CENVAL-ARC Symposium 2026
CENVAL-ARC Symposium 2026 Agenda | * No Registration Fee *
Thursday, March 5th, 2026 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM | Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand Ballroom
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Registration & Networking | 5:00 - 7:00 | — |
Friday, March 6th, 2026 | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Dr. Vikram and Priya Lakireddy Grand Ballroom
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 7:00 - 8:00 | |
| Opening Remarks | 8:00 - 8:20 | Sarvani Chadalapaka |
| NSF Program Officer Talk | 8:20 - 8:50 | Amy W. Apon |
| UC Merced Leadership Update | 8:50 - 9:05 | Nick Dugan |
| Community Updates | 9:05 - 9:20 9:20 - 9:35 9:35 - 9:50 9:50 - 10:05 |
Peggy Kay Clark Fitzgerald Mario Banuelos Emery Silberman |
| Morning Break (10:05 - 10:20) | ||
| Building and maturing centralized research computing organizations | 10:20 - 10:50 | Henry Neeman |
| California AI Cybersecurity Workforce Development and Education Roadmap | 10:50 - 11:15 | Keith Clement |
| Nevada Vision for a co-Developed Impactful Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem (NV-DICE) | 11:15 - 11:30 | Natasha Majewski,Toolika Ghose,Scotty Strachan |
| R&E Networking Ecosystem | 11:30 - 11:45 | Jason Zurawski |
| Lunch & Networking (11:45 - 12:30) | ||
| Regional and Statewide AI initiatives Panel | 12:30 - 1:30 | Barr von Oehsen, William L. Miller, Tabitha Samuel, Anna KP (moderator) |
| CIO & Leadership Fireside Chat | 1:30 - 2:30 | Ruth Marinshaw, Bao Johri, Michael Farley, Jaki Hsieh Wojan, Gerard Au, Peggy Kay, Nick Dugan (moderator) |
| Faculty Panel | 2:30 - 3:30 | Peng Kang, David A. Strubbe, Kristina D. Closser, Keith Clement, Mario Bañuelos, Olivera Grujic (moderator) |
| Afternoon Break (3:30 - 3:45) | ||
| Academic HPC | 3:45 - 4:00 4:00 - 4:15 |
Lars Koesterke Balaji Alwar |
| Research Cybersecurity | 4:15 - 4:50 | Rob Groome |
| Closing Remarks | 4:50 - 5:00 | Sarvani Chadalapaka |
| 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 |
