Wahid Bhimji

Wahid Bhimji is Group Lead and a Big Data Architect in the Data and Analytics Services Group at NERSC. His interests include machine learning and data management. Recently he led several projects applying AI to science including deep learning at scale, generative models, and probabilistic programming. He coordinates aspects of machine learning deployment for the Lab's CS-Area and NERSC: including the upcoming Perlmutter HPC system and plans for future NERSC machines. Previously he was user lead for the commissioning of Cori Phase 1, particularly data services, and for the Burst Buffer. Wahid has worked for many years in Scientific Computing and Data Analysis in Academia and the U.K. Government and has a Ph.D. in High-Energy Particle Physics.