Biography

I am a PhD researcher in the Distributed Systems Middleware Group (DSM) and the Information Systems Group (ISG), where I am advised by Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian at the University of California, Irvine. My research interests revolve around integrating model-driven and data-driven methods into middleware systems to help enable resilience within real-world critical infrastructures. In this context, I am interested in developing tools to help facilitate informed decision support.

Interests
  • Internet-of-Things
  • Middleware
  • Machine Learning
  • Optimization
  • Distributed Systems
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2025

    University of California, Irvine

  • B.S. in Computer Science, 2019

    University of California, Irvine

Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Mentors: Dr. Russell Bent, Dr. Andrey Y. Lokhov, Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian

Continued research work on N-k interdiction in electric grid networks and mobility map inference from thermal data.

 
 
 
 
 

Advisors: Prof. Georgios Bouloukakis, Prof. Roberto Yus, Prof. Sharad Mehrotra, Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian

Part of the TIPPERS project, which looks at developing a system to manage IoT smart spaces by collecting sensor data, inferring semantically meaningful information from it, and offering such inferences to developers creating smart applications.

 
 
 
 
 

Advisors: Prof. Georgios Bouloukakis, Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian,

Took Individual Study course (CS 199) to continue research with the Distributed Systems Middleware Group

 
 
 
 
 

Advisors: Prof. Georgios Bouloukakis, Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian

Part of the SURF-IoT Program, which offers undergraduate students an opportunity to work with faculty members on a research project related to the Internet-of-Things.

Teaching Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Dept. of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2019 – Jun 2021

Course(s):

  • ICS 46: Data Structures Implementation and Analysis (F19)
  • ICS 33: Intermediate Programming (W20, F20, W21, S21)
  • CS 143A: Principles of Operating Systems (S20)
 
 
 
 
 
Dept. of Mathematics, University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate Learning Assistant
Sep 2018 – Jun 2019

Part of the Certified Learning Assistants Program (CLAP), which employs undergraduate peer educators - Learning Assistants (LAs) - to work with students in the classroom setting to support and facilitate active learning in courses.

Course(s):

  • Math 1B: Pre-Calculus II (F18, W19)
  • Math 2B: Single-Variable Calculus II (S19)
 
 
 
 
 
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate Learning Assistant
Sep 2017 – Jun 2019

Part of the Certified Learning Assistants Program (CLAP), which employs undergraduate peer educators - Learning Assistants (LAs) - to work with students in the classroom setting to support and facilitate active learning in courses.

Course(s):

  • Physics 7LC: Classical Physics Lab (F17, W18, S18, F18, W19, S19)
 
 
 
 
 
Dept. of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate Reader
Sep 2017 – Dec 2018

Course(s):

  • ICS 46: Data Structures Implementation and Analysis (F17, W18, F18)

Awards & Achievements

NSF Advanced Studies Institutes Fellow
ARCS Foundation Scholar
UC National Lab In-Residence Graduate Fellowship
Mark Weiser Best Paper Award
SURF-IoT Summer Fellowship
Most Startup Potential: Medipal
Dean’s Honor Roll

Contact

  • achio@uci.edu
  • Donald Bren Hall 2081, University of California, Irvine