A Collection of Lots of Sops of Lots of Seniors From IIT , Bombay - Copy (1)

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According to whacko. (Addressed to our batch)

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As for SOPs, dont worr! too "uch. All of !ou ha#e good writing skills. An!wa!, "! ad#ice

on this "atter is$

%&' Ha#e a look at so"e SOPs now or earl! net S*+.

%' -hen its ti"e to write !our own SOP, do it full! b! !ourself. o not look at

an!bod! elses SOP.

%/' Ha#ing "ade #ersion &.0 of !our SOP, now take a look at as "an! SOPs as !ou can of

gu!s in !our area. Borrow points fro" then which !ou think are good.

%1' 2our SOP does not ha#e to be too big. -e at 334B tend to write long SOPs (&.5 to

pages) whereas 334+ gu!s (who get better schools6)7suall! write 0.85 page ("a. & page).

Basicall!, their SOPs are "uch "ore direct and to9the9point than ours.

%5' :*+*+B*: 4HA4 A SOP +7S4 B* O:3;3o"binator! and >o"pleit! 4heor!.

+! interest in +athe"atics goes back to the ti"e 3 was at school. 4his interest has

onl! grown through "! !ears in school and high school, as 3 ha#e learnt "ore and "ore

about the sub?ect. Ha#ing represented 3ndia at the 3nternational +athe"atical Ol!"piads on

two occasions, 3 ha#e been eposed to ele"ents of iscrete +athe"atics, particularl!

>o"binator! and ;raph 4heor!, outside the regular school curriculu" at an earl! stage. 4he

intensi#e training progra"s we were put through for the Ol!"piads ha#e gi#en "e a lot of

confidence in dealing with abstract "athe"atical proble"s.

+! eposure to >o"puter Science began after 3 entered the 3ndian 3nstitute of4echnolog! (334), Bo"ba!. 4he ecellent facilities, courses and facult! ha#e gi#en "e a

fir" background of the funda"entals in >o"puter Science. Ha#ing been eposed to the

#arious facets of >o"puter Science in the course of "! undergraduate studies, 3 ha#e found

4heoretical >o"puter Science "ost intellectuall! satisf!ing and sti"ulating. >ourses like

@iscrete Structures, @ata Structures and Algorith"s, 4heor! of >o"putation and

Algorith"s and >o"pleit! ha#e been "! fir" fa#orites. 3 find the proble"s in 4heoretical

>o"puter Science particularl! appealing because of the fla#or of abstract "athe"atics that

3 lo#e so "uch. At the sa"e ti"e, the proble"s in this field

ha#e a concrete basis, originating fro" practical proble"s in >o"puter Science. 4his adds

to their appeal.

:ecentl!, a lot of eciting de#elop"ents ha#e taken place in the field of

approi"ation algorith"s. 4he +arko# chain approach and the pri"aldual approach ha#ee"erged as powerful techniCues for the de#elop"ent of approi"ation algorith"s. +ore

recentl!, se"i9definite progra""ing has been used to obtain approi"ation algorith"s for

Opti"iDation proble"s. An interesting connection with results in 3nteracti#e Proof

S!ste"s has !ielded lower bounds on the approi"abilit! of #arious proble"s. 3 belie#e

that these "ethods ha#e a lot of potential. A lot of the pioneering work in these areas

has been done b! "e"bers of the facult! at Stanford. Prof. :a?ee# +otwani has been

in#ol#ed in the work on 3nteracti#e Proof S!ste"s and se"i9definite progra""ing. 3 ha#e

read about these results in the course of "! se"inar (Eunior 4hesis), "! su""er training

at the 4ata 3nstitute of Funda"ental :esearch (43F:), Bo"ba!, and "! B.4ech. Pro?ect

(Senior 4hesis). 3 find the" #er! fascinating and intend to work with proble"s of a

si"ilar fla#or.


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3 a" con#inced that 3 should pursue a career in research and teaching. For "e,

proble" sol#ing is an ehilarating eperience, uneCualed b! an!thing else. 3t would be

i""ensel! gratif!ing for "e to be able to contribute so"ething to the understanding of a

sub?ect that has gi#en "e so "uch pleasure and ?o!. 3t would also be wonderful to ha#e the

opportunit! to share with others that feeling of pleasure and ?o!, through teaching. +!

few eperiences with teaching, as a tutor for an undergraduate course and as a lecturer in

student workshops, ha#e e#oked fa#orable responses and ha#e been thoroughl! en?o!able. 3

belie#e that 3 ha#e the capacit! to "ake the co""it"ent and accept the challenges that a

career in research in#ol#es. 3 a" confident that 3 ha#e the reCuisite aptitude, eposure

and "oti#ation to "ake a "eaningful contribution to "! chosen field.

+! su""er training at 43F: has gi#en "e the eperience of working in an organiDation

oriented towards research. 3n the course of the two "onths 3 spent there, "! interaction

with the 4heoretical >o"puter Science group has taught "e a lot of things and also whets

"! appetite for "ore knowledge. 3 realiDe how i"portant it is, as a researcher, to

interact with other people working in the sa"e field, and at the sa"e ti"e, a" able to

work indi#iduall!.

A good research career can onl! be built abo#e the fir" foundation of a good

education. -ith "! long ter" goal in "ind, "! i""ediate ob?ecti#e is to work towards a

Ph.. in >o"puter Science. Ha#ing done "! undergraduate studies at undoubtedl! one of the

best undergraduate institutions in 3ndia, 3 would consider it "! pri#ilege to be able to

pursue "! doctoral studies at Stanford 7ni#ersit! and a#ail of the ecellent

infrastructural facilities and research opportunities it has to offer. 3 a" sure that thesti"ulating acade"ic en#iron"ent and interaction with the distinguished facult! at

Stanford will pro#e i""ensel! fruitful and facilitate "! de#elop"ent as an indi#idual

:esearcher in "! field. 3 feel that Stanford has a lot to offer "e, and at the sa"e ti"e,

3 a" confident that 3 would be able to "ake a positi#e contribution to on9going research

work at Stanford.

Ha#ing decided that 3 will engage in the pursuit of a career in research, 3 a" full!

aware of the i"plications. 3 a" aware of the kind of dedication, resilience and resol#e

that it calls for. 3 feel that 3 a" adeCuatel! prepared, both in ha#ing the technical

Cualifications, and in ha#ing the right "ind9set for doctoral le#el :esearch work. 3 look

forward to a long and "utuall! beneficial relationship with Stanford 7ni#ersit!.

Statement of Purpose+! ob?ecti#e for graduate studies in >o"puter Science is to prepare "!self for

the long ter" goal of pursuing a career of teaching and research. 3 ha#e nurtured a

strong passion to beco"e a scientist and pursue research. 3n the pursuit of

Gnowledge, 3 ha#e alwa!s adopted a rigorous approach in order to attain an in9depth

understanding of the sub?ect at hand. 4his has a"pl! reflected in "! consistentl!

brilliant career, alwa!s topping the class and ha#ing recei#ed nu"erous national

le#el awards. -ith a ;PA of .8, 3 a" ranked first at the 334 a"ong nearl! /50 students.

3 ha#e been in#ol#ed in research in parallel and distributed co"puting s!ste"s. 3 studied

#arious proble"s in distributed s!ste"s and distributed databases including deadlock

detection and resolution , ter"ination detection , distributed snapshots and

consistenc!. 3 ha#e been attracted towards the field of correctness of parallel progra"s.3 published a 4echnical :eport reporting errors in two published deadlock detection

algorith"s and highlight their underl!ing deficiencies with respect to the distributed

nature of co"putation. 3 a" also in#ol#ed in the de#elop"ent of an opti"iDer

generator which would auto"ate the process of writing opti"iDers based on the

specifications of the opti"iDations. 3 a" currentl! engaged in writing a paper on an

efficient algorith" for perfor"ing global data9flow anal!sis. 4he new algorith" that 3

ha#e de#eloped utiliDes the notion of backward infor"ation flow to perfor" propagation

using work9lists in an efficient "anner. 3 ha#e been in correspondence with Professor

E..7ll"an about "! algorith" and other aspects of the proble".


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3 ha#e chosen to pursue graduate studies at Stanford 7ni#ersit! because b! working

under the guidance of the distinguished researchers 3 a" confident of "aking an

original contribution in the field of >o"puter Science. +! interest in research has

burgeoned during "! undergraduate studies at 334. 3 ha#e ecelled in our well9rounded and

eacting undergraduate progra" and ha#e de#eloped a solid background to take up research

in >o"puter Science.

3 ha#e decided to go in for graduate studies which calls for a personal co""it"ent

to the fulfilling craft of independent research and that in#ol#es willingl! "aking

personal sacrifices of ti"e , leisure and i""ediate reward . 3n turn 3 shall get

intellectual satisfaction and the gratification of beco"ing a contributor toknowledge through research and the greater personal rewards of learning and

disco#er!. 3 belie#e that 3 possess the "oti#ation, intellectual abilit! and

preparation to set out on this ehilarating and arduous path and to "ake

Significant original contributions to !our on9going research work.

3 look forward to ?oining Stanford 7ni#ersit! as a graduate student at !our estee"ed

depart"ent.

Statement of Purpose

GOALS-SECTION

3, IJbf A"it >hakrabartiK, a" appl!ing to Princeton 7ni#ersit! for ad"ission to the IJbf

Ph.. progra"K in IJbf >o"puter ScienceK. +! research interests lie in the field of IJbf

4heoretical >o"puter ScienceK. +ore specificall!, 3 a" interested in the esign and

Anal!sis of Algebraic, >o"binatorial and o"pleit! 4heor!

and ;eo"etric Algorith"s.

+! long9ter" goal is to be acti#el! in#ol#ed with research and teaching in an area that 3

lo#e. 3 look forward to such an in#ol#e"ent as a facult! "e"ber at a reputed uni#ersit!. A

Ph.. in one of the afore"entioned areas would be the crucial first step towards this

goal.

PERSONAL-BACKGROUND-SECTION

Both "! parents ha#e done their Ph..s in +athe"atics and "! father is an acti#e

researcher in Applied +athe"atics. 4his had inculcated in "e a lo#e for +athe"atics right

fro" "! school da!s. On the other hand, 3 entered school in the sa"e !ear in which the

@@personal co"puter re#olution began in 3ndiaL therefore 3 ha#e, in so"e sense, @@grown

up with co"puters. +! interest in 4heoretical >o"puter Science is the co"bined result of

these two influences.

