Dr. Jonas Posner
Research Interest
- High Performance Computing; Supercomputing,
- Asynchronous Many-Task Systems (AMT),
- Load Balancing Algorithms,
- Fault Tolerance on Application Level,
- Resource Elasticity on Application Level, and
- Parallel Programming Models, in particular (A)PGAS.
Academic background
Postdoctoral Researcher
since 2022
University of Kassel, Germany
Ph.D. Computer Science
2016 - 2022
University of Kassel, Germany
Thesis: Load Balancing, Fault Tolerance, and Resource Elasticity for Asynchronous Many-Task Systems
magna cum laude
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Claudia Fohry
Second Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Martin Schulz (TUM)
M.Sc. Computer Science
2014 - 2016
University of Kassel, Germany, 1.5 years program, 90 ECTS
90%
Thesis: Global Load Balancing and Intra-Node Synchronization with the Java Framework APGAS
B.Sc. Computer Science
2010 - 2014
University of Kassel, Germany, 3.5 years program, 210 ECTS
90%
Thesis: Fault-Tolerant Task Pools in the Parallel Programming Language X10
Certificate of Chamber of Industry and Commerce: Computer Science Expert
BDO International, Kassel, Germany, 3 years program
2007 - 2010
83%
Subject Area: System Integration
Thesis: Installation and Configuration of Citrix Servers
Qualifications
2019 - 2024 | 2019: Grant Proposal Writing (University of Kassel) Science Café: Good scientific practice in everyday life (University of Kassel) Postdoc wanted - planning and optimizing your university career (University of Kassel) 2020: Role Management in Science: Shaping Working Relationships Responsibly (University of Kassel) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (Uni Kassel of Kassel) Parallelization with MPI and OpenMP (Online, PRACE) 2021: Programming Distributed Computing Platforms with COMPSs (Online, PRACE) 2022: DFG-Writing Workshop 2022 - 2023: Qualification Program quali.prof@haw: On the Way to a Professorship University of Applied Science Fulda and University of Kassel, Germany Comprising the following modules: - Leadership: Time Management and Communication for Leaders - HAW Professorship Expert Discussions - University Governance: Current Developments - Design and Management of Application‑Related Projects 2024: Effective Doctoral Supervision (University of Kassel, Germany) |
Memberships and non-academic activities
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2025 - 2025 | ISC High Performance Conference 2025 Workshop Commitee Member |
2025 - 2025 | Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X (PAW-ATM) at SC25 Committee Member Artifact Evaluation |
2025 - 2025 | Workshop on Dynamic Resources in HPC (DynResHPC) at EuroPar25 Committee Member |
2024 - 2024 | International Conference on Compiler Construction (CC) Artifact Evaluation Mitglied Programmkomitee |
2024 - 2024 | Supercomputing Conference 2024 Research Posters Committee Member |
since 2024 | Workshop on Asynchronous Many‑Task Systems and Applications (WAMTA) Mitglied Programmkomitee |
since 2024 | Workshop on Asynchronous Many‑Task Systems for Exascale (AMTE) at EuroPar Mitglied Programmkomitee |
since 2024 | Workshop on Language‑Based Parallel Programming Models (WLPP) at PPAM Mitglied Programmkomitee |
since 2024 | Workshop on Performance and Energy Efficiency in Concurrent and Distributed Systems (PECS) at HPDC Mitglied Programmkomitee |
2023 - 2023 | Supercomputing Conference 2023 Programming Frameworks and System Software Technical Papers Program Committee Member |
Lectures
09/2021 | Transparent Resource Elasticity for Task-Based Cluster Environments with Work Stealing International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP) Workshops (P2S2), Online |
06/2021 | Checkpointing vs. Supervision Resilience Approaches for Dynamic Independent Tasks International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS) Workshops (APDCM), Online |
06/2021 | Resource Elasticity at Task-Level PhD Forum Int. Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, 2021, Online |
10/2020 | System-Level vs. Application-Level Checkpointing International Conference on Cluster Computing (CLUSTER), Online |
11/2018 | Comparison of the HPC and Big Data Java Libraries Spark, PCJ and APGAS International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC) Workshops (PAW-ATM), Dallas |
07/2018 | A Selective and Incremental Backup Scheme for Task Pools International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Orleans |
10/2017 | A Combination of Intra- and Inter-place Work Stealing for the APGAS Library Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics (PPAM) Workshops (WLPP), Lublin |
06/2017 | Fault Tolerance for Cooperative Lifeline-Based Global Load Balancing in Java with APGAS and Hazelcast International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS) Workshops (APDCM), Orlando |
Other Research Activities
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