Voltaire

Presentation:   Boosting Scalability of InfiniBand-based HPC Clusters
Speaker:   Asaf Wachtel, Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions
Speaker Biography:   Asaf Wachtel is Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions at Voltaire. Prior to joining Voltaire, Asaf spent eight years at RAD data communications, a global leader in access solutions for the telecommunications industry, taking on a number of roles in both the R&D and marketing departments. In his last role, Asaf managed the company’s leading product line of mobile backhaul solutions. Asaf joined Voltaire at the beginning of 2008 as Product Manager for Voltaire’s InfiniBand switches and gateways, and is currently Senior Product Manager in charge of all InfiniBand solutions. Asaf holds a B.Sc in electrical engineering and computer science from Tel-Aviv University, and an MBA from the Inter-Disciplinary Center (IDC).

Finisar

Presentation:   Active Optical Cables for HPC Applications
Speaker:   Christian Urricariet, Director of Marketing for High-Speed Optics
Speaker Biography:   Christian Urricariet manages the pluggable 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s product lines at Finisar. Since joining the company in 1999, he has also had responsibility for the 10Gb/s, 2Gb/s and 1Gb/s transceiver products. Formerly at Raychem Corporation, he was responsible for business development of telecom access network and fiber optics products. He holds a BSEE degree.

Finisar

Presentation:   Next Generation High-Bandwidth Optical Interconnects
Speaker:   Katharine Schmidtke, Strategic Marketing Manager
Speaker Biography:   Katharine Schmidtke has over twenty years experience in the field of optoelectronics. She received a Ph.D. in non-linear optics from Southampton University, and conducted post doctoral research at Stanford University. She has held a variety of roles in marketing and business development and is currently Strategic Marketing Manager at Finisar.

Mellanox Technologies

Presentation:   Paving the road to Exascale
Speaker:   Bill Lee, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Speaker Biography:   Bill Lee is a senior product marketing manager at Mellanox Technologies, responsible for their server and storage InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters. He has over 12 years of engineering experience and 10 years of marketing experience in networking technologies. He received his BSEL from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Mellanox Technologies

Presentation:   Paving the road to Exascale
Speaker:   Bill Lee, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Speaker Biography:   Bill Lee is a senior product marketing manager at Mellanox Technologies, responsible for their server and storage InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters. He has over 12 years of engineering experience and 10 years of marketing experience in networking technologies. He received his BSEL from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Luxtera

Presentation:   Silicon Photonics for HPC Interconnects, 100Gbs and Beyond
Speaker:   Brian Welch, Engineering Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Brian Welch is a member of the marketing team at Luxtera, Inc, responsible for new product development and specification. He has been with Luxtera 4+ years, holding various roles in engineering and marketing. Brian graduated from Cornell University with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

Bay Microsystems

Presentation:   Extending InfiniBand Globally
Speaker:   Eric Dube, Senior Product Manager of Systems
Speaker Biography:   Eric Dube is the senior product manager for the systems business at Bay Microsystems and frequently provides InfiniBand industry-related consulting services for research and financial institutions. He has worked in the High Performance Computing industry for the past 16 years with the last 6 years focused on InfiniBand. Eric also actively participates in several of the InfiniBand Trade Association’s working groups.

FCI

Presentation:   Copper and Optical Infiniband Link Solutions from FCI
Speaker:   Jim David, Global Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Jim David is Global Product Manager for high-speed cable assemblies and connectors for FCI. During his 29-year career, he has held positions in product engineering, field application engineering, field sales, engineering management, and business management. Jim has a BSME from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and an MBA from Penn State University.

Intel

Presentation:   Cloud Networking with 10GbE & iWARP
Speaker:   Tom Stachura, Ethernet Product Line Manager – HPC & Cloud
Speaker Biography:   Tom Stachura is the product line manager for HPC Ethernet products at Intel Corporation. In his 13+ years at Intel, he has held engineering, architecture, strategic planning, and product marketing roles in the Ethernet division and the Server division. Tom graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BS in Computer Engineering.

