Teams
This year's faculty participants and their mentors, paired by course. See the Mentors page for full mentor bios.
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Agbeli Ameko
Target Course Intro to Open Source Future: Decolonizing Technology & Data Sovereignty (DATA 500)
Anticipated Enrollment 15-25 (Spring or Fall)
Science Gateway Goal Focusing on open-source infrastructure, software tools, and environmental justice. Students utilize cloud instances to run Python and Metabase scripts, analyzing physical "flock" camera datasets (DFLOC) to observe data footprints and big-tech power dynamics.
Project Goals
- Understand local open-source tools, OS, automations, and ethical computing vs digital colonialism
- Tour of useful open source data skills via JupyterLab, Metabase, Python for Environmental Justice analysis
- Critical analysis of big tech power and building confidence to utilize open source solutions
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/TeamGhana/HUDATA500
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Antigone Anthony
Southern University A&M College
Target Course Anatomy & Physiology (SBIO 221B)
Anticipated Enrollment 25 (Fall and Spring)
Science Gateway Goal Strengthening physiological homeostasis and structural comprehension for a large cohort of nursing majors. Deploys interactive, 3D biological gateways alongside Jupyter notebooks to turn traditional biology labs into immersive, computational spaces.
Project Goals
- Integrate science gateway resources into teaching and research activities
- Expand student access to computing tools, data, and hands-on learning
- Provide faculty and students with training and technical support
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/francisantigone-bit/Antigone-s-Hackathon-2026--Anatomy-Unlocked
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Cheryl Swanier
Target Course Intro to Computing (CMP 224)
Anticipated Enrollment 12 (Fall and Spring)
Science Gateway Goal Integrating generative AI models directly into coding assignments to teach students how to program and debug collaboratively. Students explore Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) structures to build highly scalable, authentic computing applications.
Project Goals
- Increase access to computing resources with Jetstream2 virtual computing environments
- Integrate generative AI into programming instruction for code generation, debugging, explanation, and problem solving
- Develop authentic computational projects using Jetstream2 and AI that mirror real-world computing applications
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/cswanier/FacultyHack2026
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Joseph Aneke
Target Course Introduction to Python Programming (CSC 291)
Anticipated Enrollment 22-30 (Offered every Spring)
Science Gateway Goal Transitioning traditional introductory coding instructions into a project-based data gateway where students write scripts to clean and manipulate massive, real-world datasets. The redesigned syllabus leverages a prompt-based grading framework that evaluates students' logical prompt engineering, debugging diaries, and AI outputs.
Project Goals
- Introduce students to Programming with HPC Perspectives
- Explore resources (e.g., data sets) with a view to produce reproducible projects
- Train students to integrate and visualize results from science gateway platforms
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/Josephogo/joseph-aneke
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Joshua Gbadebo
Target Course Computer Architecture (CMP 334)
Anticipated Enrollment 15 (Fall and Spring)
Science Gateway Goal Integrating cloud architecture side-by-side with traditional hardware concepts to expose students to real-world deployment parameters. Students set up virtual labs to provision, configure, and benchmark real CPU cores, RAM allocations, and networking resources under varying workloads.
Project Goals
- Understand the concept of Computer Architecture
- Integrate the concept and understanding of cloud architecture as it relates to traditional computer architecture
- Analyze how computer architecture principles support artificial intelligence workloads by examining the interaction between processors, memory systems, storage, parallel computing, and specialized AI hardware accelerators
- Prepare students to understand the importance of computer architecture in traditional on-prem and modern cloud computing models in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/gestureb-cpu/Course-Syllabus
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Kristine Christensen
Moraine Valley Community College
Target Course IoT Fundamentals (no prereqs) (LAN 120.300 (Freshman/Sophomore))
Anticipated Enrollment 24
Science Gateway Goal Building a standardized student entry point called "Bridge CI". Students collect physical sensor and actuator data from microcontrollers (Arduino/Raspberry Pi) and deploy cloud notebooks to learn how IoT networks are scaled, visualized, and secured against cyber threats.
