1. Lesser Merriment University Cyberinfrastructure Task Force Dee Childs (mchilds@lsu.edu) Ken Fauerbach (ken@nyu.edu) Rich Greenfield (rich.greenfield@alaska.edu) Erin Griffin (egriffin@lmu.edu) Christopher Mackie (cjm@mellon.org) Pam McQuesten (pmcquesten@oxy.edu)

2.  Lesser Merriment U at a glance:  Private, Master’s I institution in SoCal  6k UG, 3k GS, residential, regional  Schools: LibArts, SciEng, Film, Comm, Bus, Ed  Consortial memberships: Library, I2  Consortial opportunities: plentiful  CA consortia  LibArts consortia

3.  Our charge: Develop a plan and business model to provide the technology infrastructure (“cyberinfrastructure”) necessary to support LMU’s six strategic initiatives:  Bioethics  Globalized, distributed film-making  Serious and commercial games  In-service infrastructure for K-12 teachers  Entrepreneurship  Connecting A&S faculty with disciplinary research communities

4.  Computer, information, and communication technology deployed in support of multi- disciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration [NSF]  Computation and communication  Data management  Virtual organizations (VOs)  Education and workforce training  Emphasizes sharing, efficiency, interoperability across scholarly communities  Facilitates new applications, new modes of scholarship and practice

5.  Engage stakeholders as advisers  CFO/COO  Deans & Faculty: Comp Sci; others (identified by strategic initiatives)  IT: Networking, Collaborative Services, Academic Services  Map strategic initiatives to CI capabilities  Assess readiness/identify gaps  Prioritize needs  Develop resource acquisition plan

6. Compute & Communications DataVOsEducation BioEthics 12 (some research requires large datasets) 3 - need VOs for different domains (genomics v. AIDS v. …) 3 - Strong need for dissemination Film 3- Bandwidth, also need compute farms for CGI at some nodes 3 Massive2 - subunits specialize in each task; need IdM, WCTs 1 Games 2 Need clusters1-312 games into pedagogy Inservice Training 2 videoconf13 - need to create many virtual communities by speciality, need IdM b/c these aren't institution personnel 2(?) Entrepreneurship 12 - Some initiatives discovered through data mining 2 - Need to create incubator spaces 1-2 - depending on whether they disseminate Disciplines 1-3

7.  Not quite…  Networking, storage need significant upgrades  Some additional staffing is needed, esp. as usage grows  Organizational development is needed  Cross-disciplinary collaboration, coordination  Expertise in developing/inhabiting “virtual organizations”  Closer cooperation between schools/faculty and IT  Need CI-friendly support software (“middleware”)  Multi-institutional identity management (“Shibboleth”)  Institutional repository/publishing platform (“Fedora”)  But there’s good news…  Facilities are adequate for the near term  Strategic initiatives are already improving collaboration  Institutional strengths in education and ed tech will be valuable

8. Year 1 Network update Outsource additional storage ShibbolethStaff Year 2 Internalize storage FedoraStaff Year 3 Staff 3-year plan

9.  Minimize LMU capital expenditures via external support  Corporate partnerships  Outsourced capabilities in computation, data, and/or VOs  LMU provides research and/or workforce development (e.g., in bioethics)  Government and other philanthropy  NSF, NIH, DoD; corporate & private philanthropy  Support for network & data storage upgrades  Focus fundraising on the strategic initiatives, not on cyberinfrastructure implementation per se

10.  Sustainable CI installation that will support the comprehensive pursuit of LMU’s strategic initiatives:  Participation of LMU faculty in relevant national and international CI initiatives  Cross-disciplinary collaboration within LMU and with other institutions  Creation and management of ad hoc and institutionalized virtual organizations for teaching, research, service  Full life-cycle management of faculty and institutional data