Research-Specific Computing and Advanced Applications

Computing and storage resources that support research that uses specialized or highly intensive computation, storage, bandwidth or graphics.

AI Supercomputer

AI Supercomputer Access Request

Request access to the on-premises NVIDIA DGX cluster for GPU-intensive AI, machine learning, deep learning, JupyterLab, Python, and container-based research workloads.

Report a Problem Using the AI Supercomputer

Report an issue affecting your ability to access or use the AI Supercomputer.

Other AI Supercomputer Support Request

Use this request for AI Supercomputer support needs other than requesting access or reporting an issue.

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Empire AI

Empire AI Access Request

Request access to Empire AI computing resources for responsible AI research, machine learning training, large-scale data analysis, and related research computing workloads.

High Performance Computing Access & Software

High Performance Computing Access Request

Request access to UAlbany’s on-premises high-performance computing environment for research workloads that require specialized compute resources.

Report a Problem Using the High Performance Computing Cluster

Report an issue affecting your ability to access or use the high-performance computing cluster.

JupyterHub Support Request

Request help with JupyterHub access, notebooks, environments, kernels, or related research computing workflows.

MATLAB Support Request

Request help with MATLAB access, use, licensing, or research computing workflows involving MATLAB.

RStudio Support Request

Request help with RStudio access, R environments, packages, or related research computing workflows.

Other High Performance Computing Support Request

Use this request for high-performance computing support needs that are not covered by the access request, problem request, or the JupyterHub, MATLAB, and RStudio support options.

Research Applications

Research Application Development Support Request

Request consultation or technical assistance for developing research applications, including Docker, Singularity, containers, optimization, or troubleshooting.

Research Application Hosting Support Request 

Request hosting support for a faculty-developed research application using a user-provided Docker container.

Research Grant and Consultation

Research Grant Consultation Request

Request consultation for grant budgeting, research storage or compute estimates, virtual machine use, protected research environments, or other research technology planning needs.

Research Guest Accounts 

Research Guest Account Request

Request a guest account for a non-UAlbany collaborator who needs access to research storage, file transfer, HPC, or related research collaboration resources.

Research Storage and Group Access

Research Storage Request

Request up to 10 TB of Research Storage for a faculty member’s lab or research group. This request should be submitted by the faculty sponsor.

Additional Research Storage Purchase Request

Request paid Research Storage beyond the standard 10 TB allocation for a faculty member’s lab or research group. This request should be submitted by the faculty sponsor.

Research Group Access Change Request

Add or remove users from an existing research group used to manage access to Research Storage, HPC, AI Supercomputer, and related research computing resources. This request should be submitted by the PI/faculty sponsor.

Report a Problem Using Research Storage

Report an issue affecting your ability to access or use Research Storage.

Other Research Storage Support Request

Use this request for Research Storage support needs other than requesting storage, purchasing additional storage, changing research group access, or reporting an issue.

Research Workstations and Devices

New Research Workstation or Device Request

Request quote for a new research workstation or computing device located in a research space.

Report an Incident with a Research Workstation or Device

Report an issue affecting your ability to use a research workstation, instrument-connected computer, grant-funded computer, or other research computing device.

Other Research Workstation and Device Support Request

Use this request for Research Workstation and Device support needs other than requesting a new workstation or device or reporting a problem with an existing research workstation or device.

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Other Research Computing Support

Other Research Computing Support Request

Use this request for research computing support needs that are not covered by the specific request options above.

 
AI Supercomputer Access Request Report a Problem Using the AI Supercomputer Other AI Supercomputer Support Request Empire AI Access Request High Performance Computing Access Request Report a Problem Using the High Performance Computing Cluster Jupyterhub Support Request MATLab Support Request RStudio Support Request Other High Performance Computing Support Request Research Application Development Support Request Research Application Hosting Support Request Research Grant Consultation Request Research Guest Account Request Research Storage Request Additional Research Storage Purchase Request Research Group Access Change Request Report a Problem Using Research Storage Other Research Storage Support Request New Research Workstation or Device Request Report an Incident with a Research Workstation or Device​​​​​​​ Other Research Workstation and Device Support Request Other Research Computing Support Request

Service Offerings (24)

AI Supercomputer Access Request
Request access to the on-premises NVIDIA DGX cluster for GPU-intensive AI, machine learning, and research computing workloads.
Report a Problem Using the AI Supercomputer
Report an issue affecting your ability to access or use the AI Supercomputer.
Other AI Supercomputer Support Request
Use this request for AI Supercomputer support needs other than requesting access or reporting an issue.
Empire AI Access Request
Request access to Empire AI computing resources for responsible AI research, machine learning training, large-scale data analysis, and related research computing workloads.
High Performance Computing Access Request
Request access to UAlbany’s on-premises high-performance computing environment for research workloads that require specialized compute resources.
Report a Problem Using the High Performance Computing Cluster
Report an issue affecting your ability to access or use the high-performance computing cluster.
Jupyterhub Support Request
A multi-user Hub that spawns, manages, and proxies multiple instances of the single-user Jupyter notebook, a web-based interactive development environment for notebooks, code, and data.
MATLab Support Request
A multi-user Hub that spawns, manages, and proxies multiple instances of the single-user Jupyter notebook, a web-based interactive development environment for notebooks, code, and data.
RStudio Support Request
An integrated development environment (IDE) for the R programming language.
Other High Performance Computing Support Request
Use this request for high-performance computing support needs that are not covered by the access request, problem request, or the JupyterHub, MATLAB, and RStudio support options.
Research Application Development Support Request
Supports research application development in containerized environments, such as singularity or docker.
Research Application Hosting Support Request
ITS can host faculty developed research applications for cross-collaboration and dissemination to the research community.
Research Grant Consultation Request
ITS offers consultation related to grant budgeting in the areas of specialized research storage, virtual machine use, and protected research environments for sensitive data.
Research Guest Account Request
ITS offers guest accounts for research collaboration and research data file transfer purposes. Guest accounts may be requested for non-UAlbany researchers and include access to the ITS research storage system and high-performance computing cluster.
Research Storage Request
ITS provides 10 TB of shared storage for research groups and a 10 GB home directory quota, accessible either on workstations or the high-performance computing cluster.