CPFD Software has been invited to speak at CERAWeek 2022. The annual CERAWeek conference brings together global leaders to advance new ideas, insight and solutions to the biggest challenges facing the future of energy, the environment, and climate. Now in its 40th year, CERAWeek is widely considered to be the most prestigious annual gathering of CEOs and Ministers from global energy and utilities, as well as automotive, manufacturing, policy and financial communities, along with a growing presence of tech.
Rajat Barua will speak at 4:00 PM on Thursday, March 10, 2022 in the Innovation Agora Program on the topic of digital technologies and their impact on innovation in the energy industry. Watch full playback of the presentation here.
Presentation Summary: “Convergence of digital technologies accelerates innovation”
Three fundamental digital technologies have recently converged resulting in a significant acceleration of technological innovation. These are:
- NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU that has enabled the parallel computing revolution. This technology is at the forefront of AI, with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world.
- Cloud computing, which has taken the advanced capabilities of GPU hardware and made it widely accessible and affordable to organizations of any size.
- Advanced simulation software built upon a GPU-computing foundation.
This presentation examines how these technologies have impacted other industries and are now being deployed in energy and energy-intensive applications to accelerate innovation. Case studies demonstrate outcomes including reduced time-to-market for new technologies, optimization of existing processes, and how previously intractable problems are possible to solve.
About Rajat Barua
Rajat Barua is President and CEO of CPFD Software, a company advancing the design and operation of reactors serving energy intensive industries through digital technology. Prior to his current role, he served as President and CEO of Senscient, a technology company at the forefront of innovation in the field of sensors and advanced laser research and development. He has over 20 years of industry experience in roles that span engineering, operations, finance, sales and marketing. Prior to Senscient, Mr. Barua was Vice President at Lime Rock Partners, a private equity firm. He began his career with Schlumberger, where he served as a field engineer in North Africa and offshore, in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Barua is a chemical engineering graduate of McGill University and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University.