April 30 – May 2, 2024 | Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA
2024 Cloud Forum Schedule
Tuesday, 4/30
| Date/Time (PDT) | Session | Session Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Registration check-in and Lunch at the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center Mackenzie Room | |
| 1 – 1:45 p.m. | Opening/Survey results Bob Flynn, I2; Lucrecia Kim-Boswell, Stanford University / Phil Fenstermacher, William and Mary | |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Presentation: “Telling Our Story: The Somewhat Painful, Probably Never-Ending Search for Cloud Metrics“ Rick Rhoades, Penn State University | |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Presentation: “GreenEx: Put the Planet into your TCO“ Bob Flynn, Internet2 | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4 p.m. | Lightning Talks | |
| 4 – 4:30 p.m. | Presentation: “Meeting Our Users With Cloud Checkups“ Matthew Rich, Northwestern University | |
| 4:30 – 5 p.m. | Presentation: “Attracting Researchers to the Cloud“ Jan Cheetham, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| 5 – 6 p.m. | Travel by bus to the Reception | |
| 6 – 9 p.m. | Reception at the Computer History Museum |
Wednesday, 5/1
| Date/Time (PDT) | Session | Session Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast – Mackenzie Room | |
| 8:45 – 9 a.m. | Welcome | |
| 9 – 9:45 a.m. | Researcher Presentation: “More than just Research: Understanding and Addressing Gun Violence with a Data-driven and Community-engaged Approach“ Susan Burtner, Northwestern University (register to join virtually) | |
| 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Researcher Presentation: “Digital Healthcare using Consumer Devices and Cloud Computing“ Peter Washington, University of Hawaii (register to join virtually) | |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. | Researcher Presentation: “Artificial Intelligence for Animal Farming: Cloud Computing and Automation“ João Dorea, University of Wisconsin-Madison (register to join virtually) | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Panel: How can cloud enablement best support researchers? Susan Burtner, Northwestern University Peter Washington, University of Hawaii Joao Dorea, University of Wisconsin – Madison Jason Armbruster, University of Colorado (register to join virtually) | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch – Mackenzie Room | |
| 1:30 – 2 p.m. | Presentation: “Rapid Evaluation of AI Tools“ John Bailey, Washington University in St. Louis | |
| 2 – 2:30 p.m. | Presentation: “New Developments and Challenges in Using Large Language Models in Academic Settings with Azure Service“ Anna Alber, Chapman University Phillip Lyle, Chapman University | |
| 2 – 2:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Presentation: “Leveraging the Cloud in Response to Campus Demands for AI“ Timothy A Werth, Purdue Global Justin Ward, Purdue Global | |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Presentation: “With Great Capability Comes Great Cost (Containment)“ David Love, Stanford University | |
| 3:45 – 4 p.m. | Break | |
| 4 – 5:30 p.m. | Unconference | |
| 5:30 – 6 p.m. | Break | |
| 6 – 8 p.m. | Dinner – Tresidder Union, Oak Lounge | |
| 8 – 10 p.m. | Game Night – Tresidder Union, Oak Lounge |
Thursday, 5/2
| Date/Time (PDT) | Session | Session Assets |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 9 a.m. | Breakfast – Mackenzie Room | |
| 9 – 11:15 a.m. | Workshop: “Beyond the Bill: FinOps Culture and Cloud Financial Responsibility” Jonathan White, University of Central Florida (and crew) | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Presentation: “CloudBank at Five Years“ Rob Fatland, University of Washington | |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch – Mackenzie Room | |
| 1 – 1:30 p.m. | Presentation: “Flattening the learning curve: A comprehensive training paradigm“ Priya Desai, Stanford University | |
| 1:30 – 2 p.m. | Presentation: “Landing Zone Accelerator at CU Boulder“ Jason Armbruster, Colorado University – Boulder | |
| 2 – 2:30 p.m. | Presentation: “Azure Infrastructure as Code Framework“ George Kopf, Princeton University | |
| 2:30 – 3 p.m. | Break | |
| 3 – 3:30 p.m. | Presentation: “Does your DaaS still Dazzle?“ Chris Manly, Cornell University | |
| 3:30 – 4 p.m. | Presentation: “Overcoming Nephophobia: Case Studies“ Kari Robertson, University of California Office of the President | |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | Open Discussion and Wrap-up |
Cloud Forum Timeline
- Nominations for Research Presentations Opens: September 27, 2023
- Call for Proposals Opens: October 16, 2023
- Nominations for Research Presentations Closes: November 3, 2023
- Call for Proposals Closes: November 27, 2023
- Researcher Notification: December 1, 2023
- Speaker Notification: January 4, 2024
- Schedule Posted: February 1, 2024
- Registration Opens: February 1, 2024
- Cloud Forum Convenes: April 30 – May 2, 2024