Emma Hogan

Presentation Title:

High Performance Partnerships: Novel Technology in High Performance Computing

Presentation Synopsis:

In an era of increasing data proliferation, and compute and data intensive applications, investment in many-core R&D, High Performance Computing (HPC) software design and I/O optimisation are required to exploit hardware parallelism, scale-up processing and reduce time to solution. The Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) operates Ireland’s national HPC service and provides compute resources, and software and domain expertise for research communities and industrial partners. In this talk, ICHEC’s approaches to modernising software for the next generation compute platforms, in domains such as material science and weather forecasting, will be briefly explored. Novel approaches to the challenges of data-intensive applications, with examples in the Oil & Gas domain, will also be briefly presented.

Speaker Bio:

Emma Hogan is a Data Analyst and Activity Leader at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC), which provides the national High Performance Computing (HPC) service, compute resources, and software & domain expertise for research communities and industrial partners through collaborative partnerships and programmes of education. With a background in Economic Policy and Data Analytics, Emma combines coordinating the ICHEC Public Sector Engagement programme with consulting on data analytic and public policy issues at ICHEC. She has previously worked as an analyst across North America and Ireland in industries spanning financial services, FMCG and pharmaceuticals.