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I work with <a href="http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/~masha/">Dr. Masha Sosonkina</a> in the <a href="http://scl.ameslab.gov/">Scalable Computing Laboratory</a> in the <a href="http://www.cs.iastate.edu">Department of Computer Science</a>. My research interests are in High Performance Computing and Applications. </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Education<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p>MS in <a href="http://www.cs.iastate.edu">Computer Science</a>, <a href="http://www.iastate.edu">Iowa State University</a>, USA, January 2008 - Present</p> <p>BE in <a href="http://rknec.edu/page.php?id=dept_en">Electronics Engineering</a>, <a href="http://rknec.edu/">Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College</a> (Affiliated to <a href="http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/">Nagpur University</a>), Nagpur, INDIA, September 2002 - June 2006</p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Courses<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=heading><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Spring 2008</span></b></p> <p class=heading style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~cs531/">Com S 531 - Theory of Computation</a></p> <p class=heading style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/~catalog/2007-2009/courses/coms.html">Com S 552 - Principles of Operating Systems</a></p> <p class=heading style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.ece.iastate.edu/academics/courses/cpre-courses-500-600.html">Com S 537 - Wireless Network Security</a></p> <p class=heading><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fall 2008</span></b></p> <p class=heading style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~cs511/">Com S 511 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms</a></p> <p class=heading style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://class.ece.iastate.edu/cpre526/">Com S 526 - Introduction to Parallel Algorithms and Programming</a></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></li> </ul> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p>I received my undergraduate degree (BE) from <a href="http://rknec.edu/page.php?id=dept_en">Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College</a>,(Affiliated to <a href="http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/">Nagpur University</a>), Nagpur, India. Currently I am a Graduate Student pursuing Masters in <a href="http://www.cs.iastate.edu">Computer Science</a> at <a href="http://www.iastate.edu">Iowa State University</a>.</p> <p>I aim to complete my Masters by Fall 2009 and get experience by working for a reputed software company and use my skills efficiently. </p> <p>Besides computer science, I like to listen to Indian music, especially melodies. I am also interested in photography, cooking Indian food and experimenting new dishes.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <![if !supportMisalignedRows]> <td style='height:13.8pt;border:none' width=0 height=18></td> <![endif]> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:13.8pt'> <![if !supportMisalignedRows]> <td style='height:13.8pt;border:none' width=0 height=18></td> <![endif]> </tr> </table> <!-- INSERT CONTACT INFO: UNIT, PHONE, E-MAIL --> <div id=footer> <div id=copyright> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=200 height=31 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.iastate.edu/img/04/ISUbecoming.gif" alt="Becoming the Best"></span><span lang=EN style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>Nikhil Laghave, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>336 Wilhelm Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>Voice: (201) 616-2260. 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