Ertza Warraich

I build systems and architectures for large-scale AI. Currently building the next generation of cloud infrastructure for AI workloads.

I completed my Ph.D. in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, where I worked in the PurNET and NextGArch labs under the mentorship of Prof. Muhammad Shahbaz and Prof. Sonia Fahmy.

Earlier, I completed my B.Engg and M.S. at NUST, Pakistan, and spent several years in industry, beginning as a Malware Researcher and eventually advancing to the role of Assistant Manager.

My work spans systems, networking, and AI, with a focus on designing scalable and efficient infrastructure for the next generation of ML workloads.

Ertza Warraich

01. Latest News

January 2026
Serving on the PC for APNet 2026!
December 2025
Defended My Ph.D. in Computer Science at Purdue University!
November 2025
Won the Broadcom Research Award!
October 2025
Paper Accepted at IEEE CAL!
March 2025
Accepted Internship Offer from Microsoft Research for Summer 2025!
February 2025
OptiReduce Website Launched!

02. Publications

OptiNIC: A Resilient and Tail-Optimal RDMA NIC for Distributed ML Workloads

Ertza Warraich, Ali Imran, Annus Zulfiqar, Shay Vargaftik, Sonia Fahmy, Muhammad Shahbaz

Under submission

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Get in Touch

I'm always open to discussing research collaborations, interesting problems in systems and AI infrastructure, or just saying hello.

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