A Message from Davida Johnson, Program Sponsors, Innovate@UCLA and Executive Director, Office of Advanced Research Computing
Davida Johnson
Executive Sponsor, Innovate@UCLA & Executive Director, Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC)
Greetings! As the Executive Director for UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), I’m excited and truly honored to be the program sponsor for Innovate@UCLA. It’s just amazing to see all the incredible energy, fresh ideas, and teamwork happening across the Innovate@UCLA community.
OARC’s Commitment to the Innovate@UCLA Community
We at OARC are so proud to be the UCLA home for Innovate@UCLA! OARC enables UCLA’s research mission by partnering with UCLA faculty, as well as public- and private-sector organizations, to advance the use of data-intensive, computational, and advanced technologies in research endeavors.
Our commitment to Innovate@UCLA goes far beyond just supporting the program. We are partners on this innovation journey together.
As the steward of Innovate@UCLA, OARC serves as a bridge between the SoCal tech and business community and the cutting edge research advances coming out of UCLA.
OARC’s staff is composed of teams of expert data scientists, computational scientists, and technologists, whose areas of specialty include:
Statistical methods and analysis
Machine learning and applied AI
Cloud and data architecture
Novel research platform development
Data visualization, GIS, mapping, and XR
Read OARC’s annual reports to learn more about their work.
Contact Us
Contact OARC about partnering with us. We would love the opportunity to collaborate with you!