Name: Rakesh Kumar
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshkmr
Title: Research Scientist
Projects: Failure Analysis of High Performance Computing Systems; Approximate Video Analytics
Best Team in Sports: Indian Cricket Team
Favorite Vacation Spot: Goa, India
Favorite Quote: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
Music I work to: Bollywood, EDM, Pop

I am a graduate student at Purdue University, pursuing MS in Computer Engineering. I received my Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. My interests include Data Mining, Signal Processing, Optimization and Algorithms. I was working as a Software Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute-Bangalore for 2 years before joining Purdue. I enjoy playing badminton, TT and carrom. I also like to watch movies and TV shows during my free time.