Research internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working on ExaDIGIT and exascale HPC network digital twins.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
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Project: ExaDIGIT — Exascale Digital Twins for HPC Network Systems
Focus Areas:
Design and development of exascale-level network digital twin frameworks Physical-digital synchronization for high-performance computing fabrics Topology-aware network representation and performance modeling Integration with ORNL’s production HPC systems Recognition:
ExaDIGIT project honored with the 2025 R&D 100 Award
Research assistant in the NICE Lab at NC State University.
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
Duration: Summer 2024 – Present
Research Focus:
Network digital twin construction, synchronization, and security for HPC and wireless systems Federated learning robustness against poisoning and Byzantine attacks Reinforcement learning for closed-loop network control Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ExaDIGIT project, 2025 R&D 100 Award)
Teaching assistant at NC State University.
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
Duration: Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Courses:
CSC-505: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Held office hours, graded assignments, assisted with algorithm design and proof instruction CSC-230: C and Software Tools
Supported students in systems programming, debugging, and Unix toolchain usage
Teaching assistant at The Ohio State University.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University
Duration: Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
Courses:
ECE-3561: Advanced Digital Design
Supported lab sessions, graded projects, assisted with FPGA and hardware description language instruction ECE-5101: Wireless Networks
Held office hours, assisted with problem sets on communication theory and network protocols