2026
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NSDF Advances Autonomous Scientific Discovery at ISC 2026
The National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) will be featured at the 2nd Workshop on Advancing Autonomous Scientific Discovery at ISC 2026 in Hamburg, where Michela Taufer will join leading experts to discuss how connected instruments, data, AI, workflows, and HPC can accelerate autonomous scientific discovery
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NSDF Presented AI-Guided Beamline Experiments at DOE Data Days
At the DOE Data Days, the National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) presented collaborative work with INTERSECT at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) on AI-guided beamline experiments.
2025
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NSDF Introduces Theory of Change for Data Science
The National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) introduces its Theory of Change—a strategic framework guiding national efforts to democratize data-driven research. By combining federated data platforms, open tools, workforce training, and partnerships with diverse institutions, NSDF expands access to advanced cyberinfrastructure for everyone .
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NSDF Highlighted at SC25 Talk on Interconnected Autonomous Science Labs
At SC25, Taufer showcased NSDF’s breakthrough partnership with ORNL and demonstrated how NSDF’s federated infrastructure enables real-time, HPC-integrated autonomous discovery.
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NSDF Participates in Expert Panel on Sustainable AI and HPC
At SC25, Taufer discussed how NSDF’s federated data fabric can support photonic and next-generation heterogeneous computing systems and enable sustainable, scalable AI and HPC.
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NSDF Impacting Lives through Fellowship Program
NSDF’s Fellowship Program is proud to support exceptional students and researchers dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in their fields. Read about the impact of the fellowship on Hanieh Toutouni, a third-year Computer Science and Engineering PhD student at the University of South Florida.
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NSDF and INTERSECT@ORNL Advance Autonomous Powder Diffraction on POWGEN
Scaling from one beamline to many. We’re turning live experiments into “on-the-fly” science. By connecting instruments to AI, secure data services, and standardized workflows, teams can analyze results as they arrive and automatically steer the next measurement.
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MICCAI 2025
Valerio Pascucci presented at the 28th International Conference on [Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention MICCAI 2025the tutorial on COmprehensive Federated Ecosystem (COFE), in collaboration with Alex Karargyris, Spyridon Bakas, Holger Roth, Sergen Cansiz.
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Michela Taufer honored as one of HPCwire’s 35 Legends of 2025
HPCwire honored Michela Taufer as one of their 35 Legends of 2025 in recognition of her impactful role as a Champion of Reproducible HPC
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NSDF presents at the Tennessee Advanced Materials Summit (TEAMS)
NSDF researcher, Jack Marquez, presents some of the recent NSDF partnerships and scientific advancements at the Tennessee Advanced Materials Summit (TEAMS).
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Michela Taufer Receives the 2025 HPDC Achievement Award
The committee for the High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (HPDC) achievement award selected Michela Taufer to be the 2025 recipient in honor of her contributions to volunteer computing and advancing high-performance computing
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#PASC25 on stage – Optimizing Molecular Dynamics Dataflows: Integrating Workflows for Real-Time Analysis in the Era of Heterogeneous Computing – Interview with Michela Taufer and Ewa Deelman
Michela Taufer and Ewa Deelman discuss the mini-symposium that explores advances in scalable, sustainable molecular dynamics workflows in the era of complex, data-intensive HPC environments
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#PASC25 on stage – Data Without Borders Fostering Equity and Access in Scientific Research” – Interview with Michela Taufer and Maria Girone
Michela Taufer and Maria Girone discuss the mini-symposium that fostered collaboration across geographic and disciplinary boundaries, promoting knowledge exchange among isolated research communities.
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NSDF Member Selected for Prestigious NASA JPL Summer Internship
Aashish Panta has been selected for a summer internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) working on developing AI solutions for Earth data.
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NSDF and INTERSECT@ORNL Showcase Breakthrough in AI-Guided Autonomous Experiments
Commissioning On-the-Fly Science: Runtime Steering and AI Integration Pinpoint Spin Flop Transitions in α-Fe₂O₃
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Tutorial at IPDPS 2025 in Milan, Italy
The National Science Data Fabric will be featured at IPDPS 2025 on Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4, during the afternoon sessions.
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NSDF Team Named Finalist in SCALE Challenge at CCGrid 2025
The National Science Data Fabric team was selected as one of the five finalists in the SCALE Challenge at CCGrid 2025 in Kristiansand, Norway.
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NSDF All Hands Meeting 2025
Join the National Science Data Fabric Team on May 5-7 in San Diego, CA.
