Purdue WHPC Community Virtual Technical Talk Series

Purdue's WHPC chapter is launching a community-driven talk series to showcase innovative research and technical projects in STEM. Our first event will serve as the launch of what we hope will become a regular series.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to present or attend!

First event: April 10, 2026 @ 10am EST

Speakers:

Harini Anand – Software Development Engineer, IBM
Explore how modern data systems and AI workloads are adopting HPC principles—leveraging GPUs, vectorized execution, and distributed scheduling to reshape infrastructure.

Sasmita Mohapatra – HPC Research Scientist & Facilitator, University of Texas at Dallas
Learn how LLVM-based compilers perform across AMD CPU/GPU architectures, with insights into runtime efficiency, compilation overhead, and real-world HPC workloads.

To attend, please register here: REGISTRATION

Presentation Callout

If you would like to present at our April 10th launch event, or any future events, please fill out the interest form: Presenter Proposal Form

Information for Presenters:

• Presenter proposals due: April 5, 11:59 PM EST (Fast Approaching!)
• Presentation formats: Lightning Talk, Standard, or Extended
• Proposal: 2–5 sentence description of your talk

Choose between a:

• Lightening Talk (5-10mins)
• Standard Presentation (20-30mins)
• Extended Presentation (45mins)

Why present?

• Share your work with WHPC
• Practice presenting in a supportive space
• Shape the future of WHPC technical programming

This opportunity is open to all experience levels—first-time presenters encouraged! Please feel free to share this page with colleagues who may be interested in attending or presenting!