The document describes the MSI CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition (MSI-CIEC), a virtual organization that aims to accelerate the development of a cyberinfrastructure-related STEM workforce and broaden access and participation in cyberinfrastructure and e-science among underrepresented minority populations. The MSI-CIEC leadership team includes representatives from minority-serving institutions and alliances who have capabilities in specific domains and links to MSI areas. The MSI-CIEC supports projects led by MSIs that engage faculty, staff and students in cyberinfrastructure research and education opportunities.

1. CI-TEAM MSI-CIEC
High Performance Computing and CyberInfrastructure (CI)
Campus Bridging Workshop Howard University
Richard A. Aló, Presenter, PI
Co PIs: Karl Barnes, NAFEO; Diane Baxter, SDSC; Al Kuslikis, AIHEC; Geoffrey Fox, Indiana
University; Alex Ramirez, HACU.
Billy Kung, Coordinator; Julie Foertsch, Evaluator, University of Wisconsin
June 6, 2007 TeraGrid07

2. Mission:
To build and enhance the social and
technological mechanisms for
meaningful engagement of MSIs in
CyberInfrastructure (CI).
Vision
Through MSIs and the Emerging CI, Advance
 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
 Participation of underrepresented minorities in:
 STEM, particularly e-science
 global STEM workforce
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 2
Award 063652

3. What is: MSI CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition MSI-CIEC
A virtual organization to:
 accelerate development of a CI-related STEM
workforce
 broaden access, participation, and appreciation for
CI and e-science
 particularly among traditionally underrepresented
minority populations
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 3
Award 063652

4. MSI-CIEC What is CyberInfrastructure
50 year old EXAMPLE
Resources
 Computers Data Storage
 Scientific instruments Experts etc
Linkages
Systems Organizations Integrating Software
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 TOPSHAM, MAINE , SAGE, Semi Automatic Ground
Environment,
 US Air Force—ONE OF 24 Direction Centers
 BMEWS LINE, DEW LINE, TEXAS TOWERS (on coast)
 ICBMs, Nike Ajax, Semi Automatic Fighter Jets
 2 IBM ‘’High Performance”, AN/FSQ7, 80,000
VACUUM TUBES
 CRT Scopes with zap guns
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 4
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5. SAGE e Command /Control
 1960s, revolutionized air defense. Integrated radar/
computer technology (contributed significantly to civilian air
traffic control systems).
 Air Force developed advanced command, control, and
communications systems.
 MIT Lincoln Laboratories commissioned to develop
automated nationwide computer-based air defense system.
A network of computerized control centers IN USA.
 22 of these advanced command and control nodes installed.
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June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 5
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6. SAGE automatic data processing
 capability substituted for manual GCI systems in observing,
plotting, transmitting information and assigning targets for
air defense weapons.
 SAGE facilities processed air surveillance information and
sent data to Air Defense Command units.
 IBM engineers installed two large, 275-ton computers in the
basement of each SAGE facility
 provided weapons controllers with data / facilitated
intercept of unknown aircraft by Air Force fighters. and
maintained surveillance, identified aircraft, selected and
directed intercepting aircraft, coordinated air defense
responses and disseminated air defense intelligence .
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 6
Award 063652

7. Who We Are Mission
 Richard A. Aló - Center for Computational Science,
University of Houston Downtown
 Diane Baxter - San Diego Supercomputer Center
 Geoffrey Fox - Community Grids Lab - Indiana University
Alliance for Equity in Higher Education reaching 335+ MSIs
 Karl Barnes - National Association for Equal Opportunity in
Education
 Al Kuslikis - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
 Alex Ramirez - Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 7
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8. June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 8
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9. MSI-CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition
Learning about Grids and CyberInfrastructure
l The Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)
CyberInfrastructure (CI) Institute MSI CI²
http://www.educationgrid.org/index.html
l MSI CIEC
http://www.msiciec.org/eduwiki/index.php/MainPage
 Insightful Video Introduction- Fran Berman,
Director San Diego Supercomputer Center,
l NSF 07-28, CyberInfrastructure Vision for 21st
Century Discovery
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf0728/index.jsp
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 9
Award 063652

10. MSI CIEC Meaningful Engagement
 Support Community interested in CyberInfrastructure
 Lead a few projects but also
 Provide scalable implementation MSI CIEC Mission
 Leveraging/ advising relevant projects led by others
Features of our Future Work
 Institutional Activities:
 executive presentations
 Campus Visits to Plan CyberInfrastructure
 Funding Faculty Release Time and Students
 Curriculum Enhancement
 Education/ Training– Faculty, Students, CI Support
Staff
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 10
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11. Mainstay of CI and TeraGrid
Collaboration Like Science Research/Technology Today
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MSI CIEC provides
 point of collaboration/engagement to
 CI for MSIs
 MSIs for CI projects /resources
 As scalable, equitable mechanism for
developing CI enabled STEM workforce
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 11
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12. Examples MSI-CIEC Projects
MSI CyberInfrastructure Institute- MSI
C(I)²- Geoffrey Fox, PI
 NSF CI-TEAM Demonstration Project
 formed community of learning and practice
among MSI faculty, students and staff in IT and
computer and domain sciences and leading
researchers within the established CI
community.
 http://www.educationgrid.org/index.html
gives
 Presentations
 Original proposal
June 22, 2009  Teragrid06 presentations
NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 12
Award 063652

