HPCwire Unveils 2023 People to Watch
San Diego, CA — March 6, 2023 – HPCwire, the leading publication for news and information for the high performance computing industry, today unveiled its People to Watch for 2023. This feature highlights key community members who are driving the industry forward, people you should be keeping an eye on in the year to come.
Over the course of the program, HPCwire has recognized 200 HPC luminaries who have gone on to achieve extraordinary things. One dozen additional individuals are being honored in 2023, the 21st year of the People to Watch program.
“After careful consideration and an extensive review process, the HPCwire editorial board proudly presents our People to Watch selections for 2023,” said HPCwire Managing Editor Tiffany Trader. “These 12 innovators — a cross-section of the increasingly diverse HPC leadership around the world — are making waves in their respective fields, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and driving progress forward. We look forward to seeing their continued success and contributions to the advancement of science, technology and industry.”
2023 is an exciting year for HPC, with new work in quantum computing, the integration of AI, the expansion of HPC into new sectors, and even more focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Our 12 People to Watch are at the forefront of these trends, adapting new technology to our rapidly-changing world in order to unlock the answers to the biggest societal challenges of our time and make the impossible, possible.
The 2023 HPCwire People to Watch selections are:
Dorian C. Arnold
SC23 General Chair & Associate Professor/Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Computer Science, Emory University
Nidhi Chappell
General Manager, Azure HPC, AI, SAP and Confidential Computing, Microsoft
Trish Damkroger
Chief Product Officer and Senior Vice President, HPC, AI & Labs, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Travis Humble
Director of the Quantum Computing Institute and Distinguished Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Marco Pistoia
Managing Director, Distinguished Engineer, Head of Global Technology Applied Research, Head of Quantum Computing at JP Morgan Chase & Co
Terri Quinn
Deputy Associate Director for High Performance Computing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Sandra L. Rivera
Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center and AI Group at Intel
Laura Schulz
Head of Quantum Computing and Technologies & Strategic Development and Partnerships, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre
Horst Simon
Director, ADIA Lab with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Top500 Author
Rick Stevens
Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory & Argonne Distinguished Fellow
Mark Stickells
Executive Director, Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Mateo Valero
Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Center;
Professor, UPC (Technical University of Catalonia)
To read exclusive interviews with each Person to Watch, please visit:
https://www.hpcwire.com/people-to-watch-2023
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