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FABRIC's James Griffioen represented the team at PEARC 2026, where he participated in two sessions covering the growing challenges of big data network transfer and sharing in the era of AI and how AI-assisted coding tools are empowering even small HPC centers to develop custom SysAdmin tools tailored to their local environments.

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This summer, RENCI hosted its inaugural NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, welcoming eight students for nine weeks of hands-on research at the intersection of advanced networking, distributed systems, machine learning, cybersecurity, and cyberinfrastructure — all leveraging the NSF FABRIC research instrument. Students worked alongside mentors from UNC-Chapel Hill, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of South Carolina, and Binghamton University, gaining practical experience with technologies ranging from P4- and FPGA-based networking to AI-assisted medical imaging and federated learning, while also building professional skills through sessions on graduate school, scientific communication, and careers in research. "This inaugural cohort exceeded our expectations with the quality of their research and their enthusiasm for learning," said Anirban Mandal, director of RENCI's Network Research and Infrastructure Group. "We are proud of what they accomplished this summer and excited to see how they build on these experiences as the next generation of leaders in computing, networking, and data science." For more information, visit https://reusite.renci.org/home.