Experience Research Computing in Action — and Discover New Opportunities for Your Research Join us on September 9 for an engaging Open House hosted by UVA Research Computing – for the first time, in our very own space at Michie North! Whether you’re new to research computing or looking to expand your use, this event will offer you an inside look at the computational tools, services, and expert support available to accelerate your research.
Why Attend? Experience live demos of high-performance computing, cloud resources, and data science tools
Meet our expert team of research computing professionals
Explore projects showcasing how UVA researchers use computing to drive innovation
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Where next-gen technology meets real mentorship, UVA Research Computing is powering more than research — it’s empowering careers. Each semester, a small cohort of student workers joins Research Computing, a team within UVA Information Technology Services, to contribute to essential tools, systems, and services that support research across the University.
The program was designed to create a sustainable, scalable student workforce that enhances Research Computing’s operational efficiency and strengthens its service and support offerings.
In the interviews below, three student workers reflect on how hands-on projects, mentorship, and real-world challenges helped them grow not only in their technical skills but also as communicators, collaborators, and emerging professionals.
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The Data Analytics Center (DAC) is accepting proposals for the Small Analytics Resource Award.
If you have a computationally-intensive project and would like a collaborator, consider applying for a Small Analytics Resource Award. The DAC team is ready to support your research in AI, Bioinformatics, Image Processing, Data Analysis, Data Management, and more.
The next proposal deadline is 30 June 2025.
For details on how to apply for the Small Award, visit the Awards website
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Research Computing, a team within UVA Information Technology Services, recently held its second annual Research Computing Exhibition on April 23. This event showcased how researchers at UVA are pushing the boundaries of innovation using Research Computing’s services and resources.
Featuring research presentations, faculty lightning talks, and a poster competition, the exhibition underscored the growing significance and impact of computational research across the University.
More than 30 students and scholars presented posters highlighting research powered by UVA Research Computing’s resources. Their work spanned a wide range of fields — including environmental science, astronomy, cancer genomics, digital health, and chemical engineering — demonstrating the breadth of disciplines benefiting from advanced computational tools.
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As a student worker at UVA Research Computing, Jennifer Vo blended technical development with community outreach. She enhanced the Research Computing Learning site, streamlined internal workflows, and represented the team at national workshops. In this Q&A, she reflects on how hands-on projects, mentorship, and cross-disciplinary collaboration helped her grow as both a developer and communicator. That growth played a direct role in helping her secure a full-time position after graduation.
Jennifer Vo Major: Computer Science in the Engineering School
Minor: Data Science
Relevant Interests & Previous Experience:
At UVA, I worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for a few CS classes including Computer Game Design and Software Development Essentials.
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The UVA HPC systems, Afton/Rivanna, will be down for maintenance on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 beginning at 6 am. All systems are expected to return to service by Wednesday, May 28 at 6 am.
How should I prepare and what to expect on May 27, 2025? You may continue submitting jobs to the HPC system until the maintenance period begins. However, if the system determines your job won’t finish in time, it will not start until the system is back online. The upcoming maintenance will include upgrades to the HPC image (upgrading to Rocky 8.10), the HPC scheduler (Slurm 24.
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We are excited to announce the expansion of UVA’s AI computing capabilities. On April 3, we added a NVIDIA HGX H200 GPU node to the Afton high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, the first of many planned for the coming year. Each node provides 2TB of node CPU memory and 8-way connected Tensor Core GPUs with 141GB of VRAM memory per device. These devices offer higher performance than the current Afton GPU nodes, opening new possibilities for the most challenging deep learning and large language model computations.
How can I get access to the new hardware? On April 3, the new GPU nodes became available as a beta-release.
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Join us for our annual UVA Research Computing Exhibition:
Wednesday, April 23, 10am - 2pm
in the
Newcomb Hall Ballroom
Drop by anytime!
The UVA Research Computing Exhibition showcases the incredible research happening across UVA. Whether you are interested in sharing your research or discovering what others are working on, this exhibition offers the opportunity to:
See and discuss research posters
Hear Lightning Talks from UVA faculty
Learn about resources for research
Explore diverse research methods
Find potential collaborators
Connect with the broader research community
Enjoy free food and beverages
Exhibition Agenda Attendees can drop by anytime.
