Christopher Avakian Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• EDA Placement Optimization using Reinforcement Learning• Research project focused on applying RL to optimize EDA placement• Conducted a literature review of current and past RL techniques for placement optimization, analyzing their strengths and limitations• Building a foundational understanding of industry-standard EDA tools such as OpenROAD and Google Circuit Training to support algorithm development and evaluation.

Berkeley, California, United States

Lead Software Engineer for developing an app for a Berkeley startup. Designed and developed over 1/3 of the project. Ensured safe transactions of data/funds between server and client.

Attended multi-hour seminars with experts from NASA. Completed knowledge checks with the past, present, and future operations pertaining to NASA. Created a Mission Report on In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) on the lunar surface. Lead Systems Engineer for a mock design of a possible spacecraft for a one way mission to the dark side of the moon.

Masters Of Science, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Science, 3.94

Activities and Societies: UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), Food Pantry Volunteering.