Will Killian
willkill07.bsky.social
Will Killian
@willkill07.bsky.social
HPC / Runtimes / Programming Models / C++

I like making things go fast.

Senior SW Engineer @ NVIDIA trying to make agentic systems go fast. ex-Voltron Data. ex-NextSilicon.

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Day 2 of #sc25 evening events (official and unofficial)

HPC Ignites Plenary in America’s Ballroom 5:30PM-6:45PM

Ribbon Cutting 6:45PM (Hall 4 corner)

Opening Gala in Exhibit Hall 7:00PM-9:00PM

Beowulf Bash afterwards at City Museum (conference badge required, ~7 blocks west of convention center)
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The longer you are in the HPC space, the smaller it becomes.
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m unsure due to my obligations with the Student Programming events
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Safe (and uneventful) travels!
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Pinned to my lanyard as well :)
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fun fact: prices of DDR5 are at a near-high right now and over 50% more expensive than a few months ago :(
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I just get pointed to the mention of DOE’s new public-private partnership model. But I’m failing to find out more information. Same thing with the new 100K GPU NVIDIA system at ALCF.

www.energy.gov/articles/ene....
Energy Department Announces New Public-Private Partnership Model, Two Supercomputers, to Accelerate American Dominance in Science and Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced two new AMD-accelerated artificial intelligence supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, one of which will be built at record speeds thanks to a n...
www.energy.gov
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I thought Lux was the OCI partner system. Discovery is OLCF-6 and doesn’t include Oracle.
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’ve found every thunderbolt cable that I’ve used has a clearly marked ⚡️logo on the ends.

Granted, my sample size is 3 and I believe all came from Apple.
August 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It’s a wonderful game… So many expansions and high replay value, too!
August 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM