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CENVAL-ARC Symposium 2026

CENVAL-ARC Symposium 2026 Agenda | * No Registration Fee *

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Thursday, March 5th, 2026 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Topic Time Speaker
Registration & Networking 5:00 - 7:00
 Friday, March 6th, 2026 | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Topic Time Speaker
Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00  
Opening Remarks 8:00 - 8:15 Sarvani Chadalapaka
PO Talk 8:15 - 8:45 Amy W. Apon
UC Merced Leadership Update 8:45 - 9:00 TBD
Community Updates 9:00 - 9:45 Mario Banuelos, Emery Silberman, Olivera Grujic, Clark Fitzgerald, Peggy Kay
Regional and Statewide AI Initiatives 9:45 - 10:30 Barr von Oehsen, William L. Miller, Tabitha Samuel, Anna KP (moderator)
Morning Break (10:30 - 10:45)
Building and maturing centralized research computing organizations 10:45 - 11:30 Henry Neeman
California AI-Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Road Map  11:30 - 12:00 Keith Clement
        Lunch & Networking (12:00 - 1:00)
Research Cybersecurity 1:00 - 2:00 Rob Groome
CIO & Leadership Fireside Chat 2:00 - 3:15 Ruth Marinshaw, Bao Johri, Michael Farley, Jaki Hsieh Wojan, Gerard Au, Peggy Kay, Nick Dugan (moderator)
Academic HPC 3:15 - 4:15 Lars Koesterke, Balaji Alwar, Sai Annapragada
Faculty Panel 4:15 - 5:00 TBD
                                                                                        Virtual Program
Capabilities Model Office Hours March 4th, 10 - 11 a.m. Patrick Schmitz, Lauren Michael
TIDE Workshop Feb 27th, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Michael Farley