BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The HPC-AI Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The HPC-AI Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The HPC-AI Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241205T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241205T133000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090343 CREATED:20250423T233538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185644Z UID:10000008-1733398200-1733405400@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP December 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-december-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)\, 10505 Exploration Way\, Austin\, TX\, 78758\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090343 CREATED:20250424T170246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185715Z UID:10000009-1730379600-1730394000@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP October 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-october-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:HCC West Loop Campus\, 5601 W Loop S.\, Room C142\, Houston\, 77081\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240829T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240829T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090343 CREATED:20250424T184551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185752Z UID:10000010-1724931000-1724936400@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP August 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-august-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)\, 10505 Exploration Way\, Austin\, TX\, 78758\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240808T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240808T113000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T185706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185825Z UID:10000011-1723111200-1723116600@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:HPC Society Summer 2024 Event DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/hpc-society-summer-2024-event/ LOCATION:Skybox Houston One Datacenter\, 22000 Franz Rd.\, Katy\, TX\, 77449\, United States CATEGORIES:SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240530T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240530T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T191446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185845Z UID:10000012-1717068600-1717074000@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP May 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-may-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)\, 10505 Exploration Way\, Austin\, TX\, 78758\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T160000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T213338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T184546Z UID:10000017-1713945600-1713974400@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP Annual Technology Meeting 2024 DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-annual-technology-meeting-2024/ LOCATION:Shell Woodcreek Campus\, 150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\, Houston\, TX\, 77079\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Technology Event,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240229T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240229T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T203824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T185930Z UID:10000014-1709206200-1709211600@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP February 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-february-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)\, 10505 Exploration Way\, Austin\, TX\, 78758\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T211554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T184351Z UID:10000016-1706182200-1706187600@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP January 2024 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-january-2024-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:HCC West Loop Campus\, 5601 W Loop S.\, Room C142\, Houston\, 77081\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T214704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T190001Z UID:10000018-1698321600-1698325200@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP October 2023 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-october-2023-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:HCC West Loop Campus\, 5601 W Loop S.\, Room C142\, Houston\, 77081\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T090344 CREATED:20250424T224031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T190020Z UID:10000019-1695900600-1695906000@hpc-ai-society.org SUMMARY:SHPCP September 2023 Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n Members Only HPC-AI Society 2026 Annual Technology Event \n \n \n \n \n \n April 30\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n8:00 am\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nFree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Google Calendar\n\n \n iCalendar\n\n \n Outlook 365\n\n \n Outlook Live\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shell Woodcreek Campus \n \n \n \n\n150 N. Dairy Ashford Road\n \n \n Houston\,\n\n TX\n\n 77079\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n Tickets\n\n \n \n \n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Tickets are no longer available \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now! \n \n \n \n This year’s Annual Society of HPC Professionals Technology Event is a don’t miss event!  We have a great lineup of speakers from the HPC & AI community. It will once again be held at the beautiful Shell Woodcreek campus. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AGENDA\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join now for $60 – just $10 more for full year membership plus many other benefits. Students can join for free. