ITU Austria Delegation Visit — University of Arizona

ITU Austria Delegation

Stefanie Lindstaedt
University President

Stuart Hodgson
Director of Technology, Leadership Board

Christina Nyström
Director of Learning, Leadership Board

Kristin Reiche
Professor of Digital Molecular Medicine

Florian Weinberger
Head of the Office to the Board

UA Hosts: Nirav Merchant (Director, Data Science Institute; CyVerse PI, retired; present Wed–Fri morning) • Tyson Swetnam (CyVerse PI, Assoc. Research Professor — College of InfoSci & BIO5; local faculty liaison, all week)

Accommodation

Graduate by Hilton Tucson — 930 E 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85719
Open in Google Maps

Local Transport

SunLink Streetcar
Free streetcar connecting UA campus, Main Gate Square, 4th Ave, Downtown, and Mercado District. 3.9-mile route with 23 stops.
Route Map • Schedules & Info

Cat Tran (Campus Shuttle)
Free on-campus shuttle service. Red, Purple, and Green routes open to all. Real-time tracking available.
Routes & Map • Live Tracker

Tue Tuesday, April 7 — Arrival

Stuart Hodgson & Kristin Reiche arrive at Tucson International Airport (TUS)

Uber / Lyft / shuttle to the Graduate Hotel.
TUS Airport — 7250 S Tucson Blvd — Open in Google Maps

Wed Wednesday, April 8 — CyVerse, Neuroscience & Introductions

~10:00 AM

Kristin Reiche & Stuart Hodgson arrive at the Catalyst Café

Catalyst Café, Biological Sciences Research Laboratories (BSRL), Helen & Cherry — BIO5 Institute. (Arrived Tuesday evening.)
1230 N Cherry Ave — Open in Google Maps

10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
CyVerse Technical Overview
With Tyson Swetnam, Edwin Skidmore, and Nirav Merchant.
Technical overview of CyVerse infrastructure and collaboration opportunities.

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Return to BSRL / BIO5 Institute

Continued meetings and discussions at the Biological Sciences Research Laboratories.
1230 N Cherry Ave — Open in Google Maps

3:00 – 4:30 PM

Meeting with Martha Bhattacharya — Neuroscience & BIO5

Gould-Simpson Building, Room 612. Discussion with Kristin & Stuart on neuroscience, project-based learning, and potential collaboration (Jei Mei / computational neuroscience connections).
1040 E 4th St (Gould-Simpson, Rm 612) — Open in Google Maps

Thu Thursday, April 9 — Information Science, CB2 & Hydrology

Morning

Breakfast on your own

Suggestions near the Graduate Hotel:
Graduate Hotel Café — in hotel
Panera Bread — 845 N Park Ave (Main Gate Square)
Caffé Lucé — 943 E University Blvd (Main Gate Square)

9:00 AM

Meet Tyson Swetnam in Graduate Hotel lobby

Tyson will escort the delegation to the Harvill Building for the College of Information Science visit.
930 E 2nd St (Graduate Hotel) — Open in Google Maps

9:30 AM

College of Information Science — Walking Tour

Harvill Building, College of Information Science. Campus walking tour and overview.
Host: Catherine Brooks (Dean), Barney Maccabe (Assoc. Dean for Research)
1103 E 2nd St (Harvill Bldg) — Open in Google Maps

10:15 – 11:00 AM

College of InfoSci — Research Team Meeting

Harvill Building, Room 460. With Barney Maccabe, Ben, Audrey, Nina.
Research overview and collaboration opportunities.
1103 E 2nd St (Harvill Bldg, Rm 460) — Open in Google Maps

11:00 – 11:45 AM

College of InfoSci — Partnerships & Instructional Innovation

With McKisson, Susan, and others. Discussion on classroom innovation and project-based learning synergies.

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences — Harshbarger Rm 316

Meeting with Hoshin Gupta. Existing ties with Daniel Klotz (ITU) and Hoshin Gupta (UA).
Harshbarger Building, Room 316
1133 James E. Rogers Way (Harshbarger Bldg, Rm 316) — Open in Google Maps

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences — Kisiel Room

Continued session in the Kisiel Room, Harshbarger Building.
1133 James E. Rogers Way (Harshbarger Bldg, Kisiel Room) — Open in Google Maps

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics (CB2)

CB2 in the Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB). Contact: Christina Mena.
Contacts: Jose F. Florez-Arango, Justin Starren.
Health informatics research and collaboration discussion.
1670 E Drachman St (HSIB) — Open in Google Maps

3:00 PM

Adjourn for the day

Free time to rest or explore campus.

Fri Friday, April 10 — Public Health, CyVerse & Comp. Biology

8:15 AM

Delegation arrives at Drachman Hall

Meet at the main entrance of Drachman Hall.
1295 N Martin Ave (Drachman Hall) — Open in Google Maps

30 – 10:30 AM
College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) — Digital Epidemiology
Drachman Hall, 1295 N Martin Ave. Organized by Onicio Leal Neto.

