This working group provides ongoing development and community support for the Capabilities Model and associated resources. The Capabilities Model allows institutions to assess their support for computationally- and data-intensive research and education, to identify and prioritize potential areas for improvement, and to understand understand how the broader community views Research Computing and Data support.
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Current work
The working group is reviewing input from our summer 2025 workshop, and conducting an in-depth review of the current capabilities prose, identifying candidates for combination or removal, as well as suggested additions to address contemporary and emerging topics.
Get Involved
If you’re interested in joining the group, write to us at: capsmodel-help@carcc.org or contact the chairs: Patrick Schmitz (Semper Cogito) and Lauren Michael (Internet2).
Current Contributors
Patrick Schmitz (co-Chair), Semper Cogito
Lauren Michael (co-Chair), Internet2 (consultant)
Dana Brunson, Internet2
Carolyn Ellis, Arizona State University
Paul Fischer, University of Utah
Forough Ghahramani, NJEdge
John Hicks, Internet2
Mike Renfro, Tennessee Tech
This work has been supported in part by an RCN grant from the National Science Foundation (OAC-1620695, PI: Alex Feltus, “RCN: Advancing Research and Education through a national network of campus research computing infrastructures – The CaRC Consortium”), and by an NSF Cyberinfrastructure Centers of Excellence (CI CoE) pilot award (OAC-2100003, PI Dana Brunson, “Advancing Research Computing and Data: Strategic Tools, Practices, and Professional Development”).