Based at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Aditi is a communicator in the digital world. Aditi loves tech and is passionate about creating diverse, inclusive mindsets and cultures. Aditi’s goal is to break global barriers to create fair opportunities for all.

Dr Carina Kemp is the Global Lead for Academic Research at AWS. In her career, Dr Kemp has always strived to enable research and innovation working for higher ed, industry, government and NGOS. Her interests include open data, data science, machine learning, high-performance computing, communication of science, improving collaboration across science and information technology disciplines, and encouraging leadership and women in science. 

Emily has been passionate about creating diversity in STEM fields since her undergraduate studies in science almost 15 years ago.

Recently moving into the HPC team at the University of Western Australia, she has found WHPC and is excited about finding new avenues to promote the field to underrepresented groups and create a comfortable space for people from all backgrounds.

As NCI’s Chief Operating Officer, Hanah looks after the Centre’s business operations, communications and outreach, training and education, and user services portfolios. She came into the world of supercomputing in early 2025, following >8 years' experience working with senior leadership across the medical research and higher education sectors to develop and implement organisational strategies, and manage office operations. Hanah has a background in Life Sciences, with a Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science and PhD in Molecular Biology and is passionate about enabling research and education through strategic and operational advice and planning. 

Based at the University of Auckland, Jana is the Communications Manager at Research Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ). Prior to that, she worked with HPC consortia and other digital research infrastructure providers in Canada. It was there she first learned about and joined the global WHPC community.

Kerri has been working in the HPC sector for more than a decade and has been a member of the WHPC AusNZ Organising Committee since the Chapter’s launch. Kerri is particularly interested in supporting women from low socioeconomic backgrounds to explore careers in STEM.

Linda is a passionate educator, researcher, and advocate for STEM, equity, and inclusion. Her mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn STEM and Data Science skills to empower them to solve problems and make a positive difference to the world. 

Lucy’s passion for STEM began on a sheep farm in Northern NSW where her childhood was spent exploring, experimenting and investigating. Lucy joined NCI as their Communications Manager in 2012 and is committed to championing women in HPC.