Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)

Websitehttps://ics.psu.edu/

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United States

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ICDS helps you apply big data and big simulation methods across the research landscape.

Carlos Blanco
- Physics - Assistant Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
20172026
Timothy Raymond Brick, PhD
- Human Development and Family Studies - Associate Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Person: Academic
20072026
Dana Calacci
- College of Information Sciences and Technology - Assistant Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
20152026
Enrico Casella
- Animal Science - Assistant Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
20192026
Guido Cervone, PhD
- Geography - Professor of Geography and Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) - Director
Person: Academic
20002026
Keith Cheng, MD, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Distinguished Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
- Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine - Distinguished Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
- Cancer Institute, Experimental Therapeutics
Person: Academic
19842025
Bruce A. Desmarais, Jr., PhD
- Political Science - Associate Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
20112026
Zoltan Fodor
- Physics - Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
19872026
Eric B. Ford, PhD
- Astronomy & Astrophysics - Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
- Center for Astrostatistics - Associate Director
- Center for Exoplanets & Habitable Worlds
Person: Academic
19962026
Melissa Gervais
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Science - Associate Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
Person: Academic
20142026

3D probabilistic fracture mechanics / computational fluid dynamics simulation of a reactor pressure vessel under transient conditions
Spencer, B. W., Yu, Y., Hoffman, W. M., Shaver, D. R. & Merzari, E., May 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 451, 114845.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
ABayesian Approach to Multiobjective Aerodynamic Shape Optimization
Bachman, P., Carlson, K. & Renganathan, A., 2026, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, (AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A computer vision pipeline for bodyweight estimation in turkey hens
Molins, M., Giron, L., Boney, J. & Casella, E., Mar 2026, In: Smart Agricultural Technology. 13, 101786.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A COSMIC MIRACLE: A REMARKABLY LUMINOUS GALAXY AT z_spec = 14.44 CONFIRMED WITH JWST
Naidu, R. P., Oesch, P. A., Brammer, G., Weibel, A., Li, Y., Matthee, J., Chisholm, J., Pollock, C. L., Heintz, K. E., Johnson, B. D., Shen, X., Hviding, R. E., Leja, J., Tacchella, S., Ganguly, A., Witten, C., Atek, H., Belli, S., Bose, S. & Bouwens, R. & 26 others, Dayal, P., Decarli, R., de Graaff, A., Fudamoto, Y., Giovinazzo, E., Greene, J. E., Illingworth, G., Inoue, A. K., Kane, S. G., Labbe, I., Leonova, E., Marques-Chaves, R., Meyer, R. A., Nelson, E. J., Roberts-Borsani, G., Schaerer, D., Simcoe, R. A., Stefanon, M., Sugahara, Y., Toft, S., van der Wel, A., van Dokkum, P., Walter, F., Watson, D., Weaver, J. R. & Whitaker, K. E., 2026, In: Open Journal of Astrophysics. 9
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Adaptive Intervention Designs for Studies of Human Development
Brick, T. R., Jan 1 2026, Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science. wiley, p. 349-369 21 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
An Earth-sized planet on a 5.4 h orbit around a nearby K dwarf
Tas, K. H., Stefansson, G., Fariz, S. N. M., Garg, E., Espinoza-Retamal, J. I., Koo, E., Bruijne, D., Luhn, J. K., Ford, E. B., Mahadevan, S., Logsdon, S. E., Cañas, C. I., Han, T., Everett, M. E., Alvarado-Montes, J. A., Blake, C., Cochran, W. D., Dong, J., Fernandes, R. B. & Giovinazzi, M. R. & 8 others, Halverson, S., Kanodia, S., Krolikowski, D., Mcelwain, M., Ninan, J., Paredes, L. A., Robertson, P. & Schwab, C., Mar 1 2026, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 707, A238.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
An Efficient Parametric Reduced Basis Method to Emulate Fluid Flow with Shocks
Bilal, M., Sethunarayanan, K. & Renganathan, A., 2026, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, (AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Profile of Great-Grandparenthood in the United States: A Research Note
Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M., Feb 1 2026, In: Demography. 63, 1, p. 97-109 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Architectures of Exoplanetary Systems. IV. A Multiplanet Model for Reproducing the Radius Valley and Intrasystem Size Similarity of Planets around Kepler’s FGK Dwarfs
He, M. Y. & Ford, E. B., Apr 10 2026, In: Astrophysical Journal. 1001, 1, 78.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Assessing climate change impacts for small-scale fisheries in the Gulf of California using deep learning
Cavieses-Nuñez, R., Lu, Q., Morzaria-Luna, H. N., Mallick, P., Kumara, S., Navarrete-Torices, C. R., Cruz-Piñón, G., Buechler, S. & Lopez-Olmedo, K., Apr 2026, In: Fisheries Research. 296, 107683.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Collaborative Research: III: Small: An Information-Theoretic Framework for Explainable and Explanation-Assisted Graph Learning
Zhang, X. (PI)
National Science Foundation
10/1/25 → 9/30/28
Project: Research project
Leveraging Geometric Structure in Learning Dynamical Systems
Harlim, J. (PI) & Daning@psuedu, D. H. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
Synergistic study of deformation signals and volcano-tectonic earthquakes at Mauna Loa Volcano, HI
Wauthier, C. (PI) & Droman@carnegiescienceedu, D. C. R. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
8/15/25 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
SHF: Small: Compiler and Runtime Support for Computational Storage in HPC
Kandemir, M. (PI) & Cxd12@psuedu, C. D. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Belief Systems Governing Climate Adaptation Behaviors: Inference, Analysis, and Intervention
Desmarais, Jr., B. A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
6/1/25 → 5/31/27
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: HNDS-I: Enhancing Infrastructure For Discovery About Human Behavior
Gilmore, R. O. (PI)
National Science Foundation
3/1/25 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Engineering spatiotemporal temperature control of solvated noble-metal nanoparticles through the understanding of solid-water nanoscale conduction
Ramos Alvarado, B. (PI) & Shk10@psuedu, S. H. K. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: RESEARCH-PGR: The genomics of host-specific response and adaptation in the parasitic agricultural pest, Cuscuta
Lasky, J. R. (PI) & Cwd3@psuedu, C. W. D. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
11/1/24 → 10/31/27
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating the genetic and environmental history of type 2 diabetes
Perry, G. H. (PI) & Mks74@psuedu, M. K. S. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
10/15/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
Fostering Engaged Team-Based Learning in Asynchronous Online and Hybrid Learning Environments
Chow, S.-M. (PI) & Pxk919@psuedu, P. K. D. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
10/15/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project

