidden Context: Live metadata extraction demonstrating how MetadataHubcaptures content and contextual value, revealing unexpected connections between research datasets and enabling new AI training opportunities that would otherwise remain hidden.
  • Automating Data Discovery: Demonstrating how MetadataHub automates metadata tagging to identify valuable training data across petabyte-scale storage, reducing data preparation time by up to 90%.
  • Enhancing Model Quality: Exploring how rich metadata captured by MetadataHub improves AI model performance by providing better context and enabling more relevant training data selection.
  • Scaling Efficiently: Showcasing metadata-driven automation with MetadataHub that optimizes data pipeline efficiency and resource utilization, including GPU/CPU performance, across HPC environments.
The session will highlight a real-world success story from the Zuse Institute Berlin, where MetadataHub unlocked 200 PB of previously underutilized research data for cutting-edge Generative AI applications. A 15-minute live demonstration will guide attendees through their journey—from data discovery to AI-ready datasets—highlighting practical challenges and solutions.
Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for implementing metadata-driven approaches in their own HPC workflows. By showcasing MetadataHub’s ability to extract content and contextual value, this session will demonstrate how metadata transforms unstructured data into a strategic advantage, accelerating AI initiatives and driving HPC innovation.
Speakers
DC
Wednesday May 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

5:00pm MDT

Evening Reception
Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
  Reception
 
Thursday, May 22
 

8:00am MDT

Breakfast
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
  Break

8:15am MDT

Proposal Discussions- Pitches and Networking
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 204
Join RMACC leadership to discuss upcoming grant possibilities. Hear about what others are working on, pitch your ideas to other members of RMACC and network to form connections/collaborations.

Come ready to share and collaborate!
Moderators
SK
Speakers
BY
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 204
  Discussion

8:15am MDT

SysAdmin Meetup
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 206
Meetup with members of the RMACC SysAdmin group for an informal discussion. Bring your breakfast and topics you would like to discuss. 
Moderators
BN

Ben Nickell

Idaho National Lab
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 206
  Discussion, System Administration

8:15am MDT

Decoding Brain Tumors with High-Performance Computing
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 205
Modern single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing allow us to profile every cell within a brain tumor, uncovering the diverse lineages and cell signals that drive growth and therapy resistance. However, each experiment can produce terabytes of raw reads and millions of barcodes, demanding significant CPU, GPU, and memory resources – far beyond the limits of a laptop. This talk will show how high-performance computing (HPC) systems transform that data deluge into biological insight.

I will walk through an end-to-end analysis pipeline that pairs the Cell Ranger aligner with an nf-core workflow for efficient, reproducible processing on CPU and GPU nodes. Interactive exploration then transitions to Seurat, where large-memory nodes accelerate dimensionality reduction, clustering, and differential expression analysis and integration of hundreds of thousands of cells. HPC infrastructure also enables RNA velocity calculations, and trajectory analysis that would be impractical on local workstations.

Benchmarks will illustrate how parallel job arrays and optimized space management can cut runtimes from days to hours while lowering costs. My goal is to provide researchers and students with a clear roadmap for harnessing supercomputers to advance neuro-oncology and other data-intensive areas of life science.
Speakers
JG

Jesus Garcia Garcia

University of Colorado Boulder
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

8:15am MDT

Fuzzball: new developments in HPC container orchestration
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 207
Fuzzball transforms your on-premises or cloud environment into a user-friendly, manageable HPC cluster. In this talk, I’ll share exciting updates from the past year. Fuzzball is now generally available (GA) for on-prem installations and is also offered as a tech preview in the AWS Marketplace. This means you can try Fuzzball in your AWS account and deploy it directly on your on-prem cluster. We’ve also introduced Fuzzball Federate as a tech preview, enabling you to manage multiple Fuzzball clusters through a single console and unified user interface. Additionally, Fuzzball now includes a built-in workflow catalog, featuring CIQ-certified examples of popular applications in an easy-to-use format.
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:15am - 8:45am MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

9:00am MDT

GH200 Year-in-Review
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
NVIDIA's GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip offers strong potential for accelerating large-scale AI and HPC workflows through its tightly integrated CPU-GPU architecture. In this talk, we share CU Boulder Research Computing’s first-hand experience providing GH200 nodes to users. We'll cover the GH200 architecture, our approach to the software stack, an overview of our beta testing phase, and successful use cases on the GH200s. We'll conclude with future plans for the GH200 resources and provide guidance on how RMACC members can gain access to these GH200s for their research. 
Speakers
BR
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Discussion

