{"666981":{"#nid":"666981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Women Outnumbering Men for the First Time in Key HPC Research Group","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis semester is the first time in Professor \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~saluru\/\u0022\u003ESrinivas Aluru\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E career that the majority of Ph.D. students in his research group are women.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENot only is this high-water mark important for the pioneer in big data, it is also illustrates how the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is leading progress and diversification in the field of high-performance computing (HPC).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhen we fail to adequately interest large segments of the population, such as women, the growth and direction of the HPC field is negatively impacted,\u201d Aluru said. \u201cIt is exciting to walk into the workplace every morning having the opportunity to work with and learn from a diverse group with unique talents reflective of their background, experiences, and training.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese women are more than a demographic or a label though. They are HPC trailblazers already making impacts in the field and beyond.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne example of this is Ph.D. candidate \u003Cstrong\u003EShruti Shivakumar\u003C\/strong\u003E. She is a rising researcher with expertise in performant, parallel algorithms for hypergraph analytics. When not engaged in research on community detection and link prediction of diseases using tensor-based methods, she distinguishes herself through her leadership and service.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs part of the CSE Graduate Student Association, Shivakumar chairs HotCSE- a seminar series for students to share research, practice presentation skills, and bond with each other through their common experience as a graduate students.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn February, Shivakumar sat on the artifact evaluation committee at the International Conference on Compiler Construction in Montreal. She helped collect and organize digital objects, such as software systems, datasets, and scripts, that accepted authors used in their paper presentations at the conference.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cTaking on leadership roles and volunteering time for academic service has helped me build professional networks with other researchers in the community,\u201d said Shivakumar. \u201cI am thankful for these opportunities.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of CSE Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003ESwethasree Bhattram\u003C\/strong\u003E is one of the newest members of Aluru\u2019s research group. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter the California-native graduated with a B.S. in bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, she came to Georgia Tech to pursue an M.S. in bioinformatics. Bhattram enjoyed researching computational biology so much that she altered plans by continuing her education toward attaining a Ph.D.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThough initially focused on clinical informatics, Bhattram became interested in HPC and software development. Here, she researches algorithm parallelization for single-cell multi-modal integration. One area Bhattram devotes her studies toward is in algorithm development for improving diagnosis of sepsis.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAs someone who has a broad degree in bioengineering, I wanted to be in a place where I would have the resources to explore all possible avenues,\u201d Bhattram said. \u201cI decided to continue my Ph.D. because I found a good fit with my personality and Dr. Srinivas Aluru\u0027s lab, and I felt like I was getting into a good flow of work while studying here.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnother newcomer to Georgia Tech is \u003Cstrong\u003EKalsuda Lapborisuth\u003C\/strong\u003E, a Ph.D. student with passion for developing mathematical approaches to advance data-driven clinical treatments.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile Lapborisuth is new to Tech, she is no stranger to studying computational techniques in medicine. \u003Cspan\u003EAs an undergraduate researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, Lapborisuth presented a computational method to model biological aging trends based on epigenetic data.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELapborisuth continues to pursue her passion through Aluru\u2019s group where she works closely with Bhattaram in \u003C\/span\u003Eparallelizing \u003Cspan\u003Emulti-modal single-cell sequencing data analysis. In addition to research, she is also involved in the CSE Graduate Student Association leadership as its treasurer.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOur group\u0027s research is at the intersection of HPC and bioinformatics,\u201d said Lapborisuth. \u201cWe work to design and parallelize algorithms that can effectively leverage computational resources to speed up the analysis of biological data that are growing exponentially in both volume and diversity.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENeda Tavakoli\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;is another Ph.D. candidate in Aluru\u2019s group nearing completion of her degree. Her research involves developing algorithms and software tools that leverage HPC to analyze large-scale genomic and biological datasets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETavakoli\u2019s research exemplifies how HPC can make an impact in more than just the group\u2019s wheelhouse of bioinformatics and computational biology. Her\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/8614252\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/8614252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emost cited paper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;presents forecasting time series models tested on financial data, lending itself for use in business and economics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlong with being one of the senior members of Aluru\u2019s group, Tavakoli serves as the vice president\/internal coordinator of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/whpc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWomen in High Performance Computing (WHPC) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Her duties include collaborating with various organizations to provide networking opportunities and creating more career success opportunities for members.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen asked about her success as an aspiring researcher, Tavakoli said it goes back to her advisor and the value in relationships.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am incredibly grateful for Srinivas\u0027 guidance and support throughout my Ph.D. journey,\u201d Tavakoli said. \u201cHis mentorship has made a lasting impact on my life and academic pursuits.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis semester is the first time in Professor \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~saluru\/\u0022\u003ESrinivas Aluru\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E career that the majority of Ph.D. students in his research group are women.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENot only is this high-water mark important for the pioneer in big data, it is also illustrates how the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is leading progress and diversification in the field of high-performance computing (HPC).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Through opportunity, leadership, and research, Ph.D. students in Professor Srinivas Aluru\u0027s research group are blazing trails in the burgeoning, diversifying field of HPC."}],"uid":"36319","created_gmt":"2023-03-31 16:41:26","changed_gmt":"2023-03-31 18:00:32","author":"Bryant Wine","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670393":{"id":"670393","type":"image","title":"women\u0027s_history_month_graphic.jpg","body":null,"created":"1680281069","gmt_created":"2023-03-31 16:44:29","changed":"1680281069","gmt_changed":"2023-03-31 16:44:29","alt":"2023 WHM","file":{"fid":"253233","name":"women\u0027s_history_month_graphic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/31\/women%27s_history_month_graphic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/03\/31\/women%27s_history_month_graphic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":205991,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/03\/31\/women%27s_history_month_graphic.jpg?itok=_CLUkC8j"}}},"media_ids":["670393"],"groups":[{"id":"50877","name":"School of Computational Science and Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBryant Wine, Communications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nbryant.wine@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}