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We Thank Our Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Media & Analyst\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n 8:00amVenue opensRegistration\, breakfast\, networking\, sponsor exhibits (in-person only)\n\n\n 9:00amWelcome and opening remarks\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society Welcome and overview of the day\, including important facility information. \n\n\n 9:15amMorning keynote address –Answers to Last Year’s Five Questions: Defining the New HPC\nAddison Snell\, Co-Founder & CEO Intersect360 ResearchIn last year’s keynote\, Addison Snell laid out “Five Big Questions for HPC-AI in 2025\,” including a redefined methodology\, scope of research\, and objectives for the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). Now Addison’s back with a set of answers\, and he’ll tell us how it affects the outlook for the HPC market through the rest of the decade and into the 2030s.\n\n\n 10:00amFrom Paper Archives to AI Agents: Activating Underutilized Data in the Subsurface\nNefeli Moridis\, Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA\n\n\n 10:45amBreak and networking\n\n\n 11:00amBuilding AI Data Centers at Scale\nSpeaker TBC\n\n\n 11:45amLunch and networking\n\n\n 1:00pmLessons Learned: From the Battlefield to the Boardroom\nWill Chesney\, Navy SEALTalk and Q&A\nWill and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible.\n\n\n 2:00pmHigh Resolution Decision Engineering: How AI is Changing the Mining Industry\nJohn Mortimer\, CTO\, GeologicAIGeologicAI innovates the tools\, technologies and solutions that enable High Resolution Decision Engineering: the ability to make critical\, complex decisions without compromising confidence and efficiencies. We have a mission to build the trusted source of geologic truth - to be the most comprehensive\, sophisticated\, and practical data intelligence provider for the mining industry.\n\nThis presentation will provide a technical deep-dive into the full GeologicAI stack — from our proprietary mobile scanning trailer technology\, which enables remote\, high-resolution core logging and detailed ore body characterization\, to our advanced modeling and simulation software\, which empowers mine planners to optimize mine design\, maximize recovery\, and refine processing strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how these integrated capabilities form a cohesive data-to-decision pipeline\, and how HPC\, AI\, and data are the foundational enablers that make it possible.\n\n\n 2:45pmEnterprise HPC Under Pressure: Strategy\, Supply\, and Sustainability at Shell\nMichael Gujral\, HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, ShellHigh Performance Computing remains mission-critical to Shell’s subsurface\, energy transition\, and digital transformation efforts\, but the way HPC is designed\, delivered\, and operated is rapidly evolving. Supply chain constraints\, accelerating cloud adoption\, sustainability targets\, and emerging cooling technologies are reshaping long-held assumptions about infrastructure and operations.\n \nIn this session\, I will share Shell’s current HPC strategy and practical lessons learned from operating large-scale\, production HPC environments under real-world constraints. The talk will explore how Shell is balancing on‑prem and cloud resources\, navigating hardware and GPU supply challenges\, and embedding sustainability into HPC architecture decisions; without compromising performance\, reliability\, or scientific productivity.\n\n\n 3:30pmBreak and networking\n\n\n 3:45pmHPC and AI: Forging New Frontiers for Digital Twins and Cancer\nEric Stahlberg\, Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center AndersonWhile HPC has long been a part of cancer research and even clinical care\, the past decade has seen a dramatic change in how HPC is employed to drive advances in cancer applications. The emergence of deep learning AI approaches together with the rise of available research and clinical data have transformed the contributions for HPC to reduce the impact of cancer and power innovations in predictive oncology leading to even digital twins for cancer. The presentation will unite two perspectives of this transformation. The first perspective will highlight how a decade of collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy fostered team data science to drive early frontiers for AI and HPC applications in cancer\, helping pave the way for cancer digital twins. The second perspective will look ahead to the future\, sharing about efforts at MD Anderson to open avenues for data science to impact cancer broadly through the Institute for Data Science in Oncology and activities underway globally enabling digital twins in medicine. \n\n\n 4:15pmHPC and AI: In Search of Ground TruthAddison Snell will lead a fun and dynamic panel including John Mortimer\, Michael Gujral\, and Eric Stahlberg. \nAI promises to revolutionize the enterprise\, from R&D to profits. But can we trust it? How much of that is still HPC’s job? Addison Snell moderates this wrap-up panel as we search\, together\, for the real truth. (After all\, that’s what we do with HPC.)\n\n\n 5:00pmWrap up and networking\nDoug Norton\, President HPC Society\n\n\n 6:00pmVenue closes\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Addison Snell \n \n \n \n Co-Founder & CEO of Intersect360 Research \n \n \n \n ​Addison Snell is a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research\, delivering data and insights covering the HPC-AI market and coordinating the HPC-AI Leadership Organization (HALO). He launched his company in 2007 as Tabor Research\, a division of Tabor Communications. He brought the company independent in 2009 as Intersect360 Research together with his partner\, Christopher Willard\, Ph.D. Under his leadership\, Intersect360 Research has become a premier source of market information\, analysis\, and consulting for the high-performance computing (HPC) and hyperscale industries worldwide. Addison is a frequent keynote speaker and panel moderator at industry events\, has testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission Congressional Subcommittee\, and was named one of 2010’s “People to Watch” by HPCwire. