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Zachary Kent #64

Closed zachary-kent closed 3 years ago

zachary-kent commented 3 years ago

We are thrilled that you're interested in research in our research group! Please fill out this issue template. When you submit it, we will get a notification in our group chat. Please include any relevant details you can think of! Here are examples of filled out templates for reference.

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Personal Details

Name: Zachary Kent

Major: Computer Science

Year in Cornell: Rising 2nd year

Relevant classes: Completed: CS 2110, CS 2800, ECE 2300, ECE 3140 / CS 3420 Taking Fall 2021: CS 3110, ECE 4750 / CS 4420

Interested in continuing research during the summer: Definitely!

Research

When do you want to do research? (Researchers can get involved during the semester as an "extracurricular" or get more involved over the summer, when they treat research like a full-time job.) I'd be able (and delighted!) to start research as soon as possible--i.e. this summer or the coming fall semester. After that, I'd love to continue research through Spring 2022 and full-time Summer 2022 as well.

What is exciting to you about research? I have always been engrossed by systems and low-level programming but, alas, have never been able to quite scratch that itch. The material from ECE 2300 and ECE 3140 only served to whet my appetite for more--I am beyond grateful for the foundational knowledge it provided me, but have always yearned for the opportunity to apply this theory to practical, relevant issues in Systems and Computer Architecture. I find the optimization of software performance through its development in tandem with hardware particularly fascinating--I know Capra is the ideal environment for me to explore my interests in the hardware-software boundary.

What kind of research do you want to do? (It's OK to say, "I don't know; I'm looking to explore!") Although I am definitely looking to explore, I have always been extremely fascinated by concurrency and parallelism--by far my favorite topics in CS so far. I am especially fascinated with implementing concurrency efficiently through optimal hardware design.

Background

Note: If you're in your first or second year at Cornell, these are all optional. If you're a junior or senior, please answer the first two (the rest is still optional).

Was there a paper that particularly excited you? (This doesn't have to be a paper from our group.)

Is there a specific grad student or a project you're interested in working on? Although I’d be thrilled to work on any of Capra’s projects, I find Dahlia particularly interesting. The issue of the “semantic gap” between hardware and software strongly resonated with me--I find the idea of accurately modeling efficient hardware semantically highly stimulating. Furthermore, I have always wanted to explore programming languages and compilers, fields I would gain rich exposure to while working on Calyx and Dahlia.

Anything else you want to tell us about yourself?

Attach a CV if you like. Zachary Kent Resume.pdf

rachitnigam commented 3 years ago

Hey @zachary0kent! Can you email me at rnigam@cs.cornell.edu if you're still interested in doing research this semester?