Brandon Heller
Stanford CS PhD student interested in cleantech, especially electric vehicles and electric efficiency. I have a broad engineering background - 2 yrs as a MechE, 4 years in Computer Engr, and now Computer Science. Let's make the next killer gadget.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | C/C++, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Java, Languages and Platforms, Perl, Python, Software Engineering |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Groups: | BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2008, E-Challenge Competition 2009, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive], Stanford C.S. and E.E Engineers Group, Wal-Mart Better Living Business Plan Challenge, [OLD] Social e-challenge Competition 2008 [INACTIVE] |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Tags: | clean tech, electric vehicles, Entrepreneurship, networks |
| Schools: | Stanford University, Washington University, Saint Louis |
FULL BIO
Stanford CS PhD student interested in cleantech, especially electric vehicles and electric efficiency. I have a broad engineering background - 2 yrs as a Mechanical Engineering, 4 years in Computer Engineering, and now Computer Science. Let's make the next killer gadget.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Stanford High-Performance Networking Research Group, Stanford, CA |
| Position: | Staff/Researcher |
| Time period: | July 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Improved test infrastructure for NetFPGA, an open FPGA-based router platform
• Developed test suite, tutorial materials, and spec document for the OpenFlow project • Co-wrote proposal and designed/built AC measurement sensor nodes for the PowerNet project • Advised by Professor Nick McKeown |
| Employer: | Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA |
| Position: | Research Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Created a new scheme for making data center networks more power efficient, Link/Switch Deactivation
• Analyzed and modeled limits to network power proportionality for varying topology, demand, and locality • Tested HP’s OpenFlow implementation as part of the award-winning SIGCOMM demo |
| Employer: | Emerson Automotive Precision Motor Division, St. Louis, MO |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | May 2004 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Developed control and communications software for a gyroscopically-stabilized balancing platform (aka Segway)
• Designed, constructed, and tested mechanical parts for the platform |
| Employer: | Washington U. Computer Science and Engr. Department, St. Louis, MO |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | December 2003 - June 2007 |
| Description: | • Designed, coded, tested, and analyzed functional blocks for a virtualized 10Gbps router
• Benchmarked and wrote Linux kernel modules for multi-core API • Profiled Java virtual machines to understand instruction costs • Advised by Assistant Professor Patrick Crowley |
| Employer: | Washington University ESE141: Introductory Robotics |
| Position: | Teaching experience |
| Time period: | August 2003 - November 2007 |
| Description: | • Created a series of sumo robotics seminars, now an official class: ESE 141 Introduction to Robotics
• Taught students and teaching assistants soldering, mechanics, and programming • Organized four competitions for both students and spectators |
| Employer: | Intelligent Automation Incorporated, Rockville, MD |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | May 2001 - July 2003 |
| Description: | Summer 2003
• Evaluated and tested electrical/computer components for an unmanned ground vehicle • Programmed wireless real-time robot control software Summer 2002 • Improved an ultra-wideband radio-based firefighter tracking system from 10ft to 1ft accuracy • Designed and built mechanisms to align multiple antennae • Implemented software to evaluate accuracy and repeatability of original pulse difference measurement algorithms Summer 2001 • Implemented and tested a real-time force display for a multidirectional exercise robot • Developed object-oriented software extensions for data graphing |
| Employer: | Army Research Laboratories, Adelphi, MD |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | May 2000 - April 2001 |
| Description: | • Developed target recognition algorithms for a multi-modal sensing unit
• Created prototype circuits, circuit boards, and testing stimuli • Programmed microcontroller assembly with serial communications |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2012 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, PhD |
| University: | Washington University, Saint Louis |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Computer Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Washington University, Saint Louis |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Computer Engineering, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Brandon Heller, “Power Proportionality in Data Center Networks”, Invited Talk, UCSD CS Systems Lunch, Jan 7, 2008.
Brandon Heller and Guido Appenzeller, “OpenFlow Tutorial”, Tutorial, HOT Interconnects 2008, August 26, 2008. David Erickson, Glen Gibb, Brandon Heller, et al., “A Demonstration of Virtual Machine Mobility in an OpenFlow network,” Demo, ACM SIGCOMM, August 2008. Won Best Demo Award Neda Beheshti, Sara Bolouki, Yashar Ganjali, Brandon Heller, Nick McKeown, David Underhill, “Experimenting With Programmable Routers in Real Networks”, Demo, ACM SIGCOMM, August 2008. Won 2nd-best Demo Award Charlie Wiseman, Jon Turner, Ken Wong, Brandon Heller, “Experimental evaluation of a coarse-grained switch scheduler,” Poster, Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems (ANCS) , December 2007. Jonathan Turner, Brandon Heller, et al., “Supercharging PlanetLab – a High Performance, Multi-Application, Overlay Network Platform,” Paper, ACM SIGCOMM, August 2007. Brandon Heller, Jonathan Turner, John DeHart, and Patrick Crowley, “Virtualization for a Network Processor Runtime System,” Washington University Technical Report WUCSE-2006-62, Oct. 28, 2006. Brandon Heller and Phil Davis, “Build a Balancing Robot on a Budget - Part 2: Making it Work,” Nuts and Volts Magazine, Dec. 2006, pp 74-77. Brandon Heller and Phil Davis, “Build a Balancing Robot on a Budget - Part 1: Design Considerations,” Nuts and Volts Magazine, Oct. 2006, pp 12-16. |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Mountain Biking
Kickboxing |
| Awards: | Hewlett Packard Fellowship, 2009-2011
San Jose Prize for Green Vision Innovation, Fall 2008 California Clean Tech Open, Smart Power Category, Runner-Up, Fall 2008 (business plan competition) Wal-Mart Better Living Sustainability Business Plan Competition, Second Place, Spring 2008 (business plan comp.) Stanford BASES Social Entrepreneurship Challenge, Semifinalist, Spring 2008 (business plan competition) Stanford BASES Entrepreneurship Challenge, Semifinalist, Spring 2008 (business plan competition) Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship IdeaBounce, Winner 4/19/07 (business pitch competition) David Levy Distinguished Service Award, 2006 NISH National Scholar Award, Honorable Mention (design competition), Spring 2005 Olin Cup Elevator Pitch Competition, Winner, Spring 2005 Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship IdeaBounce, Winner Spring 2005 (business pitch competition) Calvin L. Woodward Fellowship, 2001 Washington University Merit Scholarship, 2001 Armed Forces Comm. Electronics Assoc. Scholarship, 2001 |
Brandon's Startups (3)
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Limitless Networks
Limitless Networks will shake up the data center industry by offering a software platform that combines commodity components – switches, cables, and servers – into a scalable, reliable, cost-effective, and vastly more efficient network core.
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Limitless Networks
Limitless Networks will shake up the networking industry by offering a software platform that combines commodity components – switches, cables, enclosures, and servers – into a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective network core for data centers.
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Advanced Rowing Instruments
A virtual start-up for a senior design project for my B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Four seniors made up the executive leadership, while eight underclassmen served as virtual employees. Advanced Rowing Instruments creates innovative electronic...
Brandon's Contacts (10)
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Vivian Hill
Want to get involved in a 21st Century venture. Seniors use the internet, too. I want to capitalize on the popularity of the internet with seniors and those over 45.
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Ravishankar A.K.
A.K.Ravishankar,23,Chennai, Founder- Biotechnologist2020.com
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Shahram Seyedin-Noor
Entrepreneur with interest in life sciences and cleantech.
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