High performance computing has become ubiquitous in modern-day science. COVID-19 response has been supported by computational modeling that requires such cutting edge platforms. In this episode, we talk to Dustin Machi who has helped coordinate the various COVID-19 response projects that require HPC backend, and recollects the experiences in working with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. https://www.psc.edu/

Dustin Machi is a senior software architect in the Network Systems Science and Advanced Computing division, Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia. His research interests include Cyberinfrastructure, High-performance Computing (HPC), software engineering. Full bio at https://biocomplexity.virginia.edu/person/dustin-machi