FCI

Presentation:   Copper and Optical Infiniband Link Solutions from FCI
Speaker:   Jim David, Global Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Jim David is Global Product Manager for high-speed cable assemblies and connectors for FCI. During his 29-year career, he has held positions in product engineering, field application engineering, field sales, engineering management, and business management. Jim has a BSME from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and an MBA from Penn State University.

FCI

Presentation:   Copper and Optical Infiniband Link Solutions from FCI
Speaker:   Jim David, Global Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Jim David is Global Product Manager for high-speed cable assemblies and connectors for FCI. During his 29-year career, he has held positions in product engineering, field application engineering, field sales, engineering management, and business management. Jim has a BSME from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and an MBA from Penn State University.

Intel

Presentation:   Cloud Networking with 10GbE & iWARP
Speaker:   Tom Stachura, Ethernet Product Line Manager – HPC & Cloud
Speaker Biography:   Tom Stachura is the product line manager for HPC Ethernet products at Intel Corporation. In his 13+ years at Intel, he has held engineering, architecture, strategic planning, and product marketing roles in the Ethernet division and the Server division. Tom graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BS in Computer Engineering.

Exar

Presentation:   Delivering Virtualization to HPC and the Cloud
Speaker:   Leonid Grossman, VP Software Engineering
Speaker Biography:   Leonid Grossman has over 20 years of experience in networking and system software development. He is Vice President of Software Engineering and System Architecture for 10GbE Server and Storage products for Exar Corporation. He joined Exar through the acquisition of Neterion in March 2010. Leonid founded Neterion in 2001. Prior to Neterion, he worked at AMD, Alteon WebSystems, and Nortel Networks in various development and managerial positions. Leonid holds seven US patents. He has an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Moscow Petroleum University, an M.Sc in Computer Science from Moscow University of Physics, and an MBA from San Jose State.

Molex

Presentation:   InfiniBand FDR/EDR I/Os
Speaker:   Jay Neer, Strategic Product Manager, Industry Standards
Speaker Biography:   Jay Neer is a strategic product manager, industry standards with Molex Incorporated. He represents Molex at the T10/SCSI, T11/Fibre Channel and the SFF standards committees as well as the InfiniBand Trade Association, The SCSI Trade Association and the Fibre Channel Industry Association. Neer has been named on more than 30 patents related to connectors and packaging. He holds degrees from the State University of New York in Tool Design and a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology from Excelsior College.

Molex

Presentation:   InfiniBand FDR/EDR I/Os
Speaker:   Jay Neer, Strategic Product Manager, Industry Standards
Speaker Biography:   Jay Neer is a strategic product manager, industry standards with Molex Incorporated. He represents Molex at the T10/SCSI, T11/Fibre Channel and the SFF standards committees as well as the InfiniBand Trade Association, The SCSI Trade Association and the Fibre Channel Industry Association. Neer has been named on more than 30 patents related to connectors and packaging. He holds degrees from the State University of New York in Tool Design and a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology from Excelsior College.

Intel

Presentation:   Cloud Networking with 10GbE & iWARP
Speaker:   Tom Stachura, Ethernet Product Line Manager – HPC & Cloud
Speaker Biography:   Tom Stachura is the product line manager for HPC Ethernet products at Intel Corporation. In his 13+ years at Intel, he has held engineering, architecture, strategic planning, and product marketing roles in the Ethernet division and the Server division. Tom graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BS in Computer Engineering.

Exar

Presentation:   Delivering Virtualization to HPC and the Cloud
Speaker:   John Hagerman, Div. VP Sales and Business Development
Speaker Biography:   John Hagerman has over 30 years of experience as a senior sales and business development executive in the networking and storage industries. He is the Vice President of Business Development and Sales at Exar Corporation, responsible for the 10GbE adapter products. John has worked in companies ranging from early start-ups to large multi-national corporations and has in-depth experience in building businesses in emerging markets. As a senior executive John has held positions with 10GbE industry leaders where he defined and launched initiatives to drive adoption of 10GbE in data centers. 

