Dr. Stan Ahalt serves as the inaugural Dean of the UNC School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) and holds a professorship in the Department of Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. He previously directed the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and currently acts as its executive advisor. Additionally, he is the associate director of informatics and data science at NC TraCS, the translational research institute at UNC. His academic journey includes a 22-year tenure as professor of electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State University and leadership roles at the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Ahalt’s research focuses on applying data science to societal challenges such as healthcare, climate, and judicial reform. Key initiatives include the National Consortium for Data Science and the iRODS project, which advanced enterprise data management systems. Ahalt has secured over $34.5M in grants to lead high-impact projects like the NHLBI BioData Catalyst (unifying biomedical data), the NCATS Translator (accelerating clinical discovery), and the NIH HEAL Initiative (ensuring FAIR data standards). He mentors students across doctoral and master’s programs, teaching data science fundamentals in courses like COMP 116: Introduction to Scientific Programming. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, evidenced by roles in RENCI, NC TraCS, and the SDSS. Ahalt’s contributions span cyberinfrastructure development, educational innovation, and translational research, positioning UNC as a national leader in data science.
Nuno F. Loureiro is Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the Herman Feshbach (1942) Professor of Physics at MIT, and serves as Director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) since May 2024. He holds joint appointments in MIT's School of Engineering and School of Science, and is affiliated with the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and the MIT Energy Initiative. Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center (2024-present) Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering (2016-present) Herman Feshbach (1942) Professor of Physics (current) Loureiro earned his MEng in Physics from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon (2000) and his PhD in Physics from Imperial College London (2005). He completed postdoctoral work at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2005-07) and UKAEA Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (2007-09) before returning to lead the Theory and Modeling Group at the Institute for Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion at IST Lisbon. Loureiro's research focuses on fundamental aspects of magnetized plasma dynamics, with particular emphasis on magnetic reconnection, magnetic field generation and amplification, confinement and transport in fusion plasmas, and turbulence in strongly magnetized, weakly collisional plasmas. His work bridges theoretical physics with computational simulations using state-of-the-art tools like the Viriato code, which he developed for reduced-gyrokinetic modeling. His research has significant implications for both understanding cosmic phenomena and advancing practical fusion energy solutions. Analysis of Loureiro's recent publications reveals a strong focus on magnetic reconnection mechanisms across multiple scales, from electron-only reconnection to relativistic plasma turbulence. His work increasingly incorporates computational innovations, including quantum computing approaches for plasma modeling. The research spans applications from solar physics and astrophysical phenomena to practical fusion energy challenges, demonstrating the unifying nature of plasma physics across disciplines. NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2025) American Physical Society Fellow (2022) NSF CAREER Award (2017) Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions (2015) Loureiro leads the Loureiro Group at MIT, which conducts research at the interface of analytical theory and numerical simulations on supercomputers. His laboratory has developed the Viriato code for plasma simulations and investigates phenomena relevant to both fusion energy and astrophysical plasmas. As Director of the PSFC, he oversees one of MIT's largest research laboratories with over 250 full-time researchers, staff members, and students working across 250,000 square feet of lab space.
Thomas Hacker is a Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University. His research focuses on cloud computing, high-performance computing, operating systems, computer networking, and cyber infrastructure . He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan, along with dual B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Physics from Oakland University. Education: PhD (Computer Science & Engineering), University of Michigan (2004) MS (Computer Science & Engineering), University of Michigan (1993) BS (Computer Science, Mathematics Minor), Oakland University (1989) BS (Physics), Oakland University (1989) Dr. Hacker's research spans cloud and grid computing, operating systems, and distributed systems , with applications in earthquake engineering data systems and AI-driven infrastructure analysis. His recent work explores extended layer 2 networking for bare-metal provisioning ( 2023 IEEE Cloud Summit ) and machine-supported bridge inspection using artificial intelligence ( Transportation Research Record, 2023 ). Notable scientific contributions include 15+ publications on topics like cyberinfrastructure for earthquake engineering, container-based virtualization, and data-intensive systems. His work has been recognized with awards such as the NSF CAREER Award (2010) and multiple Purdue Seed for Success Awards . Key Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2010) Purdue Seed for Success Awards (2008-2013) ASEE Information Systems Division Best Paper Award (2012) College of Technology Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award (2010) He has held leadership roles at Purdue, including Department Head (2018-2021) and Interim Department Head (2011-2016) . His career spans academic positions at Indiana University, University of Michigan, and industry roles at Storage Technology Corporation.
