Vignesh Raja

I am currently an undergraduate Chancellor's Scholar and James Scholar majoring in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC). In June 2011, I graduated from Whitney High School with highest honors.

My research interests include cloud computing, computational biology, data compression methods, machine learning, and parallel computing.

For two consecutive summers, I interned at the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing and developed research-oriented Android applications.

I also participated in the Siemens National Research Competition and with a team, developed and tested an alternative method of compressing video footage.

As a hobby, robotic engineering also interests me.

Here are the current classes I am enrolled in for Fall 2012:

CS 225: Data Structures
CS 398: Computer Architecture
Math 461: Probability Theory
Physics 214: Quantum Physics
(CHP) Arch 199: Experiencing Architecture

Previous Coursework

At the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing:

WaterBusters: An Android application that targets water wastage in Los Angeles through the implementation of participatory sensing.
Poster
Phrenic Sound: An Android application that aims to establish a correlation between sound and mental capabilities (reaction time and memory).
Poster, Paper

Siemens National Research Competition: Video Compression with Color Quantization and Dithering

Research comparing combinations of color quantization and dithering algorithms to find a more efficient way to compress video.
Abstract, Paper

Email: vignesh [at] vigneshraja [dot] com

Cell: (562) - 650 - 6177

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