MATHS-BACKGROUND-SECTION

-hile in high school, 3 was in#ol#ed with the +athe"atical Ol!"piad progra" and this

cul"inated in "! being awarded a sil#er "edal at the /1th 3nternational +athe"atical

Ol!"piad. As a result of this in#ol#e"ent, 3 was eposed to basic >o"binator!, ;raph

4heor! and o""utati#e Algebra, Algebraic


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Functional Anal!sis.

3 hope to put "! "athe"atical background to good use in "! research work.

CS-BACKGROUND-SECTION

3 a" currentl! a senior undergraduate student of the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog! (334),

Bo"ba!, "a?oring in >o"puter Science and *ngineering. 3 had chosen this depart"ent for its

acade"icall! sti"ulating at"osphere, ecellent facult! and broad spectru" of courses, "an!

of which ha#e a strong "athe"atical fla#or.

o"puter Science. 3 find that "! "oti#ation, as well as "!

aptitude, is the strongest in this field$ 3 ha#e secured the highest possible grade (AA)

in all the fi#e theor! courses that 3 ha#e taken at 334 Bo"ba!, na"el!, IJe" iscrete

Structures, ata Structures and Algorith"s, esign and Anal!sis of Algorith"s, 4heor! of

>o"putationK and IJe" Operations :esearchK.

3 ha#e further enhanced "! 4heor! background b! opting for theoretical topics in "! IJe"

Se"inarK (?unior thesis) and "! IJe" B.4ech.J Pro?ectK (senior thesis). 4he for"er

in#ol#ed studies in >o""utati#e Algebra and >o"putational Algebra, while the latter has

in#ol#ed >o"binatorial Algorith"s, ;raph 4heor! and :ando"iDed Algorith"s and will soon

in#ol#e Approi"ation Algorith"s and applications of graph partitioning to N=S3 design.

RESEARCH-PLANS-SECTION

3 find Algorith"s and >o"pleit! theor! the "ost appealing areas of >o"puter Science

because of their "an! beautiful results together with their nu"erous applications to real9

life proble"s in atabases, Operating S!ste"s, ;raphics, >o"pilers and so on. 3 a"

fascinated with the enor"ous potential for research in these areas which has been re#ealed

to "e in "! IJe" Se"inarK and IJe" B.4ech.J pro?ectK and that is what 3 en#isage "!self

doing a decade fro" now.

Since proble" sol#ing is the "ost en?o!able and rewarding eperience 3 ha#e e#er known,

and since it is an integral part of a career in research and teaching in 4heoretical

>o"puter Science, 3 a" con#inced that such a career is the right choice for "e. 3 a" eager

to contribute so"ething to a sub?ect that has gi#en "e so "uch ?o!. 3 a" also enthusiastic

about being in#ol#ed in its teaching, as teaching a sub?ect enhances ones ownunderstanding of it.

H!-THIS-UNI"-SECTION

Princeton 7ni#ersit! has one of the worlds #er! best 4heoretical >o"puter Science groups.

An opportunit! to interact with this group would be a golden one for an! budding

theoretician.

Fro" a careful stud! of the depart"ents brochures and the ad#ice of the facult! at 334

Bo"ba!, 3 ha#e realiDed that Princeton can pro#ide "e with a perfect en#iron"ent for

directing "! "ental resources towards independent research. 3 a" confident of "eeting the

high standards of PrincetonL "! acti#e in#ol#e"ent and enthusias" in "! undergraduate

studies, which is a"pl! reflected in "! being ranked IJbf first in the instituteK, shouldser#e as proof of "! possessing the necessar! Cualities.

CONCLUDING-SECTION

Geeping in "ind "! long9ter" goals, "! i""ediate ob?ecti#e is to work towards a Ph.. in

>o"puter Science. 3 a" aware of the kind of dedication, perse#erance and resol#e 3 need to

ha#e for a fruitful career in research and teaching. 3 belie#e "! background has not onl!

Cualified "e technicall! but also gi#en "e the right "ind9set for such a career.

3 look forward to ?oining as a graduate student in !our depart"ent and ha#ing a long and

"utuall! profitable association with Princeton 7ni#ersit!.


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Statement of Purpose

Statement of #on$ term $oa#sAfter carefull! considering "! aptitude, interests, the nature of "! training and "!

ulti"ate professional a"bition, 3 ha#e decided to pursue a IJe" octoral degreeK in

>o"puter Science, in "! fields of interest IJe" >o"puter ;raphicsK and IJe" >o"putational

;eo"etr!K,ulti"atel! leading to a career in teaching and research. As a State"ent of

purpose of "! graduate stud!, 3 describe here "! acade"ic background, research interests

and career goals.

A%a&em'% a%('e)ements3 ha#e ecelled in acade"ics at e#er! stage of "! education. 3n the twel#e !ears of "!

schooling, 3 ha#e alwa!s been ranked first or second in "! class. 3 stood &&& th out of

&00,000 candidates in the highl! co"petiti#e ea"ination for ad"ission to the

undergraduate progra" at the 3ndian 3nstitutes of 4echnolog!. 3n the :egional +athe"atics

Ol!"piad &0, 3 was ranked th in "! ho"e state of +aharashtra.

Br'ef &es%r'pt'on of f'e#& of stu&*4he ecellent undergraduate progra" at the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba! not onl!

pro#ided "e with a strong foundation of >o"puter Science funda"entals, but also eposed "e

to #arious fields of >o"puter Science. 3 ha#e alwa!s been interested in proble"s in#ol#ing

#isualiDation. At 334, this led to an inclination towards >o"puter ;raphics and

>o"putational ;eo"etr!. 3 substantiated "! knowledge in these areas b! choosing graduatele#el electi#es in Ad#anced >o"puter ;raphics and ;eo"etric Algorith"s. 3 a" currentl!

working on "! !ear long B.4ech Pro?ect (senior thesis) titled IJe" 4riangulations in /

i"ensionsK, under the guidance of r. Sharat >handran. 3n this thesis we are looking at

deco"positions of pol!hedral into surplices with an e"phasis on obtaining well shaped

tetrahedral.

Sem'nar

3 a" also interested in +ulti"edia technolog!. 3n "! third !ear, 3 presented a ho"e paper

titled IJe" +ulti"edia atabasesK under the guidance of r. S. Seshadri. 3n this paper,

our stud! was focused on issues in#ol#ed in the storage and real ti"e retrie#al of

"ulti"edia ob?ects in a "ulti9user en#iron"ent.

Tea%('n$ an& +or, eper'en%e

+! !ears at 334 Bo"ba! ha#e gi#en "e substantial teaching eperience. 3 ha#e deli#ered

lectures at -orkshops on 7ni conducted b! the depart"ent and ha#e been a teaching

assistant for an introductor! course in progra""ing. 4his has built in "e a lot of

>onfidence that is reCuired to ecel as a teacher.

Eper'en%e 'n f'e#& of stu&*4hough "! eperiences in 334 Bo"ba! ha#e pro#ided "e with a strong foundation in "! fields

of interest, a good graduate progra" is necessar! not onl! to increase "! knowledge in

these fields but to "ould "e into a good researcher. 3 a" full! aware of the hard work and

perse#erance reCuired for a successful career in research and 3 belie#e that 3 ha#e the

aptitude and dri#e to "eet the challenge.

Un')ers't* para$rap(4he ;raduate progra" at S7ontributions to the ongoing research at Ston! Brook.


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3 corresponded with Prof. Arie Gauf"an whose encouraging repl! reinforced "! decision to

appl! to Ston! Brook.

3 look forward to ?oining S7o"puter Science leading to a doctorate. 4his decision followed naturall! after

carefull! considering "! acade"ic background, the areas of "! interest, and "! ulti"ate

professional a"bition, which is to pursue a research career, either as a teaching facult!

"e"ber, or in an : Q depart"ent of the industr!.

+! undergraduate education at 334 Bo"ba! has pro#ided "e with a strong and co"prehensi#e

background in >o"puter Science. 4he curriculu" included all the basic courses such as ata

Structures and Algorith"s, iscrete Structures, >o"puter OrganiDation and esign, S!ste"s

Progra""ing, 4heor! of >o"putation, etc.

3 had alwa!s been fascinated b! the field of Artificial 3ntelligence, which is wh! 3 chose

the topic of RHu"an and Artificial 3ntelligenceR for "! ?unior thesis. 4he literature

sur#e! that this entailed eposed "e to the funda"ental concepts, as also the research

work in progress, in the #arious do"ains of Artificial 3ntelligence 3 concentrated onissues in#ol#ed in hecking and >orrection

using A:49based neural networksR. -e are in#estigating the use of neural networks,

configured under the Adapti#e :esonance 4heor! paradig", for the task of detecting

spelling "istakes in *nglish tet and generating good suggestions for incorrectl! spelled

words. 4his guided independent work has gi#en "e a good understanding of the theoretical,

eperi"ental and co"putational skills reCuired in >o"puter Science.

3 ha#e been a teaching assistant for the introductor! course R>o"puter Progra""ing and

7tiliDationR conducted b! Prof. :.. Gu"ar of the >o"puter Science depart"ent. 3 ha#e also

helped in organiDing, and gi#en a lecture on the RN3R editor, during the 7o"puter Science and *ngineering Association of our epart"ent.

4here are two reasons wh! 3 belie#e that graduate stud! in a reputed depart"ent, such as

!ours, is i"portant for a person aspiring for a research career. Firstl!, working for a

thesis under the guidance of an epert whose work can ser#e as a "odel is the "ost

effecti#e "ethod of transfor"ing a student into a largel! independent researcher "aking

significant original contributions. Secondl!, the e"phasis of graduate stud! on intensi#e

and independent stud! of a specialiDed area is an ideal wa! of "aking a student capable of

reaching the frontiers of knowledge in a subfield Cuickl! and keeping abreast of the

latest de#elop"ents.

3 feel that with its co"prehensi#e facilities and co"petent facult! doing Cualit! research

work in the field of Artificial 3ntelligence will be the ideal place for "e to pursue

graduate studies. 4he working at"osphere of a #igorousl! acti#e depart"ent will be helpful

in "oti#ating "e towards ecellence.

3n short, 3 belie#e that a good graduate progra" is an essential step for realiDing "!

professional a"bition of beco"ing a co"petent researcher. 3 also belie#e that 3 possess

the "oti#ation, intellectual abilit! and preparation to do ?ustice to a de"anding graduate

progra". +! ecellent undergraduate record and "! high ;:* scores are testi"on! to that.

3, therefore, look forward to ?oining !our depart"ent as a graduate student.


