Presenter

Lara Timm is an HPC engineer at the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) in Cape Town, South Africa. In her role at the CHPC, Lara works primarily on developing the CHPC’s localized cloud platform, with a focus on utilizing DevOps tools and practices for building sustainable cloud infrastructure. Lara is also involved in HPC training and outreach as part of the HPC Ecosystems Project and the CHPC’s national Student Cluster Competition, respectively. Lara is passionate about sharing her experiences, in HPC and otherwise, with special interest in cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, HCD and outreach.