Paper Title: SNIA Computational Storage Technical Work Group (CS TWG) Update

Paper Abstract: With the ongoing work in the CS TWG, the chairs will present the latest updates from the membership of the working group. In addition, the latest release will be reviewed at a high level to provide attendees a view into next steps and implementation of the specification in progress. Use cases, Security considerations, and other key topics with also be addressed.

Paper Author: Scott Shadley, Strategic Planner, Solidigm
Jason Molgaard, Principal Engineer, AMD

Author Bio: Scott and Jason have served as the Co-Chairs of the Computational Storage TWG for the last few years. They have led the work on the Architectural and Programming Model as well as other work for SNIA. Scott has 26+ years in the semiconductor and storage markets. Jason has 23+ years in the semiconductor and storage markets.

Author 2 Bio: Jason Molgaard is the Principal Storage Solutions Architect at Arm, where he works closely with the top storage suppliers globally to define leading-edge processor subsystems and overall system storage controller architectures. He focuses on determining the best tradeoffs among performance, cost, and area. An experienced ASIC/SoC design engineer, he has proven architecture, design, verification, and design leadership experience with an emphasis on developing enterprise storage and server ASICs, including microprocessor and microcontroller design and integration. Before joining Arm, Jason architected and designed HDD and SSD storage controllers for SanDisk, Fujitsu, and HP. Jason holds an MSEE and BSEE from the University of Colorado Boulder.