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Last Updated on Friday, 25 October 2024 13:43

Published on Thursday, 24 October 2024 21:19

Purdue University's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) CI-XP student program is seeking students for Anvil Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) paid internships for Summer '25. 

This is an onsite program at the Big 10 Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) campus. This hands-on experiential summer program occurs over 11 weeks, where a $680/week (equivalent to $17/hr) stipend and housing in a Purdue residence hall is provided.

This REU program aims to develop the next generation workforce in advanced computing and cyberinfrastructure technologies. It offers students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to build and support advanced research computing systems and scientific applications. As part of RCAC’s decade-long successful student apprentice program, the REU students will learn by doing, working on the National Science Foundation funded Anvil system in a team environment and mentored by RCAC cyberinfrastructure professionals.

This program is open to students from across the nation, not limited to Purdue students. Applicants need to meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and/or enrolled for the fall following the program (e.g. fall 2025).
• Applicants must be able to work onsite in-person at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus for the entirety of the REU program (May 26 – August 8).

To Apply Go Here

Summer 2025 projects:

 Smart Data Solutions: Building a Data Warehouse and Sensor-Driven System for Sustainable Data Centers- Be part of a pioneering project that merges data infrastructure with sustainability! This two-phase initiative begins with building a powerful data warehouse to store and manage logs from our data center and compute systems, integrating data/log sources and creating visual dashboards to display insights gained from the data. This foundation is key to future-proofing our environment and preparing it for advanced applications like AI, large language models (LLMs), and machine learning (ML). The data warehouse will become the central hub for proactive monitoring, helping us optimize performance and reduce downtime. In the next phase, you’ll integrate state-of-the-art sensors that capture real-time data from the data center, feeding critical information back into the warehouse. These sensors will alert us to important changes, empowering us to address issues before they escalate. Collaborate with researchers and faculty to drive data center sustainability, ensuring our systems are efficient and eco-friendly for the long term. If you're passionate about AI, sustainability, and creating smarter data solutions, this project offers hands-on experience and a unique chance to make a lasting impact on the future of data center management and a make a real-world impact!

AnvilOps: Streamlined Container Builder with GitOps Integration- Anvil is set to develop a dynamic, user-friendly web interface that will revolutionize the way container workloads are built and deployed onto its powerful Composable system. By harnessing the power of leading CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins, this project will explore and implement the best solution tailored to Anvil’s environment. The interface will follow best practices for GitOps, ensuring a seamless, automated workflow that integrates with version control for greater efficiency and reliability. Through this sleek interface, users can effortlessly upload a Dockerfile or Singularity definition file, link a Git repository, and define key details like project name, image name, and registry tag. The result? Streamlined container management and deployment at the click of a button. For added flexibility, stretch goals include Docker-to-Singularity image conversion, as well as a robust authentication system that verifies users' active allocations—ensuring security and access control. This project is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of container orchestration on Anvil, following cutting-edge GitOps principles!

Empowering Research: Easy-to-Use Bioinformatics Workflow Templates- Want to contribute to a game-changing project that simplifies complex bioinformatics analyses? This initiative focuses on creating user-friendly workflow templates for essential genomics tasks like RNA-seq, variant calling, and genome assembly. You will create ready-to-use templates that come packed with optimized SLURM job scripts, pre-configured for memory, CPU, and runtime efficiency, plus organized file structures to keep data management stress-free. Design for command-line users who want to skip the hassle of learning complicated tools like Nextflow or Snakemake, this project offers a rare opportunity to make cutting-edge research accessible to a wider audience. You’ll play a key role in boosting efficiency, improving resource utilization, and ensuring reproducibility in high-performance computing environments. If you're passionate about making impactful contributions to science and technology, this project is for you!

 Revolutionizing Documentation with AI: NLP and Large Language Models for Automated Solutions- Join a cutting-edge project at the intersection of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs) to transform how technical documents are created. This project focuses on enhancing our custom tool, TicketHub, to automatically generate FAQs and standard responses by extracting key information from systems, past support requests, and other documentation/updates. You’ll not only work on improving AI models for document generation but also gain hands-on experience in software and data engineering. By streamlining documentation processes, you’ll help reduce manual work, solve common user issues, and contribute to an AI-driven future for technical support and user experience. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills in AI and engineering to create practical, impactful solutions in the real world!