sddec18-18 • Deep learning with Radar

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Tucker Creger - Project Manager

Tucker is a senior in Electrical Engineering from Louisville, KY. For this project, he is the Project Manager and will be working on both deep learning model development as well as hardware. He will also be handling coordinating with clients and suppliers. Tucker has previous internships at Altec Industries and John Deere. He is currently working as a Part-Time Student for John Deere in the Enterprise Electronics Group on Next-Generation Diagnostics. Tucker is also a member of the Triathlon Club and Run Club at Iowa State.

Clayton White - Hardware Developer

Clayton is a senior in electrical engineering from Des Moines, Iowa. Due to his interests in Analog Circuit Design, he has taken the role of Hardware Design Engineer. Most of his projects are within the area of amplifier design, such as a class D amplifier. Clayton has had an internship at Stanley Consultant's, a power consulting firm, but intends to intern for companies who focus more on integrated circuit design such as Skyworks, Texas Instruments, or Qorvo. Some hobbies of Clayton's include going to movies, building circuits, and watching TV.

Eric Bishop - Software Developer

Eric is a senior in Computer Engineering from Excelsior, MN. On our team, he is the main Software Developer and will be in charge of aiding our deep learning platform to analyze the radar data, the web site, and any other software needs that may come about. He is also in charge of keeping track of our notes during our meeting and keeping our files generally organized. Eric is currently the transitioning president of Students Today Leaders Forever; a service, volunteer, and leadership organization on the Ames campus; and a social chair on the Iowa State Running Club. Eric has interned at various companies over the past 3 years, such as Azuanet: a web design company in Spain, Cerner Corporation: a health care IT company in Kansas City, and Principal Financial Group: a financial company in Des Moines, IA, where he gained experience in various different software stacks and coding languages. Eric’s interests are new technology, rock climbing, running, and service.

Kellen O'Connor - Software Developer

Kellen is a senior in Electrical Engineering from West Des Moines, IA. For this project, he is the Deep Learning Architect and will design and test a neural network to analyze radar data. He will also coordinate with other members to collect meaningful data for training. Kellen is the current president of the ISU Robotics Club, where he coordinated their attendance at the 2018 ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition. Kellen has interned at John Deere Power Systems and John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, and is currently working as a part-time student for John Deere Knowledge Based Solutions, where he uses deep learning for image analytics. Some of Kellen's interests include deep learning, virtual reality, rock climbing, and drumming.

Nihaal Sitaraman - Hardware Developer

Nihaal is a senior in Electrical Engineering from Rolling Meadows, IL. For this project, he is the Hardware Developer and will be constructing the necessary circuitry. Apart from being a student, he also takes part in various clubs and competitions. He is the Project Chair for IEEE, Engineering Student Counsel Representative for Critical Tinkers, a member of Audio and Arduino club, regular participant in HackISU, and is an Eagle Scout. His background consists primarily of hardware, and he has a focus on semiconductor design and fabrication. He has interned as a Data Analyst for an IT staffing company, and as an R&D intern for a company in India that makes film capacitors. In his free time, Nihaal works on his projects (mostly related to audio), goes on hikes and bike rides, and golfs.

Mitch Hagar - Hardware Developer

Mitch is a senior in Electrical Engineering. He is from West Des Moines, Iowa. He is the Radar System Lead for this project. He is focusing on Communications and has experience in the fabrication process of microelectronics. He has had an internship at Electrical Power Products for the past two summers. He is also a member of IEEE- Eta Kappa Knu.