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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:


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

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.

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

  • Task 12: What type of HPC resources are your stakeholders looking for?
    Interview notes here

  • Add experienced questions?

  • Task 1: Where can you find information about citing ACCESS in your publications?

  • Task 2: Where do you go to find Systems Status?

  • Task 3: Where can you go to open a help ticket?

  • Task 4: Where can you find XDMod? Do you know how to use this tool?

  • Task 5: Can you find what resources are running PyTorch?

  • Task 6: Can you find a resource that runs ACCESS On-Demand?

  • Task 7: Can you find an Affinity Group for FABRIC users?

  • Task 8: Where can you go for training to use ANVIL?

  • Task 9: Can you find how to get started with ACCESS MATCH services to help you with your research project?

  • Task 10: If you want to get involved and volunteer with the ACCESS community where would you go?

  • Wrap up, thank you

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