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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

.M* Lon$ Term Goa#s/

+! undergraduate training in the epart"ent of >o"puter Science and *ngineering at the

3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba!, has eposed "e to a sti"ulating acade"ic

en#iron"ent where learning and research go hand99in99hand. 4hrough the "an! opportunities

3 ha#e had here, 3 ha#e found that 3 ha#e a deep interest in research work and a strong

aptitude for the t!pe of proble" sol#ing and proble" disco#er! that it in#ol#es. 3 ha#e,

therefore, decided to pursue acti#e research in >o"puter Science as a career.

.M* Areas of Interest/

Of the "an! fields in the >o"puter Science spectru", 3 a" especiall! interested in

>o"puter S!ste"s. -ithin this field, 3 a" interested in co"puter networks, distributed

s!ste"s, operating s!ste"s and distributed operating s!ste"s. +! ?unior se"inar work, "!

practical training and "! courses ha#e gi#en "e plent! of eposure to these areas and 3

feel that 3 ha#e sufficient "oti#ation and aptitude to work in this field.

3 a" also interested in Progra""ing =anguage design and Progra""ing S!ste"s. 3 ha#e worked

in these areas in "! su""er pro?ect at 43F: and in "! ongoing B. 4ech. pro?ect. 3 would

like to continue to learn about these areas in "! graduate progra".

.M* Imme&'ate Goa#s/

3 plan to work towards a Ph. . progra" with a focus on istributed and Parallel operating

S!ste"s. 3 would also like to follow up "! interests in >o"puter


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3, :ahul 4ho"bre, a" a senior student of the Bachelor of 4echnolog! progra" in >o"puter

Science and *ngineering at the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba!. 3 a" appl!ing for

graduate studies in >o"puter Science leading to a Ph.. 3 see this as a first step towards

achie#ing "! career ob?ecti#e of research in an acade"ic en#iron"ent.

.A%a&em'% Ba%,$roun&/

3 ha#e ecelled in acade"ics right fro" "! school da!s. 3n school, 3 consistentl! used to

secure one of the top positions in the class. 3n "! twelfth standard ea"inations, 3 was

placed in the "erit position at an All 3ndia le#el. 3 ha#e alwa!s been attracted towards

sub?ects that draw upon ones anal!tical abilities. 4hus, +athe"atics and Ph!sics were "!fa#orite sub?ects. 3 was placed a"ong the top &JT of the candidates who appeared for the

o"puter ;raphics, Algorith"s and Operating S!ste"s. At present 3 a" working under the

guidance of r.J Sharat >handran on "! ho"e paper titled IJe" Ph!sicall! Based +odelingK.

As a ?unior, 3 had presented a se"inar on IJe" Associati#e99>o""utati#e +atching and

7nificationK. 3 ha#e included a brief su""ar! of both these separatel!.

.Purpose of Do%tora# Stu&* an& Career Goa#s/

uring the course of "! education at 334, 3 ha#e realiDed and felt con#inced that "! true

liking and aptitude lies in research and teaching. :esearch and teaching go hand in hand.

4eaching gi#es one a sense of constructi#e participation in the education Process.

:esearch enables a person to sta! in touch with the latest ad#ances, while "aking

ones own contributions to the field. 3 ha#e also had a good deal of teaching eperienceas an undergraduate teaching assistant during "! ?unior !ear for the fresh"an course IJe"

>o"puter Progra""ing and 7tiliDationK. 3 ha#e included a brief description of this and

rele#ant certificates to substantiate "! clai".

3 belie#e that graduate education is not "erel! a continuation of college studies. 3

think that graduate education is process, in which the student learns how to do

independent research.

+! decision to appl! to 7


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M* $oa#s

3 a" appl!ing to the Ph progra" in >o"puter Science at Brown 7ni#ersit!. After

considering "! aptitude and the t!pe of work that 3 en?o! "ost, 3 a" con#inced that 3 want

to take up a career in research in >o"puter Science. A Ph is ?ust one step towards

realiDing this goal.

M* preparat'on for t(e same+! for"al introduction to >o"puter Science began at 3349Bo"ba!. 7nder its ecellent

facult!, 3 got eposed to the entire spectru" of >o"puter Science. 3n an en#iron"ent that

is intensel! co"petiti#e, and where research goes hand9in9hand with learning, 3 also got a

lot of drill in both theoretical research work and i"ple"entation, thus la!ing a sound

foundation for graduate stud!.

+! acade"ic and co9curricular record has been consistentl! good. 4hroughout school as well

as now, 3 ha#e been at or near the top of "! class. 3 ha#e listed so"e of "! achie#e"ents,

on the attached resu"e. -hat 3 would like to stress "ost howe#er is the fact that 3 ha#e

been consistent in all acade"ic or co9curricular (and e#en *tracurricular) tasks that 3

ha#e undertaken.

M* pr'mar* 'nterests

3 ha#e alwa!s lo#ed proble"s which in#ol#e plent! of #isualiDation. At 334, this resultedin an inclination towards IJbf >o"puter ;raphicsK and I>o"putational ;eo"etr!K, and also

Algorith"s. (4hese are the sub?ects that 3 want to pursue in "! graduate stud!K.

3 chose the electi#e >o"puter ;raphicsK and a graduate le#el course IAlgorith"s and

>o"pleit!K this se"ester, in line with these interests. +! B.4ech. Pro?ect (ho"e paper),

under IDr1S(arat C(an&ranK, is on I "'s'2#e Surfa%e Determ'nat'onK (hidden surface

re"o#al), a #er! popular topic in >o"putational ;eo"etr!.

(* Bro+n Un')ers't*0

3t would be a clichU to sa! that all fields in >o"puter Science are highl! interlinked. 3

ha#e eperienced this "!self, since freCuentl!, while working on a proble" in one field, 3

ha#e (through abstraction reduction analog!) landed up looking at another proble", that

one would nor"all! put under a different field altogether.

Hence, two criteria that 3 considered while selecting a uni#ersit! for "! Ph.. were the

uni#ersit! "ust be #er! strong in I>o"putational Geometr*K andor IComputer Grap('%s/ 3m*

pr'mar* 'nterests), and it "ust be fairl! good, if not eceptional, in other fields of

>o"puter Science too (especiall!, algorith"s and co"binator!).

Brown 7ni#ersit! "ore than satisfies these criteria. +! B.4ech. Pro?ect guide, r.Sharat

>handran also strongl! reco""ended it. An added attraction is its participation in the

Science and 4echnolog! >enter for >o"puter ;raphics and Scientific NisualiDation.

4here is one "ore (and the "ost co"pelling) reason. 3n "! B.4ech. Pro?ect, "! guide and 3

are concentrating on de#eloping better "ethods for the "o#ing "ultiple #iewpoint case of

hidden surface re"o#al. 4he preli"inar! ideas that ha#e e"erged out of this effort use a

result on I!na"ic planar point locationK b! IProf1Ro2erto Tamass'aK. 4heIline sweepKtechniCue is the other "a?or co"ponent in these ideas, and it was fro"I Prof1PreparataKs

book on >o"putational ;eo"etr!, that 3 first learnt it.I4he fact that both are fro" Brown

7ni#ersit! con#inced "e that Brown 7ni#ersit! is the natural choice in realiDing "!

graduate goals.K SubseCuentl! 3 corresponded with Prof.4a"assia, and his encouraging repl!

reinforced "! decision to appl! to Brown.

3t would be a pleasure to continue "! current research focus at Brown under their

super#ision. At the sa"e ti"e, 3 a" sure that "an! other proble"s which the Brown >S

depart"ent is currentl! focusing on, would be eCuall! interesting to work on.

(at I p#an to &o at Bro+n


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3 plan to carr! on ad#anced stud! of >o"puter ;raphics and >o"putational ;eo"etr!, as well

as related fields (e.g. algorith"s)L not onl! through coursework but also b!

Iparticipating in one of the se#eral ongoing pro?ectsK.4his will also gi#e "e the

opportunit! to contribute "! bit to the understanding of the fields which interest "e

so "uch.

3 a" keen that the output of "! Ph (and in fact, an! Ph), be well worth the ti"e and

effort spent on it. For the reasons "entioned abo#e, 3 a" sure that Brown 7ni#ersit! -ill

pro#ide "e the right en#iron"ent for this.

4'nan%'a# A'& 3 would be full! dependent on aid to finance "! graduate studies. 3f 3 a" granted an

assistantship, then gi#en "! long ter" goals, a research assistantship would be an ideal

eperience for "e. 3 also ha#e so"e eperience as a teaching assistant.


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+! earl! fascination for co"puters (since high school), co"bined with a strong liking for

anal!tical sub?ects inspired "e to seek ad"ission to one of the best and "ost co"petiti#e

>o"puter Science undergraduate progra"s in 3ndia 999 the B.4ech progra" in 334 Bo"ba!. 3

was successful in this endea#or, being ranked &&/th a"ong around &00,000 students in the

entrance ea"s to the 334s. 3n 334, a #er! strong curriculu", introduced "e to a wide

range of sub?ects in >o"puter Science, with a strong e"phasis on theoretical funda"entals.

3 ha#e alwa!s belie#ed that a sub?ect is understood better when one actuall! sees an

abstract theor! being realiDed b! a practical s!ste". 4he #arious de"anding laborator!courses and pro?ects in the B.4ech progra" at 334 ha#e pro#ided "e with a better

understanding of >o"puter Science. 4his belief has led to "! growing interest in co"puter

s!ste"s, and 3 ha#e consistentl! perfor"ed well in "! laborator! courses. 3 ha#e also, as

part of a ca"pus wide s!ste"s support group, been in#ol#ed in co"piling and installing

#arious software and s!ste"s.

;i#en these practical interests, "! theoretical background, "! aptitude and acade"ic

potential for graduate stud! (indicated b! "! ;:* ;eneral score of (N 800, V 80, A 8M0)

and >o"puter Science Sub?ect score in the Mth percentile), 3 feel that pursuing a Ph

degree in >o"puter Science is a step in the right direction towards "! long ter" career

goals.

4hirt! !ears fro" now, 3 want to be able to look back at the acco"plish"ents of "! life

and feel a sense of satisfaction. Satisfaction, because "! work "ade a significant i"pact

in "! field. And if 3 can achie#e this goal 3 will consider "! career a success. O#er the

past four !ears, 3 ha#e beco"e absolutel! con#inced that the path towards this goal will

in#ol#e le#eraging "! current skills and abilities to "ake significant contributions to

i"pro#e the understanding of s!ste"s and concepts in the field of >o"puter Science. Si or

se#en !ears fro" now, 3 see "!self as part of a leading research group, contributing "!

bit to the field of >o"puter Science. A Ph in >o"puter Science, is therefore a natural

first step towards this goal.

