Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2015
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel
- Received Google Student Award to attend W4A 2014
- Student Board Member, ACL/ISCA SIG-SLPAT 2013 - 2014
- Awarded NSF funding to present at ACM ASSETS 2012 Doctoral Consortium
M.S. in Computer Science, 2010
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel
- Student Volunteer, ACM SIGIR 2009
- Student Volunteer, ACM SIGCHI 2009
- CCIS Instructor of Record, Spring 2009
Master of Software Engineering, 2007
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Roshanak Roshandel
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Roshanak Roshandel
- Awarded ONR NREIP funding to conduct robotics research at SPAWAR, San Diego, 2007
- Awarded Microsoft grant to study business intelligence in higher education, 2007
- Awarded NSF Travel Fellowship to attend ACM SIGSOFT 2006 / FSE 14
B.S. in Technical Writing, 2002
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Dave Farkas
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Dave Farkas
- Matriculated through the Robinson Center's Early Entrance Program (EEP)
Security Clearance
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Certifications
Zend Certified Engineer: PHP 5 (ZEND010988), 6/28/2009
Zend Technologies, Cupertino, CA
Bartending Certificate, 1/31/2008
ABC Bartending Schools, Tukwila, WA