Heidi Lee Alvarez, Ph.D.
ORG Florida International University
Title Director, Center for Internet Augmented Research and Assessment (CIARA)
BIO
Heidi is the Director, Center for Internet Augmented Research and Assessment (CIARA) at Florida International University. She is a Co-PI for the Open Science Data Cloud (OSDC) Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE), an NSF OISE project (www.opensciencedatacloud.org). She is also Co-PI for the 2010 AmLight International Research Network Connections (NSF-IRNC) project for Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean as well as for the AMPATH International Exchange Point in Miami. Heidi enjoys her volunteer role with Internet2 chairing the Emerging Networks Caribbean Special Interest Group, working to advance research and education networking initiatives in the region.