Rudy Shand is a leading expert in debugging and profiling on HPC systems, currently serving as the Director of technical services and support at Linaro. With over 14 years of experience in the field, Rudy specialises in optimising, debugging, and porting complex HPC codes to ensure maximum program correctness and scalability.
His career includes a decade-long tenure at Arm, where he focused on the development and quality of Arm-based debuggers and profilers. Since joining the Linaro Forge team in 2022, Rudy has transitioned into a pivotal role driving technical debugging and profiling expertise across HPC and AI/ML communities.
An accomplished speaker and educator, Rudy has delivered key technical talks and training workshops at major industry events, including SOS’27, CUG, ATPESC, and ISC. He holds a degree in Cybernetics and Electronic Engineering from the University of Reading. Rudy is dedicated to empowering developers to conquer the challenges of modern parallel programming, from single-node systems to the world’s largest supercomputers