Project Goals
- Introduce entry-level IoT students to science gateways, public datasets, Jetstream 2, Jupyter notebooks, cloud computing, and HPC resources
- Develop foundational notebook and visualization skills through scaffolded activities designed for students with no prior Python or HPC experience
- Help students run prepared code, modify selected variables, visualize authentic IoT and industrial data, and interpret the results
- Introduce AI-assisted anomaly detection, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure applications in an approachable manner
- Guide students in transferring these skills to a sensor-based final project in which they collect, analyze, visualize, and report on their own data
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/kristinechristensen/FacultyHack26
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Mary Beals
Southern University A&M College
Target Course Ecology (404B)
Anticipated Enrollment 15 (Fall and Spring, as needed)
Science Gateway Goal Establishing a beginner-friendly CURE framework for face-to-face ecology lectures and labs. Biology majors analyze Louisiana-focused ecological and wetland datasets to explore climate change, water quality, and biodiversity using reproducible computational workflows.
Project Goals
- Develop a beginner-friendly CURE module in Ecology 404B that guides biology majors through ecological question development, data exploration, visualization, and interpretation
- Use Louisiana-focused ecological and environmental datasets to connect course concepts to wetlands, biodiversity, climate change, water quality, and coastal change
- Build student confidence with computational ecology through guided CloudBank/Jupyter notebook activities, structured tutorials, and reflection checkpoints
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/DrMBea/Bayou-Ecology-CURE-2026
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Oyebade Oyerinde
Target Course Economics and Data Science for Public Administrators (CPAD 504)
Anticipated Enrollment 20 (Fall and Spring, as needed)
Science Gateway Goal Transforming the graduate public policy economics curriculum to incorporate hands-on data science. Students leverage cloud environments to write Python/R scripts, generate complex policy graphs, and examine the societal and ethical impacts of classroom AI.
Project Goals
- Reinforce economic concepts by applying microeconomic and macroeconomic theories to practical public-sector problems
- Develop analytical skills by using equations, data, and quantitative methods to analyze economic relationships and policy choices
- Build R proficiency by using R for data analysis, computation, and graphical visualization
- Integrate AI responsibly by using LLMs such as SGX2 Gateways LLMs, Claude, and Codex to support coding, research, and problem-solving while critically evaluating AI-generated outputs
- Apply real-world data by working with authentic datasets to connect economic theory with evidence-based public policy and decision-making
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/ooyerind/FacultyHack-Gateways26
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Tanganika Johnson
Southern University and A&M College
Target Course Environmental Science (UFOR 271)
Anticipated Enrollment 10-15 (Spring or Fall)
Science Gateway Goal Designing an urban heat and environmental resilience Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE). Students use local Baton Rouge climate datasets to build interactive data visualizations and learn responsible data stewardship in the cloud.
Project Goals
- Develop four scaffolded CURE activities centered on urban heat and environmental resilience in Baton Rouge and South Louisiana
- Guide students through Discovery, Visualization, Analysis, and Interpretation using gateway datasets and student-collected field data
- Use HPC Carpentry's Introduction to HPC to prepare students for shared computing, remote resources, and responsible data practices
- Produce reusable notebooks and authentic products: a research report, accessible poster, and community-facing environmental brief
Science Gateways Resources
- CloudBank
- Jupyter Notebooks
Project Repo github.com/tanganjohnson-ai/Hackathon-26-Environmental-Science
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Yohn Parra Bautista
Target Course Artificial Intelligence (CAP-4620)
Anticipated Enrollment 12 (Fall)
Science Gateway Goal Lowering the technical barrier to entry for advanced AI literacy. Students deploy, fine-tune, and benchmark unsupervised machine learning models, comparing cloud-based GPU and CPU execution speeds against local machines.
Project Goals
- Evaluate open-weight large language models (LLMs) that students can deploy, fine-tune, and benchmark on HPC systems through science gateway interfaces
- Curate domain-relevant datasets and pre-configured computing environments (Jupyter/containerized) that can be published and reused on science gateways
- Map gateway-hosted datasets across domains (environmental, health, geospatial) to specific course modules — clustering, computer vision, NLP — creating a reusable crosswalk that shows instructors which gateway data assets support which AI competencies
Science Gateways Resources
Project Repo github.com/Yohnjparra/Yohn-Parra
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