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Mountain View, CA, US

- Worked towards modifying existing POCL runtime to support a new GPU model built in Spike by writing kernels using custom asm intrinsic functions. Also worked towards modifying GPU scheduling to allow more fine-grained control of instruction scheduling to allow for better hardware occupancy/utilization.- Worked on writing small RTL hardware annotation.

Berkeley, CA, US

Created rubrics for and graded assignments for computer architecture class with over 120 students. Gave feedback based on student responses to improve assignments in future semesters. Also assisted in proctoring exams.

Mountain View, CA, US

Improved the Cloud Sole Tenancy data pipeline by reducing memory footprint by an order of magnitude and making sole tenant reservations more reliable and extensible. Used Spanner and protocol buffers in C++ to accomplish this.

Seattle, WA, US

Created several command-line tools to automate performance monitoring of the Electron application of the Amazon Chime client. Also created an associated NodeJS network application in order to visualize performance regressions over time.

Berkeley, CA, US

Merged candidate profiles, uploaded candidate paperwork, ensured consistency between platforms, composed and sent out mass emails, as well as uploaded newsletters to the iSchool website. Wrote exemption requests for candidates who didn't meet one or more of the application requirements but still were qualified candidates. Compiled information on over 20.