Steve Scott (computer architect)

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| field = computer scientist, and electrical engineer

| work_institutions = Cray Research
Nvidia

| alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–Madison

| known_for = Supercomputers

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Steve Scott is a computer architect who currently serves as Corporate Vice President at Microsoft.[https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cray-cto-steve-scott-moves-microsoft/ Cray CTO Steve Scott moves to Microsoft], Data Center Dynamics, June 15, 2020 Scott was previously a Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Cray Inc.,[http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1965481&highlight= Cray Appoints Supercomputing Veteran Steve Scott to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer], Cray Inc. Press Release (September 10, 2014) Principal Engineer at Google [http://insidehpc.com/2013/08/05/hpc-people-on-the-move-steve-scott-leaves-nvidia-for-google/?goback=%2Egde_87791_member_263530100 HPC People on the Move: Steve Scott Leaves Nvidia for Google], HPC Insider (August 5, 2013) and the chief technology officer for Nvidia's Tesla business unit.[https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2012/0227/technology-supercomputer-steve-scott-nvidia-builds-dream-machine.html Nvidia Builds A Dream Machine], Forbes Magazine (February 27, 2012). Scott was employed by Cray Research, Inc., Silicon Graphics, Inc., and Cray, Inc. from 1992 to 2011 (with a brief hiatus in 2005).[https://web.archive.org/web/20090726144521/http://people.forbes.com/profile/steven-l-scott/23942 Steven L. Scott], Forbes.com.

He holds 42 patents.[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/15/nvidia_scott_q2_f2012_numbers/ Nvidia enlists Cray CTO for Tesla GPU assault], The Register (August 2011) In 2005 Scott received both the ACM Maurice Wilkes Award and the IEEE Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hpcwire.com/specialfeatures/people_to_watch_2012/SteveScott.html|title=Steve Scott}}

Scott is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he received a B.S. in electrical and computing engineering, an M.S. in computer science, and a Ph.D. in computer architecture. He resides in Seattle, Washington.