The Division of IT at the university of Maryland runs wired & wireless networks, a phone system, administrative computing systems, high performance computing clusters, a computer sales & repair store, and a high speed regional research network. The division also has a nearly 50 person software engineering team that that builds and maintains systems including SIS and PHR. In addition, the division has responsibility for cyber security of all computers and networked devices on campus. In this talk, I will briefly review the many things DIT does. In addition, I will describe several new initiatives to replace administrative computing systems and provide new services for researchers. Finally, I will outline opportunities for CS researchers to engage with DIT on projects of mutual interest.
Jeffrey K. Hollingsworth is the Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer of the University of Maryland. He also holds a faculty position in the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland. He is currently the Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing. He serves on the Cisco Higher Education Advisory Council, and was recently elected to the board of directors of Internet2. His research interests are in high performance computing and performance measurement. He has previously served on the CRA board of directors, as Editor in Chief of the Journal Parallel Computing, and as general Chair of SC12.