CV

Education

• B.S. in Computer Science, UC Santa Barbara, 2021
• B.A. in Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, 2021
• Ph.D in Computer Science, UCLA, 2028 (expected)

Experience

• Undergraduate Tutor, UC Santa Barbara, Sep 2018-May 2021

  • Mentored 300+ computer science students over 5 quarters in undergraduate coursework in Python and C++
  • Held 100+ office hours dedicated to maximizing student understanding and proficiency in course concepts
  • Reviewed lab materials and examinations providing feedback focused on increasing student engagement

• Undergraduate Researcher, UC Santa Barbara, Sep 2018-Feb 2021

  • Learned and Tested Hardware Design Language, PyRTL, providing bug reports and suggesting improvements
  • Integrated support within PyRTL for Matrix operations and Neural Network Functionality
  • Read multiple academic papers on ongoing improvements within computer architecture and related hardware design languages

Publications

PyRTLMatrix: an Object-Oriented Hardware Design Pattern for Prototyping ML Accelerators Permalink

D. Aboye, D. Kupsh, M. Lim, J. Mai, D. Dangwal, D. Mirza, T. Sherwood, "PyRTLMatrix: An Object-Oriented Hardware Design Pattern for Prototyping ML Accelerators," 2019 2nd Workshop on Energy Efficient Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing for Embedded Applications (EMC2), Washington, DC, USA, 2019, pp. 36-40, doi: 10.1109/EMC249363.2019.00015.

Service and leadership

• Campus Unit Chair, UAW 2865, April 2019-2021

  • Negotiated workplace grievances with the university resulting in recover of thousands of dollars in loss pay
  • Managed, budgeted, and allocated a general fund of around one million dollars
  • Led several orientation sessions and “know your rights” trainings, some with several hundred students in attendance
  • Organized and ran trainings with new organizers on the organizing conversation and contractual rights

• Community Outreach Coordinator, Associated Students UCSB, August 2017-July 2018

  • Outreached to several campus organizations regarding student rights and university policy
  • Brought student and organizational concerns to the office providing policy insight