University of Waterloo
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science
Distributed Systems · LLM Systems
& AI Infrastructure
I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Waterloo, supervised by Prof. Samer Al-Kiswany in the Waterloo Advanced Systems Lab. My research interests center on efficient, scalable computing systems.
01 / Research interests
My research interests concern the design and evaluation of efficient, scalable, and reliable computing systems.
Performance, scalability, and reliability across interconnected computing systems.
Large language model serving, inference evaluation, and efficient memory and cache management.
GPU computing, resource management, and scalable infrastructure for demanding AI workloads.
02 / Education
Doctoral studies in Computer Science, following undergraduate training in Computer Engineering.
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Waterloo Advanced Systems Lab
Supervisor: Prof. Samer Al-Kiswany
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Excellent with Honors · Top of graduating class
03 / Publication
15th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN 2024)
Co-authored and presented work on AI/ML approaches to cyber-threat detection in distributed networks, including deployment challenges around adversarial attacks, data imbalance, and resource constraints.
04 / Selected projects & honors
Software and hardware projects recognized through academic awards and national competition participation.
Best Graduation Project Award
ICICS 2025 · 16th International Conference on Information and Communication Systems
A drag-and-drop platform for building chatbot workflows, connecting a visual editor with an end-to-end application.
Top 5 Finalist
JoSDC 2023 · National Semiconductor Design Competition
A five-stage processor combining pipelined execution with stack memory and mechanisms for handling instruction dependencies.
05 / Professional experience
Experience in full-stack software development, enterprise applications, and database systems.
Anazeem Information Technology
Developed enterprise ERP functionality across Angular interfaces, .NET Core REST APIs, and SQL Server. Worked on authentication, role-based authorization, security, performance, and end-to-end integration.
Optimiza
Developed full-stack services with .NET Core, React, Entity Framework Core, and SQL Server, including REST APIs, authentication, database logic, and Python workflow automation.
06 / Contact
For academic correspondence and professional inquiries.
oalsaleh@uwaterloo.ca