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RISE is excited to fund a comparison of codegen vs arm64 and use that to drive specific improvements into LLVM. Submit a proposal for RP009…
RISE is excited to fund a comparison of codegen vs arm64 and use that to drive specific improvements into LLVM. Submit a proposal for RP009…
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After years of hard work and dedication, on behalf of @zeroRISC, I am extremely proud to announce the commercial availability of the first ever…
After years of hard work and dedication, on behalf of @zeroRISC, I am extremely proud to announce the commercial availability of the first ever…
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For fourteen years, Microsoft had a larger-than-life CEO, his intensity the stuff of legend. He embraced a radical candor that sometimes meant…
For fourteen years, Microsoft had a larger-than-life CEO, his intensity the stuff of legend. He embraced a radical candor that sometimes meant…
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Experience & Education
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Projects
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dropbox.js
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Designed and built the JavaScript client library for the Dropbox API.
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6.006 Course Web Application
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Designed and built the Web application used to collect and grade student submissions for MIT's 6.006 (Introduction to Algorithms) course. Maintained the site since 2008, adding new features, performing style refreshes, and keeping the coding style and dependencies updated.
Honors & Awards
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3rd Prize
Steve Wozniak and the LiveWorx 2015 IoT Hackathon Judges
Awarded for a system meant to be used in an emergency situation (e.g. hurricane / tornado / tough winter) to help impacted people and first responders find places that still have vital resources (water / heat / food / electricity) or places that have no resources, but still have many people around them.
The UI used a Google Maps and a few intuitive controls. The data was collected by Edison boards with sensors (temperature, water, etc.) attached. The number of people around a place was…Awarded for a system meant to be used in an emergency situation (e.g. hurricane / tornado / tough winter) to help impacted people and first responders find places that still have vital resources (water / heat / food / electricity) or places that have no resources, but still have many people around them.
The UI used a Google Maps and a few intuitive controls. The data was collected by Edison boards with sensors (temperature, water, etc.) attached. The number of people around a place was estimated by the number of Bluetooth device MAC addresses detected by the Edison's receiver. -
Jawbone's Special Prize
MIT Grand Hack 2015 Committee
Awarded for building a payment system for restaurants that records the customers' orders, and recommends healthier food options (from the same restaurant) when sending out receipts.
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Ship It
Dropbox Hack Week Committee
Got the Ship It award for a developing a to-be-announced feature during Hack Week, and pushing it to production by the end of the week
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Best Team Effort
Dropbox Hack Week Committee
Got the Best Team Effort award, as a member of the team that presented dropbox.js and a suite of demo applications
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1st prize
GTUG (Google Technology User Group) Boston
Awarded at the Google Chrome hackathon in Cambridge, MA, for the "Clutter" Chrome extension
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Finalist (10th place)
MIT 6.370 (Battlecode AI Competition) Staff
Became a finalist in MIT's 6.370 (MIT Battlecode AI Competition). All team members were working full-time organizing another MIT class, 6.470 (the Web Programming Competition).
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Special Recognition Award
MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Awarded for contributions that helped shape MIT's 6.006 (Introduction to Algorithms) course while serving as a Teaching Assistant
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2nd Prize
MIT 6.470 (Web Programming Competition) Staff
Awarded for building a Web and Facebook application that helped users find interesting movies and set up viewings with their friends
Languages
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Romanian
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Chinese
Limited working proficiency
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