March 3, 2026 HPC Unites Community Engagement Women in HPC Women's History Month Share this page: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email By Cristin Merritt, SC26 Communications Since launching the SC Women’s History Month Profiles project in 2023, more than 200 women have showcased how their work strengthens and shapes the high-performance computing community. From researchers and engineers to educators, program leaders, and advocates, each profile reflects a different path into HPC and a unique way of contributing to it. This year’s theme, HPC Unites, reminds us that progress in HPC happens through participation and collaboration. It unites disciplines, institutions, and generations. It connects infrastructure with impact. Most importantly, it brings people together to solve complex challenges and expand what is possible. HPC Unites reminds us that meaningful progress in high-performance computing begins with people. This month, we recognize and elevate essential voices from women with perspectives that span all backgrounds and career stages. Their stories reflect why the SC Conference exists: to bring people together, amplify new ideas, and help realize the positive impact of HPC. Charity Plata, SC26 Communications Chair We are proud to introduce the SC26 Women’s History Month Class of 2026. We invite everyone to explore these stories and celebrate the many ways women continue to advance the field. Celebrate and Be Inspired Throughout March, follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for new stories each day. Engage with these inspiring individuals and learn how their contributions are advancing and inspiring the field of supercomputing. Check out the full list of honorees being featured in SC26 Women’s History Month: Venkata Subbu Sai Hiranmayee Machavolu Hibah Saddal Vandana Tangri Jamie Lewis Sílvia Osuna Nages Sieslack Safae Bourhnane Mennatallah Samier Saleh Rosa M Badia Eva Fernandez Amez Beth Turman Nia Alexandrova Juliana Villa Muhong Zhou Sunita Chandrasekaran Katie Cartmell Khush Bakhat Rana Harini Anand Gwen Dawes Eva Frankovic Xiao Liu Dr. Nisha Ghatak Vennela Gajjala Mea Trahan Yvette Wharton Ilektra Christidi Ana Marija Sokovic Cristina del Cano Novales Tanzima Z. Islam Carolyn Ellis Petra Papež Dr. Vijeta Sharma Letizia Protopapa Jessi Lanum Kristin Lepping Kelsey Beavers Isabel Fenton Cindy Wong Harshitha Menon Juliana Kwan Artemis Pados Harshita Sahni Deniza Chekrygina Stacy Tyson Neddie Ann Underwood Dori Sajdak Andrea Schwertner-Charão Ela Arora Alison Kennedy Sarah Walters Evelyne Ringoot Donna Parano Suzanne Prentice Rabab AlOmairy Azita Sadri Vicki Carrica Kriti Chopra Aditi Subramanya Lesley Mansfield Helena Vella Beltran Acknowledgments Bringing this year’s Women’s History Month project to life required a dedicated effort from over 40 volunteers, contributing more than 100 hours of writing, editing, and publishing. This initiative is led by SC26 Communications Volunteer Cristin Merritt and SC26 Communications Chair Charity Plata with invaluable support from the SC Communications Team. Nominations come from SC Conference Committee, Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC), and past honorees. Special thanks to the nominators: Aditi Subramanya, Ana Luisa Veroneze Solorzano, Ayesha Shafiuddin, Buket Benek Gursoy, Christine Harvey, David Llewellyn-Jones, Deepak Aggarwal, Diana Cates, Oz Parchment, Eleanor Broadway, Elizabeth L’Heureux, Emily Lumley, Isabel Gräbner, Jana Makar, Janae Baker, Jeanette Sperhac, Kathryn Kelley, Kathryn Mohror, Katy Clough, Kit Newens, Lena Duplechin Seymour, Lorenzo D’Amore, Maciej Cytowski, Margaret Duff, Marion O’Sullivan, Marion Weinzierl, Matt Swalley, Megan Carroll, Melyssa Fratkin, Mike Vildibill, Nannan Shan, Negin Sobhani, Nia Alexandrova, Paul Rosien, Pedro G. Ferreira, Rosalia Gomez, Sara Díaz Ortega, Scott Michael, Simon Burbidge, Stephanie Thompson, Susana Hernandez, Tuomas Koskela, Violeta Gonzalez-Perez, and Wenkai Zhang. Even More Women in HPC If you missed out on the prior year’s profiles, be sure to check out the compilations on the SC25, SC24, and SC23 websites: SC25 Women in HPC SC24 Women in HPC SC23 Women in HPC
