CV

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Name: Preslav Aleksandrov
Email: pa511@cam.ac.uk
Website: preslav.xyz
GitHub: github.com/Hellios113

Education

PhD in Computer Science
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
[Start Date] – Present

  • Focus on foundational models, scalability, sustainability, and efficient tokenization.

MSc in Software Development
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
[Month, Year] – [Month, Year]

  • Covered a comprehensive curriculum including systems programming, algorithms, databases, and machine learning.
  • Research focused on federated learning and optimization problems in distributed systems.
  • Thesis: "Decentralised Optimization Methods for Federated Learning Systems"

Research Interests

  • Foundational models & AI scaling laws
  • Efficient training and inference
  • Optimization for large-scale ML
  • Federated learning and privacy-preserving ML
  • Sustainability in machine learning
  • Tokenization strategies for LLMs

Experience

Teaching Assistant, L46
University of Cambridge
[Month, Year] – Present

  • Guided lab sessions, prepared instructional content, and assisted students in advanced ML and AI systems.

Research Intern
Institute/Company Name, [City, Country]
[Month, Year] – [Month, Year]

  • Developed [concise summary of your intern research project].

Publications

Skills

  • Languages: Python, C, LaTeX, Bash
  • Tools: PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas, Git
  • Other: High-performance computing, Linux systems, Docker, Slurm

Awards and Scholarships

  • [Award Name], [Awarding Body], [Year]
  • [Scholarship Name], [Institution], [Year]

Talks & Presentations

  • Title of Talk, [Conference/Seminar], [Year]
  • Workshop, [Event Name], [Year]

Service & Leadership

  • Organizer, [Reading Group Name], University of Cambridge, [Year] – Present
  • Reviewer for [Conference/Journal Name]

Last updated: May 2025