I remembered the promise I made to myself that I wouldn’t give up on engineering. I’d finally rediscovered that dormant passion inside myself and I researched furiously, seeking out people, institutions, and programs. [Read more]
I Was Named One of WayUp’s Top 100 Interns In America – What Did I Learn?
What got me so involved in my community here? Simply put, my passion for ECE. In my opinion, there’s no better field for turning imagination into reality – all you need is the right training and a little hope. [Read more]
Hardware + Software + Coding Algorithms = Self-Driving Car
This is the story about how the three of us (Peize, Hang, and Shanlin) won a self-driving car competition with no previous experience. And also about how you can do the same. [Read more]
Mi camino desde el Sur-Centro de Los Angeles hasta La Universidad Del Sur de California
Estoy loco? No. Soy inteligente? No. Lo que soy es un gran trabajador que aprendió estos valores de mis padres inmigrantes Y de haber crecido en las calles de Los Angeles. [Read more]
My Path from South Central to the University of Southern California
Am I crazy? Nah. Am I smart? Nah. What I am is a hard worker who learned these values from my immigrant parents and from growing up in the streets of LA. [Read more]
Electrical Engineering at 10,000 Feet
Normally, on Monday afternoon I’d be sitting in EE355 with my fellow electrical engineering undergrads learning about software design. Instead, on this particular Monday, I was standing in front of a room full of researchers at the IEEE Aerospace Conference. [Read more]
How thinking like an Electrical Engineer Changed My Life
A lot of previous blogs have shared great advice about experience in research labs or plans for jobs after graduation. That is not the advice I’m here to give students. You see, by the time I had finished my first semester as a Freshman at USC I had lost weight. A lot of weight. [Read more]
Chasing the Viterbi Algorithm
I had always thought the most impressive thing about Dr. Viterbi was his algorithm, but actually, it’s the amazing place he’s helped build here. [Read more]
El camino hacia mi graduación: Reconociendo una gran lección a través del fracaso
Cada una de mis experiencias en USC me han ayudado a convertirme en la persona que soy el día de hoy. Estoy muy orgullosa de convertirme en un graduando de USC, pero al mismo tiempo también es una experiencia agridulce. [Read more]