Who we are

Mission

Support faculty research activities and projects on cloud computing and data analytics and help make UTSA the top choice in Texas for education and research in cloud computing

Develop collaborations with industry and other academic institutions to bring the latest technologies and extramural funding in cloud computing to the University

Vision

To become a leading research institute supporting education and research in cloud computing with local and global impact.

Our Goals

Build infrastructure research in collaboration with industry partners

Train a pipeline of students to be prepared for the future demands of the workforce

Our People

Leadership

Jennifer Potter, Ph.D.

Interim Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise

Jeff Prevost, Ph.D.

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Paul Rad, Ph.D.

Assistant Director and Co-Founder

Research and Institutional Support

Laurie Noriega

Assistant Director - Administration & Operations

Vacant

Program Specialist

Christian Manriquez

Student Assistant II

Sofia De La Cerda

Student Assistant II

Executive Support

Eric Brey, Ph.D.

Interim Dean — College of Engineering

Jonathon Halbesleben, Ph.D.

Dean — College 
of Business

Stephanie Satorico, Ph.D.

Dean — College of Sciences

Advisory Board

Alexandra Frey

Executive Director, 80/20 Foundation

Jason Wicker

Chief Architect for Government, Rackspace

Charles Woodin

Chief Executive Officer, Geekdom