Compute Ontario Committees
At Compute Ontario, we believe that the best way to engage the community is to work together toward a shared goal. We bring people together through annual summits, ongoing partnerships, short-term projects and a variety of working groups and committees, in particular, our three Standing Committees. With broad representation from all corners of the ecosystem, the Standing Committees are productive forums for collaboration and problem solving.
Technical Leadership Advisory Council (TLAC)
The Technical Leadership Advisory Council provides expert technical advice, support, guidance and recommendations related to Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) to the Compute Ontario (CO) management and other interested parties. The primary focus of the group will be to identify, understand, and respond to challenges and opportunities related to the technical and operational DRI needs of Ontario researchers. This will include supporting the development and updating of Compute Ontario’s Technology Strategy as well as considering needs related to data centers, computing, data management and software.
Members:
- Danny Gruner, SciNet
- Francis Jeanson, Ontario Brain Institute (OBI)
- John Morton, SHARCNET
- Lincoln Stein, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
- Amaz Taufique, Scholars Portal
Training Advisory Committee (TAC)
The Training Advisory Committee provides expert technical advice, support, guidance and recommendations concerning training in the Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem to the Compute Ontario (CO) management and other interested parties. The primary focus of the Committee will be to identify, understand, and respond to challenges and opportunities related to the DRI training needs of Ontario researchers. The Committee reports to the Technical Leadership Advisory Council (TLAC).
Members:
- Sergey Mashchenko, SHARCNET
- Andrei Turinsky, Sick Kids
- Ramses van Zon, SciNet
- Michelle Edwards, University of Guelph
- Meghan Goodchild, Queen’s University and Scholars Portal
- Berenica Vejvoda, University of Windsor
- Amal Khalil, Queen's University/CAC
Research Data Management Advisory Committee (RDMAC)
The Research Data Management Advisory Committee (RDMAC) provides expert technical advice, support, guidance and recommendations concerning research data management (RDM) to Compute Ontario (CO) management and other interested parties. RDM is a key part of the broader Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem; as such, the primary focus of the Committee will be to identify, understand, and respond to challenges and opportunities related to both RDM itself, and RDM as it intersects with advanced research computing (ARC) and research software (RS) to meet the DRI needs of Ontario researchers.
Members:
- Nasser Abukhdeir, University of Waterloo
- Brendan Behan, Vector Institute
- Alexandra Cooper, Queen's University
- Kate Davis, University of Toronto and Ontario Council of University Libraries Scholars Portal
- Dylanne Dearborn, University of Toronto
- Oliver Goodison-Powell, Conestoga College
- Jean-Pierre Hickey, University of Waterloo
- Ping Liang, Brock University
- Isaac Pratt, McMaster University