Meet Our Team

Dr. Earl Joseph drives research and consulting efforts associated with the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific markets for technical servers and supercomputers. He advises Hyperion Research clients on the competitive, managerial, technological, integration and implementation issues for technical servers. Dr. Joseph also oversees Hyperion Research’s high-end HPC User Forum activities.

Specifically, Dr. Joseph focuses on:

• HPC worldwide market data and ROI
• Vendor strategies
• Exascale initiatives worldwide
• U.S. Government
• Asia-Pacific region
• Manufacturing sector

Dr. Joseph’s areas of expertise include technical computers from entry-level servers to high-end capability supercomputers, software, storage and networking solutions for technical computing. He has worked for four technical computing companies in multiple marketing and R&D roles.

Dr. Joseph has a strong background in computer technologies and assessing future directions in technical computing. Prior to joining IDC and Hyperion Research, he spent his career in IT in the HPC market space, most recently at SGI and Cray Research. He works closely with leading HPC users around the world on their current and future market requirements.

Dr. Joseph holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, where his research focus was the strategic management of high technology firms, and an undergraduate degree in business and technology from the University of Minnesota.

Jaclyn Ludema is the lead sustainability analyst, specializing in key areas of the HPC/AI market, including cloud computing, government and academic research, weather and climate, manufacturing, and geosciences. With a background in environmental science and biology, she offers a unique perspective on the scientific community's HPC/AI computing needs.

Her experience as a Data Scientist supporting agencies such as NOAA, HHS-CMS, and NASA has sharpened her skills in data analysis, process automation, and forecasting systems. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Jean Sorensen is responsible for the oversight of Hyperion Research business operations, including accounting, finance, human resources, and vendor relations. Her accounting education and experience, along with strong organizational and communication skills, help ensure Hyperion Research runs smoothly.

Ms. Sorensen has previously worked in public accounting, corporate accounting (assistant controller), and academia focusing on math/science instruction.

Bob Sorensen serves as Senior Vice President of Research & Chief Analyst for Quantum Computing at Hyperion Research, LLC, since March 2017. In this role, he researches and consults on advanced computing and HPC developments and specializes in quantum computing systems and performance. He also holds an Adjunct Senior Fellow position at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), focusing on strategic and policy issues in advanced computing.

Previously, he spent over 30 years as a Senior Science and Technology Analyst for the U.S. Federal Government, advising policymakers on global advanced computing developments and analyzing HPC trends. Sorensen holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester. He also earned a Graduate Certificate in Computational Science from George Mason University. He strongly prefers C over Python.

Thomas Sorensen provides a broad range of support to research areas including high performance computing, cloud, AI-related developments, quantum computing, and other advanced computing topics. Mr. Sorensen also supports various market survey efforts for the analytical team and is also the lead author of HPC User Forum documents.

Mr. Sorensen’s background includes technical transcriber, educational coordinator, and research intern at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Mr. Sorensen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology from VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University).

Mark Nossokoff has over 30 years of experience in the data storage technology field and directs his research and consulting efforts in associated areas. Mr. Nossokoff’s experience includes hardware design, application engineering, product marketing, product management and strategic planning and co-inventor of (four) patents.

Mr. Nossokoff, in addition to many HPC topics, will focus on:

• Emerging storage technologies
• Storage mediums
• IO interconnects and architectures
• File systems
• Data storage solution reliability, availability and usability
• Storage trends and competitive analysis
• Storage technology impacts on cloud, AI and quantum computing applications
• Ecosystem analysis and impacts of M&A

Before joining Hyperion Research, Mr. Nossokoff worked primarily in the OEM Storage B2B market for NCR, AT&T, Hyundai/Symbios, LSI (Engenio), NetApp (Engenio), LSI again (server IO and PCI RAID), Dot Hill and most recently with Seagate. Mr. Nossokoff has a BSEE degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Wichita State University.

