AI Innovation for Health and Education
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Dear SDSC Collaborators, Partners and All Friends:
Last month’s CENIC “The Right Connection” conference was one of several recent moments where SDSC expertise and work from across the center came together in ways that span research, education and infrastructure, with applications ranging from wildfire response and agriculture to secure computing and AI.
SDSC played a leading role in the program, including two keynote presentations. One focused on our National Research Platform collaboration with CENIC’s Artificial Intelligence Resource (CENIC AIR), which is driving social mobility by enabling experiential AI learning at community colleges and universities across California. Another focused on the importance of the research and education networking community becoming an active AI innovation infrastructure, drawing on examples from SDSC’s National Data Platform and AI-enabled workflows and digital twins for wildfire response.
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Using SDSC’s Expanse supercomputer, researchers identified a physical mechanism where stiff red blood cells cause microscopic vascular injury, offering new insights into the long-term organ damage associated with sickle cell disease.
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At UC San Diego, high-performance computing is being woven directly into undergraduate engineering education by giving students early, hands-on experience with the same tools that drive modern research and development.
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Researchers used Expanse to simulate the atomic-level destruction of PFAS "forever chemicals" on electrically charged surfaces. This breakthrough provides a roadmap for using electrochemical methods to effectively remove them from drinking water supplies.
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Researchers at UC San Diego used the Expanse supercomputer to develop an AI model that accurately maps the urethra, potentially helping clinicians minimize radiation side effects and improve precision in prostate cancer treatment.
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The 7NRP Workshop will take place May 5-7 and will cover both the current state of NRP as well as its future direction. A major focus will be on AI tech in agriculture and the relationships between NRP and CENIC AIR, AI education, science and more.
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Covering introductory-to-intermediate topics in HPC, data science and AI, this weeklong workshop accelerates the learning process through interactive discussions and hands-on tutorials on Expanse. Application deadline is Friday, April 24.
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A standout partnership between the SDSC Research Data Services division (RDS) and the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) demonstrates how student innovation drives real impact. RDS interns developed TRAC, a custom web application that streamlines participant tracking and consent management for Alzheimer’s research. This innovative partnership provides students with high-level technical experience while optimizing workflows for the ADRC.
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The Convergence Research (CORE) Institute is now seeking applications for its 2026-2027 Leadership Council to help guide a new cohort focused on AI and Indigenous language revitalization. This interdisciplinary initiative aims to develop responsible, community-centered technology that prioritizes data sovereignty and the preservation of endangered languages.
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The Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) Conference seeks nominations for individuals to serve as the PEARC 2028 Conference General Co-Chairs or as PEARC Steering Committee Members-at-Large. There are currently several Steering Committee positions available for the next term.
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Taught by UCSD undergraduates over four weeks via Zoom, students in grades eight and nine can dive deeper into a subject they're passionate about — whether academic or extracurricular. Our goal is to spark curiosity and inspire future pursuits in high school, college, and beyond. Spring 2026 Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, Nanoengineering.
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All events are held remotely unless otherwise noted.
Data Storage and File Systems (COMPLECS)
April 30, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Seventh National Research Platform (7NRP) Workshop
May 5-7, 2026
This event will be held in person at UC San Diego.
Software Carpentries Workshop - Coding and Data Management Skills for Researchers
May 5-8, 2026, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
From Atoms to Algorithms: GPU Acceleration of Molecular Dynamics, DFT, and QM/MM Simulations
May 12, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Using Regular Expressions with Linux Tools (COMPLECS)
May 14, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Code Migration (COMPLECS)
May 28, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
CyberInfrastructure-Enabled Machine Learning (CIML) Summer Institute
June 23 - 25, 2026
Application closed. This event will be held in person at SDSC.
HPC and Data Science Summer Institute
August 3 - 7, 2026
Application deadline: April 24, 2026. This event will be held in person at SDSC.
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From the opening keynote to closing-day technical sessions, SDSC leaders and projects were woven throughout the three-day gathering of California's research, education and networking community.
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