The Super(computing)heroes BoF goes SC24!

Earlier this year we had teamed up with other Women in HPC members to organize a Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) session named “Super(computing)heroes” for ISC24. It was fun and insightful, and panelists and participants really enjoyed it – so we’re doing it again at SC24!

To put the idea behind these BoFs in a nutshell, we feature a panel of renowned women in HPC who share their experiences, challenges, and visions for the future of HPC. With that, we aim to inspire and empower, in particular, young women in HPC by providing role models, challenging stereotypes, and celebrating successes. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with these accomplished women in HPC, in an inclusive and supportive environment.

In the planning for the second edition at the upcoming SC24, we went for a smaller panel than at ISC24, so that all superheroes (as we like call our panelists) will have more time to share their experiences. Nevertheless, we are happy to have assembled a more diverse panel than last time, with representatives from academia, research institutions and industry from five continents:

• Doris Franke, MEGWARE (Germany)
• Verónica Melesse Vergara, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
• Lucia Drummond, Fluminense Federal University (Brazil)
• Lara Timm, Centre for High Performance Computing and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa)
• Michela Taufer, University of Tennessee Knoxville (USA)
• Chia-Lee Yang, National Center for High Performance Computing (Taiwan)

We’re excited to finally head to Atlanta, GA, USA, in November to meet with our fellow organizers (some of whom we haven’t had the chance to meet in person yet) and kick off this session.

Will you be at SC24? Mark your calendar and join us at the BoF(Nov 20, 12:15pm – 1:15pm EST, B203)!