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SCHEDULE: NOV 16-21, 2014
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ROI from Academic Supercomputing
SESSION: ROI from Academic Supercomputing
EVENT TYPE: Panels
TIME: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Panelists:Greg Newby, David Lifka, Susan Fratkin, Amy Apon, Craig Stewart, Nicholas Berente, Rudolf Eigenmann
ROOM:391-92
ABSTRACT:
Return on Investment or ROI is a fundamental measure of effectiveness in business. In this panel, we will share approaches to assessing ROI for academic supercomputing. The panel will address the challenge that “returns” from supercomputing and other computationally based research activities are often not financial. This is major distinction from other industrial sectors, where product sales, inventions, and patents might form the basis of ROI calculations. How should ROI be assessed for high performance computing in academic environments? What inroads to ROI calculations are underway by the panelists? What are challenges of ROI? Financial outcomes at colleges and universities, notably the receipt of research funding or contracts. However, even when there are financial outcomes, it can be difficult to apportion the revenues due to supercomputing versus other things. Non-financial outcomes are major intellectual products of colleges and universities, and this is therefore a departure from ROI calculations in industry.
Moderator/Panelist Details:
Greg Newby (Moderator) - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
David Lifka - Cornell University
Susan Fratkin - Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation
Amy Apon - Clemson University
Craig Stewart - Indiana University
Nicholas Berente - University of Georgia
Rudolf Eigenmann - National Science Foundation
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