Organization & Governance¶
Lead institution and subaward¶
| Role | Institution | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | The University of Arizona | PI T.L. Swetnam |
| Subaward | UNC Chapel Hill / RENCI | Co-PI T. Russell (iRODS Data Mesh, Goal 2) |
Leveraged partners (no funds flow)¶
- NSF ACCESS-CI / Jetstream-2 (Indiana University)
- TACC (UT Austin) — CyVerse Data Store mirror, Corral backup integration
- OpenStorageNetwork (ACCESS-CI federation)
Early adopters (no funds flow)¶
- ESIIL (CU Boulder, DBI-2153040)
- NCEMS (Penn State, DBI-2335029)
- AIIRA (Iowa State, NIFA-1027030)
University of Arizona team¶
Principal Investigator¶
- T.L. Swetnam (PI, 0.75 FTE / 9 cal mo) — Overall scientific and technical direction; chairs the Change Control Board.
Co-PIs¶
- D. Ebert (Co-PI AI/ML, 0.04 FTE) — AI/ML oversight, AI2S integration.
- A. "Barney" Maccabe (Co-PI HPC, 0.04 FTE) — HPC integration and architectural guidance.
- L. Cao (Co-PI Lakehouse / Goal 1, 0.167 FTE) — Lakehouse architecture and database systems.
Senior Personnel¶
- I. Choi (DuckLake / Lakehouse Software) — Database prototype, query patterns; UC3 IoT data ingestion.
- TBD (LLM / RAG / MCP) — Agentic-AI platform development (Goal 3 replacement key personnel; recruitment in Q1).
- W. Jentner (RSE Supervision, UI/UX, prototype QA) — Documentation and admin guides; cross-cuts WBS 7.1.
- E. Skidmore (IT Architecture Manager) — Architectural oversight; ACCESS-CI integration; Jetstream-2 sub-award liaison; sandbox security.
Software Engineers (Y1-front-loaded)¶
- S. Roberts (Lead RSE, Goal 3 lead) — System integration, CI/CD, MCP server / RAG / Agentic AI prototype.
- J. Frady (DevOps RSE) — DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code.
- T. Edgin (Senior RSE) — iRODS / Data Mesh integration; Lakehouse–Mesh interoperability.
Faculty Senior Personnel (Use-Case and Training Leads, 9-month appointments)¶
- G. Chism — Training, Educator Fellows, ESIIL/NCEMS/AIIRA onboarding.
- J. Chen — UC3 IoT sensor-network and edge-computing use case.
- C.K. Chan — UC2 EHT data-processing use case (sub-PB demonstration).
Graduate Research Assistants¶
- GRA 1 (CS — Agentic AI / MCP)
- GRA 2 (CS — Database / Lakehouse)
- GRA 3 (ECE — Security / Federated AuthZ)
- GRA 4 (ECE — 5G/6G Edge)
Project Operations¶
- Project Operations Manager (TBN) — Day-to-day project management, partner coordination, NSF reporting, subaward management, advisory-board logistics, follow-on-proposal preparation.
RENCI subaward personnel¶
- T. Russell (Co-PI, Subsite PI, 0.50 FTE flat) — Goal 2 Data Mesh lead.
- K. Draughn (Chief Technologist) — Policy-engine and federation prototyping.
- A. King (Senior Software Developer) — Policy-engine, federation testing.
- J. James (Senior Application Engineer) — Policy-engine, Lakehouse–Mesh integration.
Decision authority and escalation¶
| Decision Class | Authority | Escalation Path |
|---|---|---|
| Day-to-day execution within baseline | PI; Goal Leads (Cao, Russell, Roberts) | Resolved at weekly stand-up |
| Within-budget reallocation (minor) | PI + Project Ops Manager | Notify CCB at next monthly meeting |
| Cross-Goal scope or schedule change | Change Control Board (CCB) | PI escalates to NSF PO if baseline impact |
| Subaward rebudget / scope change | PI + Co-PI Russell + UA OSP + UNC OSP | NSF PO notification per PAPPG |
| Baseline scope/schedule/budget change | CCB; PI signs change request | Formal NSF PO concurrence |
| External-advisory recommendations | PI considers; CCB ratifies action items | Logged in CCB minutes |
| Personnel hire/replacement (key personnel) | PI + UA HR | 30-day notification to NSF PO |
| Security incident | Skidmore (IT Arch Mgr) + PI | UA Information Security IR plan; NSF PO notification if award-impacting |
Change Control Board (CCB)¶
Chaired by the PI; membership includes Co-PIs and the Project Operations Manager. The CCB ratifies any change to the baseline scope, schedule, or budget defined in the PEP.
External AI Ethics Advisory Board¶
The External AI Ethics Advisory Board meets twice per year (in person or virtual) to review:
- Data-governance policy decisions affecting community use.
- AI / agentic-AI deployment safety.
- Early-adopter community engagement and equity.
- The evolving sustainability and follow-on-proposal plan.
Membership of 3–4 external experts with annual honoraria plus travel. Recommendations are advisory; the PI and CCB decide adoption and document rationale in meeting minutes.