Our Team

Executive Committee

Alex
Szalay

Director of IDIES

Charles
Meneveau

Associate Director, West

Alex
Baras

Associate Director, East

Ani
Thakar

Associate Director of Operations

Paulette
Clancy

Associate Director, Computer Infrastructure

Jaime
Combariza

Associate Director,
MARCC

Gerard
Lemson

AT-LARGE MEMBER
IDIES, Director of Science

Peter
Lawson

AT-LARGE MEMBER,
SHERIDAN LIBRARIES—DATA SERVICES

Tinglong
Dai

At-large Member, CBS

Brian
Caffo

At-large Member, BSPH

Elliot
Rosen

AT-LARGE MEMBER
IDIES ADMIN

IDIES Team

First NameLast NameTitleArea of Expertise
RichardWiltonAssociate Research ScientistDevelopment of genomic data models, databases, data loading and capacity planning. Also requirements and use cases for the genomics collaborative project.
SueWernerSr. Programmer Analyst​Database Programming & Administration
AniThakarPrincipal Research ScientistData Managment, Project Management
ManuTaghizadeh PoppSr. Software ProgrammerApplications programming, Web Services
AlexSzalayProfessor, Director of IDIES
KateStevensCommunications SpecialistWebmaster, Communications Materials, Project Management
JeffreyRoskes​Assistant Research Scientist
ElliotRosenGrants & Contracts ManagerFinance, Administration, IDIES proposal submissions, strategic planning
JordanRaddickInstructional DesignerWebsite Content Developement and Managment, Educational Outreach
JasonPostlethwaitLan Administrator IIIHardware Maintenance, Hardware Procurement
VictorPaulSoftware EngineerDatabase administration, Data Management
BrianMohrSr. Systems EngineerHardware Design & Maintenance, Infrastructure Network & Systems, Operating Systems (Linux), Automation programming, Storage Architecture, Project Management, Emerging Technologies
ArikMitschang​Associate Research ScientistDistributed Systems, Big Data, Cloud Technologies, Applications Programming, Web Services, Emerging Technologies
DmitryMedvedev​Sr. Software DeveloperApplications programming, Web Services, Emerging Technologies
GerardLemsonPrincipal Research ScientistAssociate Director for SciServer, cosmology simulation lead, use cases for cosmology, numerical laboratory development for cosmology, development of Job Management Subsystem, developer collaboration layer.
Jai-WonKim​Research ScientistMetadata modelling, genomics data modelling, use case development, long tail system specification and UI development, development of Resource Access Controls
LanceJosephSr. Systems Administrator​Database Administration, Hardware Design & Maintenance, Infrastructure Network, Operating Systems (Windows & Linux), Real Time Monitoring, Storage Architecture, Emerging Technologies
StevenHandySr. Bioinformatics Software Engineer
MargaretEminizer ​Assistant Research Scientist
KyleEdwardsLAN Administrator IIIHardware Maintenance, Operating Systems (Windows & Linux), Fixed Asset Management
LaszloDobos​Associate Research ScientistMachine Learning, Emerging Technologies
YingDaiDatabase Specialist
MikeSchnaubeltSoftware DeveloperAlgorithm Development, Data Analysis
Kelvin J.GreenLAN Administrator III
EhsanEhsanullahSr. Grants & Contracts AnalystIDIES Sponsored Project Management, Proposal Development and Submissions
Charles GlaserSystems Engineer
MelindaNagyAssistant Research Scientist
TamásBudaváriAssociate ProfessorApplied Mathematics and Statistics
JulianaJaimeSr. Programmer Analyst
AmirSharifzadehSoftware Developer
SamuelRobertsGrants & Contracts Analyst
SamuelCarlilesAssociate Research Scientist
SayantanAuddyAssistant Research Scientist
RyanHausenAssistant Research Scientist
SamCarliles

IDIES Remembers

Jan
Vandenberg​

IDIES CHIEF
IT Architect
(until 2021)

Jan was the chief systems IT architect for IDIES and was an expert in hardware design and maintenance, infrastructure network and services, operating systems (Linux & Windows), automation programming, real-time monitoring, storage architecture, and emerging technologies.

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