Liana Valdes

Liana Valdes

PhD Graduate

Florida International University

Biography

I am a Ph.D. in Computer Science (CS) who was part of Systems Research Laboratory (SyLab), <http: //sylab-srv.cs.fiu.edu/>, under the supervision of Professor Raju Rangaswami, <https: //users.cs.fiu.edu/~raju/WWW/>. I have been exploring the fields of Storage Systems, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In my previous research projects, I successfully worked on designing and implementing novel caching algorithms using ML, which significantly improved system performance. I have also designed and developed distributed storage and caching solutions for Cloud Data Centers. Before graduating from Florida International University’s (FIU) Ph.D. program, I was a Research Intern at Microsoft Research (MSR) in Cambridge, UK, where I contributed to Project Silica. I also worked as a Research Intern at Seagate Technology, where I joined the CORTX Open-source Project. Finally, I also completed my Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering.

Interests

  • Storage Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science, 2023

    Florida International University

  • MSc in Computer Science, 2022

    Florida International University

  • BSc in Telecommunications and Electronics, 2014

    Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría”

Certifications

CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 SUPPORT CORE TECHNOLOGIES FROM SECURITY TO NETWORKING TO VIRTUALIZATION AND MORE

See certificate

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern

Seagate Technology

Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 Remote, California, USA
 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern

Microsoft Research

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Cambridgeshire, England, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)/GAANN Fellowship

SyLab, Florida International University

Aug 2017 – Dec 2023 Miami, Florida, USA
 
 
 
 
 

Telematics Specialist B

Cuban Telecommunications Company S.A. (ETECSA)

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 Havana, Cuba
 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern/Apprenticeship

Cuban Radio and Television Broadcasting Company (RadioCuba)

Mar 2012 – Jul 2014 Havana, Cuba

Recent Posts

  • USENIX SREcon24 Europe/Middle East/Africa Award, 2024.
  • Grace Hooper Celebration of Women in Computing FIU Schorlarship, GHC'22 in 2022.
  • CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity, 2022.
  • CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity, 2024.
  • GAANN Fellowship from US Department of Education in 2022.
  • Grace Hooper Celebration of Women in Computing Schorlarship, GHC'19 in 2019.
  • USENIX Student travel award, FAST'19 in 2019.
  • USENIX Student travel award, FAST'18 in 2018.
  • Teaching undergraduate level OS in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019.
  • Teaching Transmission Systems in 2011-2012.
  • Teaching Analog Electronics in 2010-2011.

Recent Publications

Contact

  • Miami, FL