The Sunshine State Education and Research Computing Alliance (SSERCA) is a collaboration between 7 public universities in Florida - Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Miami, and University of South Florida - as well as 2 affiliate universities. SSERCA brings together the high-performance computing resources of these universities to form a statewide grid that provides members access to shared cyberinfrastructure, intellectual resources, and research collaborations. The goal is to leverage the combined technological and intellectual capabilities of the universities to advance scientific discovery and economic development in Florida.

1. Join the Sunshine State Education
and Research Computing Alliance
For additional information please
contact:
Members
Florida Atlantic University
Contact: Rhian Resnick
rresnick@fau.edu
Florida International University
Contact: Mike Kirgan
Mike.Kirgan@fiu.edu
Florida State University
Contact: Paul Van der Mark
pvandermark@fsu.edu
University of Central Florida
Contact: Brian Goldiez
bgoldiez@ist.ucf.edu
University of Florida
Contact: Erik Deumens
deumens@ufl.edu
University of Miami
Contact: Joel Zysman
JZysman@med.miami.edu
University of South Florida
Contact: Dan Majchrzak
dan@usf.edu
Affiliates
University of North Florida
Contact: Peter Bacopoulos
peter.bacopoulos@unf.edu
University of West Florida
Contact: Michael Dieckmann
MichaelDieckmann@uwf.edu
For information about Florida Lambda Rail,
the state’s research and education network,
e-mail: info@flrnet.org
SSERCASSERCA
SUNSHINESTATE
EDUCATION&RESEARCH
COMPUTINGALLIANCE
Furthering development
of advanced scientific
computing communication
and educational resources
among Florida’s universities
http://sserca.org
Funding for SSERCA activities
come from its member institutions,
contracts and grants, and industry.

2. Alliance Member Benefits
• Access to statewide research resources and
shared cyberinfrastructure
• Start-up investment savings
• Shared intellectual resources
• National and international meeting
participation
• Competitive research edge
• Support for statewide education and
research collaborations
• Joint organizational, information meetings
• Advanced training opportunities
• Public/
private
partnerships
Florida’s public and
private universities
are home to talented
scientists, high-end
computing facilities,
massive data storage
systems, highly
specialized research
instruments, and high-
speed networks.
The Sunshine State Education & Research
Computing Alliance (SSERCA) brings
together these geographically distributed
organizations and resources in such a way
that their collective impact is far greater
than the sum of their individual parts.
Individually, the high performance computing
centers at Florida’s universities are vital re-
sources for advanced research. Organized into a
statewide grid linked by software and advanced
networks (Florida Lambda Rail) these centers
acquire a potential for far greater discovery.
By combining their technological and intel-
lectual resources, SSERCA members are
helping Florida forge a leadership position in
economic development, industry-academia
cooperation, and future workforce creation.
Typical Research Areas
• Aerospace
• Aging
• Biomedical Engineering
• Climate Change
• Coastal Watersheds
• Community Health
• Cyber-infrastructure
• Family Medicine
• Geophysical Threats
• Medical Prostheses
• Neuroscience
• Smart Sensors
• Vector Borne Diseases
SSERCA members are engaged in a partner-
ship to develop a collaborative research
data infrastructure that
will enable researchers
within the state to work
efficiently on projects
involving large, multi TB
data sets.