Soumya Dutta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), where he leads the INSIGHT: Intelligent Scientific and Visual Computing of Big Data Research Group. He joined IIT Kanpur in October 2022 after working as a Scientist II at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from July 2019 to August 2022, and previously as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at LANL from June 2018 to July 2019. His educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University (2011-2018), where he was part of the GRAVITY research group, and a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from West Bengal University of Technology, India (2005-2009). Research Interests: Dr. Dutta's research focuses on the intersection of machine learning, visual computing, big data, and high-performance computing. His primary research areas include Machine Learning for Visual Computing and Image Analysis, Big Data Visualization and Analytics, Data Science and HPC, Machine Learning for Scientific Computing, and Explainability and Interpretability of AI Models. His work addresses various big data characteristics including the 5 Vs: Volume, Velocity, Variety, Veracity, and Value. He develops techniques that make complex machine learning models more interpretable and explainable, enabling their effective adoption in real-life applications across scientific domains, social media, IoT, healthcare, and industry applications. Dr. Dutta's research group has secured multiple funded projects including: DAVi: An Intelligent Data Analytics and Visualization Framework (funded by ISRO), Intelligent Visual Computing of Extreme-scale Data for Accelerating Scientific Discovery (IIT Kanpur Initiation Grant), Enabling Interactive Big Data Analytics and Visualization at Exascale (SERB), Development of AI-Enabled National Portal for Efficient Search of Missing People (C3iHub), and Proactive and Generalized Deepfake Defense Mechanisms (C3iHub). Best Reviewer, Honorary Mention Award for IEEE Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2021 Best Paper Award at ISAV 2021, co-located with Supercomputing (SC) LAAP Award at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2021 Best Paper Award at TopoInVis 2019 Best Paper Award at ISAV 2018, co-located with Supercomputing (SC) Best Poster Award in 12th Annual CSE Student Poster Exhibition, The Ohio State University, 2018 Best Poster Award in 11th Annual CSE Student Poster Exhibition, The Ohio State University, 2017 Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at IEEE Visualization Conference (IEEE VIS) 2016 Dr. Dutta actively mentors a large group of students including Ph.D., M.Tech., and B.Tech. students. His current Ph.D. students include Shanu Saklani, Sankhadeep Bhowmick, Ananya Chaturvedi, Arpita Santra, Anubhav Dixit (co-supervised), and Robin Shah. He has supervised numerous M.Tech. students with thesis topics ranging from uncertainty-aware neural networks to deepfake detection. Dr. Dutta currently teaches courses including CS360 - Introduction to Computer Graphics and CS661 - Big Data Visual Analytics. The INSIGHT research group collaborates internationally with researchers from Meta, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and National Taiwan Normal University. The group's work focuses on building machine learning and data science-based solutions to analyze large-scale multifaceted data in a scalable way, enabling interactive and interpretable analytics of complex data from scientific simulations, social media, IoT, healthcare, and other application domains.
Nam Sung Kim is the W. J. "Jerry" Sanders III-Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Endowed Chair and holds a Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. He is also affiliated with the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, Coordinated Science Lab, and National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). His research focuses on computer architecture, memory systems, chiplet integration, and hardware security. Key areas include energy-efficient computing, processing-in-memory (PIM), and mitigating hardware vulnerabilities like rowhammer attacks. Kim has received prestigious awards including IEEE Fellow (2016), MICRO Hall of Fame (2018), NAI Fellow (2023), and NSF CAREER Award (2015). His work spans publications in top venues like ASPLOS and IEEE journals, addressing topics such as CXL-based memory systems, DRAM module optimization, and GPU architecture improvements. Collaborations emphasize interdisciplinary research in hardware-software co-design and emerging technologies. His labs and teams at Coordinated Science Lab and NCSA drive innovations in scalable computing, near-memory processing, and cloud infrastructure for AI workloads. Ongoing projects include developing resilient memory hierarchies and accelerating large-scale machine learning models through novel architecture designs.
Nicolas Federico Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with additional appointments as Associate Professor in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for Digital Agriculture, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). His interdisciplinary work bridges traditional agricultural science with cutting-edge computational approaches. Dr. Martin's research focuses on the intersection of agriculture and data science, with particular emphasis on: Precision agriculture and on-farm experimentation methodologies Machine learning applications for crop management and yield prediction Nitrogen and nutrient management optimization Soybean and corn breeding and production systems Remote sensing and UAV applications in agriculture Sustainable agricultural practices including cover crop management His publication record demonstrates a clear trajectory toward increasingly sophisticated integration of artificial intelligence with agricultural science. Recent work shows heavy emphasis on using machine learning algorithms (particularly reinforcement learning, convolutional neural networks, and generalized additive models) to solve practical farming challenges related to crop management decisions, yield prediction, and resource optimization. This research has significant implications for both scientific understanding of crop-environment interactions and practical farm management. Dr. Martin actively collaborates across disciplines and institutions, as evidenced by his extensive co-authorship network spanning agronomy, computer science, environmental science, and economics. His work has garnered attention from numerous news outlets and social media platforms, indicating its relevance to current agricultural challenges. He is a key contributor to the Data-Intensive Farm Management project, which aims to transform agronomic research through on-farm precision experimentation. His affiliation with NCSA provides access to high-performance computing resources essential for processing large agricultural datasets. Additionally, his work in Latin American agriculture (particularly in Mexico and Argentina) reflects his commitment to addressing global food security challenges.