9:00am MDT

How to build a positive work environment through building trust and fostering belonging
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 204
Fostering a positive work environment is crucial for both employee satisfaction and organizational success. This presentation will focus on two key pillars: building trust and fostering belonging. We will explore how trust serves as the foundation for effective communication, collaboration, and performance, while a sense of belonging ensures that employees feel valued and connected to the organization. Attendees will gain practical insights and actionable strategies for cultivating trust through transparency, consistency, and empathy, as well as creating an inclusive culture where every individual feels respected and integral to the team’s success.
Speakers
JC
KS
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 204
  Discussion, Facilitation/Other

9:00am MDT

Building and Launching Powerful AI Agents Quickly (Powered by NVIDIA NIMs and Blueprints)
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 206
Please join Mark III and NVIDIA at RMACC for an overview, walk-through, and live demo of building an AI agent app quickly and easily using NVIDIA NIMs and Blueprints. The first segment of this session will focus on a build of a simple AI agent bot built with a Llama 3 NIM. The second segment will focus on a live build and demo of a more advanced AI agent build with an NVIDIA Blueprint (powered by multiple NIMs). Lastly, the session will show how to quickly and easily finetune a model before being served up for API consumption by apps via NIMs. This session will be of interest to participants of all levels and skillsets looking to deploy AI services into their existing and new cloud-native and modern apps and research as quickly and effectively as possible.
Speakers
AL

Andy Lin

NVIDIA
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 206
  Tutorial, Sponsor

9:00am MDT

Debugging with VSCode in Alpine OnDemand
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 205
Are you still debugging your code with print statements and commenting out chunks of code? Would you like a more efficient way to observe and test your programs? Then you should consider incorporating Visual Studio Code’s (VS Code) built-in debugger!  
In this workshop we will cover how to use the VS Code debugger for testing a software program at run time. You will learn how to pause a running program at key locations in your code (breakpoints) and observe and/or update your project’s variables. To follow along with the hands-on component of this workshop, you will need to bring a personal laptop computer. You will also need to either have VS Code installed on your laptop computer or have a research computing account so that you can use VS Code through OnDemand
Speakers
MS
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 205
  Tutorial

9:00am MDT

What's new in Warewulf v4.6
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 207
Warewulf is an open-source cluster provisioning and management system primarily targeting HPC deployments. Its latest feature release, v4.6, includes a ton of new features, including an automated upgrade process, a completely new kernel management system, a new REST API, better management of site-local overlays, more dynamic and expressive overlay templates, a brand new abstract resources system, and significant performance improvements for large clusters.

In this session we will go over these changes and more in detail and showcase a new web interface from CIQ built specifically for Warewulf utilizing its new REST API. We'll also take audience questions, with a look into the future of the v4.6 release series.
Speakers
JA
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Room 207
  Tutorial, Sponsor

10:15am MDT

AI4WY: Advancing AI and Scientific Discovery through HPC Infrastructure and Collaborations in the Rocky Mountain Region
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 204
AI4WY is an NSF MRI-supported project seeking to build regional partnerships to transform the research landscape by acquiring a state-of-the-art high-performance computing (HPC) system. Led by the University of Wyoming in collaboration with Colorado State University and the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC), the AI4WY cluster will feature NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips for empowering AI-driven research and big data modeling across key domains such as environment, agriculture, society, and energy. In this presentation, we will provide an update on the system acquisition, expanding HPC access to RMACC through the NSF ACCESS program, and plans for fostering regional collaboration.
Speakers
AK
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Facilitation/Other

10:15am MDT

Cross-Institutional Data Collaboration: Breaking Silos in HPC Research
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 206
High-performance computing (HPC) research thrives on collaboration, yet institutional data silos often hinder progress. This extends beyond the storage hardware itself to where data is being siloed in departments and institutions alike. Accelerating scientific progress and innovation requires enabling secure data discovery and sharing across not only institutions, but scientific disciplines as well. Federated access models, controlled permissions, and distributed compute environments enable seamless yet secure collaboration. By facilitating data discovery across disciplines and optimizing shared infrastructure, organizations can break down barriers, enhance research efficiency, and drive cross-disciplinary insights that push the boundaries of scientific advancement.
Speakers
SP
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 206
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

