Computing is a team of 1,000 smart, collaborative, innovative people who are inspired by working on advanced, game-changing solutions to some of the world’s most difficult problems. We’re world-renowned experts, mothers and fathers, award winners, strategic thinkers, sports enthusiasts, globetrotters, and lifelong learners—people whose personal values motivate them to make a difference in the world.

Learn more below about some of the people who make up our team, or check out people.llnl.gov for bios of many of our Computing team members.

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2024 Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Robert Stephany

As Computing’s eighth Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Robert Stephany will develop specialized algorithms under the mentorship of Youngsoo Choi.

Careers | Computational Math

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Nadia Mohamed makes efficiency look effortless

As an administrative specialist, Nadia Mohamed is the ultimate problem solver for her team. She supports the Information Technology Services Division (ITSD), a group of more than 200 technicians and developers responsible for a slew of Lab needs, including collaboration, content management, digital, search, and directory services.

Careers

Patrick Craig

Meet systems administrator Patrick Craig

When Patrick Craig joined LLNL in April 2021, he welcomed the opportunity to engage with employee resource groups (ERGs) he identifies with and reconnect with his own identities.

Careers | Diversity | Information Technology | Systems Programming

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Chris Moussa talks coaching, culture, and community on and off the field

As a high school baseball coach, LLNL software developer Chris Moussa understands the value of having teammates you can rely on, which is why he’s especially grateful for his “fantastic” team at work.

Careers | HPC Systems and Software | Resource and Workflow Management

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Mark Miller looks at computing through a lens of inclusion

Computer scientist Mark Miller works on developing scientific visualization and analysis tools. In recent years, he has become a leader in inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability within Computing.

Careers | Diversity

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Carolyn Albiston is a modern Renaissance woman

Carolyn Albiston is a research software engineer in NIF Shot Data Systems. Her career is a culmination of her wide range of varied interests and skills.

Careers | Computational Science | Lasers and Optics

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All eyes on Bradley Rodrigues

Bradley Rodrigues has been a member of the Livermore Information Technology’s (LivIT) deployment team since August 2022. Despite not being able to hear or speak, he has found that his IT background and expertise have helped him navigate the workplace.

Careers | Diversity | Information Technology

Tarik Dzanic

2023 Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Tarik Dzanic

As Computing’s seventh Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Tarik Dzanic will develop new algorithms and test them in computational physics simulations under the mentorship of Bob Anderson.

Careers | Computational Math | Discrete Mathematics

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Keith Downs pursues lifelong interests at work

IT manager Keith Downs has always been tinkering with computers, and much of his adult life has been shaped by his childhood interests.

Careers | Information Technology

Tamara Dahlgren

Tammy Dahlgren continues to inspire women in computing

Tammy Dahlgren has worked on a diverse variety of projects at the Lab, including supervisory control systems for the National Ignition Facility, animal disease modeling, mass hierarchical storage systems, RADIUSS, and more.

Careers | Diversity | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software | Outreach | Software Build and Installation

Cindy Gonzales

Cindy Gonzales forges a new career in data science

Cindy Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree and changed careers—all while working at the Lab. Meet the deputy director of LLNL’s Data Science Institute.

AI/ML | Careers | Data Science | Deep Learning | Education | Outreach

Scott Kohn

Scott Kohn is motivated by the Lab’s mission and its ‘really smart’ people

An LLNL Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Scott Kohn supports LLNL’s cyber security research program. He joined the Lab in 1997 as one of the first external hires into CASC, Computing’s primary research and academic outreach organization.

Careers | Cyber Research | Cyber Security

Andrew Gillette

Andrew Gillette studies the math behind the science

CASC computational mathematician Andrew Gillette has always been drawn to mathematics and says it’s about more than just crunching numbers.

AI/ML | Careers | Computational Math | Data Science

Anna Maria Bailey

Anna Maria Bailey's career marked by firsts, friends, and flops (the good kind!)

Anna Maria Bailey, LLNL’s Chief Engineer for HPC and a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, has enjoyed her “many careers” at the Lab and the ability to jump around to follow her interests.

Careers | Exascale | HPC Systems and Software

Brian Gunney

DOE and dragons: Brian Gunney has made a career of keeping things interesting

From wind tunnels and cardiovascular electrodes to the futuristic world of exascale computing, Brian Gunney has been finding solutions for unsolvable problems.

Careers | Computational Math | Computational Science | Discrete Mathematics | Exascale

Bronis de Supinski

Bronis de Supinski leads the way to exascale and beyond

As CTO of Livermore Computing, de Supinski is responsible for formulating, overseeing, and implementing LLNL’s large-scale computing strategy, requiring managing multiple collaborations with the HPC industry and academia.

Careers | CogSim/AI/ML Hardware | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Hybrid/Heterogeneous

Maya Gokhale

Maya Gokhale finds balance in embracing change

An LLNL Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Gokhale is considered an expert in her field, and continues to enjoy the fast pace of innovation and change in computing.

Careers | Data Movement and Memory | Emerging Architectures | Exascale | HPC Architectures | HPC Systems and Software | Near Memory Computing

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Rob Falgout makes a career out of solving problems

An LLNL Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Falgout is still finding the fun in problem solving as project leader for two of CASC’s most cutting-edge multigrid method computing projects, hypre and XBraid.

Careers | Computational Math | Open-Source Software | Solvers

Kim Ferrari

All eyes on Kim Ferrari

Ferrari leads a group of developers and quality assurance personnel who support software that runs 24/7/365.

Careers | Diversity | Software Engineering | Software Quality Assurance

Carol Woodward

Carol Woodward helps scientists solve diverse challenges

An LLNL Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Carol Woodward consults on a diverse array of projects at the Lab and beyond. “It’s nice because it means I can work at the same place and not just do one thing for a long time,” she says.

Careers | Computational Math | Diversity | ODE Methods | Outreach | Solvers

Nicole Santellano

Nicole Santellano thrives on variety and challenge

After 15 years in the Lab’s Finance/Payroll organization, Nicole changed her career to become a Computing project manager.

Business Applications and Support | Careers | Information Technology

Chen Wang

2022 Sidney Fernbach Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Chen Wang

As Computing’s sixth Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Chen Wang will work on a new I/O programming paradigm and improve HPC storage consistency models under the mentorship of Kathryn Mohror.

Careers | HPC Systems and Software | Programming Languages and Models | Storage, File Systems, and I/O

Todd Gamblin

Todd Gamblin enables developers

An LLNL Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Todd Gamblin leads the Spack project, an open-source package manager with a rapidly growing global community that has changed the way people use HPC software.

Careers | HPC Systems and Software | Open-Source Software | Software Build and Installation

Lauren-Jiavanna Morita

Lauren-Jiavanna Morita embraces mission and community connection

Software developer Lauren Morita is improving an application for tracking and managing radioactive hazardous waste. In the APAC networking group, she also helps enhance employees’ work experience.

Business Applications and Support | Careers | Diversity | Information Technology | Software Engineering

Angeline Lee

Angeline Lee makes the most of Lab opportunities

Angeline Lee simultaneously serves as a group leader, contributes to programmatic projects, and studies for her bachelor’s degree.

Careers | Data Science | Education | Software Engineering