Morphometric phenomics and Cross-Atlas Registration of Virtual 3D soft tissue microCT images of Zebrafish
Cheng, K. (Speaker), Ding, Y. (Speaker), Lin, A. (Speaker), Yakovlev, M. (Speaker), Vanselow, D. (Speaker), Xin, X. (Speaker), Katz, S. (Speaker), Vanselow, D. (Speaker) & La Riviere, P. (Speaker)
Jul 5 2017
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
International Conference of Auditory Display 2017 - conference chair
Mark Edward Ballora (Participant)
Jun 19 2017 → Jun 23 2017
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in conference
Motivations and Potential for a 3D Image Informatics for Histopathology (Panel Discussion)
Cheng, K. (Speaker)
Nov 4 2017
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
From Morphology to Math: Using whole zebrafish to create the engineering and computational infrastructure for Microanatomic Phenomics
Cheng, K. (Speaker), Ding, Y. (Speaker), Katz, S. (Speaker), Lin, A. (Speaker), van Rossum, D. (Speaker) & Vanselow, D. (Speaker)
Sep 27 2017
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation

AAAS Fellow
Cheng, K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
Advocacy Day Travel Grant Award
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2017
Prize
Dr. Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Prize
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2011
Prize
Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Buxton, O. M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award
Fellows Recognition Award
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2014
Prize
Inaugural ICDS Faculty Scholar Award
Cheng, K. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Achievement Award
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2016
Prize
Scholarship in Education Award
Acharya, V. (Recipient), Foy, A. (Recipient), Vrana, K. (Recipient), Huang, X. (Recipient), Chetlen, A. (Recipient), Dovat, S. (Recipient), Gowda, C. (Recipient), Acharya, J. (Recipient) & Murray, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Course Award
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2017
Prize
Travel Grant Award
Zaorsky, N. (Recipient), 2017
Prize

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