Uthpala Herath
Bio
I am a computational physicist passionate about empowering researchers to push the boundaries of discovery through advanced computing. With over a decade of experience in condensed matter physics, research computing, data science, and high-performance computing, I help teams across disciplines turn ambitious ideas into scalable, high-impact research. As a Sr. Engagement Specialist with Duke
Skills
- documentation
- ai
- deep-learning
- generative-ai
- llm
- machine-learning
- neural-networks
- nlp
- reinforcement-learning
- supervised-learning
- unsupervised-learning
- data-analysis
- dft
- modeling
- plotting
- simulation
- visualization
- data
- data-management
- github
- github-pages
- globus
- benchmarking
- debugging
- memory
- optimization
- parallelization
- performance-tuning
- profiling
- scaling
- tuning
- molecular-dynamics
- multiphysics
- pytorch
- tensorflow
- api
- open-ondemand
- administering-hpc
- cluster
- file-systems
- gpu
- hpc-arch-and-perf
- hpc-cluster-architecture
- hpc-cluster-build
- hpc-getting-started
- hpc-operations
- hpc-storage
- hpc-tools
- infiniband
- interconnect
- nvidia
- unix-environment
- automation
- bash
- environment-modules
- git
- modules
- os
- permissions
- ssh
- scripting
- tmux
- vim
- x11
- ACCESS
- bridges-2
- stampede3
- stampede2
- affiliations
- campus-champions
- community-outreach
- mentorship
- professional-development
- project-management
- research-grants
- software-carpentry
- training
- xsede
- anaconda
- c
- c++
- compiling
- conda
- cuda
- fortran
- gcc
- jupyterhub
- matlab
- mpi
- openmp
- openmpi
- programming
- programming-best-practices
- python
- scikit-learn
- batch-jobs
- core-hours
- job-accounting
- job-array
- job-charging
- job-failure
- job-sizing
- job-submission
- pending-jobs
- pre-emption
- process-killed
- resources
- schedulers
- scheduling
- slurm
- artificial-intelligence
- chemistry
- computational-chemistry
- computer-science
- condensed-matter
- data-science
- materials-science
- mathematics
- quantum-mechanics
- centos
- containers
- docker
- pip
- singularity
- software-installation
- version-control
Interests
- ai
- deep-learning
- generative-ai
- llm
- machine-learning
- neural-networks
- nlp
- reinforcement-learning
- supervised-learning
- unsupervised-learning
- computer-vision
- dft
- modeling
- plotting
- simulation
- visualization
- data-management
- data-transfer
- github
- globus
- benchmarking
- parallelization
- profiling
- performance-tuning
- scaling
- tuning
- optimization
- memory
- debugging
- molecular-dynamics
- multiphysics
- api
- open-ondemand
- administering-hpc
- cluster
- cluster-management
- cluster-support
- cpu-architecture
- distributed-computing
- gpu
- hpc-cluster-architecture
- hpc-getting-started
- infiniband
- nvidia
- unix-environment
- automation
- bash
- environment-modules
- git
- tmux
- vim
- ssh
- ACCESS
- bridges-2
- stampede3
- stampede2
- osg
- campus-champions
- affiliations
- community-outreach
- mentorship
- professional-development
- project-management
- proposal-development
- publication-database
- research-grants
- software-carpentry
- training
- xsede
- anaconda
- c
- c++
- compiling
- conda
- cuda
- fortran
- gcc
- gui
- julia
- jupyterhub
- matlab
- mpi
- openmp
- openmpi
- programming
- programming-best-practices
- python
- scikit-learn
- sql
- batch-jobs
- job-accounting
- job-submission
- slurm
- scheduling
- schedulers
- pre-emption
- artificial-intelligence
- arts
- astrophysics
- atmospheric-physics
- bioinformatics
- biophysics
- chemistry
- computational-chemistry
- computer-science
- condensed-matter
- cosmology
- data-science
- earth-sciences
- fluid-dynamics
- materials-science
- mathematics
- particle-physics
- quantum-computing
- quantum-mechanics
- social-sciences
- statistics
- field-theory
- centos
- docker
- containers
- pip
- singularity
Affinity Groups
Knowledge Base Contributions
No contributions to the Knowledge Base.
Uthpala Herath
Duke University
Sr. Research Computing Engagement Specialist
CSSN Member
Profiles
Roles:
cssnConsultant
CIP
mentor
research computing facilitator
research software engineer
ci systems engineer
researcher/educator