Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC
August 2003 - May 2004 (projected)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC
August 1999 - May 2003
3.95 / 4.00 overall GPA
4.00 / 4.00 major GPA
High school, Class of 1999
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM), Durham, NC
August 1997 - May 1999
Awards
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2001
John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholarship, 1999
NCSU Caldwell Fellow, 1999
Winner, Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, "Self-evolving Hardware for Adaptive Control System Design", November 2001
National Science Foundation Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies, Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2001
Winner, NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, "Improving Evolvable Hardware Processes", April 2001
NCSU Undergraduate Research Award, Spring 2001
NCSU University Scholar
Dean's List every semester at NCSU
Academy Honor Student, 38th Annual Salute to Excellence Program, American Academy of Achievement, June 1999
National Merit Scholarship, 1999
Honor Societies
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Golden Key International Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Professional Societies
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), October 1999 - present
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, October 1999 - present
International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, October 2001 - present
Research Experience
Evolution of Navigation Controllers for Unmanned Air Vehicles using Genetic Programming
Naval Research Laboratory
Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
May 2003 - present
Evolutionary Robotics
North Carolina State University
January 2002 - present
Genetic Programming
Naval Research Laboratory
Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
May 2002 - August 2002
CMOS Active Pixel Sensor for a Polarization-difference Camera
University of Pennsylvania
funded by a NSF Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies
May 2001 - August 2001
Artificial Evolution using Evolvable Hardware
North Carolina State University
funded by a NCSU Undergraduate Research Award
December 2000 - December 2001
Computational Fabrics
North Carolina State University
funded by a grant from DARPA
August 2000 - May 2001
Computer Stereo Vision
North Carolina State University
October 1999 - May 2000
Robotics and Three Dimensional Modeling
North Carolina State University
through the NCSSM mentorship program
September 1998 - May 1999
Characterization of Strain-Rate-Sensitivity of Low-Melting Solder Alloys Using the Automated Ball Indentation Technique
North Carolina State University
through the NCSU Nuclear Engineering Young Scholars program
July 1998
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, E115: Introduction to the Computing Environment, NCSU, Fall 2000
Instructor, UNIX Seminar, NCSSM, Spring 1999
Instructor, HTML Seminar, NCSSM, Fall 1998
Other Experience
Vice Chairman, IEEE Student Branch at NCSU, August 2000 - May 2002
Representative, Engineers' Council, August 2000 - May 2002
Chairman, Constitutional Committee, Engineer's Council, October 2001 - May 2002
Summer Study Abroad, London, England, July 2000
Webmaster, Broadside Magazine, April 2000 - December 2000
Computer Experience
Operating Systems:
Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, all Microsoft platforms