The Penn State component will be led by Vasant Honavar, professor of Information Sciences and Technology and Computer Science; associate director, the Institute for Cyberscience; and director, Center for Big Data Analytics and Discovery Informatics.

As Penn State’s principal investigator for the project, Honavar will work with a team of Penn State research colleagues, including: Jenni Evans, professor of meteorology and interim director of the Institute of Cyberscience; Karen Estlund, associate dean for technology and digital strategies; Lee Giles, professor of information sciences and technology and computer science; Wayne Figurelle, assistant director of the Institute for Cyberscience; Chuck Gilbert, technical director of the Institute for Cyberscience; and Mary Beth Rosson, professor of information sciences and technology.

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