Teemu Roos is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science , University of Helsinki , and a Principal Investigator for the Complex Systems Computation Group under the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. He serves as a Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Computer Science and leads multiple research initiatives, including Distributed AI in Supercomputing , AI & Kids , and Generation AI . Dr. Roos also holds a Docent title in Computer Science. His research spans Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , and Data Science , with a focus on AI education , graph neural networks , Bayesian modeling , and health informatics . He has pioneered tools like Elements of AI , a free online course now translated into 22 EU languages, and explores the ethical implications of AI-generated content in authorship and inventorship. The 15 most recent publications highlight applications in environmental forecasting (e.g., Mediterranean Sea via graph-based deep learning), healthcare (e.g., skin cancer detection with transfer learning), and social media analysis (e.g., explainable AI platforms for K-12 education). Methodologically, his work advances clustering algorithms , dimensionality reduction , and approximate nearest neighbor search . Scientific Awards: Cor Baayen Award (2009) Nokia Foundation Recognition Award (2019) Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (2013) ICT Influencer of the Year 2019 (Vuoden TiVi-vaikuttaja 2019) World Summit AI's Top-50 Innovators in 2020 Dr. Roos has supervised 2 doctoral students and contributed to 163 academic activities , including invited talks at MIT, University of Cambridge, and the Finnish Institute in Rome. He has secured funding from the Academy of Finland and the Strategic Research Council, focusing on projects like Fast AI-assisted Space Environment Prediction and Urban Exerciser .
Dr. Jing Li is an Associate Professor and Eduardo D. Glandt Faculty Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania , holding dual appointments in the Electrical and Systems Engineering and Computer and Information Science departments. As co-director of the CyberSavvy nationwide security research center and director of the Penn Computational Intelligence Lab (PennCIL) , she pioneers innovations in non-von Neumann computing paradigms. Her research spans post-CMOS technologies, in-memory computing, and hardware-software co-design for security and AI applications. PhD in Computer Engineering, Purdue University (2009) BSc in Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University (2004) Research Focus: Dr. Li's work addresses fundamental challenges in computer systems across the stack. Key areas include: In-Memory Computing: Liquid Silicon architecture combining RRAM with silicon CMOS through monolithic 3D integration Security Engineering: Transforming computer security from "Art" to formal "Engineering" discipline within CyberSavvy Virtualization: Cloud FPGA abstraction layers decoupling compilation from runtime resource management Graph Analytics: Degree-aware optimization techniques for massive-scale graph processing Deep Learning Systems: Roofline model extensions for FPGA-based CNN acceleration Scientific Impact: Awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award , NSF CAREER Award , and IBM CEO Milestone Award , her team has achieved world records in energy-efficient computing (ENIAD supercomputer). With 46 U.S. patents and over 80 publications, she leads ecosystem development for emerging computing architectures through initiatives like the open-source MEG simulation platform . Community Leadership: Dr. Li serves on program committees for flagship conferences ( ISCA , FPGA Symposium ), chairs the International Memory Workshop , and contributes to the MLsys conference's inaugural committee. She actively mentors through multiple PhD openings and industry collaborations.
Hank Childs is a Professor in the School of Computer and Data Sciences at the University of Oregon, specializing in scientific visualization and high-performance computing. He leads the Research Group on Computing and Data Understanding at eXtreme Scale (CDUX) and has held leadership roles including Interim Executive Director of the School of Computer and Data Sciences. His educational background includes a Ph.D. (2006) and B.S. (1999) in Computer Science from the University of California at Davis. Prior to academia, he worked for 14 years at Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, where he served as architect of the VisIt open-source visualization tool. Research interests center on visualizing extreme-scale scientific datasets from supercomputers, with a focus on in situ visualization for cosmology, seismology, and fluid dynamics. He has pioneered projects like VTK-m and Ascent, and his work explores power-performance tradeoffs and data-parallel algorithms for GPUs. Recent publications emphasize scalable visualization techniques for exascale computing, with 15 notable works from 2021-2020 covering particle advection, in situ triggering, and power-aware frameworks. His research has been honored with multiple best paper awards at IEEE LDAV, EGPGV, and SC conferences. DOE Early Career Award (2012) University of Oregon Faculty Excellence Award (2018) 4+ million dollars in research funding since 2013 5 Best Paper awards in 2021 alone As an educator, he received four consecutive CIS Best Teacher Awards (2014-2019). He has served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions journals and organized numerous visualization workshops including Dagstuhl seminars and Shonan workshops.
