Discussing HPCs and Research Computing With Dirk Petersen

February 2, 2025

In the first Trends from the Trenches episode of 2025, host Stan Gloss and Dirk Petersen, Director of Supercomputing Center at Oregon State University, talk about the state and role of HPCs in a world that’s focused on AI. Petersen offers his thoughts and insights on working with AI teams, how to converge the traditional HPC user with the AI user, the “Wild West” of AI infrastructure and computing power, and how AI is driving a renaissance in scientific computing and high-performance computing. He also shares a preview of what he will be discussing as a speaker at Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2025.

Dirk Petersen, Director of Supercomputing Center, Oregon State University
Dirk has held research computing leadership positions in 4 different research centers & universities, bridging business, scientific requirements and information technology capabilities and interfacing between research and administrative IT. He has more than 25 years of experience in cloud computing, cybersecurity, database management, grant writing, high-performance computing, integration of Linux and Windows operating systems, software development, storage architecture and systems engineering. Originally from flat northern Germany, he enjoys skiing in the Pacific Northwest in his spare time.

Host Bio

Stan Gloss

As co-founder and Evangelist of BioTeam, Stan Gloss has been working to tell the stories of the intersection of science, data and technology since 2002. Gloss joined with fellow founding partners Bill Van Etten and Chris Dagdigian to form BioTeam in 2002 following his tenure in business development with AVAKI Corporation, a pioneer in global grid software solutions, and Blackstone Computing, a computing and IT consulting company for scientists, Gloss led the sales initiative that launched the company in the life sciences market. Gloss earned his MS at the University of Buffalo and was a department chairman and faculty member at Quinnipiac University.

A life science IT consulting firm at the intersection of science, data, and technology, BioTeam builds innovative scientific data ecosystems that close the gap between what scientists want to do with data—and what they can do. Learn more at www.bioteam.net.

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Eleanor Howe

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Eleanor has been working at the cutting edge of bioinformatics for over 20 years. As founder of Diamond Age, she led the company’s evolution from a small, project-based service provider to a full-fledged consultancy that works closely with clients to tackle their most difficult research challenges. Trained as a computational biologist, Eleanor has deep expertise in transcriptional profiling as well as drug discovery and development. She earned her doctorate degree in bioinformatics from Oxford University and spent years in biomedical research at The Institute for Genomic Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and The Broad Institute.

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