Mike Thorp is a result-oriented global sales professional with more than 20 years of sales, sales management, business development, marketing and relationship management experience in the IT Research and Advisory Industry.

• Specifically, Mr. Thorp focuses on:
• Leading global sales
• Client Services
• Strategic Marketing Support

Mr. Thorp leads our strategic global account and sales efforts in HPC, AI, HPC Cloud and Quantum Computing for industry, government, academia and vendor segments.

Before Hyperion Research, Mr. Thorp drove sales, business development and account management for IDC Research, Burton Group, AMR Research and META Group. He has consistently helped to deliver complex solutions and services across a diverse range of enterprise information technology, business strategy, and technical and engineering services. Client experience includes Fortune 1,000, Global 2000, Federal Government both Civilian and DoD including the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). On the creative side, he’s also an accomplished saxophone player and regularly performs with his jazz big band, JazzWorx.

Brian Eccles is responsible for business development as well as custom project delivery. He helps clients outperform as they leverage the application of High Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Quantum Computing (QC) to drive their organizations forward, and best support their own clients, customers, and users. Before Hyperion Research Mr. Eccles was with IBM Corporation for over twenty years. His roles included Associate Partner in IBM Consulting, and Principal Analyst in their Market Development and Insights group. Prior to IBM, he was a Big Four strategy and process consultant, built beverage production facilities, and developed new consumer products from research lab to factory floor. He has spent much of his career based in, and working throughout, Asia and Europe. Mr. Eccles has an MBA from the University of Hong Kong and a BS Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Katsuya Nishi has participated in the HPC world for over 30 years with 5 years as System Analyst and 5 years as Account manager at Cray Research Inc. While at Cray Research he was awarded "International Top Performer" twice. In 1998, he founded Best Systems Inc. and later worked with Grid Research Inc., Swimmy Software Inc., HPC Solution Co. Ltd., Beyond Computing Co. Ltd and E-Marketings Inc.

He is currently the Chief Editor of HPCwire Japan and conducts in-person interviews with many Japanese HPC researchers including "FUGAKU" supercomputer users. He is also working with a number of non-profit organizations in the High Performance Computing arena:

Board Member and Office director for "NPO Initiative for Parallel Bioinformatics"
Board Member and Office director for "NPO Tsukuba OSS support center"

Mara Jacob serves as a key advisor and facilitator for the User Forums, leveraging her cross-sector experience to assist Hyperion in delivering events and initiatives with clarity, purpose, and measurable outcomes. She also works with Hyperion’s Steering Committee in order to engage speakers and venues. Mara has worked extensively across sectors, supporting non-profit advocacy organizations, entertainment, government agencies, and private enterprises in delivering high-impact events and collaborative initiatives. Her expertise lies in orchestrating complex programs, aligning stakeholder objectives, and facilitating meaningful dialogue that drives results.

Benjamin Portman is the President of Orpheus, a team of passionate and experienced web designers, web developers, graphic designers and marketing strategists. Since their founding in 2014, Orpheus has consistently delivered attractive, efficient and functional websites, applications and solutions to help companies tell their story, grow their online presence, and succeed in today’s competitive digital economy.
Benjamin and his Orpheus team support Hyperion Research websites (hyperionresearch.com and hpcuserform.com) as well as event video, editing and streaming.

Kirsten Chapman drives the primary and secondary data collections team for Hyperion Research. Her team includes highly experienced research assistants who contact HPC professionals in both government and business in order to gather their opinions and observations about HPC computing.

Specifically, Ms. Chapman on:

Handling data collection logistics
Synthesizing data to prepare for analysis
Promoting attendance to HPC User Forums

Ms. Chapman has worked in information technology marketing for more than 20 years, which includes HPC. Her area of expertise is in collecting data using interviews and surveys based on market and industry research instruments developed by Hyperion Research.

Ms. Chapman holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Denver and a master's degree in business with a focus on strategic management from the University of Minnesota.