Presentation Summary
This panel brings together leading experts from across the sector to explore the transformative impact of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on scientific research. As these technologies converge, they are enabling unprecedented advancements in data analysis, simulation, and predictive modelling. The discussion will focus on current trends, challenges, and future directions in the integration of HPC and AI, highlighting their potential to revolutionise various research domains.
Meet the Speakers
Luc Betbeder-Matibet
Director, Research Technology Services, University of New South Wales
Luc Betbeder-Matibet is a nationally recognised subject matter expert in High-Performance Research Computing, Research Data practices and shared Research Infrastructure services. He is Vice-President of AeRo (Australia's eResearch Organisation) and co-chair of the eResearch Australasian peak Annual Conference. He is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in UNSW Faculty of Medicine Centre for Big Data and has been a Visiting Scientist with the Data61 Visual Analytics Team in Australia's National Science Agency CSIRO. He has held director-level roles for 15 years in higher-ed ICT and eResearch. Luc is currently the Executive Director Research Technology Services at UNSW, a shared services function that he established. Recently, Luc has been working with colleagues to regularly count how many HPC cores and Research Data there are in Australia and New Zealand.
Ryan Fraser
Director, Digital Research, AARNet
Ryan is the Director, Digital Research at AARNet. Ryan leads AARNet’s engagement in research and delivery of services and infrastructure to support research activities
