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Indiana University’s Jetstream team
researchers already have access to advanced computa- tional or HPC and HTC resources via commercial products or through funded programs within NSF’s national cyberin- frastructure (CI). Jetstream goes where those programs do not reach.
“What sets Jetstream apart is the goal to create a differ- ent type of resource for research and education,” explained David Y. Hancock, program director for Advanced Cyberin- frastructure at IU’s Pervasive Technology Institute. Hancock is project lead for the Jetstream team and principal investi- gator for the NSF-funded initiative.
Jetstream’s strategic mission is to extend the computing power of NSF’s eXtreme Digital (XD) program to education and research communities that have not typically used CI advanced computing resources. To date, Jetstream users have included — among others — Historically Black Colleg- es and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribal colleges and higher education institutions in states designated by the NSF as eligible for funding via the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
Among the most important design goals of Jetstream is that users enjoy an easy-to-use, self-serve, on-demand GUI interface. Another key element of the platform is the option for users to select from stable, prepared virtual machines (VMs) or choose to create their own VMs and customized workflows. In either case, a VM might include research software selections from the “Featured Images” software managed and maintained by the Jetstream team
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