Anyone interested in learning about on-campus computing resources will have an opportunity to do so Thursday.
The High-Performance Computing Center's Research Computing Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
Those people already using the computing center's resources also can offer feedback at the event, said Charles Taylor, the center's associate director.
"We want them to let us know what they need, what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong," Taylor said.
Employees will also discuss computing-related programs.
One proposed topic of discussion is a look into a program created by UF's new Chief Information Officer, Elias G. Eldayrie.
The Matching Program gives groups that buy services from the research center a free service or product for each one that is purchased at a matched price.
Taylor said this program, which is funded by the Division of Sponsored Research and the UF vice president's office, will improve the ability of research groups to participate in computer-based research.
"When a research group buys a service, we will match the cost of it on a dollar-per-dollar basis with additional resources," Taylor said. "Think of it as a buy-one, get-one free."
A newly implemented Web-based research system, the center's storage capabilities and previous research projects will also will be discussed.
