Barun Singh: Resumé
education § professional work experience § leadership § honors & supplement
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 2001-2006 |
Engineer in Computer Science (E.C.S.) Master of Science (S.M.) |
Research specialty in Computer Vision Thesis: Bayesian Approaches to Bilinear Inverse Problems Involving Spatial Evidence: Color Constancy and Blind Image Deconvolution (pdf file, approx. 2 Mb) |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1999-2001 |
Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.) | Major in Control Theory and minor in Communications Theory |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL 1995-1999 |
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.) Bachelor of Arts in Economics (B.A.) |
Entered college at age of 12 after completing 7th grade at Baldwin Jr. High School in Montgomery, AL Graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.8/4.0) |
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| Web Developer & Sole Proprietor Barun Singh Design 2001 - present |
Developed web applications and designed websites to solve the needs of a wide range of clients including businesses, educational institutions and government organizations. » Find out more and view my portfolio |
| Research Assistant MIT 2002 - 2005 |
Successfully completed and published research in the field of computer vision and machine learning. Worked with Prof. William T. Freeman in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. » View Publications |
| Teaching Assistant MIT 2005 |
Taught technical presentation skills to electrical engineering and computer science students (course number: 6.UAT) |
| Design Engineer Visteon Corporation Livonia, MI 6/2001 - 9/2001 |
Worked on design and modeling of front-end accessory drive (FEAD) system for hybrid electric vehicles |
| Graduate Student Instructor University of Michigan 2000 - 2001 |
Taught two classes: Electrical Engineering 1 (circuit analysis and electronics using modern digital equipment) and Introduction to Computers and Programming (C++ and MATLAB programming). |
| Science & Engineering Tutor Auburn University College of Engineering 1998 |
Tutored students in Physics, Circuits, Electronics, C, C++, Statics, Dynamics, and Chemistry. |
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| President of MIT Graduate Student Council 2002 - 2005 |
Elected and served as primary representative for over 6,000 MIT graduate students. Managed the activities of over 150 active members and 8 committees with a total budget of $300k. Initiated over a dozen Institute-level major programs, and saw them to completion. Interacted directly with MIT administration of all levels, hundreds of senior faculty, and many Cambridge City Council members. » Find out more and read a year-end report of what I accomplished |
| Co-Chair of Student Advisory Board to MIT’s President 2004 - 2005 |
Created the first board of its kind at MIT. Communicated students’ visions for the future of MIT directly to the MIT President through meetings and a final report. Coordinated 8 feedback forums with 200+ students. Facilitated meetings, led development of final report and presented findings to the community. » Find out more |
| Chair of Housing and Community Affairs Committee, Chair of Graduate Rents Group 2002 - 2003 |
Led committee of 35 people. Successfully created, implemented, and analyzed largest ever survey at MIT (3,000+ people) to assess needs regarding graduate student life. Used survey results to restructure rents of all graduate residences at MIT. Established and institutionalized methodology for optimally setting graduate stipend levels. |
| MIT Corporation Joint Advisory Committee 2003 - 2005 |
Worked with Corporation (MIT’s Board of Trustees) members, faculty, and students to help shape Institute priorities and agenda regarding diversity (and the creation a minority recruitment program), childcare, and academic integrity. » Find out more |
| MIT Funding of Graduate Students Committee 2005 - 2006 |
Helped set a vision for and recommendations regarding funding mechanisms for MIT to attract top graduate students. » Find out more (download the report, pdf file 254k) |
| Student Advisory Group to MIT’s Presidential Search 2003 - 2004 |
Collected and assessed student input to provide valuable, formal input into the selection of MIT’s 16th President |
| Founder and President of MIT EECS Graduate Students Association 2003 - 2004 |
Interfaced with students, faculty and administrators to create largest departmental student group at MIT. Recruited a founders group, took lead in writing a constitution and bylaws for the group, gathered student feedback and support, called and ran all group meetings. The organization has become a great success. » Find out more |
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| Patents | Fergus, R., Singh, B., Hertzmann, A., Roweis, S.T. and Freeman, W.T., “Removing camera shake from a single photograph”, Patent application filed 07/28/06. |
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