“Due to its strong academic programs and research faculty and diverse student body, I chose to attend UMBC. I am fascinated with machine learning and signal processing algorithms so my program in electrical engineering was a perfect fit.”

 

Hometown: Columbia, MD

Degree Program: Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tulay Adali

Thesis/research topic: Complex-valued signal processing and machine learning

Previous Study:
2004, BS Computer Engineering, UMBC
2010, MS Computer Engineering, UMBC

Why did you decide to attend UMBC? And why did you choose your program in particular?
Due to its strong academic programs and research faculty and diverse student body, I chose to attend UMBC. I am fascinated with machine learning and signal processing algorithms so my program in electrical engineering was a perfect fit.

Briefly describe your graduate research and its purpose/applications:
My work involves deducing, or learning, information from a data set that is not immediately obvious using statistical methods and mathematical analysis.

What are your plans after graduation from UMBC?
I will explore many different paths and see what opportunities appeal to me at that time

When you’re not teaching and researching, what are your hobbies and interests?
I have a rose-breasted cockatoo and a reef aquarium

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