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Date(s) - January 30, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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HCC West Loop Campus
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The Society of HPC Professionals lunch and learn event
Lunch & Learn – January 2025
Optimizing Energy Usage
Laurent Clerc, CTO HPC and Cloud Solutions, Viridien (formerly CGG)
30 January 2025
Networking: 11:30am – Noon CDT
Presentation: Noon – 1:00pm CDT
HCC West Loop Campus (plus live stream)
5601 W Loop S., Room C108
Houston, TX 77081
About the Event
As we move towards extreme power densities for HPC and AI systems, the carbon footprint, energy cost, and responsible resource usage are becoming crucial for company perception and operations. As a leading industrial user of HPC systems, Viridien has been optimizing power usage for over a decade., and this presentation overviews the areas we are exploring to improve this situation, including advancements in energy-efficient hardware, software optimization techniques, innovative cooling solutions, and power-aware operations. Our goal is to share insights, strategies, and compare notes.
About the Speaker
Laurent Clerc, CTO HPC and Cloud Solutions, Viridien
Before becoming CTO, Laurent oversaw the design and operation of large HPC installations worldwide for nearly 30 years, primarily as VP of HPC services at CGG (renamed Viridien in 2024). Laurent pioneered the early introduction of technologies such as Linux Clusters, GPUs, and full immersion cooling well over a decade ago. Additionally, Laurent led software developments, architecting client/server products for data delivery, scheduling, and visualization of geophysical data. In recent years, Laurent participated in the transformation of CGG’s HPC operations, preparing for market diversification by introducing a service-based organization, product architectures, infosec certification, a modern customer experience support team, and DevOps methodologies.
Laurent holds an Engineering degree in computer science from Ecole Centrale de Paris and has had an international career in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the USA since 2000. Laurent’s passion is innovation at the service of industrial operations.
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