Luxtera

Presentation:   Silicon Photonics for HPC Interconnects, 100Gbs and Beyond
Speaker:   Brian Welch, Engineering Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Brian Welch is a member of the marketing team at Luxtera, Inc, responsible for new product development and specification. He has been with Luxtera 4+ years, holding various roles in engineering and marketing. Brian graduated from Cornell University with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

Luxtera

Presentation:   Silicon Photonics for HPC Interconnects, 100Gbs and Beyond
Speaker:   Brian Welch, Engineering Product Manager
Speaker Biography:   Brian Welch is a member of the marketing team at Luxtera, Inc, responsible for new product development and specification. He has been with Luxtera 4+ years, holding various roles in engineering and marketing. Brian graduated from Cornell University with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

Bay Microsystems

Presentation:   Extending InfiniBand Globally
Speaker:   Eric Dube, Senior Product Manager of Systems
Speaker Biography:   Eric Dube is the senior product manager for the systems business at Bay Microsystems and frequently provides InfiniBand industry-related consulting services for research and financial institutions. He has worked in the High Performance Computing industry for the past 16 years with the last 6 years focused on InfiniBand. Eric also actively participates in several of the InfiniBand Trade Association’s working groups.

Voltaire

Presentation:   Boosting Scalability of InfiniBand-based HPC Clusters
Speaker:   Asaf Wachtel, Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions
Speaker Biography:   Asaf Wachtel is Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions at Voltaire. Prior to joining Voltaire, Asaf spent eight years at RAD data communications, a global leader in access solutions for the telecommunications industry, taking on a number of roles in both the R&D and marketing departments. In his last role, Asaf managed the company’s leading product line of mobile backhaul solutions. Asaf joined Voltaire at the beginning of 2008 as Product Manager for Voltaire’s InfiniBand switches and gateways, and is currently Senior Product Manager in charge of all InfiniBand solutions. Asaf holds a B.Sc in electrical engineering and computer science from Tel-Aviv University, and an MBA from the Inter-Disciplinary Center (IDC).

Voltaire

Presentation:   Boosting Scalability of InfiniBand-based HPC Clusters
Speaker:   Asaf Wachtel, Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions
Speaker Biography:   Asaf Wachtel is Senior Product Manager, InfiniBand Solutions at Voltaire. Prior to joining Voltaire, Asaf spent eight years at RAD data communications, a global leader in access solutions for the telecommunications industry, taking on a number of roles in both the R&D and marketing departments. In his last role, Asaf managed the company’s leading product line of mobile backhaul solutions. Asaf joined Voltaire at the beginning of 2008 as Product Manager for Voltaire’s InfiniBand switches and gateways, and is currently Senior Product Manager in charge of all InfiniBand solutions. Asaf holds a B.Sc in electrical engineering and computer science from Tel-Aviv University, and an MBA from the Inter-Disciplinary Center (IDC).

Bay Microsystems

Presentation:   Extending InfiniBand Globally
Speaker:   Eric Dube, Senior Product Manager of Systems
Speaker Biography:   Eric Dube is the senior product manager for the systems business at Bay Microsystems and frequently provides InfiniBand industry-related consulting services for research and financial institutions. He has worked in the High Performance Computing industry for the past 16 years with the last 6 years focused on InfiniBand. Eric also actively participates in several of the InfiniBand Trade Association’s working groups.

Exar

Presentation:   Delivering Virtualization to HPC and the Cloud
Speaker:   Leonid Grossman, VP Software Engineering
Speaker Biography:   Leonid Grossman has over 20 years of experience in networking and system software development. He is Vice President of Software Engineering and System Architecture for 10GbE Server and Storage products for Exar Corporation. He joined Exar through the acquisition of Neterion in March 2010. Leonid founded Neterion in 2001. Prior to Neterion, he worked at AMD, Alteon WebSystems, and Nortel Networks in various development and managerial positions. Leonid holds seven US patents. He has an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Moscow Petroleum University, an M.Sc in Computer Science from Moscow University of Physics, and an MBA from San Jose State.