Pradeep Fernando

Pradeep Fernando is a Senior Research Scientist at Meta since July 2020, specializing in Pytorch Distributed Checkpointing and fault tolerance in machine learning trainers. Prior experience includes roles at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a Graduate Research Assistant, with several summer internships at VMware Research Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Labs, and NEC Laboratories America, focusing on AI infrastructure and data processing frameworks. Earlier career stages involved technical positions at WSO2, where Pradeep served as Associate Technical Lead, Senior Software Engineer, and Software Engineer. Pradeep's educational background includes a PhD and Master's degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Moratuwa.