CI Resources for Faculty & Researchers

• Workforce in IT Networking at SC (WINS). Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive “hands-on” mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career applicants in the IT field who are selected to participate in the ground-up construction of SCinet, one of the fastest and most advanced computer networks in the world, built annually for the SC conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois in November, 2026. The application deadline is January 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM AoE
• February 11 and 13, 2026. PSC Machine Learning and Big Data workshop. NCSA will host the Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This workshop will focus on topics including big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using TensorFlow. This is an IN-PERSON event in NCSA Room 3000. Register by Monday, February 9, at 10:00 AM Central time.
• April 14-15, Columbus, OH. NSF AI workshop & OSC Research Symposium. The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) will host a free special event featuring a National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS Regional Workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) and OSC's annual Research Symposium showcase of Ohio high performance computing (HPC) innovations. Some travel support available, apply by Feb. 10, 2026
• 2026 Summer ACERS Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a 10-week, May 18 – July 24, 2026, NSF-funded program that brings together undergraduates from across the country to work on interdisciplinary computational and data science research projects. Participants receive training in high-performance computing, collaborate with top faculty, and gain experience using modern supercomputers while contributing to cutting-edge research in fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and climate science. Apply by February 15, 2026
• Feb 23-27 2026, East Carolina U, Greenville NC. Linux Clusters Institute Workshop - Introduction to Linux Cluster System Administration. In five days you will: Learn HPC system administration concepts and technologies and how to apply them; Get hands-on skills building a small test cluster in lab sessions; Hear real-life stories and get to ask experts questions in panel discussions. Registration is open until max capacity is reached.

Additional events in the document.

• EDUAUSE Report: The Impact of AI on Work in Higher Education, an effort conducted in partnership with AIR, NACUBO, and CUPA-HR. In this research, we summarize work-related institutional AI strategies, policies, and guidelines; the risks, opportunities, and challenges associated with using AI for work in higher education; and specific examples of how staff and faculty use—and want to use—AI for work.
• EDUCAUSE Demo Day | ITSM Software. IT Service Management (ITSM) software helps institutions design, deliver, manage, and improve the way IT services are provided to students, faculty, and staff. From ticketing systems and self-service portals to asset management and workflow automation, ITSM tools are essential for streamlining operations and enhancing the user experience across campus. February 05, 2026 | 10:00AM–2:30PM ET
• NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Teams Webinar. I-Corps supports NSF-funded researchers with entrepreneurial training, mentoring and funding to accelerate the translation of technologies from foundational research into emerging products, processes and services. Learn how to make your technology concept into a product through customer discovery. Program directors will answer questions and provide updated information about I-Corps contacts, the curriculum and important dates. February 5, 2026 1pm ET
• Co-Designing Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure for Computing Continuum: Overview of the Activities at the NSF-AI Institute ICICLE AI is transforming every sector of society. However, there is a massive and ever-growing gap between available AI techniques and their availability to end users across a range of application domains. This talk will start with an overview of the ICICLE (Intelligent CyberInfrastructure (CI) with Computational Learning in the Environment), an NSF-AI Institute, to address these challenges. We will demonstrate how ICICLE seeks to be the first and foremost edge-to-center AI-as-a-service enterprise for the emerging computing continuum, advancing foundational AI research by fostering next-gen CI for AI to support the wholesome democratization of AI through responsible plug-and-play, and extending the usability and usefulness of AI to the wider population. Feb 10, 2026, 11am-12pm PST
• Batch Computing: Working with the Linux Scheduler. In this training, will be introduced to the concept of a scheduler — what they are, why they exist, and how they work — using the Linux scheduler as our reference implementation and testbed. You will then learn how to interact with the Linux scheduler on your personal computer by running a series of example exercises intended to teach you about the most fundamental aspects of scheduling, including turning foreground processes into background ones and controlling their priority relative to the other processes running on your system. February 12, 2026.

• NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program. Supports NSF-funded researchers with entrepreneurial training, mentoring and funding to accelerate the translation of technologies from foundational research into emerging products, processes and services. The program is designed to support the commercialization of "deep technologies,” those revolving around foundational discoveries in science and engineering. The NSF National I-Corps program addresses the skill and knowledge gaps associated with the transformation of basic research into deep technology ventures (DTVs). Full proposal accepted anytime.
•  ACCESS STEP program. STEP is a three-phase program intended for undergraduates or early-career graduate students interested in pursuing careers in cyberinfrastructure. The first phase, STEP-1, is a two-week, in-person experience in Miami. It’s open to all, including students with less experience. While in the program, students will learn about the variety of career options in the HPC field, including web programming, HPC, cybersecurity, networking and the real use of AI. The deadline to apply for the 2026 STEP program is February 8, 2026.
• Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Nominations. Established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Computing Research Association (CRA), the CCC seeks visionary leaders — people with great ideas, sound judgment, and the willingness to work collaboratively to see things through to completion. Please help the computing community by nominating outstanding colleagues (including self-nominations) for the Council. Nominations close February 13, 2026. 
• Accelerating Research Translation (ART). The overarching goal for the Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program is to advance the U.S. scientific and economic leadership by building capacity and increasing the number of robust translational research ecosystems in Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that span across the full geography of our nation. Innovations can occur anywhere and can be opportunities for creating sustained impacts in every single region of the United States. Proposal due March 12 2026 for Tracks 1, 3 and 4.