Chief Technologist, High Performance Computing, Google. US.

“AI and Cloud: HPC’s Friend or Foe?“

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing are poised to transform scientific discovery and engineering innovation. However, this potent combination also has the potential to disrupt the HPC landscape.

Will AI and Cloud ultimately propel HPC to new heights, or will they reshape the industry, displacing traditional HPC solutions?

In this talk, we will examine how the race to Exascale changed the trajectory of both AI and Cloud in perhaps unexpected ways, setting off a series of events that are now making the future of HPC both exciting and uncertain.

Bio

Bill Magro is Chief Technologist for HPC at Google. His responsibilities include technology strategy for HPC and ML infrastructure & solutions and enabling customer success on Google Cloud.

Magro joined Google in 2020, after 20 years at Intel, where he was Intel Fellow and Chief Technologist for HPC. There, he served as a key strategist and driver for Intel’s HPC business, with a focus on software, solutions, emerging areas, including HPC/Cloud and Exascale.

A recognized leader in the InfiniBand industry, Magro helped found the OpenFabrics Alliance and served as InfiniBand Trade Association TWG co-chair from 2007-2020.

A prominent voice in the HPC community for over two decades, Magro regularly presents at HPC conferences, advisory boards, and panels.

Magro spent 3 years as a post-doctoral fellow and staff member at the Cornell Theory Center. He holds a B.Eng in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois.

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