I'm a PhD student in the Computer Science Department at UC Irvine. I am affiliated with the Center for Embedded Computer Systems (CECS), the Architecture and Compilers for Embedded Systems (ACES) Research Lab and the Center for Pervasive Communications and Computing (CPCC). My primary research interest is in the area of embedded systems, with a specific focus on design automation for multi-processor systems-on-chip (MPSoC). My other interests include design of advanced on-chip optical interconnects, carbon nanotube interconnects and networks-on-chip (NoC), system-level modeling languages and design methodologies, formal verification, computer architecture, VLSI CAD algorithms and middleware for distributed embedded systems.