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Hi, I’m Ajinkya, and I would like to nominate myself for Membership Chair of SIGHPC-SYSPROS. I got into HPC at the University of Chicago in 2017 at the Center for Translational Data Science, helping keep the infrastructure running for cancer genomics research funded by the NIH. That experience shaped my career seeing firsthand how HPC systems directly accelerate science that matters. I carried that into industry, working on HPC infrastructure at Tesla where we ran the Cortex supercomputer supporting everything from Full Self-Driving to Robotaxi. Today I’m at Microsoft AI, continuing to build and operate large-scale AI/HPC systems for building frontier models. Outside of my day-to-day work, I’ve enjoyed giving back as a technical reviewer for USRSE, PEARC, and SciPy. Additionally, this year I’m also helping review applications for SC Student Volunteers. As Membership Chair, I want to make sure industry professionals and those at hpc professionals at academic institutions across the globe who could benefit from this group actually learn about it and that once they join, they have every reason to stay engaged. I would be grateful for your consideration.
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My name is Sam Liston. I would like to throw my hat in the ring for secretary. I have worked in HPC for nearly 25 years at the University of Utah’s Center for High Performance Computing, primarily in the world of storage. I have attended many of the SIGHPC-SYSPROS workshops at SC and PEARC. I have found every one of them to be valuable. I appreciate what SIGHPC-SYSPROS provides for the community in disseminating knowledge and ideas, and fostering collaboration and interaction among the various places doing HPC. I would like to help it continue and expand where and how I can.
I’m Abrar Hossain, a Computer Science PhD student at the University of Toledo. I would like to nominate myself for the Member-at-Large position. My goal is to become a Research Software Engineer at a national lab. I enjoy working at the intersection of HPC systems and the scientists who use them. In my research, I focus on improving efficiency in large-scale systems. I have built power-aware schedulers and worked on network observability projects at NCSA and NCAR. I also care a lot about community work. Since my university does not have its own supercomputer, I serve as an NSF ACCESS Student Champion. I help students learn how to use national computing resources. I also lead our ACM student chapter and organize parallel computing workshops for high school students. I noticed that the bylaws encourage student representation in this role. I would be glad to contribute as a student member and share that perspective with the committee. If selected, I am ready to help where needed. I am especially interested in supporting events and outreach, and helping more people get started in HPC. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards, Abrar Hossain
My name is Joseph Tippit, and I would like to self nominate for one of the member at large positions. My first real foray into HPC was studying for my Master’s degree at the Air Force Institute of Technology. My thesis research consisted of developing a GPU accelerated quantum network simulation framework for our partners at the University of Maryland Baltimore. After leaving the Air Force, I joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as an HPC Engineer for several National Nuclear Safety Administration programs and clusters. These experiences sparked a deep passion for enabling the computational needs of researchers, scientists, and other engineers. I have carried that passion across my career to both Lambda and AMD in both HPC Support and HPC Architecture roles. I care deeply about the future of this profession, and that is why I would like to serve you as a member at large. Thank you for your consideration and time.