UX research and design for high-performance computing at Harvard
Diagram of the initial Sid concept
Poster describing research and design to improve access to research computing tools
I led user research and design for a new social science research platform designed to improve access to high-performance computing resources with research computing service and development leads.
During my tenure the project evolved from concepts for an internally-designed application to a live environment that used the Open On Demand open source infrastructure and finally to conceptual models for future development. Outcomes included:
streamlined authentication, informative status messaging and pre-defined job quick start links for IQSS’ users.
trained the internal team to conduct ongoing user research to inform future development.
UI components added to OOD’s core open source code. Described in a short paper presented at PEARC23.
conceptual framework adopted by Harvard Business School for HBS Grid, their research computing platform.
Research on this multi-year project included interviews with researchers across schools at Harvard including stakeholders from Harvard Business School, Faculty of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Sciences.
Project artifacts:
Design guidelines developed from user research. Logo design with Dwayne Liburd. New web access point for IQSS users.