Report on VGrADS EOT Activities VGrADS Workshop, February 24, 2006 Michael Sirois Center for Excellence and Equity in Education (CEEE)

... A little background at the NSF Site Visit, April 2005, we said...

The Challenge for VGrADS EOT We needed to find ways to have an impact within a budget of $55K per year, down from $110K per year We needed to find ways to have an impact within a budget of $55K per year, down from $110K per year Increased our emphasis on collaboration & leverage Increased our emphasis on collaboration & leverage Had already sent Rice female students & staff to the 2004 Hopper Celebration, with help from C I T I, CEEE, & the Dean of Engineering Had already sent Rice female students & staff to the 2004 Hopper Celebration, with help from C I T I, CEEE, & the Dean of Engineering Had reduced number of AGEP students & cut personnel Had reduced number of AGEP students & cut personnel Had deferred development of general education course Had deferred development of general education course

VGrADS Education, Outreach, and Training Goals PI’s would be active in projects spanning the educational pipeline from precollege through graduate (in programs CS-CAMP, AGEP, and in Grad courses and student exchanges) PI’s would be active in projects spanning the educational pipeline from precollege through graduate (in programs CS-CAMP, AGEP, and in Grad courses and student exchanges) PIs would be active in professional outreach activities (typical venues and special projects) PIs would be active in professional outreach activities (typical venues and special projects) Special attention would be paid to the needs of underrepresented groups (Minority Students in Majority Institutions, attack student attrition in science and engineering) Special attention would be paid to the needs of underrepresented groups (Minority Students in Majority Institutions, attack student attrition in science and engineering)

we did the following...

Participation in Minority-Focused Conferences Sent 6 students and 5 staff to 2004 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference Sent 6 students and 5 staff to 2004 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference with additional financing from CITI, CEEE, & Dean of Engineering with additional financing from CITI, CEEE, & Dean of Engineering presented panel on successful diversity strategies (Sirois), and held BoF on achieving gender equity (Rice female CS undergrads) presented panel on successful diversity strategies (Sirois), and held BoF on achieving gender equity (Rice female CS undergrads) 2005 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, October 19-22, 2005, Albuquerque, NM 2005 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, October 19-22, 2005, Albuquerque, NM Supported travel for 2 staff, 2 students Supported travel for 2 staff, 2 students Fran Berman was a plenary speaker Fran Berman was a plenary speaker Chuck Koelbel chaired a panel on grid computing Chuck Koelbel chaired a panel on grid computing

Computer Science Computing and Mentoring Partnership (CS-CAMP) Project Purpose is to increase interest and retention of females in high-school computer science CS-CAMP Summer Program 2004 CS-CAMP Summer Program Awareness Day Participation from PI’s Cooper and Tapia Awareness Day Participation from PI’s Cooper and Tapia 2005 CS-CAMP Summer Program utilized VGrADS personnel in talks to high school female students and their teachers 2005 CS-CAMP Summer Program utilized VGrADS personnel in talks to high school female students and their teachers Grid computing (Kennedy) Grid computing (Kennedy) Computing career choices (Koelbel) Computing career choices (Koelbel) Advances in technology (Cooper) Advances in technology (Cooper) Diversity issues (Tapia) Diversity issues (Tapia)

Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) NSF-sponsored program that provides year-round support, mentoring, and community for students from underrepresented groups at both the undergraduate and graduate levels AGEP Summer Program AGEP Summer Program Brings students to campus and pair them with senior researchers Brings students to campus and pair them with senior researchers Exposes them to graduate-style education (and hopefully convinces them to pursue grad school) Exposes them to graduate-style education (and hopefully convinces them to pursue grad school) Emphasis is on community building and pyramid-style mentoring Emphasis is on community building and pyramid-style mentoring Recruitment Efforts Recruitment Efforts Nationwide recruiting effort was held Nationwide recruiting effort was held Are still (as of ) looking for three undergrad minority students to work on VGrADS research Are still (as of ) looking for three undergrad minority students to work on VGrADS research

VGrADS Courses Graduate courses Graduate courses UCSB (Rich Wolski) UCSB (Rich Wolski) CS2901: Grid Computing CS2901: Grid Computing Students build and evaluate grid applications Students build and evaluate grid applications Students use GrADSoft and VGrADS tools Students use GrADSoft and VGrADS tools UCSD (Andrew Chien) UCSD (Andrew Chien) CSE 225: Grids and High Performance Distributed Computing CSE 225: Grids and High Performance Distributed Computing Students learn about technical challenges in building grids, grid software, and grid applications Students learn about technical challenges in building grids, grid software, and grid applications General Education Course (Deferred) General Education Course (Deferred) Ken Kennedy is developing a course on Information Technology Architectures; it will incorporate grid material Ken Kennedy is developing a course on Information Technology Architectures; it will incorporate grid material

