Academic ServicesandEmerging Technologies

Mission: Provide high-quality computing and related information technology services in support of the teaching, research and outreach goals of the

University

Academic ServicesAcademic Servicesandand

Emerging Technologies (ASET)Emerging Technologies (ASET)

Senior DirectorKevin Morooney

Applied Information Technologies

(AIT)Steve Kellogg, Director

Graduate Education & Research Services

(GEaRS)Vijay Agarwala, Director

Emerging Technologies (ET)

(Devan, Leous, Shuey, WilliamsA)

Communications Team(Hackett, Vacant)

Financial AdvisorMel Rupert

Staff SupportTracy Leitzel

Applied Information TechnologiesApplied Information Technologies

• Networking and Advanced Systems Group Networking and Advanced Systems Group (Kalbach)(Kalbach)

• Enabling Technologies Group (Pishioneri)Enabling Technologies Group (Pishioneri)• Software Solutions Group (Vuccolo)Software Solutions Group (Vuccolo)• Digital Credential Services (Mihaly)Digital Credential Services (Mihaly)

Digital Credential ServicesDigital Credential Services

• Maintainer, collector and administrator of the Penn State Access Account

• establishes your Penn State digital identity (approx. 120,000 valid Access Accounts)

• used to gain access to a variety of Penn State and Internet services/resources

• “Record keeping” and policy for Access Account and other related accounts (course-related, research-related and for-fee service academic computing accounts)

Applied Information TechnologiesApplied Information TechnologiesSome Services & BuzzSome Services & Buzz

• Authentication (Kerberos)

• Authorization (“groups”)

• Friends of Penn State (FPS)

• PASS - Penn State Access Account Storage Space

• Directory Services (LDAP)

• Oracle Calendar

• ITS Windows Domain Service (Active Directory)

• E-mail - POP, IMAP, KPOP, Auto-Reply Messaging Service (Vacation)

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• UNIX Cluster

• Co-location center

Advanced Information TechnologiesAdvanced Information TechnologiesMore Services and BuzzMore Services and Buzz

• Web Services• http://www.psu.edu• http://aset.its.psu.edu/• http://www.personal.psu.edu/• http://www.courses.psu.edu/• http://www.psu.edu/dept/• https://www.work.psu.edu/

• Virtual Hosting• Penn State Portal• Penn State WebMail• Penn State search engine (Google)

GEaRSGEaRS

• Provides resources and consulting for faculty and students who require high performance computing technologies to do their research and teaching

• Immersive Environments Lab• Access Grid Node(s)• Immersadesk, Large Format Display Wall• Sports Medicine VR Lab• Stereo Lecture Classroon• Lion-XL, Lion-XM, Lion-XO, Unisys ES7000, LION-XD, Pleiades

(over 3 TFLOPS of computing power using Xeons, Opterons, Itaniums networked with Infiniband, GigE, Quadrics, BlueGene exploration, cell processor exploration)

• Vendor and faculty partnerships

Emerging Technologies TeamEmerging Technologies Team

• Performs research and development in information technology for the purpose of developing, defining and promoting an information technology architecture that positions ITS and Penn State to take advantage of rapidly emerging opportunities

• Works with teams in peer ITS units to define projects, investigations - “We don't do ET, we find it and help it.”

• Retreats with ITS units are an important activity

ET InitiativesET Initiatives• Open Source & Alternative SoftwareOpen Source & Alternative Software

• Desktop LinuxDesktop Linux

• Apple OS XApple OS X

• ComputingComputing

• On-Demand ComputingOn-Demand Computing

• Server VirtualizationServer Virtualization

• Digital Content ManagementDigital Content Management

• Identity ManagementIdentity Management

• BiometricsBiometrics

• FederationsFederations

• Multifactor AuthenticationMultifactor Authentication

• ShibbolethShibboleth

• Penn State WebAccessPenn State WebAccess

• Integrated CommunicationsIntegrated Communications

• E-mail EnhancementsE-mail Enhancements

• Media over IPMedia over IP

• Mobile PlatformsMobile Platforms

• Open Source VoIPOpen Source VoIP

• PodcastingPodcasting

•NetworkingNetworking

•Broadband WirelessBroadband Wireless

• National LambdaRailNational LambdaRail

• Wireless NetworksWireless Networks

•Social SoftwareSocial Software

•BloggingBlogging

•ClogClog

•Collaboration and ReportingCollaboration and Reporting

•SakaiSakai

• Storage SolutionsStorage Solutions

•DCE/DFS ReplacementDCE/DFS Replacement

•Fibre Channel over IPFibre Channel over IP

•iSCSIiSCSI

•Special ProjectsSpecial Projects

•LionShareLionShare

•eAuthenticationeAuthentication

Communications TeamCommunications Team• Helps staff talk about ASET services in ways that don't

require a translator

• Karen Hackett• Vacant

Hot ProjectsHot Projects

• WebMail “2.0”WebMail “2.0”• NLR testbedsNLR testbeds• Supporting the “Virtual Organization”Supporting the “Virtual Organization”• Eauthentication ProjectEauthentication Project• ““New” cooling methodsNew” cooling methods• Shibboleth/FederationShibboleth/Federation• Authorization/WorkflowAuthorization/Workflow• Active DirectoryActive Directory• PodcastingPodcasting• LionshareLionshare• NSF proposal for research computing workshopNSF proposal for research computing workshop

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