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I strongly believe that education and knowledge provide a solid foundation for optimizing and channeling one’s innate potential. My fascination with technology was evident since I was in elementary school where I would grab my tools and open up the circuits of anything that I could get my hands on. I derive great pleasure in asking how to interrogate a problem and executing it. The curiosity, passion, and amazing teachers I have had so far nurtured this insatiable love for technology by really pushing and challenging me to achieve a master’s degree in electrical engineering and it is this desire that has driven me to pursue my next goal. Therefore, the Ph.D. degree I intend to pursue at Oregon State University is a step toward achieving my penultimate objective of being associated with the state of the art research and development in electrical and computer engineering. It is at this stage of my career that I gradually formulated a definitive strategy, keeping line
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in electrical and computer engineering with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, and develop theoretical approaches and experimental techniques. My ultimate goal is to apply the knowledge and skills acquired and effectively work with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems. I want to add value to the industry by doing high impact research and effectively communicating my work. I look forward to challenging assumptions, inventing, designing and developing the future applications of computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence with my acquired skills. A Ph.D. degree will bequeath me a solid grounding for my career and provide me the intellectual freedom for research, enable me to publish high volumes with high impact, and propel me towards industry or academia. I also intend to learn and develop future computer graphics and vision systems, intelligent algorithms and enhancing existing