Wed, Feb 28
|UIC Student Center East Room: SCE 605
Pathways to HPC: Zhiling Lan
Hear from HPC professionals about their paths to their current careers in high-performance computing.
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
UIC Student Center East Room: SCE 605, Student Center East Tower, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
About the Event
Pathways to HPC Talk: Mathematics Meets Machines: My Journey into High-Performance Computing
Abstract:
Professor will guide the audience through a personal journey, tracing from undergraduate studies in mathematics to the current role as a professor and researcher in high-performance computing (HPC). The talk will explore the decision to pursue a PhD in HPC, the path to becoming a professor, and insights into balancing a career with family commitments. The audience is invited to join in reflecting on this journey, sharing insights gained, and exploring the synergies between mathematics and machines in the realm of high-performance computing.Zhiling Lan
Bio:
Zhiling Lan received her PhD degree in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University in 2002. She is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is also a Guest Research Faculty at Argonne National Laboratory. She was a Professor of Computer Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology…