Anne C. Elster

Anne C. Elster is a Professor and Director of the Heterogeneous and Parallel Computing Lab (HPC-Lab) at NTNU's Department of Computer Science, with additional roles as HPC Leader at the Center for Geophysical Forecasting and Senior Research Fellow at the Oden Institute. She holds board positions at NTNU and its Faculty of Information Technology.

Her research spans:

• High-Performance Computing: GPU acceleration, auto-tuning, and heterogeneous systems
• Machine Learning: Applied to optimization and computational geosciences
• Parallel Algorithms: For scientific computing and real-time simulations

Her recent publications (2021-2024) focus on GPU auto-tuning, quantum-HPC integration, distributed systems, and ML-driven geophysical data analysis, with strong emphasis on performance optimization across architectures.

Awards and honors:

• IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor (2021)
• IEEE Distinguished Speaker (2019-2022)
• IEEE Senior Member (2000)

She has supervised 100+ master's students, 15+ PhDs, and secured major grants including EU H2020 projects. Current Post Docs focus on HPC acceleration and AI applications.

Her HPC-Lab collaborates with CERN, Equinor, and international universities, specializing in GPU-accelerated scientific computing and tools for performance portability.