Anderson, Indiana, United States
My educational and research experiences span a wide range of engineering areas as well as other departments. I have taken advanced courses in computer engineering such as formal verification and advanced computer architecture, as well as advanced courses in electrical engineering such as radar engineering and advanced antenna design. I have attended graduate courses beyond engineering, including courses in in theory of statistics and advanced algorithms. These courses reflect my dedication to learning. Additionally, I have devoted myself to topics in engineering that are multidisciplinary. My master’s was on a re-configurable computer cluster where I Beowulf clustered 16 FPGAs to compare hardware speedup vs software speedup. I loaded an OS with a Debian RFS on to each board and used MPI to parallelize the 3DES encryption algorithm which I compared it to a hardware implementation in SystemC. My PhD research has focused on radar imaging, involving an understanding of RF, Signal Processing, and Machine Learning. My work spans these areas by designing and building a radar, implementing signal processing techniques, and utilizing machine learning algorithms. My commitment to learning and research has provided foundations in multiple areas that allow me to take on new and dynamic problems.
Under Dr. Li • Perform Radar Signal Processing • Investigate Statistical Imaging Techniques • Measure and Simulate Human Micro-Doppler Motions • Contributed to Writing and Research of Baylor URC grant: Distributed Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Radar Sensor Topology for Human Motion Monitoring in Foliaged Environments Effective Grant Date: June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 Amount: $7500 Under Dr. Thompson • Construct Scenarios for Electronic Warfare Operations Research • Investigate Algorithms for Mission Planning Scenarios • Simulate Electronic Warfare Signal Processing • RA for Dr. Thompson under Naval Post Graduate School Grant: Improved Algorithms for Electronic Warfare Applications Effective Grant Date: September 2013 – November 2016 Amount: $300,072
• Teach Introductory Digital Logic Theory • Organize and Develop Lessons, Homework, and Examinations • Work to incorporate IEEE/ACM Curricula Standards
• Heuristics for Satisfiability Solvers (MiniSAT) • Test and Verification Techniques for digital circuits • Extensive C++ and API implementations
Constructed a reconfigurable computer cluster with FPGAs to compare the runtime of distributed implementations of the 3DES encryption algorithm using hardware and software.