University of Michigan
PhD in Computer Science and Engineering - Current
Columbia University
BS in Computer
Engineering - 2010
BA in Physics - 2010
I am currently a computer science and engineering PhD student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Within the department, I work in the Advanced Computer Architecture Laboratory (ACAL) under my adviser Prof. Thomas Wenisch.
My current research is in the development of hardware for a handheld 3-D ultrasound device. Because handheld ultrasound devices have a strict power limit and because 3-D ultrasound algorithms are computationally complex, such a device is not within the capabilities of off-the-shelf hardware. Additionally different algorithms are necessary to support various ultrasound applications due to varying requirements in resolution, frame rate, image depth, and motion correction; therefore, the problem cannot simply be handled by a hard-wired algorithm. My research focuses on developing specialized hardware that makes use of knowledge of the various ultrasound algorithms to provide high resolution images while staying within the power constraints.
Richard Sampson and Thomas F. Wenisch. Zcache skew-ered. WDDD '11: Workshop on Duplicating, Deconstructing, and Debunking, June 2011.
L. Jisona, Paul DeYoung, J Ferens, Chris Hall, J. Lunderberg, Patrick Mears, Derek Padilla, Graham Peaslee, and Richard Sampson. Forensic analysis of tempered sheet glass by particle induced x-ray emission (pixe). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 269(10):1067-1070, May 2011.
Paul DeYoung, Christopher Hall, Patrick Mears, Derek Padilla, Richard Sampson, and Graham Peaslee. Comparison of glass fragments using particle induced x-ray emission (pixe) spectrometry. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(2):366-371, March 2011.
Teaching Assistant at Columbia University
Spring 2010 - COMS W3827 Fundamentals of Computer Systems
Spring 2009 - COMS W3157 Advanced Programming
Spring 2008 - PHYS W3083 Electronics Laboratory
I grew up in a small town in Tennessee and later moved to Alabama, where my family currently resides, before starting high school. I also have one younger brother who is eleven years younger than me.
In my spare time, I am a Big Brother in the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. I also enjoy origami and boardgames for fun.
