Registration of New Projects and Users in the Pandemic
In this section:
Overview
During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, even with social-distancing policies in place, there was a significant increase in demand for GridUnesp computational resources from the Unesp scientific community.
Many researchers reported being unable to use the infrastructure of their local campuses, highlighting the importance of remote access to GridUnesp for the continuity of their research.
Note
The period analyzed spans March 2020 to March 2022.
New Scientific Projects
The number of registered scientific projects kept growing steadily even during the remote-work period, as illustrated in the chart below.
Period |
New projects |
Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|
Mar/2020 to Mar/2022 |
28 |
22% |
Historical total up to 2022 |
123 |
100% |
Among the 28 newly registered projects, the fields that stood out the most were:
Biology: 10 projects (36%)
Computer Science: 5 projects (18%)
Other fields: 13 projects (46%)
New Users
The number of new-user registration requests also grew sharply during the pandemic.
Period |
New users |
Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|
Mar/2020 to Mar/2022 |
164 |
21% |
Total users up to 2022 |
755 |
100% |
Monthly Evolution
The charts below show the monthly evolution of registrations during the pandemic period, with the most prominent increase in October 2020.
Distribution by Field of Knowledge
GridUnesp hosts projects and users from a diverse range of fields. During the pandemic, we received research requests in the following fields:
Field |
Number of projects |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Biology |
10 |
36% |
Computer Science |
5 |
18% |
Chemistry |
3 |
11% |
Biophysics |
2 |
7% |
Materials Science |
2 |
7% |
Engineering |
2 |
7% |
Astronomy |
1 |
3% |
Animal Science |
1 |
3% |
Law |
1 |
3% |
Others |
1 |
3% |
Note
The diversity of fields demonstrates the importance of GridUnesp as a multidisciplinary infrastructure supporting research at Unesp.
Impact of the Pandemic
The pandemic period highlighted:
Infrastructure resilience: the cluster operated remotely without interruption
Growing demand: a 22% increase in projects and 21% in users
Scientific diversity: projects from 9 different fields
Importance of remote access: researchers were able to continue their work
See also
Registration - Procedures for registering projects and users
COVID-19 - Overall impact of the pandemic on GridUnesp
Statistics - Complete cluster statistics