Hi!

I am a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at University of California, Irvine. I build practical Machine Learning solutions for Computer Systems and Networks, focused on performance, trust, and understandability. I am also an aspiring figure skater and in an unrequited love with coffee!

Email: sagarRAND.patelRANDO@uciRANDOM.edu

Resume


Research

Toward Trustworthy Learning-Enabled Systems with Concept-Based Explanations

Sagar Patel, Dongsu Han, Nina Narodytska, Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi

Proceedings of the 20th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Networks (HotNets), 2024

Practically High Performant Neural Adaptive Video Streaming

Sagar Patel, Junyang Zhang, Nina Narodytska, Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi

Proceedings of the ACM on Networking (CoNEXT), 2024

CrystalBox: Future-Based Explanations for Input-Driven Deep RL Systems

Sagar Patel, Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, Nina Narodytska

The 38th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-24)

Towards Future-Based Explanations for Deep RL Network Controllers

Sagar Patel, Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, Nina Narodytska

ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, 2023


Talks

Towards Future-Based Explanations for DRL Controllers

SIGMETRICS Workshop on Measurements for Self-Driving Networks

Jun 2023

VMware Research

Aug 2022


Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University of California, Irvine

Sep 2022 โ€” Present

M.S in Computer Science

University of California, Irvine

Sep 2020 โ€” Jun 2022

B.S in Computer Science

Texas A&M University

Aug 2017 โ€” May 2020


Experience

Professional Experience

VMware Research, Palo Alto

Research Intern

Jun 2023 โ€” Sep 2023

Research Intern

Jun 2022 โ€” Sep 2022

Teaching Experience

University of California, Irvine

Instructor

Jun 2024 โ€” Oct 2024

ICS 33: Intermediate Python Prog.

Summer 2024

Teaching Assistant

Sep 2020 โ€” Present

CS 201P: Computer Security

Spring 2024

CS 256: Systems and ML

Fall 2022

ICS 45C: Programming in C/C++

Spring 2021, Winter 2021, Fall 2024

ICS 32: Python Libraries

Fall 2020, Summer 2021, Spring 2023

Texas A&M University

Peer Teacher

Aug 2019 โ€” Dec 2019

CSCE 121: C++ Libraries

Fall 2019

CSCE 206: Programming in C

Fall 2019


Service

American Red Cross

Mar 2024 โ€” Present

ACM HotNets 2024

Jan 2024 โ€” Present

Venado Middle School, Irvine Unified School District

Oct 2023 โ€” Jun 2024

By Any Means, UC Irvine

Volunteer at OC Food bank and The Hub OC

Jan 2023 โ€” Present

Save Our Youth, Costa Mesa

Jan 2023 โ€” Jun 2023

ENGin

Aug 2020 โ€” Present

Memorial Assistance Ministries, Houston

Aug 2020 โ€” Dec 2020