Young Scholar Award recipient

“Becoming a Young Scholar has broadened my perspective on how my research benefits humanity.”

Aakanksha Chowdhery, 2012

Current Young Scholars Role

Finance Vice Chair

Research Area

Network architectures and data analytics, including fog networking, cyber-physical systems, communications theory, wireless networks, for next-generation Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications.

Current Position

Machine Learning Engineer, Google Brain

Education

  • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  • B. Tech, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Young Scholar Research

High-speed last-mile internet connectivity through the use of Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) techniques for next-generation copper-access networks, allowing order-of-magnitude improvement in data-rates and stability of digital subscriber lines (DSLs) enabling millions of internet-enabled devices.

Other Honors

  • 2012 Paul Baran Marconi Young Scholar
  • 2010-2012 DARE Fellowship, awarded to top 16 Stanford doctoral students with potential to diversify academia
  • 2012 Rising Stars Program
  • 2010 Finalist for Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

Fun Fact

I have hiked up to the Mt. Rainier base camp.