Lastname: Balzano

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Url: http://www.ece.wisc.edu/~sunbeam/research.html

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Addressoffice: N11, 53-138 Engineering IV

Addresslab: 1762 Boelter Hall<br>UCLA Main Campus

Addressmail: UCLA<br>EE Department<br>420 Westwood Plaza<br>MC# 951594<br>Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594<br>ATTN: 56-125KK, EEIV<br>C/O: Fe Asuncion

Department: Electrical Engineering

Urldepartment: http://www.ee.ucla.edu

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Education: <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=110>March 2007</TD> <TD width=50>M.S.</TD> <TD>Electrical Engineering,<BR>University of California, Los Angeles <br>Thesis: <i>"Addressing Fault and Calibration in Wireless Sensor Networks"</i></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=110>December 2001</TD> <TD width=50>B.S.</TD> <TD>Electrical and Computer Engineering,<BR>Rice University</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Professionalexperience: <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=175>09/2004 - 09/2007</TD> <TD>Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=175>06/2002 - 06/2004</TD> <TD>Software Developer, Applied Signal Technology Inc.</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=175>09/2001 - 05/2002</TD> <TD>Research Assistant, Rice University Networks Lab</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=175>06/2001 - 08/2001</TD> <TD>Chief Technology Office Systems Intern, New Focus Inc.</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=175>11/1999 - 08/2000</TD> <TD>Connexions Project Developer, Rice University Connexions Project</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Otherpublications: V. Gambiroza, P. Yuan, L. Balzano, Y. Liu, S. Sheafor, and E. Knightly, "<a href="http://www.ee.ucla.edu/~sunbeam/papers/ring.pdf">Design, Analysis, and Implementation of DVSR: A Fair, High Performance Protocol for Packet Rings</a>," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 11(6), December 2003.

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Awards: <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=100>Spring 2007</TD> <TD>Outstanding Masters Award</TD> <TD>UCLA Electrical Engineering Dept</TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top align=left> <TD width=100>Spring 2006</TD> <TD>Graduate Fellowship Research Program Honorable Mention</TD> <TD>National Science Foundation </TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE>

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