Expert Support for Your Data-Driven Research
Are you navigating complex datasets? Scaling your code to a supercomputer? Or curious about how Generative AI can streamline your literature review?
Join the Research Data Services team along with experts from the Center for Research Computing (CRC) and Fondren Library’s Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) for open office hours. We provide one-on-one guidance to help you through every stage of the research data lifecycle.
Running all semester
- Wednesdays noon-2pm
- Thursdays 10am-noon
- Location: Data Curation Lab (Fondren B39 in the Fondren basement, next to the GIS/Data Center)
What can you ask us?
No question is too big or too small. Our experts are here to help with:
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Tool Access: How do I use Rice-supported AI tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, or Consensus?
- Ethics & Rigor: How can I ethically use Generative AI in my research and cite it correctly?
- Literature Reviews: Can AI help me synthesize academic papers more efficiently?
- GPU Computing: How do I access GPUs on the RAPID or RANGE clusters for my ML models?
Research Computing & High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Scaling Up: How do I move my analysis from my laptop to the NOTS supercomputing cluster?
- Storage: Where can I securely store multi-terabyte datasets (using RDF or RHF)?
- Workflow: Can you help me troubleshoot my Python or R scripts or optimize my Slurm jobs?
- Cloud: Should I be using a virtual machine or a private cloud like ORION?
Data Management & Digital Scholarship
- Data Planning: How do I write a Data Management Plan (DMP) for my NSF or NIH grant?
- Visualization: What is the best way to map my data using GIS or create a dashboard in Tableau?
- Sharing: How do I deposit my data into the Rice Research Repository (R-3)?
- Copyright: Who owns my digital project's data, and what are the rules for "Fair Use"?
Who should attend?
Open to all Rice undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff. Whether you are just starting your first research project or are managing a massive lab dataset, we are here to support you!
The CRC also offers open office hours Tuesdays 10am-2pm.
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