Profile Evaluation request for Ph.D., Fall 2017
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College: BITS PILANI, Pilani
Branch: B.E. Electronics and Instrumentation
Field of Interest: VLSI (Digital/analog)
Degree Goal (MS/Ph.D.): PhD
GPA/Percentage (Do not Convert to US Scale): 8.5
Topper's Percentage (or GPA): ~ 9.3
Your rank in your class: (Top 10/15 probably)
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GRE: 315 [148V + 167Q]; AWA: 3
TOEFL: 100(28-R,25-L,22-S, 25-W)
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Internships:
a. INRIA France (5 months, Bachelor Thesis): Stochastic Computing for Sub/Near-threshold Operation
b. INRIA France Summer Intern - (2 months ): Design of Logic Cells for Sub/Near threshold Operation in 28nm FDSOI
c. Madras Atomic Power Station (2 months ): Embedded Related project
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Research Projects:
a. Implementation of CLAHE algorithm on FPGA (CEERI)
b. RTL Level simulation of 32-bit pipelined RISC processor. (BITS)
c. Low power ADC using Sub-threshold OP-AMP for low speed (BITS)
d.Internet-based Home Automation System (BITS)
e. Project on Activation Function Based Analysis of Neural Nets (BITS)
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Submitted or Accepted Publications (Currently):.
Submitted:
Conference: 1 Submitted (might not get accepted by December).
Conference: 1 Submitted (ISCAS 2017, notification due on Feb 2017)
Will submit Journal in December
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LORs(tentative):
1) Professor INRIA: Strong
2) Assistant Professor at BITS : Strong
3) Assistant Professor at BITS : Mod/Strong
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Shortlisted Universities (Tentative):
1. UMich Ann Arbor
2. ASU
3. UTD
4. UCSB
5. USC
I need help in shortlisting the universities. Please classify my choices as ambitious, moderate or safe. Any suggestions for changes are most welcome.
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College: BITS PILANI, Pilani
Branch: B.E. Electronics and Instrumentation
Field of Interest: VLSI (Digital/analog)
Degree Goal (MS/Ph.D.): PhD
GPA/Percentage (Do not Convert to US Scale): 8.5
Topper's Percentage (or GPA): ~ 9.3
Your rank in your class: (Top 10/15 probably)
--------------------------------------------
GRE: 315 [148V + 167Q]; AWA: 3
TOEFL: 100(28-R,25-L,22-S, 25-W)
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Internships:
a. INRIA France (5 months, Bachelor Thesis): Stochastic Computing for Sub/Near-threshold Operation
b. INRIA France Summer Intern - (2 months ): Design of Logic Cells for Sub/Near threshold Operation in 28nm FDSOI
c. Madras Atomic Power Station (2 months ): Embedded Related project
---------------------------------------------
Research Projects:
a. Implementation of CLAHE algorithm on FPGA (CEERI)
b. RTL Level simulation of 32-bit pipelined RISC processor. (BITS)
c. Low power ADC using Sub-threshold OP-AMP for low speed (BITS)
d.Internet-based Home Automation System (BITS)
e. Project on Activation Function Based Analysis of Neural Nets (BITS)
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Submitted or Accepted Publications (Currently):.
Submitted:
Conference: 1 Submitted (might not get accepted by December).
Conference: 1 Submitted (ISCAS 2017, notification due on Feb 2017)
Will submit Journal in December
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LORs(tentative):
1) Professor INRIA: Strong
2) Assistant Professor at BITS : Strong
3) Assistant Professor at BITS : Mod/Strong
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Shortlisted Universities (Tentative):
1. UMich Ann Arbor
2. ASU
3. UTD
4. UCSB
5. USC
I need help in shortlisting the universities. Please classify my choices as ambitious, moderate or safe. Any suggestions for changes are most welcome.