10:15am MDT

Expanding Access to AI Research: An Overview of NAIRR
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) is a federal initiative aimed at providing researchers with greater access to advanced AI tools, datasets, and computing infrastructure. By connecting academic institutions, national labs, and government agencies, NAIRR is building a shared ecosystem to support AI-driven discovery across scientific disciplines. This talk will highlight the goals of the NAIRR pilot, outline its current offerings, and explore how institutions in the RMACC community can engage with and benefit from this growing national effort.
Speakers
SK
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Technical Talk, AI

10:15am MDT

Globus and Compliance
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 207
With the recent changes to the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy, more focus is being placed on compliance today. Organizations are looking for solutions to meet these new requirements. In this session we will discuss how Globus data management services allow users to confidently work with  controlled-access data. We will cover all the product features that address managing controlled-access data to enable compliance with NIST SP 800-171. We will demonstrate how with High Assurance collections the service meets these new requirements.
Speakers
GN
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 207
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

10:15am MDT

The Evolution of Colorado’s Quantum Ecosystem
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 205
 This presentation explores key milestones in the Colorado quantum ecosystem’s growth, including the establishment of anchor institutions like JILA and NIST, the role of state and federal policy, and the rise of quantum-focused companies across sensing, computing, and communication. We also examine how Colorado’s collaborative culture, talent pipeline, and public-private partnerships have created a fertile ground for quantum innovation. Looking ahead, the presentation highlights the challenges and opportunities that will shape the next phase of Colorado’s quantum leadership.
Speakers
SS
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:15am - 10:45am MDT
Room 205
  Technical Talk, Quantum Computing

11:00am MDT

Introduction to CCMNet
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 205
CCMNet unites cyberinfrastructure professionals to enhance community support for research and academic institutions, maximizing cyberinfrastructure utilization for research advancement through peer mentoring engagements. This presentation will introduce the program, and feature a real time walkthrough of the web portal to help interested individuals dive straight in.
Speakers
DB
RB
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 205
  Discussion, Facilitation/Other

11:00am MDT

Making HPC safe for sensitive data: a discussion
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
Many research computing providers are currently working to comply with enhanced data security requirements mandated by U.S. funding agencies to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and other sensitive data when used on their cyberinfrastructure. The most common data security frameworks include the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-171 for CUI, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for defense-related CUI, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for health information. Progress toward compliance with these frameworks is a complex and iterative process, and therefore numerous approaches have been undertaken. This panel discussion provides a forum to share information, experiences, and ideas regarding secure HPC. 
Moderators
LF
AM
Speakers
CR
SK

Silas Korb

University of Colorado Boulder
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Courtroom
  Panel

11:00am MDT

AMD Roadmap and Technology Update
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 204
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of AMD's current and future technology roadmap, highlighting key innovations, product developments, and strategic direction across its CPU, GPU, and APU portfolios.
Speakers
RG
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 204
  Technical Talk, Sponsor

11:00am MDT

Generalized Slurm Training
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 207
Speakers
MK
MS
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 207
  Tutorial

11:00am MDT

NSF NCARs on-premise cloud project
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 206
Modern scientific computing demands flexible and scalable solutions that bring computing power closer to data while maintaining security and ease of use. We propose to present our solution which leverages Kubernetes to provide a platform to our employees, university members, and partner organizations that meets those demands and complements our existing HPC system. This presentation will cover how we utilize Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), coupled with GitOps and DevOps practices, to provide a robust and secure platform for hosting container-based workloads. These workloads include interactive web visualizations, JupyterHub instances, science gateways, data assimilation tools, data analysis tools, and those that require access to GPUs, including, but not limited to, AI/ML. The presentation will also cover how Cilium network and Kyverno access policies are implemented to secure the platform. It will also discuss how GitHub Actions are utilized to test and build codebases into containers that can run on the platform. Attendees will learn why we chose Kubernetes as our platform as well as practical strategies to implement similar solutions and common pitfalls to avoid.
Speakers
NC
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Room 206
  Tutorial, Cloud

12:00pm MDT

Lunch
Thursday May 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
Thursday May 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Wolf Law Cafeteria
  Break
 
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