Education
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
2024 - PresentSaarbrücken, Germany
CS@max planck doctoral program
University of Cambridge
2023 - 2024Cambridge, UK
Master of Philosophy in Advanced Computer Science
Thesis Title: "Categorical Automata Theory"
University of New Mexico
2019 - 2023Albuquerque, NM, USA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, summa cum laude
Technische Universität Dresden
2021 - 2022Dresden, Germany
Study Abroad: Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Internship Experience
UNM Moses Biological Computation Lab
August 2018 - May 2023Undergraduate Intern
Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Created an ordinary differential equation model (built using the Python package scipy) to compare with a spatial agent-based model in representing the spread of the SARS-CoV-19 virus and the reaction of immune cells in the lungs.
- Modified robot drop-off behavior using Robot Operating System in C++ and ran tests incorporating TensorFlow convolutional neural networks into physical robots for object classification in dynamic foraging scenarios for the "Swarmathon: The Next Generation" workshop.
Sandia National Laboratories - Applied Machine Intelligence R&D Group
June 2020 - August 2021Undergraduate Intern
Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Realized six different machine learning classifiers from scikit-learn for multi-label, multi-class classification, achieving above 95% accuracy for decision trees and fully-connected networks in identifying the port and optical device that produced a given optical spectrum.
- Tuned an auto-regressive generative model using TensorFlow and Keras for anomaly detection in high-resolution industrial components with background noise, achieving 70-80% accuracy.
Work Experience
UNM Computer Science Department
January 2020 - December 2020Course Grader & Lab Instructor
Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Responsible for teaching weekly lab sections covering Python and MATLAB fundamentals and holding office hours to individually assist students.
Publications
Andrici C., Pribisova A., ... Winterhalter, T. (2026). Misquoted No More: Securely Extracting F* Programs with IO. Under Submission. https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19973
Sarma R., Pribisova A., ... Briscoe, J. (2022). Classification of Intensity Distributions of Transmission Eigenchannels of Disordered Nanophotonic Structures Using Machine Learning. Applied Sciences, 12(13), 6642. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12136642
Moses, ME., Hofmeyr, S., Cannon, JL., Andrews, A., Gridley, R., Hinga, M., Leyba, K., Pribisova, A., ... & Forrest, S. (2021). Spatially distributed infection increases viral load in a computational model of SARS-CoV-2 lung infection. PLoS Computational Biology, 17(12), e1009735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009735
Sarma, R., Goldflam, M., Donahue, E., Pribisova, A., ... & Briscoe, J. (2021). Artificial Intelligence Assisted Optimization and Prediction of Absorption of Metasurfaces for Hot-Electron Generation. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, JTu3A.106. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO_SI-2021-JTu3A.106
Sarma, R., Goldflam, M., Donahue, E., Pribisova, A., ... & Briscoe, J. (2020). Optimization and Prediction of Spectral Response of Metasurfaces Using Artificial Intelligence. Crystals, 10(12), 1114. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10121114
Potter, KM., Donohoe, B., Greene, B., Pribisova, A., & Donahue, E. (2020). Automatic detection of defects in high reliability as-built parts using x-ray CT. Proceedings Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 11511, Applications of Machine Learning 2020, 115110O. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570459
Scholarships and Awards
- UNM Department of Computer Science Outstanding Senior Award (2023)
- Churchill Scholarship Recipient (2022)
- UNM Department of Computer Science Outstanding Junior Award (2022)
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship Recipient (2021)
- UNM Computer Science Advisory Board Undergraduate Representative (2021)
- UNM Department of Computer Science Outstanding Sophomore Award (2020)
- UNM Regent's Scholarship Recipient - full-ride academic merit scholarship (2019-2023)
- UNM School of Engineering Dean's List (2019-2023)
- United States Department of Education Presidential Scholar (2019)
Volunteer Experience
MPI-SWS Girl's Day
April 2025Presenter
Saarbrücken, Germany
- Gave a presentation about what it means to be a female student researcher and helped facilitate activities for a group of 20 middle school-aged girls during the planned "Girl's Day" at MPI-SWS.