Kirsten Lee developed MTIA autotuning knobs support for the pytorch-labs/helion repository, focusing on enhancing hardware-aware autotuning capabilities. She implemented a clean Python API that dynamically adjusts configurations based on MTIA hardware compatibility, introducing functions to check for MTIA support and retrieve tunable fragments at runtime. This backend development work enables automated optimization by allowing the system to adapt to diverse hardware environments, reducing the need for manual tuning. The feature lays a foundation for future autotuning improvements and demonstrates depth in both Python programming and hardware compatibility, though the scope was limited to feature delivery without bug fixes during the period.