AWS for Research: Breakfast at SC25

I am HPC in the cloud

Tuesday

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November

18

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7:30AM

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9:30AM

CST

About the event

Are you attending Supercomputing 2025 (SC25) in St Louis this year?

Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) for an insightful panel discussion where leading researchers share their experiences on how cloud computing is revolutionizing open science research. Based on a comprehensive Hyperion Research study spanning 100 research professionals across 88 global academic, nonprofit, and government research institutions, we'll explore how cloud technologies are enabling breakthrough discoveries and transforming research capabilities.

Key discussion topics:

- How researchers are leveraging cloud computing to conduct previously impossible research

- The role of cutting-edge technologies, including advanced GPU computing and AI/ML tools, in accelerating scientific discoveries

- Expanding access to high-performance computing resources for institutions of all sizes

- Strategies for enhancing global research collaboration

- Navigating challenges and opportunities in cloud adoption for research

Whether you're a researcher, research IT professional, or institutional leader, this panel will provide valuable insights into how cloud computing is reshaping the future of open science research. Learn from peers who are at the forefront of this transformation and discover how cloud infrastructure decisions are becoming strategic considerations that influence research impact, talent attraction, and institutional competitiveness. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation about the future of open science research in the cloud era.

If you want to learn more about the AWS presence at SC25, visit our event page here.

Who should attend

U.S. and international education and research business and technical professionals attending SC25. This event is no-cost. Registration capacity is limited.

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Agenda

7:30AM - 7:50AM

Registration and breakfast

7:50AM - 8:00AM

Introduction

AWS leadership on commitment to support researchers

8:00AM - 8:40AM

Research customer panel

Hear about real-world examples of accelerating research in the cloud by augmenting on-premise environments.

Speakers:

Mark Nossokoff, HPC Research, Hyperion Research

Randall Martin, Professor, Washington University in St Louis

Rio Yokota, Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo

8:50am - 9:15am

Hyperion Open Science in the cloud discussion

Speaker: Mark Nossokoff, HPC Research, Hyperion Research

9:15am - 9:30am

Q&A and closing remarks

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives. Previously, she was Head of Communications and Public Policy for Tumblr. She joined the company in 2011 as the 25th employee overall and one of the first non-technical members of the team

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses. Investments include Blue Apron, Trello, PillPack, Spring, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, and more. Adam was previously the Director of TechStars in New York City. TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage accelerator program. Prior to joining TechStars, Adam spent 4 years investing in the public markets at a hedge fund in New York City. Adam attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he concentrated in Finance and minored in Fine Arts. Adam is a native New Yorker.

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Prior to joining AWS, Mackenzie was the Head of Technical Operations at Betterment, the world’s largest independent robo-advisor based in NYC which manages over $8B in assets. Mackenzie was a founding engineer and Head of Technical Operations at Oscar Health, an insurance startup also based in NYC, helping to grow the company to over 400+ employees.

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31

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2023

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9:00AM

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12:00PM

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