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+layout: fellow
+pagetype: fellow
+shortname: both-sides
+permalink: /fellows/both-sides.html
+fellow-name: Michael Noamesi
+title: Michael Noamesi - IRIS-HEP Fellow
+active: True
+dates:
+  start: 2026-06-08
+  end: 2026-08-30
+photo: /assets/images/team/fellows-2026/Michael-Noamesi.jpg
+institution: Gettysburg College
+e-mail: michael.john.kojo.noamesi@cern.ch
+focus-area: as
+challenge-area: agc
+project_title: A Pull-Based Task Distribution System for HEP Analysis - Hardening hq for Coffea-casa
+project_goal: >
+  Hardening the hep-queue (hq) pull-based task distribution system for
+  deployment at coffea-casa. The project adds TLS, lightweight worker
+  telemetry, per-task software environments, and characterized failure
+  handling, then validates the system at scale on an AGC-style ttbar
+  workload.
+mentors:
+  - Peter Fackeldey (Princeton University)
+  - Oksana Shadura (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
+proposal: /assets/pdf/fellows-2026/USA004-proposal-Michael-Noamesi.pdf
+presentations:
+current_status:
+github-username: both-sides
+linkedin-profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-michael-noamesi
+---
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