The 2025/2026 Academic Year CORE (Coordinated Operating Research Entities) Voucher application deadline is September 30. Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled within the University of Maine System are eligible to apply for up to $150 in CORE Voucher funding that may be used on any CORE service. A list of CORE services can be found HERE and […]
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ARCSIM has worked to bring the University of Maine System state of the art computing systems and the power to help drive research and education in the state. While ARCSIM is able to meet the needs of the system with its extensive computing infrastructure, installed at the University of Maine in Neville Hall, including servers, […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Research Computing Security and Information Management unit (ARCSIM) merged with the Advanced Computing Group (ACG) in October 2024. This merger is focused towards creating more efficient and effective services for the entire University of Maine System. With that comes the addition of Forrest Flagg and Chris Dalton to the ARCSIM […]
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Upgrades to Hardware and Services Research computing services hosted from the data center in Neville Hall at the UMaine campus have served as a cornerstone for researchers across the University of Maine System (UMS) for many years. A wave of upgrades to hardware and services is in its final stages with interest to better serve […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM) team provides technological assistance and reporting to UMaine researchers and their collaborators. In 2022, ARCSIM recruited Jeanine McGann as an information systems analyst. While her projects have been an instrumental part of UMaine’s transition to web-based platforms, McGann’s academic journey did not begin […]
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In recent years, the University of Maine’s Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM) unit has expanded the services available to UMaine and the University of Maine System. Their most recent expansion introduces new artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning consultation resources. This is possible through the addition of graduate assistant Zafaryab Haider. Haider […]
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The research enterprise at the University of Maine has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and with that growth comes accompanying computing, data security, and operational needs. The Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM), led by Director Shane Moeykens, has been taking steps to meet these needs by further expanding the research computing […]
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In 2023, the Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM) group partnered with Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering faculty at UMaine to source a new GPU cluster from Cambridge Computer Services in Boston. Expanding GPU resources was given high priority to provide relief to faculty who are engaged with Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
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The Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM) group has recently expanded to reflect the enhanced compliance requirements of research work being conducted with the Department of Defense (DoD) Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). In Fall 2023, Sammy Murphy, an IT Vulnerability Specialist, joined ARCSIM to focus on critical vulnerability management tasks in support of […]
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by Stefania Irene Marthakis Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh, Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine (UMaine), works in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on projects ranging from robotics to biomedical engineering. Sekeh also serves on the Advanced Research Computing, Security and Information Management (ARCSIM) Advisory Board as a faculty member, […]
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