Hello! I am Mohammad Moridi, a Software Engineer at Microsoft in the AI Frameworks team, based in Vancouver, Canada. I specialize in cloud-based fault-tolerant systems, with expertise in C++ programming, multi-core environments, and working with CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures. In my role, I focus on designing and developing AI software in C/C++ and Python, collaborating across hardware and ML teams to optimize AI models for large-scale training and inference on Microsoft AI accelerators.
I hold a MASc degree in Computer Software from the University of Waterloo, where I specialized in persistent memory platforms. Previously, at Huawei, I led database engine optimization initiatives and developed NPU-level operators for LoRA serving on vLLM. I am passionate about contributing to AI innovation and high standards of engineering within an inclusive, collaborative culture.

Nov 2024 - Present | Microsoft | Vancouver, Canada
AI Frameworks: Developing and optimizing software for large-scale AI model training and inference on the Microsoft AI accelerators using C/C++ and Python.
Collaboration: Working closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware and ML, to create efficient AI solutions across diverse platforms.

Sep 2023 - Nov 2024 | Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. | Vancouver, Canada
AI/ML: Designed and implemented customized kernels for Ascend-NPU to optimize LLM inference on vLLM.
Database: Contributed to research initiatives and early-stage engineering of an in-memory OLAP engine for cloud services.

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada
Research experience on shared memory algorithms.
Designed and implemented snapshotting mechanisms for persistent memory-mapped files and detectable objects for persistent memory.
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada
Helped in holding courses in Algorithm Design, Database Systems, Systems Programming, and Data Abstraction.

May 2022 - Aug 2022 | Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. | Waterloo, Canada
Worked on a collaborative project called Towards a High-velocity Permissioned Blockchain.

Oct 2018 - Jul 2021 | University of Tehran | Tehran, Iran
Assisted in more than 15 courses such as Advanced Programming and Operating Systems.
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021 | University of Tehran Science & Technology Park | Tehran, Iran
Analyzed social network behavior in the Ethereum network using graph analysis.
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 | University of Tehran Science & Technology Park | Tehran, Iran
Participated in several Kaggle competitions and developed solutions using Scikit-Learn.

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada
Grade: 94 / 100. Thesis on snapshotting mechanisms for persistent memory-mapped files. View Thesis

Sep 2016 - Jul 2021 | University of Tehran | Tehran, Iran
Grade: 90 / 100. Thesis on social network analysis within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Published in ApPLIED@PODC 2024. DOI: 10.1145/3663338.3665832
Investigates ways to enhance the reliability of persistent memory systems, focusing on snapshotting mechanisms and their role in system resilience. Introduces new snapshotting consistency models and mechanisms to improve performance and enhance system responsiveness. Provides experimental analysis demonstrating throughput and latency improvements.
Published in ApPLIED@PODC 2022. DOI: 10.1145/3524053.3542749
Explores the adaptation of multi-core algorithms to persistent memory, introducing the "Unified Detectable Sequential Specification" (UDSS), which simplifies interfaces and coding. Experiments conducted using Intel Optane memory demonstrate the performance implications of the implementation.

Issued by University of Waterloo in Oct 2021

Issued by IEEE University of Tehran Student Branch in Jan 2020

Issued by IEEE University of Tehran Student Branch in Jan 2020

Issued by University of Tehran in Apr 2019

Issued by Huawei Technologies Canada in Oct 2024.
Was awarded the Best Team Award for outstanding contributions to LLM serving performance, by the President of the Canadian Research Center.

Issued by ETHGlobal in Jun 2023.
Project: Smarter Contract. View Project

Issued by Hyperlane in Jun 2023.
Project: Smarter Contract.

Issued by Waterloo Blockchain in May 2023.
Project: Glue. View Project

Issued by University of Waterloo in Sep 2021.
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada