Peter Braam

Peter Braam
Peter Braam
Born	Peter J. Braam
Known for	Lustre Film System, Intermezzo File System, Coda File System
Awards	;
Alma mater	Utrecht University; University of Oxford (1987);
	Scientific career
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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Feldman, Michael (June 14, 2017). "Lustre Architect Peter Braam Talks About His Latest Venture | TOP500 Supercomputer Sites". www.top500.org. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

[2] Rosenberg, Dave (July 28, 2010). "Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nod". CNET. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

[3] Hemsoth, Nicole (February 21, 2013). "Xyratex Captures Oracle's Lustre". Retrieved March 19, 2019.

[4] Braam, Peter J. (1987). "Magnetic Monopoles and Hyperbolic Three-manifolds". University of Oxford. Retrieved March 19, 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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