For the next 2 months, we don’t have a topic yet for May. I am thinking covering various generative AI/LLM interfaces, to follow up on the April topic. In particular, UIs that work with OnDemand. We have had hard time finding ones that work but did find one eventually, called GPT4All. It would be good if a few more sites could volunteer with their solution.
For June, we have lined up BYU HPC presenting their Windows Open OnDemand app.
This Thursday, May 1st, we are planning a community showcase of generative AI/LLM interfaces, and, the OOD interfaces in general, that various sites have. I will kickstart the discussion by showing the current state at Utah, and hope that some call attendees will volunteer to show their OOD interfaces after that. If you’d like to pre-volunteer, please, PM me and I’ll make you a co-host right away at the start of the call.
Next Thursday is the first one in June, so time for another Tips and Tricks call, at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET. Dean Anderson and Ryan Cox from Brigham Young University will present
7lbd (“Seven Layer Bean Dip”), which allows users to launch and access a Microsoft Windows desktop via Open OnDemand without requiring any additional Windows infrastructure. It treats Microsoft Windows as “just another Open OnDemand application”—similar to JupyterLab, MATLAB, or VSCode—and provides users with access to their files in a secure, isolated environment.
Hi @mcuma,
I am Aday Bujeda from IQSS Research Computing at Harvard.
We are working on a passenger app to manage Downloads and Uploads from/to remote repositories to complement Open OnDemand. We would like to present and do a demo in one of the Tips and Tricks call.
Great, let’s plan on next Thu, then, 1pm ET is when the call starts, I was thinking about asking the OOD team to report back on their PEARC involvement, but, we can try to make it short(er), so, perhaps you could get 1/2 hour with some extra time for questions. How does this sound?
Aday – excited about your file transfer app and demo!
General OOD community:
As part of the OOD Appverse project, we are gathering data on the existing App ecosystem from the community. We came up with a simple survey for people to fill out:
This Thursday, 8/7 at 1pm ET/ 12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT we’ll have another Tips and Tricks call.
First the OOD team will recap PEARC25.
Then Aday Bujeda from Harvard FAS will talk about OnDemand Loop
OnDemand Loop is a proof-of-concept tool that connects Open OnDemand with remote data repositories like Dataverse, making it easier for researchers to move data in and out of HPC environments. Through a project-based interface and an extensible connector system, users can download and upload files seamlessly without leaving their OOD session. Funded by an FAS-HUIT PRB grant, the project aims to reduce the manual steps involved in sharing and reusing research data, laying the groundwork for a more integrated, reproducible workflow.