3 plan to work towards a Ph in the field of IJbf istributed S!ste"s and o"putation in "! final (net) se"ester.

3n "! opinion, the effecti#e co""unication of ideas is an i"portant part of an! research

career. uring "! undergraduate !ears in 334, 3 ha#e been fortunate to ha#e had so"e

eperience in teaching basic >o"puter Science. 3n "! ?unior !ear, 3 was a teaching

assistant for an institute le#el introductor! course in progra""ing, @@>S &0&$ >o"puter

Progra""ing and 7tiliDation, for fresh"en. 4he work in#ol#ed conducting tutorials,

grading assign"ents, and pro#iding assistance during practical sessions.

3n "! ?unior and senior !ears, 3 ha#e been the 4echnical >oordinator, and subseCuentl!

;eneral Secretar! of the >o"puter Science and *ngineering Association, 334 Bo"ba!. 3n this


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capacit!, 3 ha#e been acti#el! in#ol#ed in planning, organiDing and lecturing at, #arious

workshops on 7


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3n this era of infor"ation technolog! 3 feel a sense of pride in being so closel!

associated with the field of co"puter science. 4he desire to forge ahead in this field b!

doing cutting99edge research has "oti#ated "e to pursue graduate studies.

A%a&em'% Ba%,$roun& 3 hail fro" a s"all industrial town where education is gi#en a #er! high priorit!. +!

father is an educator hi"self. 4his background inculcated in "e a deep inclination for

acade"ics fro" the #er! beginning. 4he sub?ects that attracted "e "ost were +athe"atics

and Ph!sics. 3n order to pursue a career in science and engineering, 3 appeared for the

Eoint *ntrance *a"ination for ad"ission to 334s. Securing an IJe" All 3ndia :ank of

&K a"ongst &00,000 candidates (.M percentile), 3 ?oined 3.3.4. Bo"ba!, one of

the best institutes for engineering education in 3ndia. 4he growing in#ol#e"ent of

co"puters in #arious fields of science and technolog! encouraged "e to choose co"puter

science as "! branch of stud! in undergraduate studies.

Un&er$ra&uate Stu&'es

After co"ing to 3. 3. 4., 3 was introduced to the true epanse of co"puter science. 4he

core courses ga#e "e an in99depth knowledge in each field. 4he lab courses and pro?ects

ga#e "e the progra""ing skills (for details of the pro?ects please refer resu"e ). +ost ofthese pro?ects were done in groups of two to four students. 4his ga#e "e the opportunit!

to learn to work in a group 99 both as a leader or otherwise.

Areas of Interest

+! "ain ob?ecti#e during "! undergraduate studies was to get an o#er#iew of #arious fields

in co"puter science and identif! a field of interest in which 3 could pursue "! research

career. Because of their #ast applications, co"puter s!ste"s, in general, ha#e attracted

"e. 3n particular, 3 a" interested in databases, distributed s!ste"s and parallel

processing. +! ?unior thesis was on IJe" database "iningK, which 3 co"pleted under the

guidance of r. S. Seshadri a" currentl! doing work in IJe" paralleliDing co"pilersK as

part of "! Senior thesis under r. S. Biswas. 3 ha#e also registered for a course on

R"odels of parallel co"putationW, intended to deal with funda"entals of parallel

algorith"s and parallel architectures, in the forthco"ing se"ester.

Career O25e%t')es

-ithin a decade or so, 3 #isualiDe "!self as a full fledged research professional in an

organiDation or a facult! "e"ber at one of the leading 7ni#ersities. 3 see Ph as a first

step in achie#ing this career ob?ecti#e. 3 a" willing to do +S as an inter"ediate step.

Stren$t(s

4here are a few things whose #alue 3 realiDed during "! undergraduate studies and now 3

strongl! belie#e in the". 4hese are IJe" hard workK 99


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Singhal, 3 ha#e to co"e to conclusion that the graduate progra" at !our depart"ent would

suit "! interests etre"el! well.

Con%#us'on

3 a" full! aware that a research career reCuires a constant, wellXdirected and whole99

hearted effort. 3 a" confident that 3 would "eet all the abo#e de"ands. Hence 3 appeal to

the ;raduate Ad"issions >o""ittee to consider "e for ad"ission, and financial aid.


3, Punit Bharga#a, a" a final !ear student of the four !ear Bachelor of 4echnolog!

(B.4ech.) progra" in >o"puter Science JQ *ngineering at the 3ndian 3nstitute Of 4echnolog!

(334), one of the nations pre"ier institutes. +! long ter" career ob?ecti#e is to pursue

a research career, either as a facult! in a uni#ersit! or a researcher in 3ndustr! and

;raduate Stud! at !our depart"ent would be the first step towards this ;oal.

Since childhood 3 ha#e had a strong inclination towards science. +! ecellent perfor"ance

in acade"ics inspired "e to take up science as a career. 3 therefore, took the Eoint

*ntrance *a"ination for ad"ission to the 334s and Cualified in the top 0.&T of about

&50,000 who took the test.

4he ecellent course structure coupled with high acade"ic standard further sti"ulated "!

interest in scientific pursuit. +! approach towards courses was to grasp the basic

concepts so as to de#elop a feel for the sub?ect. +! grades reflect "! attitude towards

courses. As a part of curriculu" 3 acti#el! participated in "an! inno#ati#e pro?ects. As a

result 3 ha#e de#eloped a keen interest and ha#e a sufficient aptitude for research and

therefore 3 belie#e that 3 shall be capable of "eeting the best standards in research.

Interest

O#er the past two !ears in the >o"puter Science depart"ent, 3 ha#e de#eloped a keen

interest in Progra""ing =anguages and istributed JQ Parallel S!ste"s. 3 ha#e taken "an!

courses related to this field and ha#e done consistentl! well in the". >ourses such as

Progra""ing =anguages, =anguage Processors (>o"pilers), Operating S!ste"s ha#e gi#en "econsiderable eposure to this field. 3 a" taking a ;raduate le#el >ourse on Parallel

Algorith"s net se"ester.

>urrentl! 3 a" in#ol#ed in "! B.4ech. Pro?ect on @@Progra" :estructuring for ;*o"puter Science at 737> is one of the best progra"s to pursue research in the field ofS!ste"s. Fro" the infor"ation brochure, web pages and as ad#ised b! "! guide, r.

ha"dhere, 3 ha#e gathered that a considerable a"ount of research is being done in S!ste"s

in 737>. A nu"ber of renowned facult! "e"bers of 737> are working on the research

frontiers of co"puter science. 3t would be "! pri#ilege to work with such renowned

researchers, and contribute so"ething useful to >o"puter Science.

Con%#us'on

3 look forward to ?oin 737> as a ;raduate student at !our estee"ed depart"ent.


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+! aspiration to work at the frontiers of scientific research leads "e to appl! to !our

uni#ersit!. 3 belie#e that a co"prehensi#e knowledge and a good grasp of funda"entals are

essential for such a career. 3 feel that ;raduate studies in >o"puter Science in a good

7ni#ersit! like !ours will help "e realiDe this ob?ecti#e. 4herefore 3 a" seekingad"ission to the Ph.. Progra" at Har#ard with a specialiDation in >o"puter Science. 3

ha#e co"pelling reasons to belie#e that 3 will be etre"el! successful both as a

;raduate student and later as a researcher.

As a first step towards obtaining a Ph.., 3 a" seeking ad"ission to the +asters progra"

at Har#ard 7ni#ersit! with a specialiDation in >o"puter Science. 3 would prefer doing a

direct Ph.., if it is possible.

+! superlati#e perfor"ance in school fetched "e a nu"ber of awards at the national le#el.

3 was awarded the prestigious o"pilers. 3 ha#e written an article on

@@istributed File S!ste"s with Prof. +.:. Bhu?ade which appeared in the Septe"ber

&1 issue of IJbf >S3 (>o"puter Societ! of 3ndia) >o""unicationsK. 3n this article the

basic concepts underl!ing the design and i"ple"entation aspects were discussed and

conte"porar! s!ste"s like =ocus, Andrew and 7ni 7nited were sur#e!ed in detail.

3 a" currentl! working on @@:egister Allocation Algorith"s for "! B.4ech thesis under

the guidance of Prof. .+.ha"dhere. 3n "! pro?ect we ha#e introduced a techniCue of li#e

range confine"ent which adapts the li#e range of a data ite" to the a#ailabilit! of

register. 3nstead of splitting a li#e range like in a >how9Henness! allocator we are

i"ple"enting the confine"ent techniCue. Half wa! through the pro?ect we ha#e alread! sent

part of our work for the IJbf A>+ S3;P=AonferenceK on IJbf Progra""ing =anguage

esign and 3"ple"entationK sponsored b! the Spe%'a# Interest Group on Pro$ramm'n$Lan$ua$es6 Asso%'at'on for Comput'n$ Ma%('ner*.

3 had also presented a course paper on language =inda which consists of operators that

e"bod! tuple space "odel for Parallel progra""ing Tand in#ol#es istributed ata

Structures.

3 ha#e a reason also to be confident of "! abilities as a teacher. As part of a nation

wide teaching progra", 3 ha#e taught school children sub?ects like Ph!sics, +athe"atics

and *nglish for four se"esters (three hours per week). 4his was an interesting eperience

which 3 feel would stand in good stead in the future.


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3 take i""ense pleasure in learning new concepts. 4his inCuisiti#e nature of "ine along9

with a desire to realiDe "! full potential dri#es "e to pursue research. 3 a" aware that

research calls for co"plete dedication and co""it"ent. 3 consider "!self to be "ature,

percepti#e, persistent and open to criticis" T Cualities which 3 belie#e are

essential for group research.

B! working under the guidance of distinguished professors like Prof,whose interests

"atch closel! with "ine, 3 a" confident of "aking an original contribution to the

field of >o"puter Science.

3 ha#e studied in one of the best institutes of our countr! and feel the need to epose

"!self to research in 7nited States which is currentl! a world leader in >o"puter science.

