Paper Title: High Performance Computing

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Paper Author: Addison Snell, CEO, Intersect360 Research

Author Bio: Addison Snell is the CEO of Intersect360 Research and a veteran of the high performance computing (HPC) industry. He has established Intersect360 Research as a premier source of market information, analysis, and consulting. He was named one of 2010's "People to Watch" by HPCwire. He is a regular participant at both Supercomputing and the ISC High-Performance conferences as a speaker, panelist, and chairperson. Before co-founding Intersect360, Addison was an HPC industry analyst for IDC, where he was well-known among industry stakeholders. Before joining IDC, he was a marketing leader and spokesperson for SGI's supercomputing products and strategy. Addison holds a master's degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.