She Computes: Celebrating Career Journeys in WHPC – NHR|WHPC Chapter IWD 2026

Contribution List

1. Welcome

Ayesha Afzal (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

3/9/26, 12:00 PM

2. Keynote (10 min) – Building Bridges in HPC: My Journey with NHR@FAU, NHR|WHPC Chapter and WHPC

Ayesha Afzal (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

3/9/26, 12:05 PM

3. Invited Talk (10 min) – Shaping the Future of HPC: How You Can Be a Part of It

Eleanor Broadway

3/9/26, 12:15 PM

4. Lightning Talk (5 min) – An Indirect Path to HPC: Leading Teams and Projects with Purpose

Jasmin Hörter

3/9/26, 12:25 PM

5. Lightning Talk (5 min) – Navigating My Professional Path: Early-Career Reflections in HPC

Baixiang Xu

3/9/26, 12:30 PM

6. Lightning Talk (5 min) – From Scientist to Project Leader: A Joyful Career Journey

Anita Ragyanszki

3/9/26, 12:35 PM

7. Lightning Talk (5 min) – From Research to Research Policy: Shaping Science at the System Level

Franka Derwisch

3/9/26, 12:40 PM

9. Lightning Talk (5 min) – Between Circuits and Computation: Engineering My Own Path to Professorship

Diana Goehringer

3/9/26, 12:45 PM

12. Lightning Talk (5 min) – Shaping Scientific Communities in HPC: From Research to Global Conference Organisation

Isabel Gräbner

3/9/26, 12:50 PM

8. Q&A Session (15 min) – Open Conversation: Stories, Challenges, and Advice in WHPC

Everyone

3/9/26, 12:55 PM

11. Closing Remarks

Ayesha Afzal (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

3/9/26, 1:10 PM