Texas A&M University System High Performance Computing (HPC) Executive Oversight Committee
Provides executive-level strategic leadership, governance, and oversight of the VISION Supercomputer and any future HPC assets within the Texas A&M University System.Core Responsibilities
- Strategic planning and priority alignment
- Review and approval of budgets and major investments
- Ensure compliance with institutional policy and external regulations
- Oversight of subordinate committees — approving charters, membership, and resolving escalated decisions
- Provide executive oversight of research security, export control, and foreign influence risk for all HPC assets
- Coordinate institutional funding strategies and identify external funding opportunities
- Lead multi-year strategic planning for high performance computing at Texas A&M University System
Leadership
- Co-Chairs: Texas A&M University System Chief Information Officer & Texas A&M University System Vice Chancellor for Research
Membership Composition
- TAMU Vice President for Research (or designee)
- TAMU Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (or designee)
- TAMU Associate Vice President for Research – HPC
- TAMU Associate Vice President for IT Architecture and Design
- TAMU Executive Director of High-Performance Research Computing
- TAMUS Chief Financial Officer
- TAMU Chief Information Security Officer
- TAMUS Chief Information Security Officer (or designee)
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Director (or designee)
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research Director (or designee)
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute Director (or designee)
- Principal Investigator representatives with expertise in AI/ML or computational researchTexas A&M University System member university representatives
Terms: Members serve by virtue of their administrative roles.
Meeting Frequency: At least quarterly; additional meetings may be called by Co-Chairs as needed.
Reports To: Texas A&M University System Chancellor (or designee)