Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee is an HPC Applications Consultant at EPCC (Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre) at the University of Edinburgh.12 Here are some key details about his background and work:

Professional Experience

Joseph Lee has been working as an HPC Applications Consultant at EPCC from October 2022 to October 2024, a role he held for 2 years and 1 month.2

Research Focus

His research focuses on:

• Designing programming models for novel hardware architectures
• Evaluating the performance of emerging AI accelerators for HPC applications14

Educational Background

• Joseph completed his PhD in theoretical particle physics at the University of Edinburgh.35

Current Projects

Joseph is actively involved in exploring the use of AI accelerators for HPC applications. He has organized a Birds of a Feather session at ISC24 (International Supercomputing Conference 2024) to discuss:

• Trends in AI accelerators for HPC applications
• Suitability of different architectures for various workloads
• Challenges users face with these accelerators
• Ways to access and experiment with novel hardware resources1

Expertise

Joseph's expertise spans:

• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Quantum computing (he's affiliated with the Quantum Software Lab)3
• Theoretical particle physics
• AI accelerators and their applications in HPC

Joseph Lee is contributing to the democratization of AI accelerators in HPC applications, bridging the gap between novel AI hardware architectures and their potential use in high-performance computing environments.