Research Assistant

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)

May 2024 · Z. Zhang

Teaching Assistant

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

August 2023 · Z. Zhang