Researcher-Facing Track – September 2025

2nd Thursdays of Each Month
1p ET/ 12p CT/ 11a MT/ 10a PT/ 8a HT

Topic: Community Discussion on AI Facilitation

Speakers:
NAIRR AI Fellows Program – JetSstream2:
Le Mai Weakley, Senior Tech Lead with Indiana University’s Research Cloud Services team.
CaRCC AI Facilitation Interest Group:
Forough Ghahramani, EdD, Assistant Vice President for Research & Innovation, NJ Edge
Daniel Howard, HPC Consultant, Computational & Information Services Laboratory, NSF NCAR
Semir Sarajlic, Doctoral Candidate, Vanderbilt University

Abstract:
Join us for a community discussion on AI Support. Learn about the structure of the new Jetstream2 NAIRR AI Fellows Program, offering opportunities for researchers to gain AI-based research skills. Hear from the CaRCC AI Facilitation Interest Group, which aims to build a community for effective AI/ML software and resource facilitation. We value your insights and want to hear from you to help build a path forward for effectively supporting AI platforms and tools.