Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Projected 2013)

Energy Fellowship Recipient (2011-2012)

S.M. Electrical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009)

Siebel Scholars Fellowship Recipient (2008-2009)
Mathworks Fellowship Recipient (2007-2008)

B.S. Electrical Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007)

Graduated with Highest Honors (2007)
Knight of St. Patrick (2007)
Timothy N. Trick Leadership Award (2007)
International Engineering Consortium's Willam L. Everitt Student Award of Excellence (2007)
Edward C. Jordan Award of Excellence in Communications Research (2007)
Office of the Chancellor Golden I Award (2007)
Vodafone Research Scholarship Recipient (2006-2007)
Micron Technologies Scholarship Recipient (2005-2007)
Ellery B. Paine Outstanding Junior Award (2006)
Accenture Outstanding Junior Award (2005)

High School - Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Relevant Coursework

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6.867 - Machine Learning (FA10) - Tommi Jaakola & Michael Collins
15.401 - Finance Theory I (FA10) - Gustavo Manso
6.801 - Machine Vision (FA09) - Berthold K.P. Horn
6.869 - Advances in Computer Vision (SP09) - William T. Freeman
6.255J - Optimization Methods (FA08) - Pablo Parillo
6.438 - Algorithms for Estimation and Inference (FA08) - William T. Freeman & Gregory W. Wornell
6.437 - Inference and Information (SP08) - Polina Gollan & Gregory W. Wornell
6.441 - Information Theory (SP08) - Lizhong Zheng
6.341 - Discrete-Time Signal Processing (FA07) - Charles Rohrs
6.450 - Principles of Digital Communication I (FA07) - Lizhong Zheng
18.085 - Computational Science and Engineering I (FA07) - Gilbert Strang

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

ECE 445 - Senior Design Project Laboratory (SP07) - Gary Swenson
ECE 486 - Control Systems (SP07) - Rouzbeh Touri
ECE 558 - Digital Imaging (SP07) - Farzad Kamalabadi
ECE 385 - Digital Systems Laboratory (FA06) - Janak H Patel
ECE 442/443 Electronic Circuits Laboratory (FA06) - Elyse Rosenbaum
ECE 461 - Communications II (FA06) - Venugopal V. Veeravalli
ECE 418 - Introduction to Image and Video Processing (SP06) - Pierre Moulin
ECE 420 - Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (SP06) - Mark A. Hasegawa-Johnson
ECE 450 - Lines, Fields, and Waves (SP06) - Andreas C. Cangellaris
ECE 459 - Communications I (SP06) - Pramod Viswanath
CS 225 - Data Structures and Programming Principles (FA05) - Jason Zych
ECE 440 - Solid State Electronic Devices (FA05) - Kyekyoon Kim
ECE 410 - Digital Signal Processing (FA05) - Farzad Kamalabadi
ECE 329 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields (SP05) - Eric Dunn
ECE 390 - Computer Engineering II (SP05) - Zbigniew Kalbarczyk
ECE 413 - Probability with Engineering Applications (SP05) - Dilip V. Sarwate
ECE 210 - Analog Signal Processing (FA04) - Andy Mitofsky
ECE 290 - Computer Engineering I (FA04) - Donna J. Brown & David M. Nicol
CS 125/196 - Introduction to Computer Science Honors (SP04) - Jason Zych
ECE 110 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (SP04) - Marie-Christine Brunet & Timothy N. Trick