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Tom Deakin is a Senior Lecturer in Advanced Computer Systems at the University of Bristol, where he leads the High Performance Computing Research Group. His research focuses on High Performance Computing Performance Portability, with particular interests in understanding and addressing performance limiting factors in massively parallel programs. He has conducted extensive work on performance analysis, parallel programming models, and many-core architectures. Tom actively engages in academic instruction, lecturing on topics such as Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing, while also providing tutorials on parallel programming models at international conferences. He completed his PhD in 2018, which centered on leveraging many-core technology for deterministic neutral particle transport at extreme scales. His educational background includes a first class MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Bristol, awarded in 2012. Tom's contributions also include involvement with industry standards as the Chair of the Khronos SYCL Working Group and membership in the ISO WG21 C++ Standards Committee.
University of Bristol • Bristol, England
Leading research in High Performance Computing and teaching courses on Advanced Computer Systems.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.