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Education and Selected Honors
Duke University
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science
Systems Networking Research Group at Duke (SyNRG)
Advised by Romit Roy Choudhury with committee Jeff Chase, Landon Cox, and Victor Bahl
ACM MobiCom 2011 Travel Award
Best Paper Nominee at ACM MobiSys 2011
Runner-up to Best Demo at ACM MobiSys 2011
ACM MobiSys 2011 Travel Award
ACM MobiCom 2010 Travel Award
Departmental Award for Outstanding Research Project 2008-2009,
Degree anticipated May 2012.
Research Focus
Wireless networks, with nearly one mobile device per capita by 2015, are rapidly attaining ubiquity.
My research considers the design and implementation of innovative wireless network systems.
Through pragmatic designs, mobile clients can immediately benefit from increased performance, extended battery life,
fault tolerance, and enhanced security.
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Service to Research Community
ACM MobiHoc 2012, Web Chair
ACM S3 2011 Workshop (with MobiCom 2011), Industry Liaison and Web Chair
ACM S3 2009 Workshop (with MobiHoc 2009), Web Chair
External Reviewer for ACM MC2R, ACM SOCC, IEEE WoWMoM
The College of William and Mary
B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
Summa Cum Laude
ΦΒΚ (Phi Beta Kappa), Alpha of Virginia (founding) Chapter,
ΦΒΚ Prosl Award for Most Outstanding Computer Science Senior,
Stephen K. Park Undergraduate Scholarship Award (awarded by the Dept. of Computer Science),
James Monroe Scholar,
Degree received May 2007.
Experience
Post PhD
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Research Staff Member, Smarter Cloud Platform
Research Internships
Microsoft Research, Redmond
Research Intern, Networking Research Group (MSR-NRG)
Switchboard: A Matchmaking System for Multiplayer Mobile Games in ACM MobiSys 2011
Working with Sharad Agarwal, Ming Zhang, and mentored by
Victor Bahl.
Summer 2010.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Advised by Robert Snelick. Summer 2005, 2006.
Instructional Experience
Mentor to Duke C-SURF Undergraduate Fellows
Duke University, Dept. of Computer Science
Joe Levy, Peer-To-Peer Localization over Bluetooth Networks. Summer 2010.
Trevor Narayan, Mobile Phones in Medicine. Summer 2010.
Teaching Assistant
Duke University, Dept. of Computer Science
CPS 104: Computer Organization and Programming for Gershon Kedem. Spring, Fall 2008.
Lab Programming Consultant
The College of William and Mary, Dept. of Computer Science
Provided assistance to students in introductory undergraduate programming courses. 2005-2007.
Technical Skillset
Extensive domain knowledge in wireless data networks and mobile computing research.
Substantial systems development using C, C++, C#, Java, and SQL in Linux and Windows environments.
Notable kernel-level experience, especially through extensions to Click Modular Router and 802.11 drivers.