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🌱 Invited Speaker Introduction | Development Track

Advanced computing is evolving rapidly, but are we preparing the workforce needed to support it?

We're excited to welcome Michael D. Weiner, Senior Research Scientist and Lead Research Computing Facilitator at Georgia Institute of Technology's Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE), as our invited speaker for the PEARC26 Workforce Development Session.

Michael is a Senior Research Scientist and the Lead Research Computing Facilitator at Georgia Tech’s PACE, where he works with researchers and educators to enable their use of advanced computing, including for courses on Georgia Tech’s instructional cluster and AI Makerspace. Michael is past Chair (2023-2025) of Campus Champions and current Co-Chair of CaRCC's Workforce Development Interest Group. He is co-PI of an NSF NAIRR grant to support AI research facilitation workforce development through the Campus Champions.

🎤 Building Workforce Development Opportunities for RCD Professionals and Researchers
🗓️ July 29, 2026 | ⏰ 11:00 AM CT

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🌱 Invited Speaker Introduction | Track

NEW for PEARC: Research Software Engineering joins our technical track this year!

We're excited to welcome Daniel S. Katz, Chief Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications - NCSA and Research Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as our invited speaker for the PEARC26 RSE Session.

Dan is 's Chief Scientist and a Research Professor in Computing and Data Science, and in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He works on issues at the triple point of research software, people, and policies.

🎤 Community Activities to Advance Research Software
🗓️ July 28, 2026 | ⏰ 1:30 PM CT

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🌱 Invited Speaker Introduction | Systems Track

What happens when agents become collaborators in ?

We're excited to welcome Vanessa Sochat, Principal Computer Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as our invited speaker for the PEARC26 System Session.

Vanessa is a Principal Computer Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and has been a software engineer for seventeen years. Her work focuses on container technologies, HPC, and cloud convergence. She works on the Flux Framework and collaborates closely with industry and open source communities, leading work and initiatives to innovate in the space. She received her Ph.D in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University, and her B.A. from Duke University.

🎤 The Agentic HPC Center: Orchestrating the Future of Science
🗓️ July 28, 2026 | ⏰ 11:00 AM CT

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🎓 LAST DAY to register and Help Shape the Next Generation at ! 👉 https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/registration/

The PEARC26 Student Program will welcome 100+ student participants this year, and we still need 30+ volunteer mentors to ensure every student has the support they need to thrive.

If you're attending PEARC26, please consider becoming a mentor. Your experience, perspective, and encouragement can make a lasting impact on a student's professional journey.

How to volunteer:
• Select the mentor option during PEARC26 registration
• Update your existing registration and check the mentor box
• Email: [email protected]

🎤 Register for NOW to hear from our featured Plenary Speakers!

Join us in Minneapolis this July to hear from:

🔹 Amanda Randles: Director of the Center for Computational and Digital Health Innovation and the Alfred Winborne Mordecai and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering at Duke University.

🔹 Glenn K. Lockwood: Principal Technical Strategist at VAST Data, specializing in the design, performance, and applied research of extreme-scale computing infrastructure for and .

🚨 Regular registration ends tomorrow (June 12): https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/registration/

📣 Planning your trip? Remember to join us for an exciting Thursday, July 30!

Start the day with the Panel: "Research Software Engineering in the Age of AI: Evolving Identity, Skills, and Community in the Research Computing & Data Landscape", featuring Sandra Gesing, Kenton McHenry, Blake Joyce, PhD, and Suzanne Prentice.

Then join us Thursday afternoon for the PEARC26 Awards Ceremony, where we'll recognize and celebrate members of our community whose work has made a lasting impact!

⏰ Reminder: Regular registration for closes on June 12!

Join us in , July 26–30, for PEARC26 and hear from amazing invited speakers across our conference tracks:

🔹 Applications: Carol X. Song & Jeanette Sperhac

🔹 Systems: Vanessa Sochat

🔹 Workforce Development: Michael D. Weiner

🔹 Research Software Engineering: Daniel S. Katz

👉 More program details coming soon. Register now: https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/registration/

📣 Call for Volunteers: Student Program Résumé & Career Development Workshop

The PEARC26 Student Program is seeking volunteers to assist with the Résumé & Career Development Workshop on Sunday, July 26, 2026, from 9:30–10:30 AM.

This interactive session helps students strengthen their résumés, refine their professional materials, and build confidence as they prepare for internships, jobs, graduate school, and other career opportunities. Volunteers will review résumés, provide constructive feedback, and engage directly with students.

This is a great opportunity to support and mentor the next generation of Research Computing and Data ( ) professionals.

👉 Interested in volunteering? Comment below!

⏰ Early bird registration ends TODAY!

Join the research computing & data community in Minneapolis, July 26–30, for tutorials, workshops, technical sessions, networking, and more! 🌱💻

Register now before rates increase: 🔗 https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/registration

🌆 Heading to ? Book your hotel ASAP!

PEARC26 has secured room blocks at several hotels connected to or within walking distance of the Minneapolis Convention Center, but availability is limited. Rooms are expected to go quickly! 💻

Reserve your room now: https://pearc.acm.org/pearc26/hotels/