Franz Franchetti is the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He serves as Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Engineering Research Accelerator at CMU. Education: Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics (Vienna University of Technology, 2003) M.Sc. in Technical Mathematics (Vienna University of Technology, 2000) His research interests focus on automatic performance tuning and program generation for emerging parallel computing platforms , including multicore CPUs , GPUs , and 3DIC chip design . He leads the SPIRAL effort to automate highly optimized software libraries and explores domain-specific compiler transformations in HPC applications for smart grids and material sciences . Recent work extends SPIRAL to quantum computing . The scientific awards Franchetti has received include the Gordon Bell Prize (2006) , HPC Challenge Class II Award (2010) , and the CIT Dean's Early Career Fellowship (2013) . He and his students have won multiple Best Paper Awards at HPEC, DAC, and ISPA ACM TODAES Best Paper (2014) Student Research Competition wins (PACT 2024, CGO 2023) Franchetti has advised students like Richard Veras and Thom Popovici . He has secured significant grants from agencies such as DARPA, DOE, NSF, and industry partners (Intel, NVIDIA, Mercury). He co-founded SpiralGen, Inc. and holds leadership roles in organizations like ASciNA Western Pennsylvania and as Honorary Consul of Austria in Pittsburgh.
Rahul Sarpeshkar is a Professor of Engineering, Microbiology & Immunology, Physics, and Molecular & Systems Biology at Dartmouth College, holding the Thomas E. Kurtz Professorship and chairing the Neukom Computational Science Cluster. His research bridges analog circuits with quantum physics, synthetic biology, and ultra-low-power systems. BS in Electrical Engineering and Physics from MIT (1995) PhD in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech (1998) His research focuses on analog synthetic biology , quantum circuit design , and bio-inspired supercomputing , emphasizing noise, thermodynamics, and energy efficiency. He develops cytomorphic chips to model biochemical networks and quantum-inspired circuits for spectrum analysis. Recent work integrates quantum and classical computation for biological simulations, drug cocktail formulation , and ATP energy measurement in living cells. Patents highlight innovations in quantum emulation and medical devices. Scientific awards include: Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2018) IEEE Fellow (2018) NSF CAREER Award ONR Young Investigator Award Packard Fellow Award Junior Bose Teaching Award, MIT He leads a wet lab for synthetic microbial circuit implementation and a dry lab for quantum and nanoelectronics, mentoring a multidisciplinary team of physicists, bioengineers, and computer scientists.
Gene Cooperman is a Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, with an affiliation in the College of Engineering. His research focuses on high-performance computing (HPC), transparent checkpoint-restart systems, and model checking. He leads the High Performance Computing Laboratory, where he explores checkpointing technologies like DMTCP, MANA for MPI, and CRAC for CUDA, aiming to enhance HPC workflows on supercomputers such as NERSC's Perlmutter. His work bridges distributed computing, parallel algorithms, and system software to address challenges in fault tolerance, scalability, and resource management. Cooperman has advised 10 PhD students and co-authored over 125 refereed publications, contributing to projects like Geant4-MultiThreaded and Roomy for disk-based computation. His teaching includes courses on computer systems and HPC seminars. Education: Background in computational algebra and parallel computing, transitioning to HPC systems and checkpointing. Research Themes: Transparent checkpointing, MPI agnostic solutions, CUDA integration, and HPC resource optimization. Recent articles emphasize MPI checkpointing, reversible debugging (FReD), and CUDA support, reflecting trends in distributed and GPU-accelerated systems. His grants include NSF, NERSC/DOE, and MemVerge funding. Cooperman collaborates with institutions like CERN and NERSC, advancing applications in particle physics simulations and supercomputing. Current students include Aayushi Gautam, Jiajun Cao, Rohan Garg, and Twinkle Jain.
