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Big Data Hubs partner with NSF and JHU on new nationwide data storage network

June 7, 2018 Written by MBDH

The Midwest Big Data Hub and the three other regional Big Data Innovation Hubs are partnering with the National Science Foundation and Johns Hopkins University on development of a new nationwide research data network called the Open Storage Network. Partners include Alex Szalay, lead PI (Johns Hopkins), Ian Foster (University of Chicago), the National Data Service (NDS), and five supercomputing centers within the Big Data Hubs’ regions.

The official NSF press release is available here.

The Johns Hopkins story is here.

A story from NCSA with more details from Melissa Cragin, MBDH Executive Director and award PI, and NDS Executive Director Christine Kirkpatrick is here.

Links to partners:

National Data Service (NDS)
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC)
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins University
Ian Foster, University of Chicago
Schmidt Futures

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Innovating in the Big Data Ecosystem: Public-Private Partnerships for a Data-enabled World

May 30, 2018 Written by MBDH

Solving complex data challenges require innovative cross-border, multi-sector partnerships

(This article first appeared in the Spring/Summmer 2018 issue of Current magazine, published by MBDH partner Council of the Great Lakes Region. There is a PDF version here. View the full issue here.)

by Melissa Cragin, Ph.D
Executive Director, Midwest Big Data Hub

Complex data challenges facing the Great Lakes region in the era of big data transcend industries, applications, and borders. While data is increasingly borderless, borders and barriers still present substantial problems to industry, academic, and government initiatives that are dependent on data policy and governance processes that structure access and use. These challenges require innovative cross-border, multi-sector partnerships that can leverage the benefits of shared high performance computing resources and cyberinfrastructure services. Read More »

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MBDH attends the Smart Cities Connect conference

April 27, 2018 Written by MBDH

Part of the Hub’s engagement on connected communities

Melissa Cragin, Executive Director of the Midwest Big Data Hub, and Alice Delage, Program Manager and Community Liaison, were invited by Hub partner US Ignite to attend the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo and co-located US Ignite Application Summit in Kansas City on March 26-29.

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New Strategic Partnership with the Council of the Great Lakes Region

March 19, 2018 Written by MBDH

The Midwest Big Data Hub is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with the bi-national Council of the Great Lakes Region. Hub affiliates will also be participating in the Council’s Great Lakes Economic Forum in May 2018. The details of the partnership are below (PDF version here).

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MBDH partners on US Ignite Reverse Pitch challenge

February 20, 2018 Written by MBDH

part of Hub’s focus on Smart and Resilient Communities

US Ignite Hackathon
UIUC collaborators and mentors meet with HackIllinois teams on US Ignite Challenge

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) was awarded a $20,000 grant from US Ignite to host a Smart Gigabit Communities Reverse Pitch Challenge. The MBDH, along with other local partners (see below), contributed towards matching the grant, bringing to $40,000 the total resources available to support the development of smart gigabit applications for the benefit of the local community. Read More »

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