About

Hello! I am Mohammad Moridi, a Senior AI/ML Research Engineer with expertise in cloud-based fault-tolerant systems. I hold a MASc degree in Computer Software from the University of Waterloo, specializing in persistent memory platforms. My professional experience includes C++ programming, multi-core environments, and working with CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures. At Huawei, I have focused on optimizing database engines and developing NPU-level operators to support LoRA serving on vLLM.

Basic Information
Email:
moridi@uwaterloo.ca
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Experience
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Senior AI/ML Research Engineer B

May 2024 - Present | Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. | Vancouver, Canada

Developed NPU-level operators to enable efficient LoRA serving in vLLM.

Adapted HuggingFace models to be served by vLLM.

Senior Database Research Engineer B

Sep 2023 - May 2024 | Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. | Vancouver, Canada

Contributed to R&D for in-memory OLAP database enhancements, collaborating with the production team in China.

Led the design and implementation of an asynchronous scan operator.

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Graduate Research Assistant

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada

Developed snapshotting mechanisms tailored for persistent memory platforms. Designed detectable objects for persistent memory.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada

Helped in holding courses in Algorithm Design, Database Systems, Systems Programming, and Data Abstraction.

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Blockchain Researcher Intern

May 2022 - Aug 2022 | Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. | Waterloo, Canada

Collaborated on a project called "Towards a High-Velocity Permissioned Blockchain." Implemented a hierarchical Byzantine fault-tolerant replication architecture.

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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Oct 2018 - Jul 2021 | University of Tehran | Tehran, Iran

Assisted in more than 15 courses such as Advanced Programming and Operating Systems.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Oct 2019 - Feb 2021 | University of Tehran Science & Technology Park | Tehran, Iran

Analyzed social network behavior within the Ethereum ecosystem using graph analysis.

Machine Learning Intern

Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 | University of Tehran Science & Technology Park | Tehran, Iran

Participated in several Kaggle competitions and developed solutions using Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow.

Top Skills
C/C++
90%
Python
85%
SQL
80%
Multi-Core Programming
75%
Linux
75%
Java
70%
Education
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Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada

Grade: 94 / 100. Thesis on snapshotting mechanisms for persistent memory-mapped files. View Thesis

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Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

Sep 2016 - Jul 2021 | University of Tehran | Tehran, Iran

Grade: 90 / 100. Thesis on social network analysis within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Publications
Snapshotting Mechanisms for Persistent Memory-Mapped Files

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.

A Closer Look at Detectable Objects for Persistent Memory

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.

Certificates
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ExpecTAtions Teaching Assistant Workshop

Issued by University of Waterloo in Oct 2021

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IEEE Data Science Winter School as Machine Learning Instructor

Issued by IEEE University of Tehran Student Branch in Jan 2020

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IEEE Data Science Winter School as Statistical Inference Instructor

Issued by IEEE University of Tehran Student Branch in Jan 2020

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Workshop on Teaching Assistant Training

Issued by University of Tehran in Apr 2019

Honors and Awards
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ETHGlobal Waterloo 2023 Finalist

Issued by ETHGlobal in Jun 2023.

Project: Smarter Contract. View Project

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Winner of Best Usecase of Hyperlane

Issued by Hyperlane in Jun 2023.

Project: Smarter Contract.

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First Place in the Axelar Track at OlympiHacks

Issued by Waterloo Blockchain in May 2023.

Project: Glue. View Project

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International Master's Award of Excellence

Issued by University of Waterloo in Sep 2021.

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Graduate Research Studentship

Issued by University of Waterloo in Sep 2021.

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References
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Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada