PEARC

🌱 Invited Speaker Introduction | Development Track

Advanced computing is evolving rapidly, but are we preparing the workforce needed to support it?

We're excited to welcome Michael D. Weiner, Senior Research Scientist and Lead Research Computing Facilitator at Georgia Institute of Technology's Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE), as our invited speaker for the PEARC26 Workforce Development Session.

Michael is a Senior Research Scientist and the Lead Research Computing Facilitator at Georgia Tech’s PACE, where he works with researchers and educators to enable their use of advanced computing, including for courses on Georgia Tech’s instructional cluster and AI Makerspace. Michael is past Chair (2023-2025) of Campus Champions and current Co-Chair of CaRCC's Workforce Development Interest Group. He is co-PI of an NSF NAIRR grant to support AI research facilitation workforce development through the Campus Champions.

🎤 Building Workforce Development Opportunities for RCD Professionals and Researchers
🗓️ July 29, 2026 | ⏰ 11:00 AM CT

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🌱 Invited Speaker Introduction | Systems Track

What happens when agents become collaborators in ?

We're excited to welcome Vanessa Sochat, Principal Computer Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as our invited speaker for the PEARC26 System Session.

Vanessa is a Principal Computer Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and has been a software engineer for seventeen years. Her work focuses on container technologies, HPC, and cloud convergence. She works on the Flux Framework and collaborates closely with industry and open source communities, leading work and initiatives to innovate in the space. She received her Ph.D in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University, and her B.A. from Duke University.

🎤 The Agentic HPC Center: Orchestrating the Future of Science
🗓️ July 28, 2026 | ⏰ 11:00 AM CT

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📣 Planning your trip? Remember to join us for an exciting Thursday, July 30!

Start the day with the Panel: "Research Software Engineering in the Age of AI: Evolving Identity, Skills, and Community in the Research Computing & Data Landscape", featuring Sandra Gesing, Kenton McHenry, Blake Joyce, PhD, and Suzanne Prentice.

Then join us Thursday afternoon for the PEARC26 Awards Ceremony, where we'll recognize and celebrate members of our community whose work has made a lasting impact!

⏰ Reminder: Regular registration for closes on June 12!

Join us in , July 26–30, for PEARC26 and hear from amazing invited speakers across our conference tracks:

🔹 Applications: Carol X. Song & Jeanette Sperhac

🔹 Systems: Vanessa Sochat

🔹 Workforce Development: Michael D. Weiner

🔹 Research Software Engineering: Daniel S. Katz

👉 More program details coming soon. Register now: https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/registration/