Presenter

Dr. James Barr von Oehsen is Director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) and Vice‑Chancellor for Research Computing at the University of Pittsburgh, with affiliate roles at Carnegie Mellon University across Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Informatics departments. He joined PSC in May 2023, after serving as Associate VP for Advanced Research Computing at Rutgers University, where he led transformative initiatives in cyberinfrastructure, data science, and networking. A recognized leader in campus‑level federated platforms, cloud services, edge computing, cybersecurity, and workforce development, he co-founded the Ecosystem for Research Networking consortium. Under his leadership, PSC won multiple HPCwire awards in 2024 for AI‑driven applications—from Parkinson’s research to virtual water‑plant simulations. Barr’s strategic vision and deep technical expertise empower PSC’s mission to democratize supercomputing and support multi‑disciplinary research nationwide.