Michaela Buchanan Email & Phone Number

Experimenting with LLM training techniques and optimizations in multi-node environments. Providing educational resources to empower researchers to use bleeding-edge software and frameworks.

Corvallis, Oregon

This position involves providing support in both hardware and systems management of a scientific computing cluster. I have managed individual projects to improve cluster usability for users and completed a command-line based pipeline which allows a research group to classify plankton images using a neural network on a cloud computing service. I am currently maintaining the CGRB's Tech Data AI Demo website which races multiple machine hardware configurations on several Deep Learning models. You can take a look at this website at this url: http://aidemo.cgrb.oregonstate.edu

Corvallis, Or

I hosted two weekly radio shows on KBVR, OSU's student radio station. I followed FCC guidelines and worked to maintain the professional reputation of the radio station.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

I contributed to a team working to develop a Mars Rover prototype for the University Rover Challenge by leading the science team which investigated scientific capabilities for the rover. I also presented team scientific findings to judges at the 2017 University Rover Challenge.

Oregon State University

I worked in a biochemistry research lab and assisted with laboratory procedures. I kept detailed records and communicated findings with other members of the laboratory while gaining skills in scientific laboratory safety and procedures.