Gian Zignago

Gian Zignago is a software engineer

focused on networks and scalability.

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Experience
UCLA - Graduate NLP Researchers Worked with UCLA CS faculty to develop a method for evaluating cross-language reasoning capabilities of 23 LLMs.
Cisco Meraki - Software Engineer Designed and implemented scalable network tools and real-time streaming systems for MS switches.
Cisco Meraki - Software Engineer Intern Intrusion prevention and detection for MX security & SD-WAN enterprise appliances.
University of Missouri - Distributed Systems Researchers Network security and efficiency research for collaborative, edge-enabled drone swarms.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab - Software Engineer Intern Developed secure automation tools and RESTful APIs using Docker, Spring Boot and PostgreSQL to streamline testing processes for government networks.
MITRE - Software Engineer Intern Created a prototype simulator from the ground-up to assess proliferated low Earth orbit satellite network resiliency.
Projects
Tiger Tracking for Edge AI Collaborated with the San Diego Zoo to develop a lightweight machine learning model for real-time tracking of tigers on edge devices using hierarchical bounding boxes
Missouri S&T Satellite Research Team (M-SAT) Directed development of data-handling software for a satellite testing stereoscopic imaging, ensuring successful launch into low Earth orbit in May 2024.
Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team (MRDT) Led a 7-person Agile team to design, develop, and test C++ code for a multi-terrain robot ro compete at URC 2021.