13. Navajo Technical College: Internet to the Hogan Project
High Performance Networking; Cluster/Grid
Computing
 For Navajo Nation and the College
 Collaboration of
 MSI CIEC and our Partners including
 San Diego Supercomputer Center
 TeraGrid
 National Center for Supercomputer Applications
Working with HSI University of New Mexico
 SDSC High Performance Wireless Research and Education
Network connecting to the National Lambda Rail and
Internet 2 at OC3 speeds
NTC expanding degree offerings through PhD,
Navajo K-12
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 13
Award 063652

14. Navajo Technical College Hogan Project
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 14
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15. Elizabeth City State University- HBCU 3,000 students
 Polar Grid CI through PolarGrid Science
Gateway
 Collaboration of
MSI CIEC
NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
Links TeraGrid with CReSIS
 ECSU and Indiana University now creating CI
linking intermittently disconnected field and
base grids in polar regions to ‘lower 48’ data
and computing resources
Significant Hardware/ Software challenges
advancing CI research enabling new science
discoveries
 Adding CI track in Masters program and CI
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 15
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16. Elizabeth City State University PolarGrid Science Gateway
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 16
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17. Other Emulatable MSIs Meaningfully Engaged in CI
 University of Texas Brownsville- HSI
 Gravitational Wave Astronomy
 Collaborating with TeraGrid, Texas Advanced Computing Center,
Open Science Grid
 Florida International University- HSI
 International CyberBridges Project
 Center for High Energy Physics Research and Education
Outreach
 University of Texas at El Paso- HSI
 Research /Education program in Grid Computing and Semantic
Web
 GEON Project
 University of New Mexico –HSI
 Providing HP connectivity to Navajo Tech
 Soon to become the first MSI on Top 500 Supercomputer list
 Howard University- HBCU- LEAD Project with TeraGrid and
University of Okalahoma
 Southern University- HBCU- LONI Grid Computing Project
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 17
Award 063652

18. Laying Sustainable Foundation for Scalability
 Surveying MSIs and Building Participation
 Contact information
 Research, education and administrative interests
 Basic campus CI information
 Collaborative Portal
 Social networking collaboration portal being developed
as a technological manifestation of MSI-CIEC
collaborative environment
 MSI Campus Visits and CyberInfrastructure Days
 Raising awareness of Campus Executive Leadership,
Assess Campus strengths and weaknesses in technology
and in research, education and technical interests and
capacities
 Assist in development of strategic goals, objectives ,
plans
 Bringing together TeraGrid, Internet2, Open Science
Grid, Educause
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 18
Award 063652

19. Laying Sustainable Foundation for Scalability
continued
 TeraGrid Campus Partnerships
 Encouraging MSIs to join the TeraGrid Community
 Partnering with TeraGrid Education /Training
 Push to encourage MSIs into CI education and
training opportunities of TeraGrid, Supercomputing
07, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Texas
Advanced Computing Center and National Center
for Supercomputer Applications Summer Institutes
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 19
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20. Conclusions
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 20
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21. Fig # 1 MSI-CIEC: MSI CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition
MSI-CIEC:MSI CyberInfrastructure
Empowerment Coalition Leadership Team
Capabilities of Leaders
PIs of Projects
MSI-Centered Capabilities Program Support Capabilities
Operational & Internal
Links to 3 MSI areas & the Capabilities Portal Access Grid,
Alliance Collaboration tools,
External Relations Portal content (Support
CI Linkage databases)
Government, other MSI
Capabilities for specific Projects, Relevant MSI CI Operation Center
domain (Biology for Earth connections (TeraGrid,
Science) NCSA, SDSC, TACC,SCxx) Research programs &
opportunities
MSI Faculty/staff student Outreach & Meetings
mentoring & advancement REU, Fellowship etc
Evaluation & Internal
MSI Physical resources Research Education & Training
(clusters)
Capabilities for specific Administration & Specific Programs &
domain (Biology for Earth Operations Identification of
Science Opportunities
Social and Behavioral
Research
MSI-CIEC: MSI CyberInfrastructure Empowerment
Coalition Projects with Multiple PIs:
These use a selection of capabilities and include cases
where MSI-CIEC has a lead or support role
CSI-CI2 is the first MSI-CIEC project
June 22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 21
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22. Thank You
Richard Aló and the MSI CIEC Team
JuneJune 6, 2007 TeraGrid07
22, 2009 NSF, CyberInfrastructure CI-TEAM 22
Award 063652