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The Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) at NCSA is partnering on the upcoming GenAI Works Open Agent Hackathon, a global, six-day (October 15-20) online event focused on building innovative #AI agents and products. ai.ncsa.illinois.edu/illinois-stu...

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GenAI Works Open Agent Hackathon – UPDATED PROGRAM – Registration Open | Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation | National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) | Illinois

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 29/09/2026

Register by Thursday, October 1 for the 2026 Ashby Prize in Computational Science Hackathon! More than $5,000 in prizes is available to participants so register today! Details: cancer.illinois.edu/2026-ashby-p...

Hackathon: Ashby Prize in Computational Science October 17-18 at NCSA. Register today for a hackathon that merges AI and cancer research!

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 28/09/2026

VOTING ENDS FRIDAY: This week is your last chance to cast a vote for the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards, and NCSA is nominated nine times in a variety of categories! Don't miss the Oct. 2 deadline to support all of the tremendous #HPC research that has enormous societal impact. Link below:

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 24/09/2026

Listen to this panel's thoughtful remarks reflecting on NCSA's historical impact during NCSA's 40th anniversary celebration. #NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation youtu.be/y4ECP4xviBk

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Reflections on Impact at NCSA's 40th Anniversary

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 23/09/2026

Spots are filling up for NCSA's regional, in-person machine learning (ML) workshop Oct. 5-6 designed to support academic researchers across disciplines who are either new to AI/ML or looking to build intermediate skills. NCSA encourages researchers from across the Midwest to join!

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 22/09/2026

Voting is underway for the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards, and NCSA is nominated nine times in a variety of categories! Make sure to cast your vote by the October 2 deadline and support all of the tremendous #HPC research that has enormous societal impact. Vote: www.hpcwire.com/2026-hpcwire...

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2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwire

Welcome to the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! The HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, organizations, products, and technologies in the industry. The...

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Need AI help? ACCESS resource provider @ncsa.illinois.edu is hosting an in-person “Regional Workshop on AI” on October 5-6 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, designed to help researchers from around the Midwest move from #AI curiosity to practical capability. #HPC #research

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 21/09/2026

Last call! Registration deadline is tomorrow:

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 16/09/2026

The SC Conference Series recently profiled Maria Jaromin and her work on MarginDx, which combines optical imaging technologies with #AI screening tools to ensure, in real-time, that tumor tissue and cells are completely removed during surgery. #HPC #SC26 sc26.supercomputing.org/2026/09/behi...

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Behind the Breakthroughs • SC26

Maria Jaromin unites researchers, expertise, and advanced computing that transforms ambitious ideas into solutions that can improve human health.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 15/09/2026

Only one week left to register! Details below.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 14/09/2026

NCSA is hosting an in-person “Regional Workshop on AI” on October 5-6 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, designed to help researchers from around the Midwest move from AI curiosity to practical capability. #AI #Midwest #workshop More info: www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/09/14/t...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 10/09/2026

Women@NCSA invites you to join "WHY did they do that? Generational Differences," featuring Professional Speaker Faith Bresnan Roberts, RN, MSN, NEA-BC on Thursday, September 17 from 2-3 p.m. Event details and links: emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/8...

Women@NCSA: "WHY did they do that? Generational Differences" on September 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. by Faith Bresnan Roberts.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 03/09/2026

“NCSA not only shaped me and my career, but I saw it shape the way the world understands complex concepts. The impact of this has been felt at a state, national and international level.” - Edward Seidel, former NCSA director #NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation youtu.be/tuF0b-2t_gs

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Ed Seidel at NCSA's 40th Anniversary

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 01/09/2026

Faculty, researchers and graduate students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to join NCSA on September 29 for a showcase of cutting-edge research and services during the 2026 NCSA Research Open House! Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5001?...

NCSA Research Open House 2026. September 29 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at NCSA.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 26/08/2026

Students in the Center for Digital Agriculture Research Experience for Undergraduates learned what collaboration looks like at a research-driven university. Read more: www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/08/26/c...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 20/08/2026

NCSA is one of five institutions assisting a new national initiative headed by UCLA to create iDLab, a unified environment for research computing, data and scientific applications across several NSF-supported national computing centers and two cloud platforms. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/08/20/n...

