High Performance Computing (HPC) is the application of mathematical modeling to natural phenomena and business processes. It relies on supercomputing technologies which enable numerically-intensive and data-intensive simulations and discovery. Simulation, theory, and experiment form the three pillars of modern science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM).
In the rapidly emerging Information Age, STEM and HPC will play a pivotal role to usher in the new Data Economy: to help guide human progress, understand nature, and understand the implications of our actions.: to help us See, Predict, Decide, and Act.
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ISC HPC Entrepreneurship Meet-Up
Thanks to ISC, there will be a short session at ISC 2021 Digital focused on Entrepreneurship on July 1, 4:30pm CET. We hope this is the start of more, and more frequent, efforts to promote entrepreneurship in HPC. The ISC event page has more information. You need to be registered for the event to signup […]
StartupHPC Update
I hope you are all doing well in a year that has challenged everyone. This is an update on the work that continues at StartupHPC. Thanks to the support of the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC), we had plans to have a significant program at ISC this past year and we look forward to reviving those […]
StartupHPC17: Time for an Informal Meetup
StartupHPC17 will be a bit different! When we started StartupHPC, holding traditional (informal) meetup events seemed like the way to go. But we soon realized that we needed a more structured way of providing a relatively broad educational material. We wanted to cover the gamut: how you form a business entity, what VCs look for, legal and […]
StartupHPC16 Speakers … Oh My!
StartupHPC16 Speakers, part 1 Gustafson, Grider, Goldfarb, Gilpin – Sanyal, Lawrence, Lyons and more … oh my! Every year StartupHPC reminds me to never take anything – really anyone – for granted. Entering our third year, and as with each year before, our third meeting is another line-up of amazing, accomplished industry legends (and some […]
Agenda: StartupHPC-16 in Salt Lake City
(This page will be kept to up to date to reflect the latest agenda.) Registrations are now open for our third annual gathering. StartupHPC-16 will be held on Nov. 14th in Salt Lake City as we track SC16. It promises to be our strongest gathering with a distinguished roster of speakers and an exciting agenda. Be there! Video […]
Team
StartupHPC is managed by Shahin Khan, Cydney Ewald Stevens, Laura Drago, an extended team of professionals, and with the critical support of its members, the broader HPC and STEM communities, and our sponsors.
Shahin Khan is CEO of Orion Enterprises and serves on the board of directors of Wizmo Inc., Fathym, Inc., and Massively Parallel Technologies, Inc.
Shahin was interim VP of Marketing at 3Leaf Systems and ScaleArc. He was VP of Corporate Development, Intellectual Property, and Marketing at Silicon Graphics and served in executive positions at Sun Microsystems, including VP/GM of the HPC and Visualization products, Chief Competitive Officer, and VP of Product Marketing & Planning. He was Chief Marketing Officer at Electronics for Imaging, and CMO at Azul Systems. He lived in the UK to lead European Marketing for FPS Computing before its acquisition by Cray Research. He was at Cray Business Systems Division until its acquisition by Sun Microsystems. He started his career at IBM.
Shahin is a thought leader specializing in competitive strategy, corporate positioning, M&A, and marketing/sales alignment. He has been quoted or featured in the media including in the Wall Street Journal, San Jose Mercury News, Wired, BusinessWeek, InformationWeek, The Register, CRN, and Cnet. Shahin is a graduate of The Hun School of Princeton, and Cornell University with Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees.
Cydney Ewald Stevens is Director of StartupHPC. She has had the truly great honor of working amongst the best of the best and brightest across industries! Making the history of High Tech. Collaborating with the world’s thought leaders in engineering, academia, research and industry.
Infusing creative genius and crafting epic brands. Being a Crayon. BSD & JFDI leadership imperatives! Launching Starfire. Enabling Discovery (and then some …!) Contrarian minds … this tremendous community of kinship and friendship built all along the way! Always … Having Fun and Kicking Butt …!
Boolean: Customer Partnering; Marketing Programs/Promotions; Strategic Vision/Planning; Sales Enablement; Executive Communications; Content Strategy/Development; Product Marketing; Partner/Alliance Management; Leadership Development; Event Planning/Management; PR/AR Strategies; Team Building/Leadership; Operations/Budget Management; Political Relations/Affairs; Technology Architectures.
Laura Drago is a marketing consultant with OrionX who has a fascination with the intersection of creativity and technology. She has experience with creating PR & social media campaigns, web design & implementation, content creation, and event management. She also has a background in film production, crowdfunding, blogging and podcast creation.
Prior to working with OrionX, Laura worked as an independent consultant for many years, and was a Social Media Manager at CA Technologies and Healthline Networks. She has written for Backstage, Ideaing, and is the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Ms. in the Biz. She is an alumna of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.