Experience

Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Researcher

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Project: In-Network Compression Aggregation on P4 Programmable Switches for Distributed Machine LearningCo-writing conference paper about utilizing Tofino switches as a central aggregator in distributed learningDeveloping and testing a novel GPU compression algorithm in Cuda and Pytorch for in-network gradient aggregation on programmable switchesTraining machine learning models on a high-performance cluster to investigate which compression parameters achieve the best performance speedup compared to current state of the art models such as BytePS and HiPressDiscussing newest advancements in networking and computer architecture at weekly group meetings

• Course Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  CS50 (Introduction to CS) and CS243 (Graduate Advanced Computer Networks)Supporting students through weekly office hours to assist with problem sets and questions about the materialTeaching seminars/workshops on how course material can be applied to machine learning applicationsEvaluating projects and assignments to fix bugs/issues and ensure that they function correctlyManaging the academic paper review website and writing Python code to automate tasks

• Scientific Researcher

  • Mar 2021 - May 2022

  Project: Non-Abelian Topological Defects and Strain Mapping in 2D Moiré MaterialsUtilized image processing techniques with Python’s OpenCV library to format transmission electron microscopy data and then applied interpolation methods in Julia to find strain mappings of bilayer grapheneCreated and imaged stacks of low temperature two dimensional materials atop nanoparticles to produce artificial strain in the latticesCo-wrote a paper detailing non-Abelian defects in 2D Moire materials which has been submitted to Physics Review B