Singularity Containers

ARCH This tutorials will allow you to run Singularity containers on computers where you do not have root (administrative) privileges, like the Rockfish cluster at ARCH. A container allows you to put an application and all of its dependencies in a single package. Ensure portability and reproducibility of all dependency packages of an application. Here are some […]

Research Profile: Dr. Liliana Florea

Research Spotlight: Dr. Liliana Florea Dr. Liliana Florea is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine. Her research focuses on developing algorithms, computational models, and software tools for analyzing sequencing data to characterize genes and their variations and help infer molecular mechanisms of diseases. Q: What initially inspired your interest […]

Staff Profile: Juan Perafan

Staff Spotlight: Juan Perafan Next on our Staff Spotlight, we have Juan Perafan, Assistant Research Scientist at ARCH. Juan has been part of the team since April 2024. Q. What inspired you to pursue the career you have today? JP: “My career path evolved from my exciting journey as a professor where I utilized high-performance […]

Running BEAST on Rockfish

ARCH Short Tutorial: Running BEAST on Rockfish BEAST (Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees) is a powerful tool for phylogenetic analysis using Bayesian inference. Widely used in evolutionary biology and related fields, BEAST enables researchers to analyze molecular sequences, estimate divergence times, and test evolutionary hypotheses. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for downloading and running BEAST […]

Staff Spotlight: Andre Barbosa

This month, we spotlight Andre Barbosa, who joined ARCH in early 2024 as an Assistant Research Scientist on the User and Scientific Support team. With a background in computational biology, Andre focuses on optimizing analysis workflows and troubleshooting computational issues for researchers.

Research Spotlight: Somdatta Goswami

Somdatta Goswami is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering.

Her research focuses on advancing Computational Mechanics, Scientific Computing, and Machine learning, with an emphasis on developing algorithms for AI-accelerated numerical simulations in engineering and biological systems.

Research Profile: Leyla Isik

Dr. Leyla Isik is the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University.

Her research focuses on understanding the cognitive and neural basis of human vision and social perception, and how we might implement these abilities in AI systems.

Staff Spotlight: Wei Wu

Staff Spotlight: Wei Wu Next on our Staff Spotlight, we have Wei Wu, Assistant Research Scientist at ARCH. Wei has been part of the team since March 2024.  Q. What is your role at ARCH? WW: “I am an Assistant Research Scientist with the application team. My primary responsibilities include user support, assisting with resource […]