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Low Power Communications 4 month secondment at ARM Limited – Cambridge, UK. George Smart Dr Paul Whatmough Dr Yiannis Andreopoulos. My Background. Final year PhD student Electronic Engineering, UCL Practical experience; hardware design & software Energy aware MAC protocols
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Low Power Communications4 month secondment at ARM Limited – Cambridge, UK. George Smart Dr Paul Whatmough Dr Yiannis Andreopoulos
My Background • Final year PhD student • Electronic Engineering, UCL • Practical experience; hardware design & software • Energy aware MAC protocols • Energy constrained networks
ARM Ltd • Semiconductor & software design company • Market dominance in low power computing • Used ARM products in personal projects • Recommended ARM as a good employer • Industrial experience
The Internship • Applied through BITE scheme with help • Existing skills & knowledge to be of use • Research & Development • Small team of engineers • Ongoing Low Power Communications project • Get some industry experience • Help me plan my future – industry or academia?
My Experience • Opportunity to work in fast moving company • Put knowledge into practice • Identify weaker skills which can be strengthened • Made friends, contacts, networking • Potential employment • Fantastic experience • I decided industry was the better path for me
ARM’s Viewpoint • New ideas and perspective on ongoing projects • Achieved project milestone • Successful project outcomes: • Academic paper • Patent (pending review) • Strengthened links between UCL and ARM • Potential for recruiting
Future Plans • I returned from my ARM after Christmas break • Continuing with final year of PhD • Looking for employment after my PhD • Made important career choices • Potential for future work on ad-hoc basis • Likely I will apply to ARM when I finish my PhD