Mayur Agrawal, Ph.D. Candidate

School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 465 Nothwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Mobile: 469-499-6936 | e-mail: magrawal@purdue.edu

Education

2007-2012

  • Pursuing Direct Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

  • Advisors: Prof. David Love & Prof. ‘Ragu’ Balakrishnan

  • Exploring the role of channel output feedback on communication systems

2003-2007

  • B. Tech (Hons.), Dept. of E & ECE, IIT Kharagpur, India

  • GPA: 9.11/10; top 5% of the graduating class

  • Thesis: Design of RISC processor for synchronization in WCDMA

Work Experience

Summer Intern at Citadel Investment Group, June 2011-August 2011

  • Interned with Portfolio Construction Group at Chicago, IL

  • Worked on developing pricing models for exotic options and measuring their risks

Teaching Assistant at Purdue University, August 2007-May 2010

  • Taught undergraduate laboratory courses on Transmission of Information (ECE 400) and Senior Design Project (ECE 402)

  • Performed recitations for a graduate course on random variables (ECE 600)

  • Awarded Magoon Award for Teaching Excellence for academic year 2008 and 2009

Summer Intern at Motorola, May 2009-July 2009

  • Interned with iDEN Group at Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Worked on the improvement of the preamble detection scheme for MOTO Talk feature in iDEN cellphones

Summer Intern at Qualcomm, May 2008-July 2008

  • Worked as summer intern for Qualcomm Research Center in San Diego, CA

  • Analyzed the techniques to enhance capacity for HSUPA technology

Computer Skills

  • Languages : C, C++, Python

  • Operating Systems : Windows, Linux

  • Softwares : Matlab, MS Office

Beyond Academics