ephicks@fastmail.net
Epsilon Delta Labs
Timezone: Central U.S.
Campus Champion
Research Collaboration between Science + Art
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-hicks-b3038b32a/
Availability:
Monday 2/3 from 2-4 | Tuesday 2/11 from 2-4 |
Interviewers:
Christine Golus, Rebecca Eveland
Via sign up form:
How should we address you?
Eliza
Please describe your experience with supercomputing
I use supercomputers often
Are you familiar with the U.S. National Science Foundation's ACCESS program?
Yes, I've used ACCESS in my research
Via pre-survey:
Please describe your experience using advanced research computing?
I am an experienced user (10+ years of experience after my PhD). I use ACCESS resources Stampede2/3, Ranch, and Expanse. I run large fluid dynamics simulations using an open source code (Nek5000) and visualization jobs using VisIt.
If you've used ACCESS, what allocation level did you start with?
Discover
What have you used or hope to use the ACCESS website to do?
Find information about computing resources, apply for resources, find out about allocation policies, and manage my account and allocations.
Remind us what your role is, as it applies to working with ACCESS:
Researcher
What is your research domain?
fluid dynamics
What courses do you teach?
No answer
What is advanced research computing is your resource particularly well suited for?
No answer
Who are your stakeholders?
No answer
What one thing do you appreciate most about the program?
supercomputer information pages
What one thing would you change about the program?
It would always work on my iPad.
Interview guide:
60–90 minute interview. Each task will take approximately 5-10 minutes.
Login, introductions, set up screen share, record to cloud, click transcript, at end of interview save transcript
We ask that you “talk aloud” as you are completing your task – telling us what you are thinking about and looking for as you complete your task. Begin here:
https://access-ci.org/
Task 1: Where would you go to find out what type of research is being conducted using ACCESS? Is your institution’s area of research activity represented on the ACCESS website?
Task 2: Where can you find information specifically targeted for you?
Task 3: Are you eligible to use ACCESS? Where can you find eligibility requirements?
Task 4: Find information about the cost to use ACCESS.
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?
Task 6: What is an allocation? What types of allocation projects can you apply for? How do they differ from one another?
Task 7: Where would you go to find the definition of an unfamiliar term or phrase used in ACCESS?
Task 8: Where can you go for help to use the ACCESS system? Where can you go to open a help ticket?
Task 9: If you want to get involved and volunteer with the ACCESS community where would you go?
Task 10: What’s the first step to get started using ACCESS?
Task 11: Where can you find information about citing ACCESS in your publications?
Task 12: Where do you go to find Systems Status?
More experienced user questions:
Task 13: Do you know what the XDMod tool is used for and how to find it?
Task 14: Can you find what resources are running PyTorch?
Task 15: Can you find a resource that runs ACCESS On-Demand?
Task 16: Can you find an Affinity Group for FABRIC users?
Task 17: Where can you go for training to use ANVIL?
Task 18: Can you find how to get started with ACCESS MATCH services to help you with your research project?
Task 19: Please review this page and suggest any additions or deletions.
Task 20: How will you determine if the available ACCESS resources can support your research?
Wrap up, thank you, at end of interview save transcript