Research Collaborations

Funded proposals lead to productive collaborations with leading researchers across the state, spanning a range of fields of study from quantum physics to cyberinfrastructure. OSC experts accelerate these projects by designing and implementing computational solutions that fully leverage the incredible power of the Center's supercomputers. Learn more about partnering with OSC in funded research.

Current projects

Collaborative Research: Frameworks: hpcGPT: Enhancing Computing Center User Support with HPC-enriched Generative AI

Lead PI: Zhao Zhang, Rutgers University 
OSC lead collaborator: Summer Wang
OSC staff on project: Heechang Na, Samuel Khuvis, Evan Jaffe
Sponsor: National Science Foundation 
End date: July 31, 2027
Abstract

Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Growing Open OnDemand: Leveraging Unified Community Knowledge (GOODLUCK)

Lead PI: Alan Chalker, Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC staff on project: Dave Hudak, Karen Tomko, Doug Johnson
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2029
Abstract 

AI Institute for Intelligent CyberInfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE)

Lead PI: D.K. Panda, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Samuel Khuvis
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Oct. 31, 2026
Abstract | Project website | News release

Track 2: Customized multi-tier assistance, training, and computational help (MATCH) for end user ACCESS to CI

Lead PI: Shelley Knuth, University of Colorado
OSC lead collaborator: Dave Hudak
OSC staff on project: Alan Chalker
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: April 30, 2027
Abstract 

POSE: Phase II: Advocate Led Long-term Gameplan for Open OnDemand (ALL GOOD)

Lead PI: Alan Chalker, Ohio Supercomputer Center 
OSC staff on project: Emily Moffatt Sadeghi
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2026
Abstract

Collaborative Research: SCIPE: Interdisciplinary Research Support Community for Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences

Lead PI: Vipin Chaudhary, Case Western Reserve University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on the project: Dave Hudak, Evan Jaffe
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Sept. 30, 2028
Abstract

Select past projects

Improved understanding and scaling of biologically relevant dynamic soil properties at the MLRA scale

Lead PI: Scott Demyan, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on the project: Shameema Oottikkal
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture
End date: Aug. 31, 2022

Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Designing Next-Generation MPI Libraries for Emerging Dense GPU Systems

Lead PI: D.K. Panda, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Samuel Khuvis
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Oct. 31, 2022
Abstract

CCAS: A comprehensive collaborative center for aeronautical sciences based on a versatile proactive paradigm

Lead PI: Datta Gaitonde, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Samuel Khuvis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense
End date: Aug. 31, 2024
Abstract

CyberTraining: CIU: Computational and Data Science Literacy Curriculum Exchange

Lead PI: Kate Cahill, Ohio Supercomputer Center
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2022
Abstract

EarthDEM: High-Resolution, Time-Dependent Topography of a Changing Earth

Lead PI: Paul Morin, University of Minnesota
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Evan Danish, Samuel Khuvis
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: April 30, 2022
Abstract

MRI: RADiCAL: Reconfigurable Major Research Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Computational Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Lead PI: D.K. Panda, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Sept. 30, 2023
Abstract

XSEDE 2.0: Integrating, Enabling, and Enhancing National Cyberinfrastructure with Expanding Community Involvement

Lead PI: John W. Towns, University of Illinois
OSC lead collaborator: Kate Cahill
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2022
Abstract

Framework: Software NCSI - Open OnDemand 2.0: Advancing Accessibility and Scalability for Computational Science through Leveraged Software Cyberinfrastructure

Lead PI: Dave Hudak, Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC staff on project: Alan Chalker, Trey Dockendorf, Doug Johnson, Jeff Ohrstrom
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Oct. 31, 2023
Abstract | Project website | News release

High Performance Computing Modifications to GPS

Lead PI: David Talbot, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Evan Danish
Sponsor: General Motors
End date: Dec. 31, 2021

Collaborative research: Aggregating and Repurposing Phylogeographic Data

Lead PI: Bryan Carstens, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Alan Chalker
OSC staff on project: Shameema Oottikkal
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: June 30, 2022
Abstract | Research Report story

CyberTraining: Pilot: An Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Cyberinfrastructure Professionals

Lead PI: Karen Tomko, Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC staff on project: Kate Cahill, Shameema Oottikkal
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2023
Abstract | Project website

CAREER: The Common Attentional and Dynamical Properties of Decision Making

Lead PI: Ian Krajbich, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Brian Guilfoos
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2022
Abstract

CAREER: Observing the Physics of Star Formation in Galaxies
Open OnDemand: Transforming Computational Science through Omnidisciplinary Software Cyberinfrastructure

Lead PI: Dave Hudak, Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC staff on project: Alan Chalker, Trey Dockendorf, Eric Franz, Doug Johnson
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Jan. 31, 2019
Abstract | Project website | News release

A Virtual Workshop on Applications of Parallel Computing in Science and Engineering

Lead PI: Steve Gordon, Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC staff on project: Kate Cahill
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: Aug. 31, 2018
Abstract

Enabling High Energy Physics at the Information Frontier Using GPUs and Other Many/Multi-Core Architectures

Lead PI: Michael Sokoloff, University of Cincinnati
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Bradley Hittle
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: June 30, 2019
Abstract | Research Report story

Automated, High Resolution Terrain Generation for XSEDE

Lead PI: Ian Howat, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Judy Gardiner, Samuel Khuvis
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: July 31, 2018
Abstract | Project website | Research Report story
Applications: ArcticDEM, REMA

SI2-SSI: FAMII: High Performance and Scalable Fabric Analysis, Monitoring and Introspection Infrastructure for HPC and Big Data

Lead PI: D.K. Panda, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Trey Dockendorf, Samuel Khuvis, Heechang Na
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: June 30, 2020
Abstract

SHF: Large: Collaborative Research: Next Generation Communication Mechanisms exploiting Heterogeneity, Hierarchy and Concurrency for Emerging HPC Systems

Lead PI: D.K. Panda, The Ohio State University
OSC lead collaborator: Karen Tomko
OSC staff on project: Trey Dockendorf, Samuel Khuvis, Heechang Na
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
End date: July 31, 2020
Abstract