Wesley Bland is a Research Scientist at Meta since March 2022, with a strong background in software engineering and research. Previously, Wesley served as a Senior Software Engineer focusing on MPI and Fabrics at Intel Corporation from March 2015 to February 2022, and as a Postdoctoral Appointee at Argonne National Laboratory from April 2013 to March 2015 in the Programming Models & Runtimes group. Wesley earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where also obtained an M.S. in Computer Science, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Tennessee Technological University. Additional experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and internships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.