Research Computing Subcommittee
The Research Computing Subcommittee, reporting to the parent Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC), provides recommendations regarding strategies, priorities, policies and standards for research computing.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee an analysis of research computing needs at Brandeis, evaluating its current state and making recommendations for future direction and potential investment.
- Evaluate and ensure optimal investment of research computing resources, including research applications, data, infrastructure and support staff.
- Provide oversight to ensure understanding of risks, such as data exposure, and provide recommendations for effective and appropriate management of these risks.
- Assure that research computing strategies deliver benefits and value in line with the university's mission and needs.
- Make decisions regarding proposals related to research computing policies and standards.
- Provide direction to prevent, where appropriate, unnecessary redundancy or non-sustainable implementations and their resulting inefficiencies and risks.
- Discuss and seek to resolve issues which span departmental or divisional boundaries. Escalate issues and funding requests when necessary to the ATAC Committee, which in turn may escalate them to the Technology Prioritization Committee when appropriate.
Subcommittee Membership
- Vice Provost for Research (co-chair): Steve Karel
- Chief Information Security Officer (co-chair): David Albrecht
- Arts & Sciences, Social Sciences Faculty Representative: Jytte Klausen
- Arts & Sciences, Humanities and Creative Arts Faculty Representative: Xiwen Lu
- Arts & Sciences, Sciences — Computer Sciences (CoSci) Faculty Representative: Constantine Lignos
- Arts & Sciences, Sciences — Natural Sciences Faculty Representative: Mike Hagen
- International Business School Faculty Representative: Ahmad Namini
- Heller School Faculty Representative: Grant Ritter
- Library Representative: Chris Underwood
- Dean of Arts & Sciences Office Representative: Kevin Keith
- ITS Leadership Representative: Nathan Derby
The Research Computing Subcommittee meeting agendas and minutes are posted to Box (Brandeis login required). If you have questions, please contact the co-chairs of the committee.