Christian R. Berger

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Curriculum Vitae

Objective

 

To achieve a PhD in Electrical Engineering, focusing on telecommunications.

 

 

 

Work History

[ 05/06-08/06 ]                FGAN                                                Wachtberg

Visisting Researcher

· Worked on Initialization from Incomplete Measurements in the group Sensor Networks and Data Fusion (SDF)

[ 06/04-01/05 ]                Institut für Nachrichtentechnik               Karlsruhe

Assistantship

· Attended lab sessions to supervise students and help with given tasks, as teaching assistant for the Communication Systems Lab

· Derived and implemented analytical models for dynamic spectrum allocation in a wireless LAN system

[ 09/03-12/03 ]                Philips Research Laboratories                  Aachen

Internship

· Developed a simulator for a wireless car-to-car scenario in OMNet++

· Implemented a complete MAC and PHY layer according to IEEE 802.11a, as well as a preliminary mobility management

[ 05/02-09/03 ]                Institut für Nachrichtentechnik               Karlsruhe

Assistantship

· Participated in programming a wireless LAN simulation with OMNet++

· Held a two hour tutorial every other week for one semester, as teaching assistant for the lecture Probability Theory

· Adapted OMNet++, an open-source event-driven simulation software, to include an additional graphical user interface from NS2

[ 02/01-04/01 ]                Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG       Heidelberg

Internship

· Worked with materials (drilling, sawing,  turning, milling etc)

· Observed assembling, mounting, testing and maintenance of devices and machinery related to electrical engineering

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Student member of the IEEE

 

 

Additional Qualifications

 

Fluent German, English (US) and basic French, strong skills in C++ and MATLab, experience with Agilent ADS and Synopsys Design Compiler

 

 

Hobbies

 

Sports, including volleyball, running and biking, ballroom dancing, assembling models and board games

Office Phone: 860-486-2349

E-mail: crberger (at) engr.uconn.edu

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