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis\, Ph.D. \n \n \n \n Global Head of Subsurface Solutions\, NVIDIA \n \n \n \n Nefeli Moridis is the global head of subsurface solutions for NVIDIA’s global energy team. She focuses on accelerating high-performance computing applications and leads the AI initiatives for subsurface problems. These include seismic\, reservoir\, and CCUS solutions for the energy industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA\, Nefeli worked in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer and consultant\, focusing on projects in unconventional reservoirs in the U.S. and internationally. She has been invited to present at over 50 energy events since joining NVIDIA and has published eleven SPE papers that she has presented at SPE conferences worldwide. Nefeli holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University\, a M.Sc. from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) in Reservoir Engineering\, and a B.Sc. from the University of Texas at Austin in Petroleum Engineering \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Will Chesney \n \n \n \n Navy SEAL \n \n \n \n Texas Native Will Chesney chose to serve his country in 2002 when he joined the United States Navy. After completing BUD/S Class 246\, Chesney was stationed in Virginia Beach and nobly served as a SEAL in multiple deployments around the globe. For most of his career\, Chesney was a member of the elite United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) or SEAL Team Six\, serving as both an operator and a handler of military working dogs. He and his dog\, a Belgian Malinois named Cairo\, took part in hundreds of missions together including the mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. Eager to give back\, Chesney has now directed his attention to helping veterans\, like himself\, who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).   Many corporations\, sports teams and leaders from a spectrum of industries are seeking Will to bring his inspirational story to their team building events. Will and Cairo’s military stories\, including one of the most famous military campaigns in history\, along with his personal struggle with injuries and the transition to civilian life\, are the definition of inspirational. His story serves as a reminder that giving up is the easy way out and through a never quit attitude\, a pure heart and relying on the team we build around us\, we truly can persevere through the seemingly impossible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Mortimer \n \n \n \n CTO\, GeologicAI \n \n \n \n John Mortimer is Chief Technology Officer at GeologicAI\, where he leads the evolution of the company’s data platform and the integration of science-based AI to deliver technology solutions to the global mining industry. A seasoned technology leader\, John has built and scaled engineering teams that deliver commercial software products across companies at various growth stages. His expertise spans technology strategy\, product roadmap development\, portfolio management\, and M&A. He brings strategic experience working with boards\, executives\, investors\, and clients to drive innovation and measurable business outcomes. John is known for executing industry-leading projects and leading with a mindset focused on innovation and sustainable growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral \n \n \n \n HPC Engineering & Operations Manager\, Shell \n \n \n \n Michael Gujral is the HPC Engineering & Operations Manager at Shell\, where he oversees the demand & delivery of high-performance computing (HPC) resources & solutions. With a career spanning over 18 years at Shell\, Michael has held diverse roles in IT\, Technical Data Management\, and Geophysics. He has worked in various locations\, including Calgary\, Pittsburgh\, and his current base in Houston.Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work\, he enjoys spending time with his family – he’s a proud husband and father to two lovely daughters\, Amelia and Emma\, aged 8 and 6. In his free time\, you’ll often find him in the kitchen\, experimenting with cooking\, or out running to stay active and healthy. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Stahlberg \n \n \n \n Executive Administrative Director\, Institute for Data Science in Oncology\, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center \n \n \n \n A career computational scientist\, Eric has been at the forefront of advancing innovative applications of HPC over several decades. Since joining the MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute for Data Science in Oncology as its inaugural executive administrative director in late 2024\, Eric has been enabling the institute to scale and broader the impact of data science on cancer challenges. Prior to joining MD Anderson\, Eric helped establish multiple innovative partnerships including the 2016 Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer collaboration National Cancer Institute and the Department of Energy\, the ATOM (Accelerating Treatments for Opportunities in Medicine) project\, the Virtual Human Global Summit\, the Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop\, and the Frontiers of Predictive Oncology and Computing meeting series. From his early career advancing chemistry applications at Cray Research\, his career has spanned working in industry\, academia\, non-profit\, and federal government sectors to advance opportunities for HPC applications in life sciences with a converging focus on employing HPC to improve outcomes for cancer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linkedin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n HPC-AI Society April 2026 Lunch & Learn Members Only URL:https://hpc-ai-society.org/event/shpcp-september-2023-lunch-learn/ LOCATION:HCC West Loop Campus\, 5601 W Loop S.\, Room C142\, Houston\, 77081\, United States CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,SHPCP END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR