Dr. Valentina Salapura , Fellow IEEE, IBM Fellow, ACM Distinguished Speaker

A Ph.D. holder in Computer Science from one of the leading universities in Vienna, the Technische Universität, Wien, Dr. Valentina Salapura is an IBM Master Inventor and System Architect at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Centre. Dr. Salapura is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology and an IEEE Fellow. She holds over 70 patents issued in the US, with nearly additional 50 patents pending. She has also published 60 papers and given 13 keynotes and discussions on the challenges for future multiprocessors and supercomputer design. Dr. Salapura is currently involved with Services Innovation Lab wherein she is researching on cloud computing besides being previous member as a computer architect for Power8 processor definition team. She has also been a technical leader for the Blue Gene program since its inception. Her contribution in the field of technology has received recognition from various organizations, and she was bestowed with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Special Achievements in the year 2006.