Education
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Master of Science (MS), electrical and computer engineering
Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2014
Admitted as a PhD student with a focus on large-scale software systems for machine learning and data processing. Transitioned to an MS degree based on refined goals.
Awards
- Aug. 2013 – May 2014
- Frank J. Marshall Graduate Fellowship
Courses and Projects
- Storage systems: Developed an integrity checker for ext2 in C and a cloud-backed file system with FUSE in C++
- Performance modeling of computer systems with queuing theory
- PhD-level machine learning, including a team project to design a classifier for songbird species comparing SVM and k-NN
- Readings and research in advanced and distributed operating systems
- Distributed embedded systems
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS) Master's Award
Aug. 2013 – Aug. 2014
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
Aug. 2012 – Dec. 2012
University of Waterloo in Waterloo, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) with distinction and Dean's honours, honours electrical engineering
Sept. 2008 – Apr. 2013
Emphasized control and communications theory, digital signal processing, optimization, and artificial intelligence.
Design project: Home power-usage monitoring system with custom wireless hardware modules, firmware, statistical forecasting, and web administration.
Awards
- Mar. 2013
- Infusion Cup for best overall cumulative design project of 71 teams
- Jun. 2012
- Sandford Fleming Foundation Co-op proficiency award
- Jan. 2011 – Apr. 2011
- Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA)
- Sept. 2011
- Walter Runge Award for excellence in written communication
- Sept. 2011
- Faculty of Engineering Upper-Year Scholarship for academic achievement
- Dec. 2010
- First in class of 97 students during the 2A academic term
- Sept. 2008
- President's Entrance Scholarship
University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada
Da Vinci Enriched Engineering Program
Summers of 2006, 2007