Electrical Engineering Project

ADRIANA B. FLORES MIRANDA

Rice University Rice MS-366, PO Box 1892

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 6100 Main Street

*******.******@****.*** Houston TX, 77251-1892

http://adrianaflores.net +1-832-***-****

Summary:

Seeking an electrical engineering industry internship focusing on design, development and analysis of Medium Access

Control protocols for next-generation wireless systems. Design and evaluation experience on a novel dual channel

Medium Access protocol at Rice University under the advice of Dr. Edward Knightly for the Rice Networks Group.

Implementation on Rice University's FPGA-based WARP test platform is ongoing. Knowledge in medium access

protocols including 802.11, LTE and GSM, along with physical layer technologies including OFDM and CDMA, and

transport layer TCP/UDP traffic analysis. Coursework in fundamental areas of Electrical Engineering and

Communications Systems including Networking, Communication Theory, Digital Signal Processing and Digital

Communications. Personal traits include consistency, passion, hard work ethic, creativity and capability of handling

and delegating responsibilities in a team.

Research Interest: Wireless communications; Design, simulation and analysis of Medium Access Control protocols.

Education:

Aug. 11 - Present Rice University Location: Houston, Texas

MS. in Electrical Engineering, expected May 2013

PhD. in Electrical Engineering, expected May 2016

Rice Networks Group

Advisor: Prof. Edward W. Knightly

GPA: 3.77/4.0

Aug. 05 - Dec. 09 Instituto Tecnol gico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Location: Monterrey, M xico

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, specialized in Telecommunications

GPA: 92/100

Jan. 08 - Jun. 08 Institut Sup rieur d lectronique de Paris Location: Paris, France

Semester abroad, course emphasis on Telecommunications

Publications:

A. Flores, R.Guerra, E. Knightly, P.Ecclesine and S.Pandey, "IEEE 802.11af: A Standard for TV White Space Spectrum Sharing,"

submitted to IEEE Communications Magazine, Dec 2012.

A. Flores, "D3: Data Division Duplex a MAC Protocol for Asymmetric Topologies with Asymmetric Traffic," Rice University

Master Thesis, expected May 2013.

Honors /Academic Awards:

Scholarships:

Texas Instruments Distinguished Student Fellowship (8/11 - Present)

Rice University ECE Department grant (8/11 - 7/12)

Academic Recognitions:

Graduated with honors in B.S. in Electrical Engineering, ITESM, Monterrey M xico (12/09)

Concentration in Telecommunications Certificate, ITESM, Monterrey M xico (12/09)

Work Experience:

Jul. 11 - Aug. 11 Company: Rice University, Rice Networks Group Location: Houston, TX USA. networks.rice.edu

Position: Student Researcher

Description: Restructure and hardware upgrade of urban wireless network in a n under-resourced Houston

community (TFA). In this project I searched for, tested and deployed new antennas with the objective of

removing multi-hopping, achieving better performance and coverage, through the implementation of large

directional cells.

Feb. 11 - Jul. 11 Company: KME Group Location: Osnabruck, Germany and Florence, Italy. www.kme.com

Position: Intern IT Developer

Description: Development of KME Web 2.0 Pilot Project an Enterprise Social Network that improves

communication, efficiency and productivity of the company. My task in this project involved the search for

the correct tool, program development and implementation of the social network. The institution became

stronger by real-time collaboration among the different offices in Europe and Asia.

Dec. 09 - Jul. 10 Company: Servicios Axtel Location: Monterrey, M xico. www.axtel.com.mx

Position: Administrator of Marketing Portal

Description: Graphic redesign of the marketing SharePoint site and improvement of overall functionality. My

work made the site more-user friendly through improved navigation controls, client -specific search result

pages and better overall look and feel. After my adjustments the site had a great response and became the

official institutional tool.

Aug. 09 - Jun. 10 Company: KME Mould M xico Location: Monterrey, M xico.

Position: Project Developer

Description: Development of a PHP based web application for production control that supervises the nickel

coating process for steel plates. This system calculates the ideal duration of each step based on a start date

and allows technicians to record the real-time durations. This application permits delay management and

time recalculation for all processes.

Graduate level Projects:

Project Course

Research, design, simulation and implementation of a novel Medium Access Control Master Thesis

protocol and data duplexing scheme. I perform a logical division of spectrum according to Jan. 12 - Present

data traffic direction that allows asynchronous and independent spectrum utilization per

data direction. Design is evaluated through NS2 simulations and hardware implementation

on the Rice WARP platform is in process.

Implementation and design of an algorithm to save energy in wireless networks. The Wireless Networking for under-

system dynamically changes among high and low frequencies to adapt to network load, resourced urban communities

reducing the required amount of Access Points and leading to significant energy savings. Aug.-Dec. 11

Undergraduate level Projects:

Project Course Project Course

Wireless Network simulation in Personal Study on RFID and Fiber Optics Transmission Media

Matlab. The user inputs the number Communication usage, features and mathematical Aug.- Dec. 08

of mobiles and access points (APs). Networks analysis of these technologies.

The program locates the APs Aug.-Dec. 09 The concepts were addressed and

randomly and calculates the power applied to current government

required for transmission projects in Mexico.

depending on the number of users

in its cell.

Study and Matlab Simulink Principles of Digital FPGA and Matlab implementation Digital Signal

implementation of OFDM Communications of band-pass and band-stop Processing

Modulation. This included the Jan.-May. 09 filters, which are applied to any Aug.- Dec. 08

mathematical analysis, criteria for audio input.

use and applications.

Programming Languages and Software:

NS2, Matlab, Linux/UNIX, C/C++, AWK, LATEX, HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and Javascript

Languages:

English: Advanced Spanish: Native language French: Intermediate/Advanced

Extracurricular Activities:

Member of Rice University Dance Theater (8/11-Present)

Member of the Rice University ECE Women's Leadership Group (8/11-Present)

Tutor and Coordinator of Informatics and Mathematics courses in PrepaNet (e -learning) (08-09)

Former member of the Company of Contemporary Dance ITESM (07 -08)

References: Upon request

Availability: Summer 2013 (May - July 2013)

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