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Using ACCESS allocations on Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, researchers have developed a new way to evaluate whether large language models are producing trustworthy plain-language explanations, helping address how people understand critical information. More: access-ci.org/fact-checkin...

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Fact-Checking Large Language Models - Access

Researchers use ACCESS-allocated Delta to create new metric for accuracy.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 17/08/2026

Happening today! 👇

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 07/08/2026

NCSA is pleased to host a regional, in-person machine learning (ML) workshop Oct. 5-6 designed to support academic researchers across disciplines who are either new to AI/ML or looking to build intermediate skills. Details: publish.illinois.edu/regional-ai/

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 06/08/2026

Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring @extension.illinois.edu Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda. Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7363/...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 04/08/2026

Scenes from outside the conference center during #PEARC26 last week. #HPC #research #innovation #Minneapolis

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 03/08/2026

The Personalized Nutrition Initiative has moved its home to NCSA thanks to a new two-year memorandum of understanding between the two groups designed to expand interdisciplinary research, strengthen industry partnerships and position the initiative to become a self-sustaining campus center.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 30/07/2026

As #PEARC26 wraps up today, we want to give a special thank you to Aliya Yabekova and Stacy Walker for organizing and facilitating the NCSA booth in the exhibitor hall. Congratulations on a successful conference!

Aliya Yabekova and Stacy Walker at the NCSA booth at PEARC26

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 29/07/2026

How high up the (pancake) stack, indeed! Just things at #PEARC26.

Panel discussion about "How high up the stack?"

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 28/07/2026

The NCSA booth at #PEARC26 is off to a busy start during the first open day in the exhibitor hall! Come find us and pick up some swag if you're also in Minneapolis this week. #HPC #AI #research

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

AI is transforming scientific discovery, but how do researchers know the data can be trusted? #iSchoolUI Research Scientist Anita Nikolich is leading VERITAS, a new $896k NSF-funded project to help detect compromised models and other weaknesses. ▶️ bit.ly/4gWblPU

Research Scientist and Director of Research and Technology Innovation Anita Nikolich

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PEARC Conference Series @pearcconference.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🥈 Meet our #ACM #PEARC26 Silver Exhibitors at Exhibitor Hall! #AuriStor : Secure, scalable distributed file systems #MarkIIISystems : AI, GenAI & HPC solutions as an #NVIDIA Elite Partner @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social : 40 years of advancing science through world-class infrastructure #RCD #HPC

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 16/07/2026

Listen to former NCSA director Bill Gropp's thoughtful remarks during NCSA's 40th anniversary celebration. #NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation youtu.be/SLLJWrjPpZY

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Bill Gropp at NCSA's 40th Anniversary

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 14/07/2026

Using NCSA's Delta supercomputer, researchers built a model that is five times faster at simulating a deadly, unpredictable stage of tropical cyclones. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/07/13/m...

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Modeling Rapid Intensification of a Tropical Cyclone with GPUs | NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation | Illinois

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The ACCESS Student Training & Engagement Program (STEP-2) full-time summer internship kicked off June 8 with eight students coming together at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (pictured here in front of NCSA's Delta). #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

ACCESS STEP-2 interns in front of NCSA's Delta supercomputer

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 09/07/2026

“Computing as we know it — and much of the digital world we lean on every day — all began at the University of Illinois.” - Dan Reed, former NCSA director Listen to Dan's thoughtful remarks during NCSA's 40th anniversary celebration. #NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation youtu.be/Rr0W0uNQMz0

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Dan Reed at NCSA's 40th Anniversary

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"NCSA resources provided valuable computation nodes for us to train a large model and conduct experiments efficiently. Previously, we needed to spend more than one month to train a model with 300 genes, but now we only need 10 days." - Tianyu Liu, Yale University access-ci.org/new-frontier...

