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david.zeng@dsu.edu
Dakota State University
Timezone: Eastern Central U.S.

Availability:

Campus Champion, CIT
Senior Systems Analyst & Director of Research TechnologyAssociate Professor, Predictive Analytics for Decision-making, Programming for Data Analytics (Python), Business Intelligence & Visualization, Deep Learning
https://www.geneseodsu.edu/citdirectory/facultyzeng-staffdavid.html

Via sign up form:

Please describe your experience with supercomputing
I have never used a supercomputer

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How should we address you?
DaveDavid

Please describe your experience using advanced research computing?
I am the sysadmin for our campus shared, remote access Lambda workstation for HPC-lite tasks. I am an OSG user, but haven't done more than explore my login node.Limited experience of using advanced research computing, such as HPC, Linux, GPU environment

If you've used ACCESS, what allocation level did you start with?
Not applicable

What have you used or hope to use the ACCESS website to do?
Request an explore allocation, document the process, evangelize ACCESS to my campus, and help my campus community use ACCESSGain information about ACCESS resources such as training courses, HPC, grant opportunities etc.

Remind us what your role is, as it applies to working with ACCESS:
Educator (Campus Champion)

What is your research domain?
No answer

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What one thing do you appreciate most about the program?
I especially appreciate the support that I can direct my campus community to, as my institution is so small that my research computing support role is only half FTE.Resource-sharing and training opprotunities

What one thing would you change about the program?
I'm not sure yet! This is a little silly but I'm someone who struggles to update their CV, so the CV requirement for Explore allocations has been a barrier for my brain.Creating more local (such as small Midwest institutions) meetups and program

Interview guide:

60–90 minute interview. Each task will take approximately 5-10 minutes.

• Login, introductions, set up screen share
  

• Task 1: Where would you go to find out what type of research is being conducted using ACCESS? Is your area of research/study/classroom activity represented on the ACCESS website?
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• Task 2: Where can you find information specifically targeted for you?
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• Task 3: Are you eligible to use ACCESS? Where can you find eligibility requirements?
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• Task 4: Find information about the cost to use ACCESS.
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• Task 5: What is an ACCESS resource? Where can you find the type of resources that are available through ACCESS? How would you select an ACCESS resource?
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• Task 6: What is an allocation? What are allocation projects and what types are available to you?
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• Task 7: Where would you go to find the definition of an unfamiliar term or phrase used in ACCESS?
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• Task 8: Where can you go for help to use the ACCESS system?
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• Task 9: If you want to get involved and volunteer with the ACCESS community where would you go?
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• Task 10: What’s the first step to get started using ACCESS?
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• If there is additional time: What type of HPC resources are your stakeholders looking for?
  

• After our interview would you be willing to review this page?
  https://access-ci.org/get-started/for-educators/
  https://access-ci.org/get-started/for-programs-organizations/
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