8:30-9:30am — Participant Sign-In and Poster Setup
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Important Dates
New Submission Date: March 31, 2025
UVA RC Exhibition: April 23, 2025:
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Everyone is welcome to attend the Exhibition on April 23rd, at the Newcomb Hall Ballroom, 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Our Exhibition includes a judged poster competition with travel awards presented to the winning finalists. If you have used Research Computing resources to support your research, we invite you to submit a poster! Posters should reflect how you have used these resources to support your research.
Three finalists will be recognized with a travel award that can be used for professional travel such as conferences, meetings of professional associations, or other travel related to your research.
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The Scholars’ Lab, the UVA Library Digital Humanities Center (DHC), and the Data Analytics Center (DAC) are delighted to announce a new fellowship opportunity.
The 2025 Data Analytics Center-Digital Humanities Center Fellowship is open for proposals from UVA faculty and graduate students. This is an experimental iteration encouraging the use of high-performance computing resources in the humanities, as well as identifying digital humanities research and teaching that could benefit from support from DHC and DAC. Possible projects might utilize AI, gaming platforms, imaging tools, geospatial technologies, use of new tools, and more.
The awarded team will consist of one faculty and one graduate student collaborating on humanities research in the University of Virginia.
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Rivanna/Afton will be taken down for maintenance in 2025 on the following days:
Winter: Tuesday, January 7 Spring: May 27, 2025 Summer: August 12, 2025 Fall: Oct 14, 2025 Please plan accordingly. Questions about the 2025 maintenance schedule should be directed to our user services team.
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Data Analytics Center Positions
Research Scientist (AI Specialist)
Research Scientist (Image Processing Specialist)
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Please fill out the survey below to help us shape the future of Research Computing’s training initiatives: Link to Survey
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The HPC cluster will be down for maintenance on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025 beginning at 6 am. All systems are expected to return to service by Wednesday, Jan 8 at 6 am.
IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE NOTES How should I prepare and what to expect on Jan 7, 2025? You may continue submitting jobs to the HPC system until the maintenance period begins. However, if the system determines your job won’t finish in time, it will not start until the system is back online. The maintenance will involve upgrading the storage client, requiring all compute and login nodes, including the Open OnDemand and FastX portals, to be taken offline.
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On November 12, 2024 from 1-2 p.m. EST, Virginia Women in High Performance Computing (VA-WHPC) will be hosting 8 students as they present research lightning talks to members of the HPC community from across Virginia. See here for details.
Interested in giving a lightning talk? You’ll get 3 minutes and 1-2 slides to tell us all about your research. Don’t miss this chance to practice your presentation skills and share your research with a diverse audience! Sign up here by the end of today, October 24th! A helpful guide on how to give a successful lightning talk is available here
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Due to the new licensing restrictions by Anaconda on research usage, the licensed Anaconda distribution was removed from the system on October 15, 2024. The current anaconda/2023.07-py3.11 module will redirect to the miniforge/24.3.0-py3.11 module, switching to conda-forge as the default package installation channel with fewer preinstalled packages. Existing environments will not be affected. However, using Anaconda default channels for research without a personal license will violate the Anaconda license. For instructional use, package installation from licensed channels is still allowed Maintenance: Oct 15, 2024 The UVA high-performance computing (HPC) system will be down for maintenance on **Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024,** beginning at 6 a.
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On September 16, 2024, RC dedicated the new Afton computing cluster to the memory of John F. Hawley (1958-2021), late Professor of Astronomy who was a leading researcher in computational astrophysics. He also served in the Office of the Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for nine years, first as Associate Dean for the Sciences and later as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The ceremony featured some remarks by Josh Baller, Associate Vice President for Research Computing, and Scott Ruffner, Director of Infrastructure for Research Computing, along with a recorded message from Provost Ian Baucom.
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The Ivy Virtual Machines (VMs) and high security zone HPC system will be down for storage maintenance on Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024, beginning at 6 a.m. The system is expected to return to full service by 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct 16.. IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE NOTES During the maintenance all VMs will be down as well as the UVA Ivy Data Transfer Node (DTN) and Globus services. The High-Security HPC cluster will also be unavailable for all job scheduling and viewing.
If you have any questions about the upcoming Ivy system maintenance, you may contact our user services team.
Ivy Central Storage transition to HSZ Research Standard To transition from old storage hardware, we have retired the Ivy Central Storage and replaced it with the new High Security Zone Research Standard storage.
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