Support & Tools for Researchers

There’s a growing list of support services available to Boston University researchers interested in incorporating data or computing in their research.

Computing Resources

• IS&T Research Computing Services: Scientific computing and visualization support for researchers
• Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center: World-class computing resources
• MOC Alliance: With faculty or staff sponsorship, students can become a user of the MOC, a shared cloud platform with an Infrastructure as a Service offering based on OpenStack
  • New England Research Cloud (NERC): Research cloud framework
  • Open Cloud Testbed (OCT): NSF funded testbed for research and experimentation into new cloud platforms

Facilities

• Collaborative Space & Facilities: Multi-use spaces available to Hariri Institute-affiliated faculty and students

Software Development & Design

• Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL): Professional consulting, design, and development capacity. SAIL acts as both a driver and a collaborative partner in the creation of cutting-edge solutions for the data-driven, computational, and software engineering aspects of research across the university and beyond.

Find funding and more in our list of opportunities for students and faculty.