Kenneth Hoste
Ghent University
HPC System Administrator
Belgium
Kenneth Hoste, a.k.a. 'boegel', is a computer scientist and FOSS enthusiast from Belgium. He holds a Masters (2005) and PhD (2010) in Computer Science from Ghent University. Since October 2010, he is a member of the HPC team at Ghent University (Belgium) where he is mainly responsible for user support & training. As a part of his job, he is also the lead developer and release manager of EasyBuild (https://easybuild.io), a software build and installation framework for (scientific) software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. In his free time, he is a family guy and a fan of loud music, frequently attending gigs and festivals. He enjoys helping people & sharing his expertise, and likes joking around. He has a weak spot for stickers and (good) beer.