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
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