HPC Continuum 2026 Conference

Confirmed speakers

NameField of expertiseInstitutionCountry
Prof. Marko J. RančićQuantum computing; High-Performance ComputingUniversity of Luxembourg – FSTMLuxembourg
Dr. Farouk MansouriLLMs & applied ML on HPC/CloudLuxProvideLuxembourg
Prof. Decebal Constantin MocanuSparse neural networks; efficient MLUniversity of Luxembourg – FSTMLuxembourg
Prof. Ana ProykovaQuantum computing; HPCSofia University St. Kliment OhridskiBulgaria
Prof. Maria Ribera-SanchoTraining and EducationBarcelona Supercomputing CenterSpain
Dr. Felix SchmuttererAI; Computing heritageFAU Erlangen-NürnbergGermany
Prof. Tomáš KozubekDomain decomposition; Parallel solversIT4Innovations / VSB-TUOCzech Republic
Jochem ClaesTBCMicrosoftLuxembourg
Prof. Carlos BarriosMultiscale High Performance Computing Hybrid Architectures: Systems Convergence to Develop Computing Continuum-based SustainabilityIndustrial University of SantanderColombia
Dr. Thomas ShererFrom Assistant to Collaborator: Thriving in the Agentic EraGoogleLuxembourg
Dr. Mustapha BelhabibTurning Telcos into AI Operators From Network Nodes to AI ServicesTonomiaBelgium
Dr. Christophe TrefoisTBCLNDSLuxembourg
Paola BuitragoAI-Specialised HardwareCarnegie Mellon- CMUUSA
Dr. Patricia GonzalesChiplets Modularity for HPC and AIBerkeley LabUSA
Prof. Jesus Carretero PerezPerspectives on HPC evolutionUniversity Carlos III of MadridSpain
Dr. Apivadee PiyatumrongBuilding AI Sovereignty Through HPC: Thailand’s National AI Programme and the ThaiLLM JourneyBig Data InstituteThailand
Prof. André Pereiraexploiting memory disaggregation for HPC systemsUniversity of MinhoPortugal
Prof. Esteban MenesesTBCCENAT-ITCRCosta Rica
Prof. Lizette RoblesTraining and EducationUniversity of GuadalajaraMexico
Dr. Fabrizio MaguglianiHeterogeneous architecture design (CPU–GPU–FPGA)E4Italy
Prof. Gabriele LenziniCybersecurityUniversity of Luxembourg – SnTLuxembourg
Prof. Christophe LeyMLLUniversity of Luxembourg – FSTMLuxembourg