RCC and the COVID-19 crisis
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As the COVID-19 situation develops, RCC has been engaged in various preparedness initiatives, such as working from home if required.
RCC offers users services that are predominantly virtual, meaning that for the most part, the effects of COVID-19 on staff location do not change our ability to provide computational, storage and eResearch platforms.
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RCC is working with the wider UQ community to ensure our infrastructure is accessible and functional should there be a requirement for us to all work from home.
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RCC creates new HPC Delena and Nimrod Portal
RCC has repurposed decommissioned cloud computer parts to create a new computer for UQ researchers using the high-throughput computing and workflow system Nimrod. RCC has also developed a Nimrod Portal. Read more
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RCC moves Hacky Hour online and launches virtual HPC training
RCC has moved Hacky Hour online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will make its monthly 'Introduction to HPC' workshops virtual too. RCC has also trialled its first weekly virtual HPC (vHPC) training session via Zoom. Read more
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QCIF training moves online
All QCIF training is going online with immediate effect until further notice during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you've booked any upcoming training sessions, you'll be emailed with further information about the next steps. Email training@qcif.edu.au if you have questions.
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Galaxy Australia contributes to global research into COVID-19
A joint paper by Galaxy teams from Australia, Europe and the US has demonstrated how the COVID-19 genome data can be shared, analysed and reproduced in an efficient and transparent way. Read more
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Winter School at UQ cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the Winter School in Mathematical and Computational Biology 2020 have made the difficult decision to cancel the event this year. The Winter School was due to be held at UQ from 6–10 July 2020. Read more
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QURPA 2020: UQ students work on machine learning projects at NCSA
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UQ students Edward Davis and Aviral Kailash Jain have reported on their internship earlier this year at the US National Centre for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), located at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Edward used deep learning to analyse gravitational wave data from America’s LIGO detectors and Aviral worked on a machine learning system to help with human activity recognition, specifically, to detect falls.
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Edward Davis and Aviral Kailash Jain at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Edward is currently in his Honours year for his Bachelor of Mathematics, majoring in statistics and computer science. Aviral is a fourth-year undergraduate software engineering and mathematics student.
The internships were part of the RCC-sponsored Queensland Undergraduate Research Projects Abroad (QURPA) program.
Read Edward's report | Read Aviral's report
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UQ QURPA student Edward Davis (above) presented his machine learning work at the US National Centre for Supercomputing Applications during an RCC seminar on Friday, 13 March. Fellow QURPA student Aviral Kailash Jain also talked about his NCSA internship during January and February 2020. Watch the video of the seminar on RCC's YouTube channel. ( Photo: Professor David Abramson, RCC.)
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Each Tuesday, 3pm–4pm: Virtual Hacky Hour, online
Each Friday, 1pm–2pm: Virtual HPC, online
27 March: Intro to HPC, online
February–June: QLD Software Carpentry workshops for R and Python, online
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Research Data Management at UQ
Data, Digital Learning and Scholarly Publishing
UQ Library is focused on supporting researchers’ needs when it comes to research data.
Our Data, Digital Learning and Scholarly Publishing team brings together a wide range of experience and skills to assist researchers with their work.
From data management, digital notebooks, UQRDM, data analysis training and software tools, through to data publishing, the Library can support your work throughout the entire research data life cycle.
For more information contact data@library.uq.edu.au.
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