phenoACCESS-24: Workshop on Research Computing and Plant Phenotyping

High-throughput plant phenotyping is computationally intensive, requiring data storage, data processing and analysis, research computing expertise, and mechanisms for data sharing. This workshop is aimed at research computing workforce development by addressing questions such as what is plant phenotyping; what types of data are collected; what are the preprocessing and analytical needs; what tools and platforms exist for data capture, management, analysis, and storage; and how best to collaborate and engage with phenotyping researchers. The full-day agenda will include speakers (scientists and research compute staff); panel discussions (how to work with research computing staff and facilities; how to engage with phenotyping scientists), and networking opportunities (meet-and-greet, ice breakers, small group discussions). Financial support for student participants (undergraduate and graduate) will be provided by NSF ACCESS.

This workshop will take place at the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, NE, on Monday, October 7th, 2024. Both in person and remote options for attendance will be available. The target audience includes research compute staff at universities active in plant phenotyping; Campus Champion institutions; phenotyping researchers; research data librarians; representatives of organizations active in phenotyping (e.g., North American Plant Phenotyping Network, Midwest Big Data Hub, AgBioData Consortium, USDA); students and postdoctoral scholars. We welcome all members of the research computing and plant phenotyping communities to participate, including undergraduate and graduate students from diverse fields including computer science, engineering, data science, plant science, and other STEM disciplines.

Participation will be limited to 40 in-person attendees plus invited speakers/panelists, and 100 remote attendees (via Zoom). Anyone interested in attending MUST apply at this link. Applications will open July 1 and close on August 30. Hotel rooms are available in Lincoln at special conference rates.

Cost of attendance for non-students is $75 in person/$50 by Zoom. No payment is required at the time of application.

Application open date: July 1, 2024 
Application close date: August 30, 2024 
Attendee notification: no later than September 15, 2024

Program Chairs: Jennifer Clarke and Adam Caprez

For general inquiries regarding the workshop, please contact hcc-support [at] unl.edu (hcc-support[at]unl[dot]edu).