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Postdocs in Canada: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Posted on September 19, 2012 by admin

I have not been keeping up with Canadian NSERC grant options, and only now discovered Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, that offer attractive postdoctoral salaries to both Canadian and international researchers. Fantastic opportunities for foreigners that want to build a scientific career … Continue reading →

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Startup Jobs: Misconceptions

Posted on July 21, 2012 by admin

Excellent article on misconceptions about startup jobs for technical people — http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/dont-waste-your-time-in-crappy-startup-jobs/ Many points are dead on, yet somehow very rarely get stated. A tidbit that resonates with me: startups are often perceived as places where engineers will be changing … Continue reading →

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Escape from Alcatraz 2012

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin

Long before I even started exercising, I caught, randomly, a Canadian TV special dedicated to the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon race. It seemed insane — people swim over 2km from the Alcatraz Island to the San Fransisco shore, then bike … Continue reading →

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2011 IEEE Communications Society Award

Posted on December 25, 2011 by admin

I received the 2011 IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communications earlier this month at the 2011 IEEE GLOBECOM award ceremony in Houston, TX. This award recognizes papers that open new lines of work, envision bold approaches to communication, … Continue reading →

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EnHANTs Project Demo Video

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

We have put together a video of the EnHANTs testbed demonstration, based on the demonstration we presented — and got the Best Student Demo Award for — at ACM SenSys 2011 back in November. The video is available here.

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Bright Future for Wearable Smart Devices?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

This week’s Economist has a piece on Marc Andreessen, a founder of Mosaic and Netscape turned venture capitalist. One of the things he apparently believes is that there soon be drastic changes in realm of personal technology and “body area … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication networks, Consumer technology, Energy harvesting, Good reads, Industry, Internet of Things, Technology, Wearable computing | Tagged Energy Harvesting, Internet of Things | Comments Off

Scientific Process

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

Scientific process as we imagine it to be and as it is.

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IoT infographic

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Neat Internet of Things infographic.

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Fascinating Papers: “Is the PHY Layer Dead?”

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

For the last few months the IEEE Communications Society top-10 downloaded papers list has included a broad paper based on a conference panel discussion: “Is the PHY Layer Dead?” by Mischa Dohler et al. This paper makes for a fascinating … Continue reading →

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NYC Triathlon: Unique New York Experience

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

A bucket-list item checked off: I finished the NYC Triathlon. I’ve done several shorter triathlons, but this was my first Olympic-distance event: 1.5 km swim, followed by a 40km bike ride, followed by a 10km run. In the NYC Triathlon, … Continue reading →

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