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Democratizing Data-Driven Scientific Discovery

NSDF connects scientific data, computing, networks, software, facilities, and people through a federated digital backbone designed to make advanced, AI-enabled research more accessible.

Purpose

Vision, Mission, and Theory of Change

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Vision

A globally connected research environment where scientific investigation is not limited by the scale, location, or complexity of data.

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Mission

Democratize access to large-scale scientific data through production-grade solutions for storage, movement, processing, discovery, and analysis across commodity systems, cloud, and HPC.

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Theory of Change

Connect communities, reusable services, and shared infrastructure so that scientific facilities and researchers can accomplish together what no institution can achieve alone.

Who We Are

A Transdisciplinary National Collaboration

NSDF brings together computer scientists, domain researchers, facility operators, educators, students, cyberinfrastructure providers, national laboratories, and industry partners.

MultipleScientific domains
NationalFacilities and institutions
FederatedData and computing resources
OpenCommunity participation

Intellectual Merit

Building the digital backbone for autonomous science

NSDF securely connects scientific facilities, data, AI, and computing into a single federated ecosystem—bringing computation to the data instead of moving petabytes across institutions.

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Broader Impacts

Democratizing AI-driven scientific discovery

NSDF gives every researcher—from community colleges to national laboratories—access to scientific data, AI, and cyberinfrastructure while accelerating discoveries across science and engineering.

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Leadership

NSDF is led by a team of principal investigators and co-directors from partner institutions.

Michela Taufer Michela Taufer PI & co-Director, University of Tennessee
Valerio Pascucci Valerio Pascucci Co-PI & co-Director, University of Utah
Alexandros Karargyris Alexandros Karargyris Co-PI, MLCommons
X. Carol Song X. Carol Song Co-PI, Purdue University
Virginia Trueheart Virginia Trueheart Co-PI, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Team

The NSDF team includes senior personnel, project managers, and support staff working across multiple institutions.

Jessica Walker Jessica Walker Project Manager, University of Tennessee
Jack Marquez Jack Marquez Senior Personnel, University of Tennessee
Kin Wai Ng Kin Wai Ng Senior Personnel, University of Tennessee
Kin Hong Ng Kin Hong Ng Senior Personnel, University of Tennessee
Hanseup Kim Hanseup Kim Senior Personnel, University of Utah
Attila Gyulassy Attila Gyulassy Senior Personnel, University of Utah
Giorgio Scorzelli Giorgio Scorzelli Senior Personnel, University of Utah
Amy Gooch Amy Gooch ViSOAR LLC
Moses Noh Moses Noh Nanofab Data Collection Coordinator, University of Utah
Erik Gough Erik Gough Senior Personnel, Purdue University
Mitchell Collins-Bailey Mitchell Collins-Bailey Senior Personnel, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Taylor Ishisaka Taylor Ishisaka User Support Staff, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Chris Ramos Chris Ramos Research Engineering Associate, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Tanvi Gour Tanvi Gour Senior Personnel, MLCommons
Laura Amortegui Laura Amortegui Project Manager, MLCommons
David Kanter David Kanter Senior Personnel, MLCommons

Advisory Board

NSDF is guided by an advisory board of distinguished experts.

Ashley Spear Ashley Spear University of Utah
Georgia Tourassi Georgia Tourassi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
John Allison John Allison University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Michael E. Papka Michael E. Papka Argonne National Laboratory
Ryan Coffee Ryan Coffee SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Shaowen Wang Shaowen Wang University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Srinivas Aluru Srinivas Aluru Georgia Institute of Technology

Collaborators

NSDF benefits from collaborations with researchers and staff at national laboratories, industry partners, and universities.

Alex Szalay Alex Szalay Johns Hopkins University
Amlan Das Amlan Das CHESS
Amy Roberts Amy Roberts University of Colorado Denver
Brian Schuster Brian Schuster University of Texas at El Paso
Colby Walsworth Colby Walsworth University of San Diego
Damian Clarke Damian Clarke Meharry Medical College
Danny Saba Danny Saba University of San Diego
Deborah Dent Deborah Dent Jackson State University
Frank Wuerthwein Frank Wuerthwein University of San Diego
Glenn Tarcea Glenn Tarcea University of Michigan
I-hsin Chung I-hsin Chung IBM Research
Jay Lofstead Jay Lofstead Sandia National Laboratories
John Goodhue John Goodhue Massachusetts Green HPCC
Julianne Christopher-Ohlin Julianne Christopher-Ohlin University of San Diego
Kevin Coakley Kevin Coakley University of San Diego
Keara Soloway Keara Soloway CHESS
Christine Kirkpatrick Christine Kirkpatrick University of San Diego
Marshall McDonnell Marshall McDonnell ORNL
Masa Prodanovic Masa Prodanovic University of Texas
Owen Koppe Owen Koppe University of Utah
Pania Noewell Pania Noewell University of Utah
Rolf Verberg Rolf Verberg CHESS
Seelam Seetharami Seelam Seetharami IBM Research
Steve Petruzza Steve Petruzza University of Utah
Werner Sun Werner Sun CHESS

Systems and Partners

The NSDF ecosystem spans universities, scientific facilities, resource providers, laboratories, government agencies, and industry.

University of Tennessee University of Utah San Diego Supercomputing Center Purdue University TACC MLCommons Internet2 ORNL CHESS Jetstream2 Chameleon Open Storage Network Open Science Grid University of Tennessee University of Utah San Diego Supercomputing Center Purdue University TACC MLCommons Internet2 ORNL CHESS Jetstream2 Chameleon Open Storage Network Open Science Grid
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