* Am inceput sa fac cercetare in algoritmi pe grafuri/combinatorica/optimizare la sfarsitul anului doi de facultate. In foarte scurt timp am "prins microbul" asa ca am decis sa incerc un doctorat.

h2. Trivia
 

* Am fost intern la Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto, CA in 2007 (cu toate ca nu eram doctorand pe vremea aceea)

* My Erdos number is 3: Paul Erdos - Maria Klawe - Robert Tarjan - Me :)
 

h2. Studii
* 2008 - prezent: 'University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign':http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/ (Phd candidate, Theoretical Computer Science)

* Honorable mention, 'CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Award':http://www.cra.org/Activities/awards/undergrad/, 2007
* Membru 'Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society':http://www.sigmaxi.org/
* Am primit "onoruri inalte" ('magna cum laude':http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_honors) la ceremonia de absolvire a Princeton-ului

 
h2. Mentori
 
* 'Bob Tarjan':http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ret/, Princeton University
* 'Sanjeev Arora':http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arora/, Princeton University
* 'Rob Schreiber':http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Robert_Schreiber/, Hewlett-Packard Labs