2026-07-16 –, Johnson Great Room
This Birds of a Feather session will bring together developers, users, researchers, and educators interested in GPU-accelerated Python. The discussion will explore the current state of the ecosystem, new library developments, and strategies for making GPU acceleration more accessible to a broader scientific audience. Topics may include performance optimization, debugging and profiling, education and training, and opportunities for collaboration across projects and communities.
Dr. Katrina Riehl is a Principal Technical Product Manager at NVIDIA leading the CUDA Education program. For over two decades, Katrina has worked extensively in the fields of scientific computing, machine learning, data science, and visualization. Most notably, she has helped lead data initiatives at the University of Texas Austin Applied Research Laboratory, Anaconda, Apple, Expedia Group, Cloudflare, and Snowflake. She is an active volunteer in the Python open-source scientific software community and currently serves on the Advisory Council for NumFOCUS.