University of Maryland Baltimore County
What is a All Hands Meeting?
iHARP is a highly collaborative multi-institutional research institution that encompasses a broad range of domain expertise. Because we are not co-located at one site, we often are left to working virtually. To tackle virtual fatigue and to offer an opportunity to deep connects, every year we host one large in-person meeting where all members are able to break out of their virtual meeting box and have face-to face conversations.
What: iHARP 4th In-Person All Hands
When: Thursday, September 24 & Friday, September 25, 2026
Venue: Williams Village at the University of Colorado
Address: 500 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309
All Hands Agenda
Please note the below is the agenda and subject to change. All times listed reflect Colorado Mountain Time
7:45 am
Shuttle Pick-up from Hilton Homewood Suites
8:00 am
Shuttle Drop off at Williams Village
8:00 am
Breakfast
8:30 am
Opening Remarks
8:35 am
State of the Institute by Dr. Vandana Janeja
9:10 am
iHARP Full Cycle Presentations (Session Chair: Dr. Jianwu Wang)
- Emulating Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Using Graph Transformer
Authors/ Collaborators: Ziqi Yin, Aneesh Subramanian, Rajashree Tri Datta, Vandana P. Janeja, Miren Vizcaino
Presenter: Dr. Aneesh Subramanian, Assosiate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
- Causal Inference for Analyzing Drivers of Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt
Presenter: Omar Faruque, PhD Candidate, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Polaris: a data-informed infrastructure for data-driven science
Authors/ Collaborators: Yuchuan Huang, Ana Elena Uribe, Mohamed F. Mokbel, Youssef Hussein, Kareem Eldahshoury, Grant Ogren, Maida Ismail, Adwin Shi
Presenter: Ana Elena Uribe, University of Minnesota
10:15 am
Break & Group Photograph
10:30 am
iHARP Full Cycle Presentations (Session Chair: Dr. Andy Aschwanden)
- From Radargrams to AI-Ready Ice-Layer-Annotation Datasets
Authors/ Collaborators: Muhammad Behroze Hassan, Bayu Adhi Tama, Sanjay Purushotham, Vandana P. Janeja
Presenter: Muhammad Behroze Hassan, Research Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Research progress in Greenland subglacial bed mapping: From DeepTopoNet to BedMachine-free Reconstruction Techniques
Authors/ Collaborators: Bayu Tama, Mansa Krishna, Mostafa Cham, Jianwu Wang, Mathieu Morlighem
Presenter: Dr. Bayu Tama, Research Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Empowering iHARP’s Research Through High-Performance Computing
Authors/ Collaborators: Scalable Deep Learning Project: Homayra Alam, Bayu Adhi Tama, Sikan Li, Mostafa Cham, Omar Faruque, and Jianwu Wang | PINNs Project: Mansa Krishna, Gong Cheng, and Mathieu Morlighem
Presenter: Sikan Li, Research Engineering, Scientist Associate III, Texas Advanced Computing Center - Understanding the Trajectory of a Glacier
Authors/ Collaborators: Rohan Putatunda; Sanjay Purushotham; Ratnaksha Lele, Riya P. Desai, Vandana P. Janeja
Presenter: Riya P. Desai, Research Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County
12:05 pm
Lunch
12:55 pm
Panel: Envisioning the Future Frontiers (Moderator: Dr. Vandana Janeja )
Panelists:
Dr. Beth Plale
Executive Director, School of Computer & Data Sciences, University of Oregon
Dr. Shashi Shekhar
Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota
1:40 pm
Break
1:55 pm
iHARP Toolkit Showcase (Session Chair: Dr. Josephine Namayanja)
- Polar Ice Museum
Presenter: Ryan Zuber, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Title: TBD | Project Area: Sea Level Rise
Presenter: Subhankar Ghosh, PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota
- Title: TBD | Project Area: PINNICLE
Presenter: Mansa Krishna, PhD Candidate, Dartmouth College
- PolarIS: a Polar data infrastructure for Interactive and Scalable science
Authors/ Collaborators: Yuchuan Huang, Ana Elena Uribe, Mohamed F. Mokbel, Youssef Hussein, Kareem Eldahshoury, Grant Ogren, Maida Ismail, Adwin Shi
Presenter: Ana Elena Uribe, University of Minnesota
- Title: TBD | Project Area: Sea Ice & Land Ice Interaction
Presenter: Shanmukhi Gundu, Research Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Title: TBD | Project Area: LLMs for Research Claim Validation
Presenter: Rhoda Nankabirwa, Research Assistant, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- PolarKD-An LLM Enhanced Knowledge Discovery Toolkit for Polar Science Literature
Authors/ Collaborators: Khawja Imran Masud, Ajith Kumar Dugyala, Aeshwa Kachhadiya, Gowtham Vupalladhadiam, Harini Varanasi, Sahara Ali
Presenter: Khawja Imran Masud, Research Assistant, University of North Texas
3:00 pm
Shuttle pick-up for LASP
3:30 pm
LASP Tour
5:00 pm
Depart for No Host Dinners. Transportation to no host dinner is up to the individual(s)
7:45 am
Shuttle Pick-up from Hilton Homewood Suites
8:00 am
Shuttle Drop off at Williams Village
8:00 am
Breakfast
8:30 am
Keynote by Dr. Twila Moon, Senior Research Scientist, Deputy NSIDC Lead Scientist and CEEE Climate Science Engagement Lead
Title: Integrating data and insights: Creating impact for discovery and decision making
9:15 am
Panel: Convergence & Translation (Moderator: Dr. Vandana Janeja )
Panelists:
Dr. Christine Kirkpatrick
Division Director, Research Data Services at San Diego Supercomputer Center
Dr. Rachel Brennan
Department Head & Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University
Dr. Mohamed Mokbel
Director of Graduate Studedies & Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota
10:05 am
iHARP Fellows Presentations (Session Chair: Dr. Aneesh Subramanian)
- Arctic Predictability with Growing Neural Gas
Authors/ Collaborators: Maria Molina, Jianwu Wang
Presenter: Dr. Maria Molina, University of Maryland College Park
- Title: TBD
Presenter: Dr. Lora Harris, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
11:00 am
Break
11:55 am
Panel: Uncertainty (Moderator: Dr. Sharad Sharma)
Panelists:
Dr. Andy Aschwanden
Research Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Aneesh Subramanian
Assosiate Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Tolulope Ale
Data Scientist II, Microsoft | Alumni, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Jianwu Wang
Professor, Data Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County
11:10 am
Breakout Discussion: Envisioning the Next Frontier (Session Chair: Dr. Vandana Janeja)
12:30 pm
Breakout Report Backs: Envisioning the Next Frontier (Session Chair: Dr. Vandana Janeja)
12:50 pm
Lunch
1:35 pm
Open meeting time for disussions (Optional)