Horst D. Simon

Horst D. Simon (born August 8, 1953) is a renowned computer scientist known for his contributions to high-performance computing (HPC) and computational science.
== Early life and education ==
Horst D. Simon was born on August 8, 1953, in Stadtsteinach, Germany. From 1963-1972, he attended a high school in Germany, Markgraf-Georg-Friedrich Gymnasium Kulmbach. He completed his undergraduate studies at Technical University of Berlin from 1973-1976. Horst D. Simon joined University of California, Berkeley in 1976 from where he studied Mastery in mathematics|Masters of Mathematics from 1976-1977 and graduated with PhD in Mathematics in 1982.
== Career ==
Horst Simon is an internationally recognized expert in the development of parallel computational methods for the solution of scientific problems. His research interests include development of sparse matrix algorithms, algorithms for large-scale Eigenvalue algorithm|eigenvalue problems, and domain decomposition algorithms.
Early in his career he has served as a senior manager for Silicon Graphics from 1994-1996.
From 1989-1994, he has worked at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA while serving as head of Applied Research Department for Computer Sciences Corporation. He has also worked at Boeing Computer Services from 1983-1989. Horst Simon has been an Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at the State University of New York from 1982-1983.
=== Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ===
Simon joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1996 as director of the newly formed NERSC Division. In 2004, Simon was appointed Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Computing Sciences at Berkeley Lab. In 2007, Simon was appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Berkeley.
In 2010, Simon was appointed Deputy Laboratory Director and Chief Research Officer (CRO) of LBNL. In collaboration with the senior laboratory scientific leadership, he develops, funds, and monitors the progress of the multidisciplinary laboratory research initiatives. In 2018 these include water-energy research, machine learning for science, microbiome research for environmental application, quantum information science, advanced microelectronics beyond Moore’s law, and biogenic materials and chemistry. 
From 2012-2014 Simon had assumed the leadership role in the development of the “second campus” at LBNL, a project to create a new site for the expanding programs at LBNL in biosciences and the environment. From 2014 onnward, Simon focused his activities on developing the strategic thrust of “Energy Innovation” at Berkeley Lab. Since 2016 Simon is leading the Diversity and Inclusion in Science working group at LBNL, exploring new structures to recruit and retain a more diverse workforce.
=== ADIA ===
Horst Simon was appointed in 2022 as the founding director of ADIA Lab. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has established ADIA Lab as an independent organization dedicated to research. This includes research in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and High-Performance and Quantum computing|Quantum Computing. The lab aims to apply these advancements to areas such as climate change and energy transition, Blockchain|blockchain technology, financial inclusion and investing, cybersecurity, health sciences, education, telecommunications, and space exploration.
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== Awards and nominations ==
* 1998 — Gordon Bell Prize (jointly with group from Cray and Boeing) in recognition of his efforts in parallel processing research.
* 1995 — H. Julian Allen Award (jointly with the NAS Parallel Benchmarks Team) for notable scientific papers written by authors at NASA Ames Research Center, for the NAS Parallel Benchmarks.
* 2009 — Gordon Bell Prize (in collaboration with IBM researchers) for the second time for the development of innovative techniques that produce new levels of performance on a real application.
* 2012 — Gordon Bell Prize Finalist (jointly with group from Intel and LBNL) for development of best price performance application.
* 2015 — Test of Time Award (ACM), for the long term impact (citations) of the paper “NAS Parallel Benchmarks” (jointly with the NAS Parallel Benchmarks team).
* 2016 — Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - Supercomputing Career Award.
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