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2021

  • Mar 2, 2021 - 10:00 AM
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    Location
    Zoom

    OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Bridges-2 computing platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

    Register by going to: https://portal.xsede.org/course-calendar

    Please address any questions to Tom Maiden at tmaiden@psc.edu 

  • Blockchain in Ag

    Feb 26, 2021 - 8:30 AM
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    Blockchain has become a widely adopted technology across many sectors. As there's an increased focus on data in agriculture, it is quickly being introduced in agriculture. From traceability to sharing information across different platforms, blockchain usage in agriculture is only going to increase.

2020

  • Virtual Event: Unlocking the Agricultural Data Revolution

    Sep 24, 2020 - 10:00 AM
    to Sep 25, 2020 - 3:00 PM

    Join the discussion on how agricultural data is transformed into information and decision-making through novel approaches for data analysis while managing and maintaining privacy and protection for the farmers and consumers whose data are being utilized.

2019

  • Dec 6, 2019 - 8:00 AM
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    Iowa State, in collaboration with the EU Big Data Value Association, the Midwest Big Data Hub, University of Wisconsin-Madison, SINTEF, and Intrasoft Intl., will present Using Data Science for Plant Genomics and Phenomics  from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. The webinar will welcome speakers including Iowa State professor of genetics, development, and cell biology Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, SINTEF Chief Scientist Arne Berre, and Assistant Member and PI with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Malia Gehan.

  • Nov 21, 2019 - 8:00 AM
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    Iowa State, in collaboration with the EU Big Data Value Association, the Midwest Big Data Hub, University of Wisconsin-Madison, SINTEF, and Intrasoft Intl., will present UAVs and Satellites in Agriculture from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. The webinar will welcome speakers including Iowa State professor of genetics, development, and cell biology Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, SINTEF Chief Scientist Arne Berre, and Kansas State University associate professor of plant pathology Jesse Poland.

  • Sep 17, 2019 - 12:00 AM
    to Sep 20, 2019 - 11:59 PM

    The Midwest Big Data Hub is inviting student poster proposal submissions for its All-hands Meeting on October 29-30, 2019 in Rosemont, IL (Chicago).

    *Submit your poster proposal here(submission deadline: September 20)

    Poster Submissions Guidelines:

    Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit an abstract for review. Posters will present ongoing research on data related issues OR work on production-level data infrastructure, in relation to this year’s general event theme: “AI and Data for Innovative Research and Decision-Making.” The student must be the lead author. A student may be on multiple posters, but may submit only one abstract as a lead author.

  • MBDH Social Science Data Carpentry Workshop

    Aug 26, 2019 - 9:00 AM
    to Aug 27, 2019 - 5:00 PM

    Improve your skills with data specific to the social sciences with this free hands-on training workshop from Data Carpentry. Short tutorials alternate with hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged both to help one another and to apply what they learn to their own research problems during and between sessions. Previous program experience is not required to participate.

  • Aug 21, 2019 - 9:00 AM
    to Aug 21, 2019 - 3:30 PM
    Location
    Salina, Kansas

    Save the date for the third annual Midwest Big Data Hub All-Hands Meeting on Aug. 21 (9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Salina, Kansas). This meeting will serve as the culmination for the National Science Foundation project dedicated to bringing academics and commercial operators together around the topic of big data for agriculture. Register here. 

    For more details and to join the email communication list, please click here. 

    Co-Located Events to the All-Hands Meeting:

    Drone Image Acquisition and Processing Workshop (Aug. 20, hosted by Kansas State University) 6th Annual UAS Tech Forum (Aug. 21-22, hosted by UAS Cluster Initiative)

    Questions about these events? Call (785) 826-2633 or send an email. 

  • Aug 11, 2019 - 8:00 AM
    to Aug 13, 2019 - 3:30 PM
    Location
    Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

    This National Science Foundation-funded workshop takes a Sustainable Urban Systems (SUS) focus and aims to bring together a diverse group of participants from academia, government, non-governmental organizations and industry to explore the Mississippi River Watershed (MRW) region as a large interconnected urban and ecological system.

    Full details here.

    Registration opens June 20.

  • Jul 30, 2019 - 11:00 AM
    to Jul 30, 2019 - 5:00 PM
    Location
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans Room

    The Trusted CI Workshop on Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure provides an opportunity for sharing experiences, recommendations, and available resources for addressing cybersecurity challenges in research computing. Presentations by Trusted CI staff and community members will cover a broad range of cybersecurity topics, including science gateways, transition to practice, cybersecurity program development, workforce development, and community engagement (e.g., via the Trusted CI Fellows program).

    Learn more and register here.

  • Jun 24, 2019 - 10:00 AM
    to Jun 24, 2019 - 11:00 AM

    National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

    Presenter: Trusted CI team

    Title: "The Trusted CI Framework: An Architecture for Cybersecurity Programs"

    Series schedule

  • Jun 19, 2019 - 9:00 AM
    to Jun 19, 2019 - 5:00 PM
    Location
    Aon Center, Chicago

    The Cybersecurity TTP workshop is an opportunity for Cybersecurity researchers and practitioners to discuss the needs and gaps we can fill with cybersecurity research, and enjoy co-creation of plans on accelerating this valuable research to practice. Researchers and practitioners in cybersecurity are encouraged to attend. Invitation requests are reviewed and approved by the Cybersecurity TTP Workshop Events Team. Contact us for questions.

    Request an invitation to this free workshop by June 10. 

  • Jun 12, 2019 - 12:00 PM
    to Jun 12, 2019 - 1:00 PM

    Presenter: Shari Thurow, Omni Marketing Interactive

    Title: "Web Analytics Guide for Gateway Websites: Getting Started with Definitions, Goals, and Metrics"
     

    Series schedule

  • Jun 12, 2019 - 11:00 AM
    to Jun 12, 2019 - 4:00 PM

    Theme: "Two-Year Colleges and the Foundations for Data Science"

    This online meeting will bring together data scientists and educators in academia, government, and industry to discuss: (1) current efforts in developing data science curricula and programs at two-year colleges, (2) opportunities for professional development in data science education, (3) strategies for building partnerships with nearby four-year and Master’s granting institutions, and (4) techniques for understanding the needs of local employers.

    Learn more and register

  • Jun 7, 2019 - 2:00 PM
    to Jun 7, 2019 - 3:00 PM

    Presenter: Jim Wilgenbusch, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute 

    Title: “MSI collaboration with UM Water Resources Center and MN Dept of Health”
     

    Webinar series details

  • May 20, 2019 - 8:30 AM
    to May 23, 2019 - 5:00 PM

    Registration is now open for the 2019 Midwest Big Data Summer School for early career researchers and practitioners, held at Iowa State University in Ames. Early registration ends March 20. Limited travel support is available.
     

    Learn more and register here.

  • May 19, 2019 - 2:00 PM
    to May 19, 2019 - 3:00 PM

    Speaker: Suranjan Panigrahi, Professor – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

  • May 8, 2019 - 8:30 AM
    to May 8, 2019 - 5:00 PM
    Location
    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    This initial meeting will explore how to use rapid response data and analysis in partnership with communities and governments to inform efforts on mobility and decreasing poverty.
     

    Learn more and register here.

  • May 3, 2019 - 2:00 PM
    to May 3, 2019 - 3:00 PM

    Presenter: Valentin Pentchev, Indiana University's Network Science Institute (IUNI). 

    Title: “Shared BigData Gateway for Research Libraries”

  • Apr 22, 2019 - 2:00 PM
    to Apr 22, 2019 - 3:00 PM

    Speaker: Andrew Newsum, Sensor Operations Manager - Indigo Ag

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