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 Collaborated with research group on the development of a black hole merger detection model. Optimized model training to maintain accuracy despite increased parallelization. Improved training time by fifty percent, allowing the model to train on twice as much data in the same time frame. Enabled the detection of mergers across a wider signal manifold. Worked with TensorFlow and Keras in a high-performance computing environment, taking advantage of the Horovod framework for distributed training. Presented research poster to professors and students. Continued to work full time through the summer and part time during the school year to enhance model training efficiency.

• Took a leadership role in the development and implementation of the control system for throttle and brake mechanisms.• Researched and located information vital to autonomous throttle and brake control algorithms.• Guided fellow interns in the development of a throttle and brake control algorithm; worked with team membersto implement the algorithm in C++ using ROS, a robotics middleware suite.• Effectively controlled acceleration and braking algorithm based on sensor data and movement commands.• Refined control algorithms following the internship to further improve the throttle and brake control system.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Assisted students in CS354 Machine Organization and Programming

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science, Gpa: 3.90

Activities and Societies: Computer Science Undergraduate Projects Lab, Wisconsin Union Directorate Games, Dungeons & Dragons

High School Diploma, Math And Computer Science Gpa: 3.97 Cumulative Gpa: 3.82

Activities and Societies: • FIRST Robotics Team - Programmed robot in Java. Collaborated with mechanical and electrical sub-teams.