Personal portfolio
BS/MS+1 candidate in Electronics & Photonics
University of California, Santa Barbara
I’m interested in heterogeneous computing for ML and quantum workloads. I build software and study the hardware it runs on.
Projects & research
An open source learning tool for co-packaged optics, built for engineers, researchers, and students. It gathers slides, datasheets, and draft standards into one 3D explorer, from rack to microring, and checks each link against the math with every number traced to its source.
The same worst case rack path is −1.0 dB or +2.0 dB depending on which side of a detachable fiber connector the budget is measured.
Studied quantum optics through lab experiments and Python circuit programming. Learned how measurement noise and the order of circuit operations affect the results.
With Nate Barnaby, Gavin Kesler, and Bryan Fernandez (Group 7).
Built three prototypes for PyTorch FX graph compilation, kernel fusion, and accelerator simulation.
Used roofline models to study where transformer inference is limited by computation or memory bandwidth.
Along the way
SDE Intern
June to September 2026
Undergraduate Researcher
June 2025 to present
Beyond the projects
I came to computing through hardware, starting with materials and transistors. I still like tracing a software problem back to the machine running it. That’s what draws me to photonics and accelerators.
Before coding, I sketch the design and work through edge cases. I use AI tools to explore and implement ideas, and check the results against my assumptions and measurements.
Outside of work, I play tennis and read science fiction. Two favorites are The Martian and Ender’s Game.
Explore my courseworkContact
preddy [at] ucsb [dot] edu
