Simplice Donfack
About Simplice Donfack
Simplice Donfack is a Senior Research Engineer at Inria in Paris, France, with a background in computer science and extensive experience in algorithm design for parallel computing. He has held various research positions in institutions across France, the USA, and Switzerland, focusing on optimization techniques and performance tuning for advanced computing architectures.
Work at Inria
Simplice Donfack has been employed at Inria as a Senior Research Engineer since 2015. His role involves designing algorithms specifically for massively parallel machines, which include multi-core processors and hardware accelerators such as GPUs. He focuses on optimization techniques that enhance numerical software analysis and development. His work contributes to improving the efficiency of applications on advanced computing architectures.
Education and Expertise
Simplice Donfack earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science from Université Paris-Sud, completing his studies from 2008 to 2012. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his specialization in algorithm design and optimization techniques. He has developed expertise in performance tuning and scheduling strategies, which are essential for maximizing application efficiency on advanced computing systems.
Background
Simplice Donfack's professional journey began with an internship at Inria in 2007. He then pursued a PhD at Université Paris-Sud, followed by post-doctoral positions at the Innovative Computing Laboratory in Knoxville and USI Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. His experience also includes short-term scholarly roles at the University of California, Berkeley, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Previous Positions
Before his current role at Inria, Simplice Donfack worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Innovative Computing Laboratory from 2012 to 2014 and at USI Università della Svizzera italiana from 2014 to 2015. His earlier experience includes a short-term scholar position at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2011 and at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in 2010.