Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will
not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and
determination alone are omnipotent.
- Calvin Coolidge
I'm a faculty member in the Computer
Science department of The George
Washington University. I received my
PhD. from Boston University under
the direction of
Professor Richard
West.
I lead the real-time systems group at GWU focusing on research in
the Composite component based operating system. This
research has been funded by multiple NSF grants, including the NSF
CAREER award (for our work in predictable, system-level
fault-tolerance). This work has been published in top real-time
systems conferences, and we've received the best paper award, and a
best-paper nomination.
If you're at GW, are interested in system implementation, like to
learn how things work and make them do cool things, and are willing
to put in some hard work, I'd love to talk about research.
Fun facts:
- I've been lindy-hopping since '99. We find it wise to avoid throws.
- I've done a century in Seattle (100 mile bike ride).
- I ran the Boston Marathon in 3:18 as a bandit (shamefully).
- I have a minor in Philosophy with an emphasis on ethics.
- I've worked for the lab that created the atom bomb, Los Alamos
National Labs. I was very far from their nuclear operations, so I
only mildly glow in the dark.
- I've played with supercomputers at Cray Inc. while making a
small contribution to a Linux-based single-system image
system.
- I've worked as a barista. Though I have an unhealthy love
for coffee now, at the time I ironically refused to drink it.
- I've worked as a motorcycle mechanic when I got tired of
computers. This convinced me never to own a
motorcycle.
- I have an unhealthy appreciation of coffee shops, and am most
productive in them (esp. without Internet/email access).
- I married a ballerina. We both essentially play all day.
- I have a difficult relationship with Argentine Tango, but
persist.
- I used to have dyed-black hair down to my shoulders, and only
listened to the likes of Fear Factory.
- I have achieved masters rank in 2v2 sc2 (top 3% -- an acceptance
rate only rivaled by the NSF).
I seem to be significantly more boring now that I have been in the
past. Regardless, come chat if you're in the mood!