From research to reality: the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Ray Beausoleil, HPE Senior Fellow and SVP, discusses his research and how it will help silicon photonics reach broad adoption. Besides technology, Ray also explains how he effectively collaborates with universities and the roles of industry, government, and academia. Known for his business acumen, Ray also juggles management role with his technical responsibilities. Most of all, his intrinsic sense of humor makes the wealth of his insights seem obvious to everyone including to this humble interviewer.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Kim Keeton, Distinguished Technologist, discuss the concept of Memory-Driven Computing and how it relates to traditional high performance computing. Kim also explains her perspective on blockchain and self-driving cars. Known for her professional visibility (ACM Fellow, chair of many important conferences), Kim explains the importance of volunteering and collaboration across academia, government and industry. She also covers her rich technical background and her college days at CMU and Berkeley, and makes the case for diversity in our profession.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, we’re turning the tables, making our host Dejan answer questions for a change. We’ll travel from Serbia to Germany, to the East coast of America to the West. From Soccer to the IEEE to IT, Dejan will reveal his successes and failures and talk about his past and current projects.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Rebecca Lewington, marketing lead for analytics and advanced architectures, dive into the role of marketing in innovation. As a lapsed engineer, she explores the powerful ties between hardware architectures and marketing. She will portray how she bridges the chasms between management, marketing, engineering and plain English.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts Paolo Faraboschi, HPE Fellow and VP. Join us for a journey from low power, pervasive computing all the way to the megawatts and exaflops of supercomputing. Paolo will explain to us how to accomplish technology transfer from lab to product. As an IEEE Fellow, Paolo also heavily contributes as a program chair of important conferences, such as Micro and ICRC. He will also explain to us his regular technology predictions in in IEEE Computer Society and offer career advice for new graduates.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic and senior researcher Christina Vlachou travel through time and space, from peer-to-peer networking 20 years ago to the Edge and IoT devices today, and from Athens to Lausanne to Palo Alto. Christina dissects the IEEE 802.11 standard and its application to the edge, AI, privacy and augmented reality. She also teaches us how to achieve diversity by fighting stereotypes. Καλή μέρα!

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic talks to Laurel Krieger, chief of staff for HPE’s CTO and Labs organization about the paramount importance of strategy in an R&D organization. Laurel’s journey has taken her from small business owner, to managing engineering teams, business process teams, communications, marketing and strategic planning. This has taught her that once every level of an organization is aligned behind a strategy, magic can happen.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic has a very special guest: Steve Pawlowski, VP of Advanced Computing Solutions at Micron Technology. He talks about the pivot from the conventional model where we bring data to compute, to one where memory is the center of the universe and we bring compute to the data instead. Steve also explains that Moore’s Law is, contrary to reports, alive and kicking, and reflects on his long (and continuing) journey on the cutting edge of microprocessor and memory chipmaking.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic goes deep into the world of VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers) photonics with Mike Tan. Mike, Hewlett Packard Labs Distinguished Technologist, talks about low cost optical solutions for HPE computers. Mike had an intriguing Odyssey by starting in HP Labs, then he was spun into Agilent, then he was part of the team that was moved to another company that became Avago, and he finally closed the loop by coming back to HP to lead the work on short distance optical links. Mike also discusses HP Culture, called HP Way.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic has one of the most traveled guests, Chris Whitney. Chris, head of Autonomous Systems at Monarch Tractor, started his career in Bristol UK, then shuttled back and forth between US and Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand. Chris shared his time between IT research and productization and martial arts! He started his career and he is currently still working on AI, most recently in the area of robotics.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs podcast, Dejan Milojicic has a very interesting guest: Sulekha Kuthiala. Sulekha is a Design Strategist in the User Experience (UX) area. Sulekha discusses importance of UX, how to design for mobile-first, even for IoT-first products. Sulekha reflects on her school and life paths from India to US and offers advices to all women (and men) around the world. She studied in best schools in India and US and worked in some of the top IT companies.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts special guest Martin Sadler, OBE. Martin discusses approaches to innovation, from a thousand flowers blooming to HPE Moonshot, and more. He explains the drivers behind cybersecurity and how Silicon Valley approaches could be applied in the UK. Plus, learn about the importance of being first to the market and how “getting it out quick is more important than doing it right”.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts Janice Zdankus, the VP of Innovation for Social Impact. Janice touches on some core problems of humanity and sustainability. How do we ensure enough food for the world by 2050? Can listening to the Earth measure climatic impact? And, how we can learn by being a role model? Janice, a role model for young engineers, shows by example how learning is a lifelong process.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts Sorin Cheran, HPE Fellow and VP of AI Strategy and Solutions. Sorin discusses the past, present and future of AI. He explores a number of vertical markets where AI will dominate and focuses on AI applications to automotive market. He further identifies the missing key technologies to enable AI to be widely adopted. Travel was a big part of his professional journey, and he coined a travel h-index, committing to travel to as many countries as he is old. Traveling enabled Sorin to better understand the importance of inclusion and diversity worldwide.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts Jill Sweeney, Section Leader for HPE Total Customer Experience and Quality. Based on her rich career in technology, marketing, alliances, go-to-market strategies, and much more, Jill shares with us many lessons and numerous advice. Lifelong learning is key to your growth! Mentors and sponsors are a must! Find your voice! Nurture your networks. An immigrant and a competitor, Jill discusses awards for women, her contributions to sustainability and against human trafficking, and shares her transition from life in the UK to attending high school in Houston.

In this episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast, Dejan Milojicic hosts Martina Trucco, Marketing and Communications executive, to discuss the radical transparency in communication. Martina relates marketing and communication to storytelling, to getting the buy-in, and authenticity. She draws the parallel to personal branding and marketing oneself. She teaches us how to best approach and use social networking and how to address diversity and inclusion. She brings up a lot of personal experiences and examples from her rich history.