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Drone projects take data processing and communication to new heights

RENCI researchers are contributing to cutting-edge research projects that aim to make drones even more useful by improving how their data is handled and by providing a testbed that helps researchers optimize drone-based communication.

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RENCI researchers awarded 2021 Best Paper from the Elsevier FGCS Journal

RENCI researchers recently received the 2021 Best Paper Award from the Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) Journal.

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STAR Program: Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders

We are excited to expand our reach and engage with curious and hard-working young professionals across RENCI’s research groups, collaborations, and operations teams.

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NRIG Director Ilya Baldin inducted into the NC State Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame

On October 10, 2021, Ilya Baldin was inducted into the North Carolina State University Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame.

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ExoGENI: A critical step forward for edge cloud computing

After more than eight years in operation, the ExoGENI testbed is in the process of being decommissioned. RENCI researchers played leading roles in building, maintaining, and expanding the testbed, which provided a full-scale cloud system that thousands of researchers have used to test and deploy cutting-edge applications.

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RENCI’s Network Research and Infrastructure Group works to advance the nation’s cyberinfrastructure

For more than ten years, the Network Research and Infrastructure Group (NRIG) at RENCI has been developing specialized cyberinfrastructure critical for advancing computer science and a variety of scientific domains.

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RENCI-developed software helps train computers to read 3D microscopy images of the brain

New tool could help scientists understand brain structure changes underlying conditions such as autism

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Experts and researchers balance the scales at the NSF Conference on Data Science and Law

Data Science and Law are both disciplines that have perceived high barriers for entry. With data science, outsiders are overwhelmed by the thought of having to understand hard math and complicated computer code, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court demonstrated when he called statistical evidence of political gerrymandering “sociological gobbledygook.” With respect to […]

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RENCI partners with CUAHSI and others to launch Critical Zone Collaborative Network Hub

Five year cooperative agreement offers opportunity to accelerate research on boundary layers of rock, soil, air, water, and living organisms.

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RENCI to help guide effort to improve the efficiency of drone applications by leveraging edge, in-network, and cloud computing

The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will collaborate on a $749,998, two-year effort to develop new architectures and tools for the safe, efficient, and economic operation of drones. The funding was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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