Conference: 2026 NSF campus cyberinfrastructure PI workshop

The National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded The Quilt, Inc. a Project Grant of $120,481 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) on August 1, 2025, for the organization of the 2026 NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) PI Workshop. The primary deliverable is a one-day workshop scheduled for completion by July 31, 2026, to be held in Seattle, Washington, designed to convene active NSF CC* awardees and relevant NSF staff. The workshop will facilitate the exchange of project findings, foster collaboration across geographic regions and project areas, and promote knowledge-sharing among campus and national cyberinfrastructure experts regarding best practices for operating cyberinfrastructure to support university research.

The award encompasses both formal presentations and informal networking opportunities that will advance participant knowledge of cyberinfrastructure best practices. Additionally, The Quilt will coordinate the workshop with the 2026 QUILT Spring Member Meeting to expand collaboration opportunities. Deliverables include dissemination of workshop presentations and a final report to CC* award participants and the broader campus and research community, enhancing the workshop's broader impact. No subawards are planned for this project. This award represents NSF's commitment to advancing national cyberinfrastructure capabilities through professional development and knowledge exchange among the CC* award recipient community.

Abstract

The 2026 NSF campus cyberinfrastructure PI workshop is a PI workshop for active NSF campus cyberinfrastructure (CC*) awardees and relevant NSF staff. The workshop builds upon the successes of the previous workshops in providing an opportunity for recipients of all active NSF campus cyberinfrastructure awards to meet to exchange project findings, interact with national cyberinfrastructure experts and collaborate across project areas and project regions. IT provides opportunities for additional collaborations by again coordinating with the 2026 quilt spring member meeting. The quilt has served as the CO-PI and PI in the series of CC* PI workshops over the last nine years. The workshop provides a critical opportunity for both campus cyberinfrastructure and national cyberinfrastructure experts to exchange ideas, develop best practices, and share both new innovations and some lessons learned. The workshop has the potential to advance knowledge among the participants in the best practices for operating cyberinfrastructure to support university research through planned as well as less formal interactions between participants both within and across CC* award areas. The workshop presentations and the workshop final report are being disseminated to CC* award participants and the campus and research community in general, enhancing the broader engagement impact of the workshop. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- subawards are not planned for this award.