[D] Starting a research lab, any advice on computing infrastructure?

I'm starting a research lab at a Top 25 research university next year and my research agenda is focused on AI/DL for a scientific domain, I have to come up with a plan and budget for my software/hardware needs.

**My Context:**

I have experience setting up linux systems, building computers by myself and training DL models (CNNs/GNNs/LLMs) in a corporate setting. I am venturing to the academic world where resources are more constrained and so I am wondering if there …

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