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Your Name, You. (2024). "Paper Title Number 3." GitHub Journal of Bugs. 1(3).
CV
Profile
Ph.D. student in Computer Engineering focusing on computer architecture and embedded systems.
My research sits at the intersection of low-level systems and hardware–software co-design, with a particular interest in domain-specific architectures. I work on tools for designing application-specific, bespoke processors.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2025–Present
- Research Area: Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
- B.S. in Computer Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2021–2025
- GPA: 3.88
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Honors College Graduate
Research & Professional Experience
- Graduate Research Assistant, FoRTE Lab, Virginia Tech
- Supervisor: Prof. Matthew Hicks
- Dates: June 2025 – Present
- Research Area: Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
- Developed a hardware-agnostic tool for generating application-specific, bespoke processors, enabling greater flexibility and improved performance compared to existing methodologies.
- Evaluated current approaches to bespoke processor design, analyzing trade-offs in performance, effectiveness, and design complexity.
- Research Intern, Center for Computational Research
- Supervisor: Dr. Joseph White
- Dates: May 2024 – August 2024
- Project: Augmenting a Developmental Virtual Assistant
- Built a data pipeline to generate, clean, and embed structured information for a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) database, achieving over 90% answer accuracy for an internal AI support chatbot.
- Conducted embedding and query experiments to optimize data formats and retrieval performance.
- Extended the XDMoD web portal with features such as Python code generation for chart replication and deep linking to usage views.
- Research Assistant, School of Engineering, University at Buffalo
- Principal Investigator: Prof. Wenyao Xu
- Dates: April 2023 – August 2023
- Project: Automated Speech Recording and Analysis Tool
- Integrated multiple speech-to-text tools into a unified system, developing a custom sentence-combination algorithm to improve transcription accuracy.
- Conducted comparative evaluations across state-of-the-art tools and custom models, reducing Word Error Rate by 5%.
- Led weekly team meetings and presented project outcomes to the department.
- Research Assistant, School of Computer Science, University at Buffalo
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Weihang Wang
- Dates: December 2021 – August 2022
- Project: Automated Detection of Compilation Differences Between Compilers
- Designed and implemented a differential software testing framework to detect behavioral discrepancies between compilers.
- Built automated testing tools for C and WebAssembly, identifying inconsistencies in approximately 7% of tested programs.
- Categorized failures into fault types for systematic analysis.
- Intern, Gravatronics
- Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Dates: January 2021 – April 2021
- Assisted in the construction and testing of Battery Management System (BMS) prototypes.
- Developed automation scripts to convert circuit design files for pick-and-place manufacturing.
- Gained hands-on experience in circuit design, prototyping, and hardware testing.
Skills
- Computer Architecture & Embedded Systems
- Hardware–Software Co-Design
- Low-Level Systems Programming
- Compiler & Toolchain Analysis
- Data Pipelines & Experimental Evaluation
Publications
Paper Title Number 1
Your Name, You. (2009). "Paper Title Number 1." Journal 1. 1(1).
Talks
Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK
Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley, CA, USA
Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at UC San Francisco, Department of Testing, San Francisco, CA, USA
Teaching
Honors & Awards
- Summa Cum Laude Graduate, University at Buffalo (2025)
- Honors College Graduate, University at Buffalo (2025)
- Julia Martin Trophy for Music (Musical Excellence & Leadership), Redhill High School, South Africa (2020)
- Gold Medal, Information Technology Olympiad (Top 5% nationally), South Africa (2020)
- Top 50 Placement, South African Science Olympiad (2019)
- Top 1%, South African Mathematics National Benchmark Test (2019)
Service, Clubs & Volunteering
- SPCA Serving Erie County — Weekly volunteer assisting with organization and sorting
- ARK Animal Shelter — Assisted with animal care at a no-kill shelter
- STEM Field Trips (University at Buffalo) — Helped run STEM outreach events for 8th-grade students
- IEEE BattleBots — Team member designing and building competitive battle bots
- Tau Beta Pi — Treasurer; managed accounts and financial transactions