Dennis W. Duke is a Professor of Physics at Florida State University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Physics within the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Computational Science. He has been a faculty member at FSU since 1979, progressing from Visiting Assistant Professor to his current position as full Professor since 1992. Duke has also held significant leadership roles including Director of the Supercomputer Computations Research Institute (1993-1998) and Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (1996-1997). Duke's research spans multiple disciplines with primary focuses on the history of ancient astronomy, computational physics, and high-performance computing. His work in ancient astronomy includes detailed studies of Greek, Babylonian, and Indian astronomical traditions, with particular emphasis on planetary models, trigonometry development, and historical measurement techniques. In computational science, he has made contributions to nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory, and statistical process control. Duke is particularly known for creating educational computer animations of ancient planetary models that have become valuable teaching tools. Analysis of Duke's 15 most recent publications reveals a consistent focus on historical astronomy, with approximately 75% of his work dedicated to analyzing ancient astronomical systems from Greek, Babylonian, and Indian traditions. The remaining publications address statistical methods and computational techniques. His historical research often combines mathematical analysis with historical scholarship to reconstruct and understand ancient astronomical practices. COFRS Award, The Florida State University (1985) COFRS Award, The Florida State University (1986) Developing Scholar Award, The Florida State University (1986) President's Continuing Education Award, The Florida State University (1992) Duke has been extensively involved in professional service, serving on numerous national committees related to supercomputing and organizing major conferences including multiple Supercomputing 'XY events from 1988 through 2006. His teaching extends beyond traditional academic boundaries through public outreach initiatives such as chairing the Board of Directors for Tallahassee Free-Net, Inc. and serving on the Leon County Schools Information Services Advisory Board. He has supervised numerous graduate students in computational physics and the history of science, though specific student names are not documented in the provided materials. Duke maintains an active research laboratory focused on computational ancient astronomy, where he develops mathematical models and computer animations to visualize historical astronomical concepts. His team has created an extensive collection of interactive animations demonstrating planetary models from Ptolemy through Copernicus, which are widely used in educational settings. Current projects include further analysis of ancient star catalogs and the development of more sophisticated visualization tools for historical astronomical concepts.
Carlos Alvarez Martinez is a faculty member at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Department of Computer Architecture at the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB). He is a key member of the Programming Models (PM) research group and collaborates closely with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). His research focuses on high-performance computing, FPGA acceleration, task-based programming models like OmpSs, and hardware-software co-design for heterogeneous systems. His research interests center on advancing parallel computing through innovative programming models and hardware acceleration. He investigates efficient task scheduling, resource management in multicore and FPGA-based systems, and runtime support for dataflow models. His work enables high-performance execution of complex applications in domains such as scientific computing and cyber-physical systems. He actively contributes to European initiatives like TEXTAROSSA and AXIOM, aiming to develop next-generation exascale supercomputing technologies. The trend in his recent publications shows a strong focus on leveraging FPGAs for HPC, optimizing SpMV operations, improving task scheduling with hardware support, and developing frameworks for multi-FPGA clusters. His work consistently bridges theoretical models with practical implementations, emphasizing performance, scalability, and energy efficiency in heterogeneous computing environments. Scientific Awards: Premi UPC al Compromís Social 2019 Premi Disseny per al Reciclatge 2013 Alvarez Martinez has advised or collaborated with several doctoral students, including Jaume Bosch, Xubin Tan, and Fahimeh Yazdanpanah. He has been involved in numerous competitive R&D projects, often related to high-performance computing and parallel programming models. His work includes significant contributions to educational innovation, particularly in active learning methodologies and formative assessment using interactive systems. He leads and participates in research labs and teams focused on programming models and computer architecture, notably the PM group at UPC/BSC. These teams develop runtime systems, compilers, and hardware accelerators to push the boundaries of parallel computing efficiency and programmability.
James C. Gumbart is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, with additional affiliation to the School of Chemistry and the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience . His research leverages molecular dynamics simulations to decode the atomic-level mechanisms of bacterial proteins and cellular structures. B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Western Illinois University, 2003 Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2009 Dr. Gumbart's work bridges computational biophysics and biochemistry to understand: Mechanisms of bacterial membrane protein insertion and nutrient import Structural dynamics of cell wall mechanics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interactions with ACE2 Free-energy calculations for protein-ligand binding Applications of machine learning in biomolecular simulations His publications reflect trends in membrane protein biophysics , viral dynamics , and computational drug design , with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary techniques. Awards include multiple fellowships and grants from NSF , DOE , and NIAID . He has mentored numerous PhD students, including Zijian Zhang , David Ryoo , and Andrew Pang , whose work has advanced understanding of bacterial systems and viral proteins. The Gumbart Lab integrates high-powered supercomputing and advanced software to model biomolecular processes, fostering collaborations with institutions like the National Institutes of Health and Argonne National Laboratory .
