What was it like? DataMan provided me with an exciting opportunity to be a part of what makes the wireless technology field and the computer science field in general so dynamic. Dataman has paper presentations weekly for review and possible direction for extended research that brings to surface ideas to be discussed. I was given the invaluable experience of project development and learning, in many situations, as I went along.
Research work-Debugged and modified Directed Diffusion Routing code, written in C, to be used in MOTES over a wireless sensor network. -Using C, developed and implemented a proxy which extended the scalability of the existing wireless network. -Designed and implemented a graphical display using Visual C++, to be viewed via Palm Pilots. -Using C, created a signal strength responsive SINK using the Water-Mark Threshold theory, which allowed the SINK to maintain connectivity while mobile. -Member of a three-person team sent to 29 Palms Marine Base to present and conduct experiments of ongoing research that required onsite code modifications due to dynamic site conditions. -Presented experiment results to members of DARPA at 29 Palms Marine base located in California. -Researched alternative solutions to the HAND-OFF problem in sensor networks.
Current Status: Currently, I am continuing the thread of development and new technology by studying to be a solution developer in the .NET architecture.
What was it like? I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to have both an internship in the corporate world, as well as this research internship. And while, I firmly believe that both experiences have been indispensable in my development as a computer scientist, I feel that my research thus far has given me solid sense of accomplishment. There something special about working with a group of people who are genuinely excited about the prospect of discovering something new or different. Theres an inexplicable, yet exhilarating feeling that comes with solving a problem (even if it's 13 hours into the work day!) So far, I've not only been able to flex my neurons, but have been able to hone the creative problem solving - an invaluable effect of the research experience.
Research Work ? The bulk of my group's work has been with small data propagation units and sensor boards, also affectionately known as motes. After gaining an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of these, it was time for us to find useful things for them to do. Our first task was to assist the motes answer for themselves, the eternal question of "Where am I?". A seemingly trivial question, we spent the better part of a few months exploring methods of localization and the like. However, currently our work has been focused on implementing a new method of packet forwarding along specified trajectories. I am relatively confident that with a bit of luck, more information about our work will magically appear on the Dataman Website.
Current status: I will be going into my final year at Rutgers this fall. I hope to continue my work here in the Dataman Lab, and perhaps begin the daunting task of applying to graduate schools.
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Research Work: I worked on the “WEB&” Web Task Hosting Service, a graduate wireless project under Profs. Nath and Iftode, which became a Cisco Systems Proof of Concept. Using JAVA, I implemented an XML-to-HTML Gateway for 3 server domains, provided operations and XML forms for interaction with HTTP servers, mapped and classified operations in a directory structure, and performed testing and integration with an existing prototype.
Current Status: graduated from Rutgers in June of 2000 with a B.S. in Computer Science and a Certificate in Internet Technology. This was my second undergraduate degree -- a career change. I currently work for Cisco Systems in the Customer Advocacy division. After one year as an IT engineer, I have changed roles and am now the lead IT analyst for a critical, customer-facing web application used by over 55% of Cisco's customers to open service requests. I was recently promoted and have been consistently ranked as a top performer.