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Subject: MSEE w/1 yr. exp. Digital Signal/Image Processing, UNIX/Networking, VLSI/ASIC
From: sln69@europa.ee.usu.edu (Vijay Simha Sitaram)
Date: 14 Sep 92 12:32:11 MDT
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Organization: Utah State University Dept EE  Logan, Utah
Keywords: UNIX/Networking, Digital Signal/Image Processing, VLSI/ASIC                     VIJAY S. SITARAM

Home address :                                  Work address :
925N, 700E, Apt# 4                              Dept. of Elec. Engg. EL111
LOGAN, UTAH 84321                               USU, Logan, UTAH-84322
Ph. (801) 755-9080                              Ph. (801) 750-3481

                    Email: sln69@terra.ee.usu.edu

OBJECTIVE :

To obtain a challenging position as a software engineer.


EDUCATION :

M. S. in Electrical Engineering.                       (expected Sept. 92)
Utah State University, Logan, UT

B. E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
University of Mysore, Mysore, India. November 1989.
First Class with Distinction


AREA OF STUDY :

        Computer Networking I               Digital Signal/Image Processing
        Computer Networking II              Object Oriented Programming
        Digital and Analog VLSI Design      Unix Internals


COMPUTING SKILLS

         Languages : C, C++, Pascal, Assembly Languages of 80286 and TMS32020
         Platforms:  SUN Sparcstation, IBM RS6000, HP9000, PC 80x86
         Operating Systems:  SUNOS, UNIX, MS-DOS, VMS/VAX (4+ years)
         Software:  X11, VLSI Tech's VTI Tools, VHDL, Pspice, Netware SFT/286.


EXPERIENCE :

         * Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, 
            Logan, UT.                           (Jan '91 to date)
                Developed and tested algorithms to reduce the complexity 
                in vector quantization codebook generation and encoding.
         * Teaching Assistant, for courses on Digital Signal Processing and 
            Communication Systems.
         * Computer Engineer, Computer Maintenance Corporation Ltd. Bangalore
            India.                                (Jan '90 - Jan '91)
                Work involved hardware maintenance and software development on
                MS-DOS and VAX systems. Worked in a team to install and maintain
                CODEX FNX 4765, Distributed Communication Processor.


PROJECTS :

    * M. S. Thesis: Efficient Codebooks for Vector Quantization Image 
                     Compression with an Adaptive Tree Search Algorithm.
    * Speaker independent speech recognition system as part of an undergraduate
       project.
    * Developed and implemented many Digital Signal Processing algorithms.
    * Prepared a term report on DSP Architectures in VLSI.
    * Worked in a team of two for the Performance Enhancement of SUN-Transputer
       I/O Interface rate.
    * Implemented the receiver state machine of the KERMIT protocol, to receive,
       decode, and store files.
    * Worked in a group to plan and install NOVELL Netware SFT/286 (3clients +
       1 printer).
    * Developed pacakage for file transfer, across a network using NetBios
       function calls.
    * Programming experience with Inter Process Communications, on UNIX 4.3 BSD.
    * Programming experience with SUN Remote Procedure Calls.
    * Familiarity with UNIX system administration functions.
    * Design and implementation of Mean and/or Gain Removal VLSI chip for real
       time TV signal processing.
    * Analog VLSI design of high performance OPAMP.
    * Developed package in C++ to simulate Binary Hopfield nueral networks.


PUBLICATIONS:

     * Vijay S. Sitaram, Chien M. Huang and Paul Isralesen, "Efficient Codebooks
        for Vector Quantization Image Compression with an Adaptive Tree Search
        Algorithm". Submitted to IEEE Trans. on Comm. Apr. '92.

     * Vijay S. Sitaram and Chien M. Huang, "Efficient Codebooks for Vector 
        Quantization Image Compression". Presented at the IEEE sponsored 
        International Data Compression Conference. Snowbird,Utah. Mar. '92.


ACADEMIC HONORS

	* Received  a  Gold  Medal  for  scoring  highest  in  Physics,
           Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.
	* Was in receipt of Merit  Scholarship  throughout my schooling.


REFERENCES: 
         
         Available on request.