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For a casual self introduction, continue reading.
I’m looking for a job, or an intern. I’m expecting to finish my work for my master in this summer, in University of Houston.
What skills I can offer? I’ve done many things along those years, but basically I have four things to offer:
- Mathematical modeling
- Programming
- Being a native Chinese speaker and willing to work in Chinese speaking regions.
- Knowledge and experience in 802.11 based networks and wireless sensor networks.
Mathematical modeling is a very general term. From my concentrated effort in the modeling and study of 802.11 wireless mesh network, I understand what it takes to connect the dots between theories and the real thing, and won’t be daunted by the search in the dark.
I’ve done quite a few different programming projects along the way. But honestly, most of the projects are the academia type: fast prototyping, working on thing that seriously lack documentation, deciding iteration and progress on my own. Although I probably didn’t get a lot of training in following the industrial coding standard, I have developed the ability to dive into big chunks of source code to locate the problem or understand the design, the sense of making agile decisions about spiking, prototyping and functionality coverage in each iteration, and the patience to cope with all kinds of obscure problems that would jump out in this process.
Being a native Chinese myself, I seized every opportunity to practice communication here in Houston, and I’m now comfortable to communicate professionally in English. But I also would appreciate every opportunity that would enable me to put my Chinese background into use, and I’m happy to work in both US and China.
In my three years of graduate life, I not only studied the theories of 802.11 based wireless mesh network from textbooks and papers, I also did extensive measurement of packet transmission, link quality, etc, as well as development in both simulation and real systems to gain a through experience of the network. Those knowledge and experience get me well prepared for the development, administration and diagnosis of 802.11 wireless mesh networks. In addition, I also have experience in tinyos development for telosb motes. And I’m confident that I can grasp other wireless networks very quickly with those experience.
It might seem not wise to go out of campus and try my luck in the job market in this time of depression. Indeed this is a sharp turn for myself. I always wanted to explore the possibility of transforming cutting edge research into market, and that’s why I joined WiSeR Group led by Dr. Rong Zheng . However, when I get to know more and about the industry and research communities, I realized that this ecosystem of hi-technology industry is much larger than I have originally thought, and the distance from academic research and commercial product can be very long or even unforeseeable even for the best researchers. So eventually I have come to the point to reconsider the best starting point for me in this ecosystem. After a long time of consideration, I decided that the best place for me would be in the industry instead of universities. Once I made this decision, I’m willing to start from beginning, however hard it is, and I want to waste no time for it even in this depression. In the mean while, I came to agreement with my advisor: I would finish my work in WiSeR group responsibly by the summer of 2009, which would be enough for a master degree in computer science, and more importantly, a potent indication of my investment in academic research.