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About Me

I am a developer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee Knoxville) focused on integrating AI agents, large language models (LLMs), and edge computing to build intelligent, distributed systems. My work combines simulation-based experimentation and machine learning to enhance autonomy, scalability, and real-world applicability of modern AI systems.

Core Expertise:
AI Agents • Large Language Models (LLMs) • Edge & Federated Computing • Simulation & Modeling • Applied Machine Learning

🚀 Funded Projects

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RECOIL Intermodal Optimization
Optimization and Simulation Engine • ARPA-e
Gurobi React Leaflet AnyLogic Python
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SmartShots
Nursing Intervention App • TN Department of Health
Flutter Dart Laravel
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Active Caregiver's Toolkit
Nursing Intervention App • Hillman Foundation
Flutter Dart Laravel
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Clinic Sense
Assesing Medical Performance • UT Knoxville User: "jtupayac.vols.utk.edu" Password: "secret!99"
LLMs Embeddings SFT Trainer Python
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CyberGIS Dashboards (Under Development)
Automating GIS Dashboards for Risk Assessment • Oak Ridge National Lab - Nuclear Safety Research and Development (NSR&D)
LLMs SFT Trainer Python Neo4j
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Agent-Based Simulation with MCP (Under Development)
Model Context Protocol for Intelligent Agents • Research Project
MCP LLM Agents AnyLogic Python TypeScript
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🏆 Awards & Recognition

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Best Paper Award - CIE51

"Emerging AI and Cognitive Digital Twin Technologies Towards Low-Carbon Multimodal Freight Transport Systems"

📍 51st Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering • Sydney, Australia • December 2024

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IISE Student Mobile App Competition - Winner

SmartShots Project - Data Analytics & Information Systems Division

📍 Montreal, Canada • 2024

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IISE Future Faculty Fellows (3F)

Prestigious program recognizing doctoral candidates with exceptional potential for academic careers in industrial engineering.

📍 2025 - 2026

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HIDA Helmholtz Visiting Researcher

Research fellowship at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

📍 Karlsruhe, Germany • 2024

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Holiday Fellowship

Competitive graduate fellowship awarded for academic excellence and research contributions.

📅 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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