Last week, after 44 years in the electrical engineering department at USC, I officially retired. But I might not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the decision to join a bright undergraduate student on a fun adventure to solve a way-out application. [Read more]
I would never have guessed that my two-year endeavor would end with major AFOSR funding, a first prize at the EE department research festival, and a completely new piece of technology built by my own hands entirely in our lab. [Read more]
شاید کمی کلیشه باشد، ولی زمانی که دکترای خود را شروع کردم میخواستم پایان نامه ام جایزه نوبل ببرد مثل برایان جوزفسون یا لویی دوبروی. یک سال بعد، تنها خواسته من این بود که پایان نامه ام یک مشارکت علمی قابل توجه در زمینه نوروساینس و نانوتکنولوژی محسوب شود. در نهایت، شش سال بعد، فقط میخواستم که پایان نامه ام امضا شود [Read more]
A hollywood star, pre-internet research endeavors, and one 33-page report documenting the history of one of the most important papers on communications ever written. [Read more]
进入南加州大学之后，我积极地寻找着能够满足自己对物联网和机器人融合领域兴趣的研究机会。幸运的是，我所在的南加州大学谢明电气工程系给本科学生提供了很多进入各个实验室进行研究的机会。 [Read more]
When I found out I had been accepted into USC Viterbi, I was full of joy. But along with that joy came fear – I had no idea what to expect! [Read more]
There are no precedents or playbooks or standard protocol when it comes to a PhD. There’s no existing method of doing something. There’s no training new recruits in the way things are “generally” done. You do things your way. [Read more]
We sometimes feel that everything we do should be engineering-related and career focused. It’s easy to forget to look around and help others, when in fact this is the most important responsibility an engineer has to society. [Read more]
There is a reason professors with PhD students are called “advisors”. We have a responsibility beyond just making sure our students gain technical knowledge. We must also help them navigate the emotional and professional challenges of life as a PhD student. [Read more]
As a polymath, I chose engineering because it was the best lens through which to understand many things I’m passionate about: community, problem-solving, math, music, fitness, physics, technology, and more. [Read more]