          
            8:30–8:40Welcome remarks — Iman Hakim
40–8:50MEZCOPH AI projects — Onicio Leal Neto
50–9:00Ending Pandemics Academy — Mark Smolinski
00–9:10One Health program — Kristen Pogreba-Brown
10–9:20Health informatics research — Jose Florez-Arango
20–9:30Sensor lab — Shravan Aras
30–9:40Precision medicine & AI — Xiaoxiao Sun
40–10:00ITU Austria projects showcase — Kristin Reiche
00–10:30Open discussion

        

10:30 – 11:00 AM
CyVerse Briefing Time TBD

          With Tyson Swetnam. Overview of CyVerse infrastructure, CyVerse Austria history, and collaboration opportunities.

          Note: Need to confirm timing — Florian flagged fitting this in for Stefanie between CoPH and Travis.

11:00 AM

Computational Biology & Drug Discovery

With Travis Wheeler. Meeting at or near Drachman Hall.

~12:30 PM

Depart Drachman Hall for Mirror Lab

Short drive/walk to the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the Steward Observatory.

1:00 PM

Mirror Lab Tour Optional

One-of-a-kind facility where mirrors for the world's largest telescopes are cast and polished.
mirrorlab.arizona.edu
527 N National Championship Dr (east side of Arizona Stadium) — Open in Google Maps
Florian polling delegation for interest. Tight timing from Drachman Hall departure at ~12:30.

Afternoon

Open — Follow-up meetings with faculty

Available for ad-hoc follow-up with any department or faculty of interest.

Open Items & Notes

Wednesday lunch location: 12:00–1:30 PM — venue not yet confirmed.
CyVerse briefing timing (Friday): Florian noted the need to fit in the CyVerse briefing for Stefanie. Suggested slot: 10:30–11:00 AM between CoPH and Travis, but not yet confirmed.
Thursday morning meeting point: Nirav asked Barney for the room number — confirm where the delegation should meet Thursday AM.
Mirror Lab (Friday): Florian polling the group. Departure from Drachman Hall ~12:30 is tight — confirm interest and logistics.
Dinner reservation (Thursday): El Charro or Guadalajara Grill — reservation may be needed.
Martha Bhattacharya meeting (Wednesday): Confirmed 1:30–4:00 PM at Gould-Simpson Building.

Key Contacts — ITU Austria Delegation

Stefanie Lindstaedt (University President) — president@it-u.at
Florian Weinberger (Head of Office to the Board) — florian.weinberger@it-u.at / +43 676 851 307 241
Kristin Reiche (Prof. of Digital Molecular Medicine) — kristin.reiche@it-u.at
Stuart Hodgson (Director of Technology) — stuart.hodgson@it-u.at
Christina Nyström (Director of Learning) — christina.nystroem@it-u.at
ITU general inquiries — office@it-u.at

Key Contacts — University of Arizona Hosts

Tyson Swetnam (CyVerse PI, Assoc. Research Prof. — College of InfoSci & BIO5) — tswetnam@arizona.edu / Cell: (520) 247-2293 / Signal: tswetnam.78
Nirav Merchant (Director, Data Science Institute; CyVerse PI, retired) — nirav@arizona.edu
Edwin Skidmore (Director of Infrastructure, CyVerse) — edwin@cyverse.org

Key Contacts — College of Information Science

Catherine Brooks (Dean) — cfbrooks@arizona.edu
Barney Maccabe (Assoc. Dean of Research) — maccabe@arizona.edu

Key Contacts — College of Pharmacy

Travis Wheeler (Assoc. Prof., Computational Biology & Drug Discovery) — twheeler@arizona.edu

Key Contacts — College of Public Health (MEZCOPH)

Iman Hakim (Dean & Prof., Mel & Enid Zuckerman Endowed Chair of Public Health; Founding Director, Global Health Institute) — ihakim@arizona.edu / (520) 626-7083
Onicio Leal Neto (Digital Epidemiology) — onicio@arizona.edu
Mark Smolinski (Ending Pandemics Academy) — drsmo@arizona.edu
Kristen Pogreba-Brown (One Health) — kpogreba@arizona.edu
Xiaoxiao Sun (Precision Medicine / AI) — xiaosun@arizona.edu
Shravan Aras (Sensor Lab) — shravanaras@arizona.edu
Kacey Ernst — kernst@arizona.edu

Key Contacts — CB2 & Other Faculty

Jose F. Florez-Arango (Assoc. Director Education & Training, CB2) — josefflo@arizona.edu
Hoshin Gupta (Prof., Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences) — hoshin@email.arizona.edu / (520) 275-5534
Martha Bhattacharya (Assoc. Prof., Neuroscience & BIO5) — marthab1@arizona.edu

8:30–8:40	Welcome remarks — Iman Hakim
8:40–8:50	MEZCOPH AI projects — Onicio Leal Neto
8:50–9:00	Ending Pandemics Academy — Mark Smolinski
9:00–9:10	One Health program — Kristen Pogreba-Brown
9:10–9:20	Health informatics research — Jose Florez-Arango
9:20–9:30	Sensor lab — Shravan Aras
9:30–9:40	Precision medicine & AI — Xiaoxiao Sun
9:40–10:00	ITU Austria projects showcase — Kristin Reiche
10:00–10:30	Open discussion