3 ha#e chosen to pursue ;raduate studies at Har#ard 7ni#ersit! because the facilities at

Har#ard see" to foster a health! research en#iron"ent as 3 could gather fro" the brochure

of !our depart"ent. 3 belie#e that 3 possess the "oti#ation, the intellectual abilit!, and

the preparation to set out on this ehilarating and arduous path, to do ?ustice to a

de"anding ;raduate progra" and to "ake significant contributions to the ongoing work at

!our 7ni#ersit!. 3 ha#e chosen to pursue graduate studies at 7ni#ersit! of +ar!land

because b! working under the guidance of distinguished professors like Prof,whose

interests "atch closel! with "ine, 3 a" Tconfident of "aking an original

contribution to the field of >o"puter TScience. 3 belie#e that 3 possess the

"oti#ation, the intellectual Tabilit!, and the preparation to set out on this

ehilarating and Tarduous path, to do ?ustice to a de"anding ;raduate progra" and to "akeTsignificant contributions to the ongoing work at !our 7ni#ersit!.

3 look forward to ?oining Har#ard 7ni#ersit! as a ;raduate student at !our estee"ed

depart"ent.


+! decision to appl! for a IJbf Ph..K progra" at IJbf 7ni#ersit! of 7tahK is dri#en b! "!

aspirations to pursue a research career in the field of >o"puter Science. 4his field

interests "e because of its for"al and rigorous "athe"atical nature and its wide9ranging

applications. 3 belie#e that a strong and thorough background as well as co"pleteawareness of recent de#elop"ents is essential for an intellectuall! sti"ulating and

satisf!ing research career. 4owards realiDing this ob?ecti#e at an estee"ed depart"ent

such as !ours, 3 a" appl!ing to !our uni#ersit!. An ob?ecti#e anal!sis of "! background,

interests, strengths and weaknesses leads "e to belie#e that 3 will be successful both as

a Ph.. candidate and later as a researcher in an acade"ic "ilieu.

Acade"ics has alwa!s been "! strong9hold. +! inCuisiti#e nature and a strong desire to

ingrain the funda"ental principles as well as techniCues of an! sub?ect of stud! has

enabled "e to achie#e an ecellent acade"ic record. +ore i"portantl!, it has inculcated in

"e the "ethodolog! of scientific inCuir! as reflected in "! rigorous and anal!tic approach

to proble" sol#ing. 4his is further e#ident fro" "! perfor"ance at higher9secondar! school

le#el and at 334 Bo"ba!. 4he ecellent course structure at 334 has gi#en "e a sound and

broad conceptual basis, which, 3 belie#e, is essential for a research career. 4hrough "an!pro?ects 3 ha#e undertaken in a sti"ulating acade"ic en#iron"ent at 334 where learning and

research go hand9in9hand, 3 ha#e found that 3 ha#e a deep interest in research work, a

strong "oti#ation and an aptitude for the t!pe of proble"

sol#ing it in#ol#es.

O#er the past two !ears at 334, 3 ha#e culti#ated a keen interest in the field of IJbf

As!nchronous >ircuits, For"al esign +ethods in N=S3K. 3 ha#e furthered "! knowledge in

this field b! reading #arious related articles and a" acti#el! in#ol#ed in research in

this area. 3 ha#e also opted for a graduate le#el course IJbf 3> esign 4echnolog!K in

Spring . 3 a" currentl! working on IJbf As!nchronous >o""unication between S!nchronous

Finite State +achinesK for "! B.4ech. 4hesis under the guidance of IJbf Prof. S. :a"eshK.


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3 a" working towards i"ple"enting co""unication pri"iti#es such as IJbf rendeD#ous, probeK

etc. at gate le#el in N=S3 circuits. 3 a" in#estigating different interconnect design

"ethodologies which can be i"ple"ented as IJbf dela!9insensiti#e as!nchronous circuitsK.

3n the first stage of this work, we ha#e proposed a IJbf new protocolK to i"ple"ent IJbf

as!nchronous rendeD#ous co""unicationK and a "ethod to i"ple"ent this protocol using

as!nchronous circuits. 3 fir"l! belie#e that this pro?ect is a sufficient de"onstration of

"! abilit! to conduct original and independent research.

3 ha#e strong reasons to belie#e that 3 possess the te"pera"ent for teaching, a good power

of speech and a thorough and etensi#e knowledge of "! field$ traits reCuired for a

successful teaching career. 3 ha#e worked as a teaching assistant in a onsidering the pioneering work going

on at !our depart"ent in the field of "! interest, !our depart"ent is an ideal choice for

an eciting research career. At the sa"e ti"e, 3 a" confident of contributing originall!

to the ongoing work at !our depart"ent. B! working under the guidance of distinguished

facult! at !our depart"ent, 3 a" sureL 3 will be able to eploit "! potential to the

fullest.

Geeping this in "ind, 3 look forward to ?oining 7ni#ersit! of 7tah.


3, Anil Gu"ar :uia, a" appl!ing to +assachusetts 3nstitute of 4echnolog! for ad"ission to

the Ph.. progra" in >o"puter Science. 3 a" especiall! interested in 4heoretical >o"puter

Science including the design and anal!sis of algorith"s like Approi"ation algorith"s,

:ando"iDed algorith"s, Parallel Algorith"s and >o"pleit! 4heor! and >o"binator!.

3 ha#e a strong background in +athe"atics. 3 was placed in the "erit list in +athe"atics

in school and high school and secured the &st position a"ongst &00,000 candidates in the

all 3ndia Eoint *ntrance *a"ination (E**) for the 334s. +! first eposure to co"puters

ca"e #ia progra""ing in high school and 3 found it so sti"ulating that 3 decided to pursuea career in >o"puter Science.

At the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog! (334), Bo"ba!, the ecellent facilit!, facult! and

the wide spectru" of courses ha#e gi#en "e an ecellent co""and on the funda"entals of

>o"puter Science. 3 ha#e alwa!s been fascinated b! abstract +athe"atics and 3 ha#e found

4heoretical >o"puter Science ?ust the right blends of abstract +athe"atics and concrete

>o"puter Science. +! interest in this field has kept on growing with courses like IJbf

iscrete StructuresK, IJbf ata Structures and Algorith"sK and IJbf 4heor! of >o"putationK

which ha#e been "! fa#orites.

+! B. 4ech. Se"inar (Eunior 4hesis) included a literature sur#e! on IJe" 4opological ;raph

4heor!JK and "! B. 4ech. Pro?ect (Senior 4hesis) is on IJe" >o"binator! and Algorith"sJK


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in which 3 a" atte"pting to obtain better solutions to #arious proble"s like constructing

"ini"al fault tolerant circuits and approi"ation algorith"s to construct "ai"al planar

sub graph. 4his has gi#en "e eperience in "astering abstract +athe"atical concepts as

well as in designing good algorith"s for si"pl! epressed practical proble"s. +! skills

and interest in this field ha#e been further i"pro#ed upon b! courses such as IJbf esign

and Anal!sis of Algorith"sK and IJbf ;eo"etric Algorith"sK in which 3 ha#e been eposed to

rando"iDed algorith"s for proble"s in co"putational geo"etr!. 4o further i"pro#e "!

co""and in this field, 3 ha#e taken IJbf Foundations of Parallel >o"putationK and IJbf

3nfor"ation 4heor! and >odingK for the co"ing se"ester. 3 a" also attending a lecture

series on the P #s proble".

3 strongl! feel that Algorith"s and >o"pleit! theor! are the core sub?ects in >o"puter

Science and proble"s in all fields can be handled using these techniCues. 4his area also

has a large potential for research and this is what 3 en#isage "!self doing a few !ears

fro" now, preferabl! in an acade"ic en#iron"ent.

3 a" con#inced that 3 should pursue a career in research and teaching. For "e, proble"

sol#ing is an eperience un"atched b! an!thing else. 3t would gi#e "e i""ense pleasure to

be able to contribute so"ething to this sub?ect. +! li"ited teaching eperience as tutor

in an introductor! undergraduate progra""ing course has been #er! positi#e and 3 would

lo#e to be able to teach "! fa#orite sub?ects and thus get a better understanding of these

fields "!self.

3 ha#e heard a lot fro" 334 alu"ni and facult! about the ecellent facult! in 4heoretical>o"puter Science, the research done in this field and the perfor"ance of the students who

ha#e graduated fro" +34. 3 a" sure that the sti"ulating acade"ic en#iron"ent and

interaction with the distinguished facult! will pro#e i""ensel! fruitful and facilitate "!

de#elop"ent as an indi#idual researcher in "! field. 3 feel that +34 has a lot to offer

"e, and at the sa"e ti"e, 3 a" confident that 3 would be able to "ake a positi#e

contribution to on9going research work at +34.

-ith these long9ter" goals in "ind, "! i""ediate ob?ecti#e is to work towards a Ph.. in

>o"puter Science. Ha#ing decided that 3 will engage in a career in research, 3 a" aware

of the kind of dedication, resilience and resol#e 3 will ha#e to show o#er the !ears. 3

feel that 3 a" adeCuatel! prepared for that, both in ha#ing the technical Cualifications

and the right "ind9set for doctoral le#el research.

3 look forward to ?oining as a graduate student in !our depart"ent.


M* $oa#s

3, Ashwin Shrini#as, a" appl!ing to the 7ni#ersit! of >alifornia, Santa Barbara for

ad"ission to the Ph.. progra" in >o"puter Science. +! goal is to pursue a career in

research, either in industr! or in acade"ia. 4en !ears fro" now, 3 en#isage "!self as a

full9fledged research professional in an organiDation, or a facult! "e"ber at one of the

leading uni#ersities. A Ph.. is an i"portant first step in achie#ing this ob?ecti#e.

M* 2a%,$roun&

4hough 3 was eposed to so"e aspects of >o"puter Science in "! last two !ears of school, aco"prehensi#e foundation in all the fields of >o"puter Science began after 3 entered 334

Bo"ba!. 4he >o"puter Science depart"ent at 334 Bo"ba! is indisputabl! a"ong the best in

the countr!. 3ts ecellent courses, facult! and learning en#iron"ent ha#e gi#en "e a fir"

grounding in all the fields of >o"puter Science.

+! acade"ic and co9curricular record has been consistentl! good. 4hroughout school as well

as now, 3 ha#e been at or near the top of "! class. +! class at 334 Bo"ba! consists of /

students, chosen fro" an All 3ndia ea" in#ol#ing &00,000 students. 3 "!self was th in

that ea". 3 ha#e listed so"e of "! achie#e"ents on the attached resu"e. 3 a" of the

opinion that research reCuires a fir" grounding in theor! backed up b! an in9depth

knowledge of s!ste"s and i"ple"entation. 4he i"portant courses of IJe" iscrete

StructuresK, IJe" ata Structures JQ Algorith"sK, and IJe" 4heor! of >o"putationK ha#e


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gi#en "e a good knowledge of theor!. 3n addition, 3 a" doing the course IJe" esign JQ

Anal!sis of Algorith"sK this se"ester and IJe" Parallel Algorith"sK net se"ester, in

order to further fir" up "! foundations. +! perfor"ance in lab courses attests to "!

knowledge of s!ste"s and progra""ing.

