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