Vanderbilt University鈥檚 dedication to encouraging unique and groundbreaking research through internal grants has helped , assistant professor of computer science, receive funding from the National Science Foundation. His research has progressed thanks to a Seeding Success Grant, an managed by Research Development and Support in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and backed by .
Hyde鈥檚 vision centers around ADVISER, a groundbreaking software platform designed to democratize cloud computing for researchers, students and practitioners across computational sciences and engineering.听
“ADVISER is a software platform that makes cloud computing accessible by providing a means for running scientific software and data tasks in the cloud without requiring users to have any prior familiarity with cloud computing,鈥� Hyde said. 鈥淭he aim is to make running scientific software on the cloud feel identical to when it鈥檚 being run locally on a user鈥檚 computer.”听
This innovative project has secured $400,000 in NSF support, showcasing the power of the Seeding Success initiative, which provides funding for researchers to pursue projects they might not otherwise explore.听
The Seeding Success Grant, awarded in spring 2022, was pivotal for Hyde and his team. “It allowed us to hire a software engineer and interns to develop ADVISER to the point where we can now use it to investigate research questions.鈥�听
As part of the NSF grant, Hyde鈥攚orking in collaboration with Vanderbilt鈥檚 , associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, at the University of Washington鈥檚 Polar Science Center and at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution鈥攚ill deploy Icepack on the ADVISER platform. Icepack, a software library for modeling the flow of ice sheets and glaciers, can help scientists better understand the impact of glacier calving on global sea level rise.听听
The NSF funding, announced this week, will amplify ADVISER鈥檚 reach and impact, enabling more students, researchers and other users to leverage the integration of Icepack into ADVISER for climate change modeling and research.听听
“I鈥檓 deeply grateful for the support of so many individuals who directly contributed to this NSF award. I鈥檓 also quite excited to more fully realize the vision of ADVISER, which I believe will have a real impact,” Hyde said.听
Reflecting on his journey, Hyde said the Seeding Success Grant, which totaled $120,000 over two years, exactly met his need. 鈥淚t provided funding to develop a prototype that could then be leveraged to obtain larger federal funding.”听听
Hyde鈥檚 success shows how the Seeding Success program can be an essential spark for groundbreaking ideas by bridging the gap between concepts and actions, allowing researchers to unleash their potential, drive innovation and contribute significantly to scientific understanding.听
Proposals for the . To learn more about the program, visit the . 听