Peter Braam
Peter Braam | |
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Born | Peter J. Braam |
Known for | Lustre Film System, Intermezzo File System, Coda File System |
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Fields | Mathematics, Computer science |
Thesis | Magnetic Monopoles and Hyperbolic Three-manifolds (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Atiyah |
Doctoral students |
Peter J. Braam is a Dutch-American computer scientist, mathematician and entrepreneur focused on large-scale computing.[1] As an academic, Braam held senior faculty positions at the University of Utah, Oxford, Carnegie Mellon, and visiting or adjunct positions at the University of British Columbia, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Cambridge.
Transitioning into the computing industry, Braam created the Lustre parallel file system, which has become a key product for large-scale HPC.[2] He founded or co-founded 6 startups and held executive roles at public companies including Turbolinux, Sun Microsystems, and Xyratex.[3] From 2013, he has contributed to the computing architecture for the SKA telescope and has researched solutions for data-intensive computing.
Early life and education
Braam was born in Utrecht, Netherlands. His undergraduate and postgraduate studies took place at Utrecht University and the University of Oxford. He was a doctoral student of Sir Michael Atiyah at Oxford, and obtained a DPhil (PhD) in 1987 for a thesis entitled Magnetic Monopoles and Hyperbolic Three-manifolds.[4]
References
- ^ Feldman, Michael (June 14, 2017). "Lustre Architect Peter Braam Talks About His Latest Venture | TOP500 Supercomputer Sites". www.top500.org. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Rosenberg, Dave (July 28, 2010). "Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nod". CNET. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Hemsoth, Nicole (February 21, 2013). "Xyratex Captures Oracle's Lustre". Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Braam, Peter J. (1987). "Magnetic Monopoles and Hyperbolic Three-manifolds". University of Oxford. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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- Living people
- 1962 births
- 20th-century Dutch mathematicians
- 21st-century Dutch scientists
- Carnegie Mellon University faculty
- Fellows of Merton College, Oxford
- Academics of the University of Oxford
- Fellows of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Alumni of Wolfson College, Oxford