Faculty
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Allyn E. Hubbard, PhD | |
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 319, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-2815 (fax) 617-353-6440 | |
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| Background | Education: Ph.D., 1977 University of Wisconsin-Madison Honors/awards: 2002 College of Engineering teaching award Research interests:
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Graduate Students
| Marianne Nourzad Karl, PhD Candidate | ||
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 314, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-0037 | |
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David S. Freedman, PhD Candidate | |
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 314, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-0037 | |
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| Background | David joined the VNNS lab as a doctoral student in 2006. He graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He has been a Mission Chief with NASA ISS EarthKAM and has spent over four years as a teaching assistant. Currently, David is at Boston University pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in low power auditory neuromorphics. As a sidenote, David can also talk with computers, kinda like Dr. Doolittle does with animals. | |
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Cassandra Alice Browning, PhD Candidate | |
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 303, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-9882 | |
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| Background | Cassie came to the VNNS lab as a Phase II MS LEAP student in Computer Systems Engineering, and decided to stay at BU to pursue a PhD. She also holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining LEAP, Cassie served as a U.S. Army Officer. Her current professional goals are primarily influenced by her previous service as an active duty Army Communications Officer. Her military career included wartime and humanitarian operations worldwide with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division, Fort Campbell and the 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg. | |
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Yirong Pu (Yvonne), PhD Candidate | |
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 303, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-9882 | |
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Sarah Marie Kelsall, M.S. Student | |
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 303, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-9882 | |
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| Background | Sarah arrived at the VNNS lab as a LEAP Phase I MS student in BME. Her undergraduate degrees are in Physics and Linguistics from Bryn Mawr College. She hopes to continue in speech/hearing research in the future, but is open to change and fortuitous occurrences. | |
Resources
| Howard I. Cohen, Lab Manager | ||
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 303, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-0041 (fax) 617-353-6440 | |
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Previous Students
| Duk Joong Kim, PhD | ||
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 314, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-0037 | |
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| Shan Lu (Frank), PhD | ||
| Location |
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Room 314, 8 Saint Mary's Street Boston, MA 02215 | |
| Telephone Numbers |
(office) 617-353-0037 | |
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| Christian Karl, PhD | ||
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| christian.karl [-a-t-] gmail com | ||
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| Socrates Deligeorges, PhD | ||
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| dr.socrates [-a-t-] gmail com | ||
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