Graduate Students in VGrADS Students are directly involved in the research Students are directly involved in the research Participate in weekly planning calls, develop software, etc. Participate in weekly planning calls, develop software, etc. Attend & participate in annual VGrADS Workshop Attend & participate in annual VGrADS Workshop Often give demonstrations at major conferences Often give demonstrations at major conferences Student exchanges Student exchanges Student from one school spends significant time at another Student from one school spends significant time at another Significant interchange of ideas & experiences Significant interchange of ideas & experiences Started under GrADS Started under GrADS Anirban Mandal (Rice) spent a summer at USC ISI Anirban Mandal (Rice) spent a summer at USC ISI Summer 2005 Summer 2005 Ryan Zhang (Rice) went to UCSD to collaborate on vgEs Ryan Zhang (Rice) went to UCSD to collaborate on vgEs Dan Nurmi (UCSB) went to Rice to collaborate on delay prediction for scheduling Dan Nurmi (UCSB) went to Rice to collaborate on delay prediction for scheduling

Professional Outreach “The usual” presentations at conferences, workshops, etc. “The usual” presentations at conferences, workshops, etc. The PI’s give many grid-related keynotes and invited talks The PI’s give many grid-related keynotes and invited talks Website for disseminating results, internal collaboration Website for disseminating results, internal collaboration SC2004 & SC2005 Conference activities SC2004 & SC2005 Conference activities Exhibit floor talks/demos of VGrADS and GrADS activities (Johnsson, Dongarra, Kennedy, Koelbel, Wolski, various students) Exhibit floor talks/demos of VGrADS and GrADS activities (Johnsson, Dongarra, Kennedy, Koelbel, Wolski, various students) The PI’s spoke in several BOF and Panel sessions The PI’s spoke in several BOF and Panel sessions National Committees National Committees CSTB “The Future of Supercomputing” (Koelbel, Dongarra) CSTB “The Future of Supercomputing” (Koelbel, Dongarra) PITAC subcommittee on Computational Science (Reed chairs) PITAC subcommittee on Computational Science (Reed chairs) Reed is CRA’s liaison to the Coalition to Diversify Computing Reed is CRA’s liaison to the Coalition to Diversify Computing They serve on many national and international conference program committees They serve on many national and international conference program committees

Ken Kennedy’s Responses at the Site Visit to Questions About our EOT Efforts We hope to distribute CS-CAMP materials through the EPIC network We hope to distribute CS-CAMP materials through the EPIC network Have an agreement in principle with Ann Redelfs and can distribute materials at any time. We will probably do so late in the spring of 2006 (following meetings with CS-CAMP’s master teachers) Have an agreement in principle with Ann Redelfs and can distribute materials at any time. We will probably do so late in the spring of 2006 (following meetings with CS-CAMP’s master teachers) It would require significant local funding to duplicate the program, so we have been looking for ways to streamline the program, as well as seeking additional funding. It would require significant local funding to duplicate the program, so we have been looking for ways to streamline the program, as well as seeking additional funding. We will package and distribute the grid-oriented courseware We will package and distribute the grid-oriented courseware General education course + two graduate courses are on the grid General education course + two graduate courses are on the grid These may also fit into the EPIC distribution scheme These may also fit into the EPIC distribution scheme We will apply for a supplement through NSF BPC this fall (of 2005) We will apply for a supplement through NSF BPC this fall (of 2005) To do an incarnation of CS-CAMP in California To do an incarnation of CS-CAMP in California To create online tutorial resources for using VGrADS tools (The BPC proposals we submitted were ultimately unsuccessful, but we intend to continue to look at BPC and other grants as potential funding sources). To create online tutorial resources for using VGrADS tools (The BPC proposals we submitted were ultimately unsuccessful, but we intend to continue to look at BPC and other grants as potential funding sources). To the question: Can you expand outreach at low cost beyond Rice? (Some answers below have been updated to February, 2006)

We will distribute our software stack in open-source form We will distribute our software stack in open-source form Allow other research groups to use the tools, as they mature Allow other research groups to use the tools, as they mature To have an impact, we would need to develop an online tutorial and/or give a tutorial at a conference such as SC To have an impact, we would need to develop an online tutorial and/or give a tutorial at a conference such as SC This would require resources; possibly from BPC (Software agreements differ from institution to institution, so talks are still underway regarding potential conflicts to releasing the software as open-source). This would require resources; possibly from BPC (Software agreements differ from institution to institution, so talks are still underway regarding potential conflicts to releasing the software as open-source). Materials from our courses are available on the web Materials from our courses are available on the web Simplify adoption at new schools Simplify adoption at new schools Courses use VGrADS and GrADSoft tools Courses use VGrADS and GrADSoft tools To the question: Is further academic outreach possible, to allow other universities and institutions to benefit from this work? Ken Kennedy’s Responses at the Site Visit to Questions About our EOT Efforts

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