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New Frontiers in Precision Medicine - Access

Researchers from Yale University use ACCESS-allocated resources to build AI tools that decode individual genetic blueprints and map how genes interact within tissues over time.

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We’re delighted to welcome @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social as a partner of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉 Learn more about the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA): www.ncsa.illinois.edu Register for #IRSC26: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware

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NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | NCSA is a hub of trans-disciplinary research and digital scholarship. We partner with the University of Illinois and the world. | Office of t...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 30/06/2026

For astronomers, researchers and space lovers across the globe, the wait is over. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time began its mission to create a decade-long movie of the southern sky by capturing large volumes of images and data from the Rubin Observatory. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/06/30/c...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 29/06/2026

Researchers at NCSA and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used a novel method to better understand and diagnose cancerous tumor heterogeneity. #HPC #research #partnerships #healthcare www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/06/23/m...

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Mapping Tumors for Better Treatment | NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation | Illinois

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 25/06/2026

“NCSA is the connective tissue that accelerates research across every department at the University of Illinois” - Susan Martinis, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign youtu.be/oTlATAEbWfs

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Welcome to NCSA's 40th Anniversary

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 17/06/2026

Couldn't attend our 40th anniversary celebration? We've got you covered! Peruse the recorded presentations from NCSA leaders and experts, both past and present, in this convenient playlist. Learn about NCSA's remarkable history and what we envision for the future! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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NCSA 40th Anniversary - YouTube

Speaker presentations during NSCA's 40th anniversary celebration April 30, 2026.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 10/06/2026

Researchers from NCSA's Genomics Group and the University of Illinois Chicago recently published a paper in the Journal of Open Source Software detailing the improvements made to the NExt-generation sequencing Analysis Toolkit (NEAT). joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21...

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Enhancing short-read sequencing simulation: Updates to NEAT

Allen et al., (2026). Enhancing short-read sequencing simulation: Updates to NEAT. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(121), 9056, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.09056

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 09/06/2026

NCSA researchers hosted an innovative workshop series to make high-performance computing education more accessible for practitioners with disabilities and the broader research community. Learn about their research in this story! www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/06/08/n...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 04/06/2026

No experience necessary. Just bring your curiosity. Illinois Computes can help students navigate daunting technical resources and learn essential computing skills. Take Prof. Benjamin Van Doren’s “data skills” course in the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 28/05/2026

When Prof. Jacob Sherkow wanted to analyze years’ worth of documents from federal patent trials and appeals, Illinois Computes built the tools to make it happen, including an AI-powered chatbot that lets anyone ask questions and get instant answers.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 26/05/2026

Researchers at Yale University are using NCSA’s Delta supercomputer to build AI tools to decode individual genetic blueprints and map gene interactions. Learn how their efforts have enhanced the gene expression prediction models. @accessforci.bsky.social www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/05/26/n...

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 21/05/2026

Data can tell us a lot about people, history, and healing. Professor LaKisha Tawanda David's genetic genealogy project uses genomic technology to support restorative justice and cultural reclamation for African American communities.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 14/05/2026

Not sure where to start with research computing? We’re here to help! Illinois Computes offers: 🔸 No-cost computing & storage 🔹 One-on-one services 🔸 Expert staff support & project evaluations 🔹 Training to build your computing skills Reach out at computes.illinois.edu and accelerate your research.

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ACCESS @accessforci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"This is a very compute-heavy project. Without ACCESS, it would have taken much longer to get these results ... ACCESS resources allowed us to train drones across more than 10,000 parallel environments." - Antonio Loquercio, University of Pennsylvania access-ci.org/learning-thr...

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Learning Through Play - Access

Researchers use their ACCESS allocation on DeltaAI to train AI agents more effectively by pitting them against each other in competition.

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NCSA @ncsa.illinois.edu · 11/05/2026

NCSA and the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys are mapping the cosmos with the power of supercomputing. Three projects provide evidence of a computational revolution, demonstrating how high-performance computing powers the next wave of cosmic breakthroughs. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/05/11/a...

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