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2026-10-27

CAIR HPC Computing Day @ MUN Wed Oct 28th under the Whale

Do you wonder where to securely store your research data? 

 How to do a Data Management Plan?

 Curious on how you can get access to a Quantum Computer or AI training for free?

 Need a website or collaboration tool for your project?

 This Wednesday, October 28th, CAIR is hosting a drop-in day on the High Performance Computing resources and research tools available at Memorial.

 Many people don’t realize that Memorial has Atlantic Canada’s only on-premises HPC data centre, that these resources are available, and that our team is here to help.

 Come drop in on Wednesday this week under the whale and learn how we can help. CAIR will be there to answer all your data management and HPC questions.

 Schedule

  • 10:00–10:50 am | Quantum 101: a beginner-friendly introduction to quantum computing, how you can get started, and where you can get access (Josh Skanes-Norman, IBM)

  •  10:50-11:00 am | Mitacs Quantum Research Funding – Globalink Research Award (GRA) ( Dipesh Maharjan)

  •  11:00–11:30 am | Build AI with watsonx: see how to build and deploy AI models (Randy Giffen, IBM)

  •  11:30 am–12:00 pm | CAIR Helpdesk, SkillsBuild, Internships + Q&A: get access, free training and internship opportunities (Harjeet Singh, CAIR)

  •  12:00–12:30 pm | Research Collaboration Tools & Websites @ CAIR: a demo of Nextcloud and CloudPanel (Paul Price, CAIR)

 

  • 12:30–1:00 pm | Cognos Analytics: data analytics and dashboards (Randy Giffen, IBM)

  •  1:00–1:30 pm | SPSS Modeler: predictive data modelling (Randy Giffen, IBM)

  •  1:30–2:00 pm | Data Management Plan 101: what funders expect and how to write a DMP (Alison Farrell)

  •  2:00–3:00 pm | Nextflow: community-based computational pipelines for reproducible research (Tian Qin)

 When: Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Where: Whale Artium conference room Core Science Building

 No registration or experience is needed. Whether you’re a researcher, student, staff member, or just curious, come for one session or stay all day. Everyone is welcome!