The purpose of the research computing advisory committee (RCAC) is to make recommendations to the Vice Provost and Dean of Research and the Chief Information Officer on the direction of campus wide research computing activities. Such recommendations may include feedback on services, priorities, implementations, communication, funding, business models, and policy.
When policy recommendations relate to the purview of faculty governance committees, such as C-ACIS and C-RES, appropriate referrals to those committees will be made. The RCAC is jointly sponsored by the Dean of Research and the Chief Information Officer.
The committee will be composed of the membership outlined below. Members will serve three year renewable terms on the committee.
Read the Research Computing advisory committee charter (Stanford-only).
Committee Roster
| Name | Committee Role | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Curt Langlotz | Co-Chair | Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research Rad/Integrative Biomedical Imaging Informatics |
| Ben Rogers | Co-Chair | Executive Director, Stanford Research Computing |
| Tom Cramer | Associate University Librarian | University Libraries |
| Jay Srinivasan | IT Technical Manager | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
| John Freshwaters | Chief Information Officer | Doerr School of Sustainability |
| Emmanuel Jean Candes | Faculty Member | Math and Statistics |
| Julie Williamsen | Faculty Member | GSB Research Hub |
| Alex Aiken | Faculty Member | Computer Science |
| Sylvia Katina Plevritis | Faculty Member | Biomedical Data Science |
| Nick Joseph Haber | Faculty Member | Graduate School of Education |
Staff Members
| Name | Committee Role | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Aditi Risbud | Staff Member | Director of Strategic Communications, University IT |
Upcoming Meetings
- Feb. 4, 2026
Past Meetings
Review agendas and shared materials from past committee meetings.