+! strengths are "! consistenc!, capacit! for hard work, and "! abilit! to work in a tea".

3 ha#e been in#ol#ed in "an! course pro?ects which in#ol#ed a group of students, and 3

ha#e been the tea" leader in Cuite a few of these. 3 belie#e that research in#ol#es new

ideas, as well as consistent effort to back the" up, both of which 3 a" capable of.

M* pr'mar* 'nterests3 prefer research proble"s to be an ideal "i of theor! and practice. 4he field of IJbf

atabasesK interests "e because of the scope for breaking new ground, as well as the #ast

applications possible. 3 belie#e that IJbf istributed atabasesK, in particular, is an

area with a lot of potential. +! grounding in this field is solid, which is reflected in

"! obtaining the best possible grade in both the courses in#ol#ing atabases, na"el!, IJe"

Business 3nfor"ation S!ste"sK and IJe" atabase +anage"ent S!ste"sK, and in their

respecti#e labs too. >urrentl!, 3 a" working on "! Senior 4hesis under r. S. Seshadri, in

which we are looking at the proble" of IJe" ;arbage >ollection in Persistent Ob?ect

StoresK. -e plan to sub"it it for publication after running so"e perfor"ance tests, which

we are designing. 3 ha#e included details in "! resu"e.

(* Ca#'forn'a-Santa Bar2ara0

Since all fields in >o"puter Science are highl! interlinked, 3 want to pursue graduatestudies at a 7ni#ersit! that is strong in all fields of >o"puter Science. 3 a" aware that

the depart"ent of >o"puter Science at the 7ni#ersit! of >alifornia, Santa Barbara is one

of the best in the world, being particularl! strong in atabases ("! pri"ar! interest).r.

Seshadri also reco""ends it highl!. 4hese facts ha#e led "e to appl! to >alifornia9Santa

Barbara.

4here is one "ore (IJe" and the "ost co"pellingK) reason. 3n the course of "! Senior

4hesis, 3 ha#e co"e across related work b! r. . Agrawal. His work has interested "e

i""ensel!, and 3 would like to participate in so"e of the pro?ects he is undertaking.

SubseCuentl! 3 corresponded with r. Agrawal, and his encouraging repl! and description of

the work at the depart"ent reinforced "! decision to appl!.

4'nan%'a# A'&

3 would be full! dependent on aid to finance "! graduate studies. 3f 3 a" granted anassistantship, then gi#en "! long ter" goals, a research assistantship would be an ideal

eperience for "e. 3 ha#e alread! "entioned "! interest in research. 3 also ha#e so"e

eperience in teaching. 3 ha#e been a lecturer JQ de"onstrator in student workshops held

in #arious colleges in the region. 3 was also in#ol#ed in a nationwide progra" which

in#ol#ed teaching school children. 4he good response to "! efforts, coupled with "!

prowess in dra"atics, elocution JQ debating gi#es "e the confidence to handle an! teaching

assign"ent.

M* p#ans 'f a&m'tte&

3 plan to carr! on ad#anced stud! of atabases, as well as related fields (e.g.

Algorith"s), not onl! through coursework but also b! IJe" participating in one of the

se#eral ongoing pro?ectsK. 4his will also gi#e "e the opportunit! to contribute "! bit to

the understanding of the fields which interest "e so "uch. 3 a" aware that the 7ni#ersit!of >alifornia, Santa Barbara epects #er! high standards fro" its students. +! track

record gi#es "e the confidence that 3 will be able to "eet those epectations. 3 belie#e

that "! association with the >o"puter Science depart"ent will be a "utuall! profitable

one.


A%a&em'% 7 Career O25e%t')es

+! long ter" career goals include the pursuit of research in the field of 4heoretical

>o"puter Science and teaching in an acade"ic en#iron"ent. 3 ha#e found that a career in

research is both intellectuall! sti"ulating and satisf!ing and hence 3 ha#e decided to


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take this up as "! career ob?ecti#e.

De$ree O25e%t')es

3 want to work towards a Ph.. in >o"puter Science in the field of 4heoretical >o"puter

Science. +! interests include both the design and anal!sis of Algorith"s as well as

>o"putational >o"pleit! 4heor!.

Reason for Gra&uate or,

3 ha#e alwa!s been fascinated b! "athe"atics. As a part of "! undergraduate curriculu", 3

ha#e been eposed to a range of ad#anced "athe"atical techniCues and 3 ha#e been

especiall! drawn towards both the anal!sis of Algorith"s and >o"pleit! 4heor!. 4hesefields ha#e both a strong "athe"atical fla#or as well as the potential for research which

is what attracts "e towards the".

4he fact that these sub?ects for" a unif!ing feature of all fields in >o"puter Science and

their Cuest towards achie#ing the li"its of what can and cant be done, for" part of the

reasons for "! fascination in the".

An undergraduate degree is "erel! an eposure to the #arious fields in an! branch of

higher education. 3 feel that "! undergraduate curriculu" has gi#en "e a sufficient enough

eposure to all the #arious possibilities for research that are possible and 3 ha#e chosen

the one for which 3 ha#e both an aptitude as well as a liking that 3 both ha#e an aptitude

for as well as a liking.

3n order to pursue an acti#e career in research, it is necessar! to both stud! and

understand the finer nuances of an! sub?ect. 3 belie#e that ;raduate Studies will not onl!

pro#ide "e with ad#anced knowledge about the field but also prepare "e to be a good

researcher. 3t is precisel! this reason which pro"pts "e to take up ;raduate Studies as

the net step towards "! career ob?ecti#es.

As an initial step towards achie#ing "! goal, as part of "! undergraduate studies, 3 ha#e

chosen "! electi#es so as to enhance "! understanding of these sub?ects. 4hese include

such sub?ects as Iesign JQ Anal!sis of Algorith"sK, I>o"binator!K and IAbstract Algebra

3K. 3 ha#e also audited (taken as non9credit) a ;raduate le#el course IAlgorith"s JQ

>o"pleit!K. 3 ha#e attended an Ad#anced +athe"atics 4raining Progra" in su""er / so as

to enhance "! "athe"atical abilities.

(* (a)e I %(osen Stanfor&

3 ha#e chosen Stanford as the place at which 3 would like to pursue a doctoral degree

because 3 find that the graduate progra" is full! suited to "! needs and that it possesses

a strong facult! in the field of 4heoretical >o"puter Science.

3 ha#e also consulted the professors in "! uni#ersit! who are working in the field of

Algorith"s and >o"pleit! 4heor! and the! ha#e strongl! reco""ended the research work in

these fields at Stanford.

Hence, 3 ha#e applied to Stanford so as to fulfill both "! acade"ic as well as "! career

ob?ecti#es.

Prad!ut Shah


M* $oa#s8

99999999

After considering "! aptitude and the t!pe of work that 3 like to do, 3 a" con#inced that

3 want to take up a research career in >o"puter Science. Since a good research career can

onl! be built on the fir" foundation of good education, "! i""ediate ob?ecti#e is to

pursue a Ph.. in >o"puter Science.

M* 2a%,$roun& an& m* pr'mar* 'nterests8


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99999999999999999999999999999999999999

3 ha#e alwa!s had an ecellent acade"ic record. 3 was awarded scholarships at the o"puter Science and *ngineering as "! "a?or field. 4he

ecellent facilities, courses and facult! at 3349Bo"ba! ha#e gi#en "e a lot of

drill in both theoretical as well as i"ple"entation aspects of co"puter science. 3 belie#e

that this co"bined with the "athe"atics courses that 3 ha#e taken for"s a sound foundation

for graduate stud!.

uring the course of the B.4ech. Progra", 3 ha#e de#eloped a keen interest in S!ste"s. +!

eperience in S!ste"s includes, besides the courses listed in the sheet titled >o"puter

Science Background, a nu"ber of pro?ects such as a pro?ect on =inu o"piler for a subset of

Pascal. As far as research eperience goes, 3 a" working on "! B.4ech. Pro?ect (Senior

4hesis) titled @Surface esign for /9 ;raphics, under the guidance of Prof. +ilind

Sohoni and Prof. Sachin Patkar. 3 ha#e included a brief su""ar! of all these pro?ects

separatel!. 3 shall also be doing a course in Parallel >o"puting under Prof. Abhira"

:anade. All these courses and pro?ects gi#e "e a fir" foundation in S!ste"s and 3 intend

to build upon this foundation in "! graduate studies.

Ot(er a%t')'t'es89999999999999999

3 ha#e been acti#el! in#ol#ed in #arious co9curricular and etra9curricular acti#ities. 3

ha#e regularl! participated in *locution and ra"atics co"petitions and ha#e won priDes. 3

a" also a "e"ber of the 3*** and the 3*** >o"puter Societ!.

Tea%('n$ eper'en%e8

9999999999999999999

3 ha#e so"e eperience as a teaching and laborator! assistant for an institute le#el

course for the first !ear undergraduates. S satisfies these criteria perfectl!. 3

a" sure that working in such an ecellent setup will gi#e "e #aluable research eperience

and enable "e to produce an ecellent output in "! Ph..

In %on%#us'on8

9999999999999

3 a" aware that 7>S epects #er! high standards fro" its students. On "! part, 3 canassure !ou of sincerit! and hard work. 3 a" confident that "! enthusias" will enable "e

to "eet !our epectations.

*agerl! looking forward to ?oining the 7ni#ersit! of >alifornia,

Pattekar A"ol Nina!ak


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+! schooling and three and a half !ears of undergraduate studies in ** at the 3ndian

3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba! ha#e "ade the choice of further stud!, for "e, an ob#ious

one. 4his should be attributed in part to the #alues that ha#e been inculcated in "e

during "! for"ati#e !ears in an educated "iddle class fa"il! background.

Beginning with a passing interest in **, these !ears of in depth stud! ha#e con#inced "e

that "! future lies in "icroelectronics. 4he challenges and possibilities for research in

de#ice, analog and digital circuit, and N=S3 circuit design fascinate "e. 4his 3 belie#e

has co"e about through a seCuentiall! structured introduction to this field through the

courses$

+odern Ph!sics,

*lectronic e#ices,Analog >ircuits,

igital >ircuits,

3ntegrated >ircuit esign and 4echnolog!.

3n addition, 3 ha#e worked on a nu"ber of related pro?ects. 3 ha#e worked on +OS capacitor

characteriDation under Prof. :akesh =al using a Cuasi static approach. +! B.4ech se"inar

(ho"e paper) dealt with +onte >arlo si"ulations of s"all Si +OSF*4s. +! guide was Prof.

E. Nasi of the ** ept. of 334 Bo"ba!. 3 ha#e undergone eight weeks of practical training

in a ept. of *lectronics lab where 3 studied the theoretical and practical aspects of

acti#e and passi#e coupling of edge e"itting se"iconductor lasers to optical fibers. An

=9S+ optical fiber "odule was "ade and eperi"ents were carried out. 3n "! senior !ear 3

presented a se"inar on hoice, 3#e looked

carefull! at the facult! and the a#ailable infrastructure.


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4he essence of uni#ersit! education lies in the success of the s!"biotic relationship

between the student, and his depart"ent. -ith !our repute in the field of "! choice, !ou

do ha#e a lot to offer "e, and at the sa"e ti"e, 3 a" confident of contributing

"eaningfull! to the research endea#ors at !our 7ni#ersit!. 3t is with this in "ind that 3

a" looking forward to a long and rewarding relationship with !ou.


Intro&u%t'on8

As we near the end of the twentieth centur! we can see the e#er growing need for co"puter

technolog!. O#er the centuries "an has alwa!s wanted to co"pute, and process infor"ation

as Cuickl! as possible. he has also wanted to co""unicate with his fellow hu"an beings who

are widel! distributed o#er this #ast world. o"pilers. 3 did

"! Bachelors se"inar pro?ect RBuilding Applications using the Ob?ect Oriented Paradig"R

under the guidance of Prof.


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fulfill this ai" of "ine, 3 seek to enroll for a +SPH in co"puter science at !our

7ni#ersit!. 4hrough the depart"ent brochure 3 realiDe that a #ast ga"ut of opportunities

eist in !our depart"ent. Hence 3 a" keen in ?oining !our progra", and furthering !our

research.

M* Goo& an& Ba& Po'nts8

3 strongl! belie#e in "aintaining ethical integrit! in all "! endea#ors. 4he "aintenance

of strong >hristian #alues is of ut"ost i"portance in "! work. 3 a" also a #er! friendl!

person to work with. +! bad Cualities include ha#ing a bad "e"or! and being absent "inded.

3 would like to end b! sa!ing that that 3 a" full! aware that a career in research and

acade"ics reCuires a high le#el of intelligence, unwa#ering dedication and a lot ofsacrifice. 3 a" confident that 3 would "eet all the abo#e de"ands, and hence 3 appeal to

the ;raduate Ad"issions >o""ittee to consider "e for ad"ission, and financial aid.


3 a" a final !ear student of the B. 4ech. Progra" in >o"puter Science and *ngineering at

the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba!.

+! undergraduate preparation here has gi#en "e a #er! substantial knowledge of the basic

areas of >o"puter Science. 3 ha#e alwa!s stri#ed to de#elop a clear understanding of the

basic concepts and acCuire an insight into the Science of >o"puting. An! a"ount of

learning in >o"puter Science would be inco"plete without hands on eperience ofProgra""ing. 3n this regard 3 ha#e co"pleted #arious pro?ects, both as part of "! courses

and out "! own interest also.

Of the "an! fields in the >o"puter Science spectru", 3 ha#e de#eloped a keen interest in

eclarati#e Progra""ing =anguages, >o"puter ;raphics, >o"putational ;eo"etr! and esign

and Anal!sis of Algorith"s.

3 ha#e ecelled in acade"ics at e#er! step in "! education. 3n "! & !ears of schooling 3

alwa!s ranked firstsecond in the class. 3n the entrance ea"ination for the 334s, 3

stood &8th a"ong M0,000 students. 3 ha#e consistentl! done well throughout "!

undergraduate studies also. +! ;PA is M./M&0.00 after the end of se#enth se"ester.

4he urge to obtain an in9depth understanding and specialiDed knowledge in "!areas of interest, has "ade "e opt for ;raduate studies. 3 would like to follow up "!

graduate studies b! taking up a research oriented post in either acade"ia or research

laboratories so that 3 can contribute "! own bit to the e#er9increasing knowledge in

these areas.

3 belie#e that the initiation of the process of original contribution is best done b!

working towards a Ph.. 3 #iew the "asters degree as an inter"ediate step in achie#ing

this goal. Hence, 3 would like to take up an +.S. cul"inating in a Ph.. as "! i""ediate

goal.

Un') Para

Fro" the infor"ation about current facult! research, which 3 obtained fro" the application

brochure, 3 find that pioneering research work is being done in declarati#e languages and

related architectures at the AriDona State 7ni#ersit!. Being part of such an ecellentresearch tea" will be a big step in achie#ing "! long ter" goals. 4he highl!

co"petiti#e and intellectuall! sti"ulating at"osphere at the AriDona State uni#ersit! will

bring out the best in "e. 4his pro"pts "e to appl! for graduate studies at !our

uni#ersit!.

Geeping in #iew "! background and career plans, 3 would prefer a research assistantship

but 3 would also like to ha#e teaching eperience. 3 ha#e studied in *nglish "ediu"

through out and ha#e had teaching eperience here in 334 also, which "akes "e confident

that 3 would be a successful teaching assistant.

3n conclusion, 3 would sa! that 3 a" #er! keen and enthusiastic about ?oining !our

uni#ersit!. 3 a" aware of the hard work and perse#erance necessar! for research work but


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3 a" sure that 3 will be able to ?ustif! to the fullest the confidence reposed in "e.


3 a" a senior !ear student in the epart"ent of >o"puter Science and *ngineering at the3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba!, one of the "ost renowned institutes for

undergraduate studies in 3ndia. +! decision to pursue graduate studies has been "oti#ated

b! "! e#entual ob?ecti#e of "eaningful research in the field of IJbf >o"puter o""unicationsK. 3 fir"l! belie#e that 3 possess the reCuisite background and

aptitude for pursuing acti#e research in this field at !our 7ni#ersit!.

A strong desire to ingrain the funda"ental principles of an! sub?ect of stud! has enabled

"e to adopt a rigorous and anal!tical approach to proble" sol#ing. +ore i"portantl!, it

has inculcated in "e the "ethodolog! of scientific inCuir!. 4hroughout schooling 3

"aintained the first position in "! class. 3n consonance with "! interests, 3 worked

towards obtaining ad"ission to the 3ndian 3nstitutes of 4echnolog! and secured a rank of

a"ong M5,000 candidates who appeared in the entrance ea"ination. >o"puter Science and

*ngineering was a natural choice for "! undergraduate studies in light of "! fascination

for co"puters.

+! interest in research has burgeoned during the course of "! undergraduate studies at

334, Bo"ba!. +! "a?or field of interest is co"puter networks and teleco""unications. At

present 3 a" working on "! senior !ear B.J 4ech.J Pro?ect on IJbf Fast Packet Switching in

A4+ o"puter o"puter o"puter ;raphicsK under the guidance of r. Sharat

>handran. 4he se"inar in#ol#ed an ehausti#e stud! of the #arious anti9aliasing techniCues

used to o#erco"e the ?agged effects arising due to the discrete sa"pling in a raster

graphics s!ste". 3 also i"ple"ented an anti9aliasing software package as part of

a pro?ect in an electi#e course on >o"puter ;raphics.

3 also ha#e the abilit! to work in a group pro?ect effecti#el!. 3 had done "! industrial

training in the :egional >o"puter >enter at Oil and orporation =i"ited and

during the course of the su""er pro?ect 3 de#eloped a data co"pression package. 4he

practical eperience 3 gained after working in such a big organiDation has gi#en "ei""ense confidence in tackling ti"e9bound practical proble"s.

+! undergraduate studies in the in#igorating en#iron"ent of 334L Bo"ba! has gi#en "e

substantial knowledge of the basic areas of >o"puter Science. 3 belie#e that 3 also

possess the abilit! and te"pera"ent to function effecti#el! as a 4eaching Assistant. 3 was

an assistant for a course on >o"puter Progra""ing for fresh"en and 3 ha#e helped in

organiDing two workshops on 7 conducted b! our depart"ent.

Ha#ing been part of an eacting undergraduate progra" at 334, Bo"ba!, 3 ha#e internaliDed

the desire to eplore frontline knowledge in "! research area. 3 belie#e that the ;raduate

Progra" at !our 7ni#ersit! will pro#ide "e the opportunit! to satisf! the sa"e and enable

further honing of "! technical and anal!tical skills acCuired thus far. 3 a" full! aware


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of the co""it"ent and perse#erance reCuired for research and belie#e that "! aptitude and

"oti#ation will see "e through the challenge. 3 a" also confident that gi#en an

opportunit!, 3 can contribute to the ongoing work in !our graduate progra" in a producti#e

"anner. 3 therefore look forward to ?oining !our 7ni#ersit! for pursuing higher studies

leading to a +astersoctoral degree.


+! ob?ecti#e in graduate studies is to prepare "!self for "! long ter" goal of a career in

research and teaching in >o"puter Science. 4he first step in that direction is pursuit of

Ph.. in >o"puter Science.

*#er since 3 was in high school, 3 wanted to be a scientist. Hence 3 ?oined 334 Bo"ba!,

where 3 chose >o"puter Science as "! undergraduate "a?or. 4he undergraduate progra" in

>o"puter Science and *ngg. in 334 Bo"ba! is unarguabl! one of the best in 3ndia and the

core courses in the undergrad curriculu" ha#e helped "e get a a sound grasp of the

funda"entals of al"ost all aspects of >o"puter Science, which is reflected b! "! position

in the top fi#e in a class of //. At 334, 3 also disco#ered the intellectual satisfaction

of sol#ing difficult proble"s on "! own. 3n the su""er #acation after the first !ear, 3

worked for so"e ti"e with a research scholar in the depart"ent of >o"puter Science and*ngg. 4his work led to a research paper, @@Heuristics for istributed Gnowledge9Based

S!ste"s, which was published in &1. Because of this and "! success in the

undergraduate courses, 3 feel that a career in research is suited both to "! aptitude and

te"pera"ent.

+! idea of research in graduate studies is a proper balance of theor! and practice. i.e.

to get theoretical results and to see, as far as possible, the i""ediate i"pact of the

sa"e through their i"ple"entation. 3 a" aware of the tough and arduous nature of this task

and willing to take on this challenge. 3 belie#e that 3 ha#e the reCuisite intellectual

abilit!, "oti#ation and the willingness to sacrifice leisure for work in order to fulfill

"! ob?ecti#e of scientific research and the attain"ent of intellectual satisfaction there

fro". 4hus 3 belie#e that 3 will be able to "ake a "eaningful contribution to the research

work at :ice 7ni#ersit!.

4he eacting nature of the undergraduate labs in 334 Bo"ba! has alread! gi#en "e a

co"prehensi#e knowledge of s!ste"s and s!ste"s progra""ing. But 3 feel that a strong

background in theor! is essential for a successful career in research in an acade"ic

en#iron"ent. So in order to aug"ent the knowledge of theor! which 3 got fro" the core

courses, 3 a" tr!ing to learn as "uch of theor! as possible in "! undergraduate progra". 3

took two courses on IJe" Algorith"sK and one on IJe" For"al Specification and Nerification

of Progra"sK for "! depart"ent electi#es in the se#enth se"ester and 3 will be taking a

course in IJe" >o"binator!K net se"ester. +! credit se"inar topic #iD. IJbf :ando"iDed

Algorith"sK under the guidance of Prof. Sundar Nishwanathan was also in theor!. =ooking at

the beautiful results in algorith"s, 3 a" sure that 3 would be ehilarated to get so"e new

eciting results on "! own. But i"ple"enting the results and pro#ing their practicalit!

would gi#e "e greater satisfaction. +! one9!ear B. 4ech. Pro?ect, under the guidance of

Prof. . +. ha"dhere, in#ol#es the design and i"ple"entation of an IJbf Opti"iDer;enerator S!ste"K. 3n this, 3 ha#e to co"e up with "! own idea for i"ple"enting inter9

procedural "a!9aliasing.

>urrentl!, "! research interests are in ParalleliDing and Opti"iDing co"pilers and 3 ha#e

worked in both. 3 a" also interested in Algorith"s. 3 a" eager to eplore so"e of these in

greater depth and "ake "! own contribution, howsoe#er s"all, to those fields.

uring "! preparation for "! B. 4ech. Pro?ect, 3 read nu"erous research papers fro" :ice

7ni#ersit!. 4hus "! choice of :ice 7ni#ersit! for graduate studies is based on a careful

ea"ination of the infor"ation regarding the facult! "e"bers and the research currentl!

going on in !our school.


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3 look forward to ?oining !our depart"ent as a graduate student. 3 a" confident that

graduate studies in :ice 7ni#ersit! will pro#e to be a rewarding task and 3 shall be able

to fulfill "! career ob?ecti#es.


3 a" a final !ear student of the B. 4ech. progra" in >o"puter Science and *ngineering

at the 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!, Bo"ba!.

+! undergraduate stud! has gi#en "e a sound base in the whole ga"ut of fields in >o"puter

Science and *ngineering. Alwa!s stri#ed to de#elop a clear understanding of the basic

concepts and acCuire an insight into the Science of >o"puting.

3 ha#e de#eloped a keen interest in atabase +anage"ent S!ste"s, :eal 4i"e S!ste"s,

Operating S!ste"s, Ob?ect Oriented S!ste"s and related fields.

3 ha#e ecelled in acade"ics at e#er! step in "! education. 3n "! & !ears ofschooling 3 alwa!s ranked first second in the class. 3 was also ranked F3:S4 in

the +aths Ol!"piad at the State le#el. 3 was selected in top &T of the ea"inees in

the Ph!sics talent search ea"ination. 3n the entrance ea"ination for 334, 3 stood

18th a"ongst M0,000 candidates.

3 ha#e done well throughout "! undergraduate studies and ha#e obtained top grades in the

courses related to "! areas of interest. 4his has resulted in "! high ;PA of M.&0.00 b!

the end of sith se"ester.

4he urge to obtain an in9depth understanding and specialiDed knowledge in "!

areas of interest, has "ade "e opt for ;raduate studies. 3 would like to follow up "!

graduate studies b! taking up a research oriented post in either acade"ia

or research laboratories so that 3 can contribute "! own bit to the e#er9increasingknowledge in these areas.

3 belie#e that the initiation of the process of original contribution is best done b!

working towards a Ph.. 3 #iew the "asters degree as an inter"ediate step in achie#ing

this goal. Hence, 3 would like to take up an +.S. cul"inating in a Ph.. as

"! i""ediate goal.

Fro" "! literature sur#e!, 3 find that the research work in >o"puter ;raphics at >ornell

7ni#ersit! is state of the art. 4he additional infor"ation 3 got fro" "! correspondence

with Prof. ;reenberg and fro" "! brother :a?endra Golhe who is doing his Ph.. at !our

uni#ersit!, ha#e confir"ed "! belief that >ornell is the college where 3 want

to pursue "! Ph.. 4he co"puter graphics progra" at >ornell is considered to be one of

the best progra"s in the world in this field. Being part of such an ecellent research

tea" will be a big step in achie#ing "! long ter" goals. 4he highl! co"petiti#eand intellectuall! sti"ulating at"osphere at >ornell 7ni#ersit! will bring out the

best in "e. 4his pro"pts "e to appl! for the progra" in >o"puter ;raphics at >ornell

7ni#ersit!.

Geeping in #iew "! background and career plans, 3 would prefer a research assistantship.

4his would gi#e "e a better opportunit! to pursue "! interest to the fullest. Howe#er, 3

would also like to ha#e teaching eperience for one se"ester. As 3 ha#e studied in a

*nglish "ediu" throughout and also ha#e the eperience of being a course assistant

and a lecturer in two workshops, 3 a" confident that 3 will be a successful

teaching assistant.


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3n conclusion, 3 would sa! that 3 a" #er! keen and enthusiastic about ?oining !our

uni#ersit!. 3 a" sure that 3 will be able to ?ustif! to the fullest the confidence reposed

in "e.


3 ha#e alwa!s cherished a career in research and training in >o"puter Science. 3 feel that

graduate studies at a good uni#ersit! like !ours in pursuit of a Ph would be a step in

that direction. 3 a" confident that 3 will be etre"el! successful both as a graduate

student and later as a researcher and teacher.

*#er since 3 was in school, 3 was interested in +athe"atics. +! success at the :egional

+aths Ol!"piad and 4he o"puter Science was the ideal choice as "! undergraduate "a?or.

4he >o"puter Science and *ngineering depart"ent at 334 Bo"ba! has a good facult! and a

wonderful course structure. 3t is undoubtedl! one of the best in the countr!. 4he

undergraduate curriculu" here eposed "e to all the basic areas in >o"puter Science and 3

ha#e consistentl! perfor"ed well in all the core courses. 3 ha#e alwa!s adopted a rigorous

approach to learning and ha#e tried to grasp the funda"entals of all the sub?ects. 4his is

a"pl! reflected in "! ;PA of .0 on &0(/.M0 on 1) in a highl! co"petiti#e class and in "!

position in the top 5T of "! batch in the institute.

O#er the past one and a half !ears 3 ha#e de#eloped an interest in the field of

Progra""ing =anguages and S!ste"s, especiall! co"pilers. 3 ha#e perfor"ed well in the

basic s!ste"s courses like =anguage Processors, Progra""ing =anguages, atabase "anage"ents!ste"s and Operating s!ste"s (please refer the resu"e). 3 ha#e also chosen as one of "!

electi#es for Spring the course titled Foundations of parallel co"putation.

3 a" currentl! working on "! B. 4ech thesis 9 which is in the field of co"pilers 9 under

the guidance of Prof. .+. ha"dhere. 3 a" in#ol#ed in the de#elop"ent of ;*onseCuences of the *llipsoid +ethodR. 3 ha#e

audited (taken as non9credit) a Post ;raduate course on algorith"s titled R>urrent 4opics

in 4heor! and Algorith"sR and 3 ha#e currentl! taken another electi#e on the esign and

anal!sis of algorith"s. 3 ha#e also done a course on ;eo"etric Algorith"s which ga#e "e a

good eposure to :ando"iDation in algorith"s. 3 a" confident that these and the other

courses 3 ha#e done will stand in good stead in an! future research 3 undertake.

3 ha#e alwa!s lo#ed sol#ing proble"s. 4he pleasure obtained fro" being absorbed in

proble"s o#er etended periods of ti"e and finall! arri#ing at solutions is i""easurable.

+an! ti"es 3 ha#e arri#ed at solutions that were #er! different fro" those of others. 4his


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uniCue bent of "ind coupled with a desire to be at the forefront of a budding field dri#e

"e to pursue research. 3 belie#e "!self to be "ature, co""itted

3 ha#e good reason to belie#e that 3 will be successful as a teacher. 3 ha#e recei#ed

enthusiastic response fro" "! students when 3 was a course assistant in an undergraduate

course titled R>o"puter Progra""ing and 7tiliDationR. 3 ha#e also been a lecturer and

tutor in two 7o"puter Science and *ngineering at 3ndian 3nstitute of 4echnolog!

(3.3.4.), Bo"ba!. 3 wish to pursue a career in research in >o"puter Science. 3 would liketo e"bark upon this #enture through the octoral Progra" offered b! the epart"ent of

>o"puter Science at :ice 7ni#ersit!.

+! deep interest in >o"puter Science ste"s fro" a natural aptitude for logic and

"athe"atics, the @@Cueen of sciences. 3 consider >o"puter Science not ?ust as a field to

pursue a research career in, but as a hobb!. 4hroughout "! undergraduate stud!, 3 ha#e

endea#ored to gain a broad perspecti#e of >o"puter Science. +! fields of interest range

o#er a wide spectru" of areasL howe#er 3 a" especiall! fascinated b! Progra""ing

=anguages, :eal94i"e S!ste"s and Parallel Processing.

+! training at 3.3.4., Bo"ba! has not onl! eCuipped "e with a strong technical base but

has also instilled in "e a deep interest in research. uring the course of "! B.4ech.

>urriculu", 3 ha#e presented a se"inar titled IJbf @@Selected 4opics in Ad#ancedArchitecturesK under the guidance of Prof. S.S.S.P. :ao. uring the su""er of &1, 3

had the rare opportunit! of working at IJbf Bhabha Ato"ic :esearch >entre (B.A.:.>.)K,

Bo"ba!, a forerunner of Parallel Processing in 3ndia. 4he training at B.A.:.>. has

de"onstrated to "e how e"erging technolog! when co"bined with ingenuit! can be e"plo!ed to

sol#e apparentl! di#erse probl

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