On August 1st, 2024, Valentin Churavy has joined our team in the HPSC Lab as a postdoctoral researcher and research software engineer. He will primarily work on the DFG project ACTRIX, which aims to support accessible extreme-scale computing with Trixi.jl and the Julia programming language. The project is a collaboration between the HPSC Lab and the team of Hendrik Ranocha at the University of Mainz, where Valentin is also affiliated.

Valentin has a background in cognitive and computer science. During his PhD at MIT's Julia Lab, he worked on the Julia programming language and its application to high-performance computing. Next to being a core contributor to the Julia language itself, he is the lead developer or core contributor to a number of key Julia packages. These include the JuliaGPU and JuliaParallel ecosystems, specifically KernelAbstractions.jl for hardware-agnostic parallel programming, Enzyme.jl for compiler-enhanced automatic differentiation, or Cthulhu.jl for debugging type inference issues. Furthermore, he is also the initiator and host of the monthly Julia HPC call and an ardent community advocate for using Julia for high-performance computing.

Welcome to the HPSC Lab, Valentin??! We are looking forward to working with you!