Time & Location

1:45 PM – 2:40 PM
Wasserstein Hall– Room 3018 (Harvard Law School)

Description

Learn how Endpoint Solutions successfully utilized Microsoft’s Azure cloud services solution, Azure Virtual Desktop, to give SEAS classes access to a virtual Windows PC. The virtual desktop, accessible from nearly any device via the internet, includes a wide range of advanced engineering software found in the SEAS Computing in Engineering Education (CEE) Lab. We’ll cover the basics of the platform, our implementation approach, the technical challenges we faced and how we solved them, and the significant benefits this tool has provided to SEAS Computing, the CEE Lab, and its integration into the curriculum.

Presenters

  • Aran Gilmore, Senior Systems Engineer- Client Services, Harvard University Information Technology, Central Administration
  • Keshavamurthy Indireshkumar, Computational Scientist, SEAS Computing, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Mohammad Souri, Director for Computing in Engineering Education, SEAS Teaching and Learning, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences