Ersei is an HPC Solutions Engineer at KLA. They are a self-taught software engineer with a diverse skillset, ranging from reverse-engineering to self-hosting and programming language theory. Their focus has increasingly been on low-level systems, formal languages, and computer security skills. Ersei graduated from Purdue University's Computer Science program in the Winter of 2025. Outside of work, they contribute to open-source projects, give talks on technology, write blog posts, and manage their own servers and self-hosted software. They also enjoy the outdoors.