Laura Dodds Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

I am currently working as a visiting PhD student with Prof. Haitham Hassanieh at EPFL

Working as a PhD student at the Signal Kinetics Group, advised by Prof. Fadel Adib, to:- Create handheld RFID readers capable of locating RFID tags with centimeter-scale accuracy- Design and build new autonomous robotic systems that leverage radio-frequency(RF) sensing to find and retrieve hidden objects- Create augmented reality solutions that integrate.

Worked at the Research Labratory of Electronics (RLE) advised by Prof. Steven Leeb to:- Design lab exercises for a new MIT course focused on introductory electrical engineering (EE) concepts- Create interactive and educational challenges using a PSoC microcontroller to improve engagement with the material

Worked at the Signal Kinetics Group, advised by Prof. Fadel Adib, to:- Design and build an RFID reader capable of reading and locating cheap, battery free, radio-frequency RFID tags- Achieve high efficiency and scalability through algorithmic improvements

Improved data structure design and minimized recomputation to reduce a 1+ hour computation time to ∼30 seconds per operation and enable a real-time user interface

Worked at the Model-based Embedded and Robotic Systems (MERS) at MIT (advised by Prof. Brian Williams) to:- Build a physical system to help move simulated self-driving algorithms into the real world- Create a Robot Operating System (ROS) framework for interfacing with the VESC speed controller

Worked as a software engineer to: - Design and build a REST API and SQL Database to manage over 1,000,000 inspection images - Filter images based on quality - Increase efficiency of signal processing algorithms

Worked at the Toyota Research Institute at MIT (advised by Prof. Daniella Rus) to: - Utilize bash scripting to create a uniform initialization method for the lab’s self-driving platform to improve the testing process of new algorithms- Integrate new LIDAR sensors to enable higher accuracy

East Norriton, PA

Worked as a data analyst intern using R and Dataiku to create new offerings for High Point to sell to clients, including:-Forecasting revenue time series data-Validating names using US Census data-Implementing matching rules to improve master data management. Received level 1 certification in Dataiku

West Chester, PA

Worked for Comcast as a software developer to create a dashboard to help implement continuous development practices in the team. Learned skills including Python and HTML/CSS/JS

West Chester, PA

Worked for Comcast as a software developer intern to create a dashboard to monitor the status of applications in order to reduce mean time to recovery. Learned skills including SQL databases and SMTP servers

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Computer Science And Engineering, 5.0/5.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science And Engineering, 4.9/5.0

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science And Engineering