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dmccaff4@asu.edu
Arizona State University
Timezone: Eastern U.S.

Campus Champion
Senior Software Application Analyst, Cyber-infrastructure (CI) Facilitator
https://search.asu.edu/profile/4745435

Availability:

Friday 1/31 from 2-4

Monday 2/3 from 11-1

Friday 2/7 from 11-1

Friday 2/7 from 2-4


Interviewers:
Dina Meek, Matt Yoder


Via sign up form:

How should we address you?
Deb or Dr. McCaffrey

Please describe your experience with supercomputing
I've used supercomputers, but not regularly

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?
My education is in experimental physical chemistry and we often complemented experiments with computational simulations. For my career, I'm a research computing facilitator and help researchers with advanced research computing.

If you've used ACCESS, what allocation level did you start with?
Explore

What have you used or hope to use the ACCESS website to do?
Find information about all the resources easily. Find information to decide on which resources to use.

Remind us what your role is, as it applies to working with ACCESS:
Community Member

What is your research domain?
No answer

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?
Research IT leadership. Researchers in all domains. Office of Research.

What one thing do you appreciate most about the program?
There's no money changing hands. I like the credits model. I also like how it isn't limited or weighted towards NSF award recipients.

What one thing would you change about the program?
This should be a central service from the US government, not a solicitation!!!!! See the former Compute Canada model.

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/study/classroom activity represented on the ACCESS website?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 2: Where can you find information specifically targeted for you?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 3: Are you eligible to use ACCESS? Where can you find eligibility requirements?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 4: Find information about the cost to use ACCESS.
    Interview notes here

  • 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?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 6: What is an allocation? What types of allocation projects can you apply for? How do they differ from one another?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 7: Where would you go to find the definition of an unfamiliar term or phrase used in ACCESS?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 8: Where can you go for help to use the ACCESS system? Where can you go to open a help ticket?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 9: If you want to get involved and volunteer with the ACCESS community where would you go?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 10: What’s the first step to get started using ACCESS?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 11: Where can you find information about citing ACCESS in your publications?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 12: Where do you go to find Systems Status?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 13: Do you know what the XDMod tool is used for and how to find it?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 14: Can you find what resources are running PyTorch?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 15: Can you find a resource that runs ACCESS On-Demand?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 16: Can you find an Affinity Group for FABRIC users?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 17: Where can you go for training to use ANVIL?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 18: Can you find how to get started with ACCESS MATCH services to help you with your research project?
    Interview notes here

  • Task 19: Please review this page and suggest any additions or deletions.
    https://access-ci.org/get-started/for-programs-organizations/
    Interview notes here

  • Task 20: What type of HPC resources are your stakeholders looking for? Have any of your stakeholders reported back their experience working with ACCESS?
    Interview notes here

  • Wrap up, thank you, at end of interview save transcript

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