Dr Philip Blakely provides support for all aspects of high performance computing (HPC) teaching and research related to GAPSTI operations, including research software, hardware and system management.

Philip holds a Master of Mathematics and a PhD in Numerical Relativity from the University of Cambridge. He has more than ten years experience as a Research Software Engineer developing largescale computational multiphysics software for challenging industrial applications.

Philip is the Director of the National HPC Academy, which is a two-week intensive course for early-career scientists and engineers. He coordinates the HPC modules for the Master’s Degree in Scientific Computing, and lectures.

A full biography can be found on the Laboratory for Scientific Computing website.