Topic: HPC Systems and Software

Greg Lee helps develop tools designed to boost performance and productivity of Livermore scientists.

Olga Pearce studies how to detect and correct load imbalance in high performance computing applications.

Todd Gamblin leads the PAVE project, which develops performance data visualization techniques that are more intuitive for application scientists.

Computer scientist Maya Gokhale appreciates the unpredictability and rapid pace of change in her chosen field. “You never know where computing is going to go, and that’s what’s exciting about it,” she says.

Working extensively with open-source software such as Lustre and engaging with the broader open-source community is what computer scientist Chris Morrone enjoys most about his job, and it is one of the features that attracted him to LLNL in the first place.

Kathryn Mohror develops tools that give researchers the information they need to tune their programs and maximize results. After all, says Kathryn, “It’s all about getting the answers more quickly.”