2024
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NSDF Selects Largest-Ever Cohort of Fellows to Champion Data Democratization at SC24 and SIGHPC Annual Meeting
The National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) is proud to announce its selection of fifteen outstanding individuals for the 2024 NSDF Fellowship cohort"
https://nationalsciencedatafabric.org/nsdf-sc24
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2024 RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium
M. Taufer presented the keynote at the 2024 RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium. The talk was titled "On the Need for Solutions to Address Scientists' Pain Points."
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/news/6852
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2024 RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium
M. Taufer presented the keynote at the 2024 RCAC Cyberinfrastructure Symposium. The talk was titled "On the Need for Solutions to Address Scientists' Pain Points."
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/news/6852
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NSDF SC24 Fellows
In response to the great success of our fellowship program at SC23, NSDF is accepting applications for new fellows to attend SC24.
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ACM Summer School
M.Taufer kicked off the ACM Summer School at the Barcelona Supercomputer Center with a tutorial on using NSDF to access and study remote data.
ACM Europe Council Site Link
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ICPP 2024
M. Taufer presented NSDF as the opening keynote at the 53rd International Conference on Parallel Computing, one of the oldest continuously running computer science conferences in the field.
HPCwire Link
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V. Pascucci and G. Scorzelli give hands-on tutorial for NSDF dashboards at the X-CITE Workshop.
Training material Workshop schedule
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National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) Webinar: Distinguished Speakers: Dr. Thomas Hauser, Director of the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Advancing Earth System Science through Research Computing and Data Services at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR)
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National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) Webinar: Distinguished Speakers: Dr. Michela Taufer (UTK) and Dr. Valerio Pascucci (U. Utah)
National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) Webinar Tutorial: Using the NSDF Services for End-to-End Analysis and Visualization of Large Scientific Data
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NSDF All-Hands Meeting February 2024
Join the National Science Data Fabric Team on February 28, 29 and March 1 in San Diego, CA.
2023
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National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) Webinar: Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Joel Brock, Director, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)
Big Data at Synchrotron X-ray User Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities
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Seven NSDF Fellows Announced
Seven students, early career researchers, and faculty/staff at Minority-Serving Institutions have been selected to attend SC23 in Denver.
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Meet the NSDF Team at SC23
Join us for two Panels on “HPC and Cloud Converged Computing: Merging Infrastructures and Communities” and “Unleashing the Power within Data Democratization: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities” and BoFs on “A National Science Data Fabric to Democratize Data Access and Reusability”
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NSDF Distinguished Speaker Series: Gwen Jacobs, University of Hawaii
Cyberinfrastructure in Paradise: Enabling Science and Community Impact at the University of Hawaii
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NSDF Distinguished Speaker Series: Ana Persic, UNESCO
The Pathway to Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
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NSDF All-Hands Meeting April 2023
Join the National Science Data Fabric Team on April 12,13 in San Diego, CA.
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Did you miss Federica Legger’s webinar in March?
The "Large (Hadron Collider) and Big (Data Science)" webinar is now available for you to watch.
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Women in Data Science (WiDS) Stanford Conference 2023
Michela Taufer (Dongarra Professor at UTK and co-PI on the NSDF project) is speaking at the annual Women in Science (WiDS) Worldwide conference on March 8, 2023.
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NSDF Distinguished Speaker Series: Federica Legger, National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Large (Hadron Collider) and Big (Data Science)
2022
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NSDF All-Hands Meeting October 2022
Join the National Science Data Fabric Team on Tue Oct 11 to learn how we deliver data democratization and eScience to the community, in conjunction with the IEEE eScience conference in Salt Lake City, UT. -
Did you miss Ian Foster’s webinar in May?
The "A Global Research Data Platform: How Globus Services Enable Scientific Discover" webinar is now available for you to watch. -
NSDF Distinguished Speaker Series: Ian Foster, ANL and U. Chicago
A Global Research Data Platform: How Globus Services Enable Scientific Discovery -
Did you miss Ryan Abernathey’s webinar in April?
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Two NSDF Posters Accepted at HPDC 2022
Two posters featuring new NSDF services were accepted by the 2022 ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing (HPDC). -
NSDF Distinguished Speaker Series: Ryan Abernathey, Columbia University
Pangeo Forge - Crowdsourcing Analysis Ready Data in the Cloud. Science -
All Hands Meeting February 2022
The first National Science Data Fabric (NSDF) in-person meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 22-23.
2021
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NSDF Plugin
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APS Scientific Computation Seminar: Valerio Pascucci, U. Utah
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NSF Awarded Pilot $5.6 Million Project
The University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is leading a new initiative to democratize data access.
