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David E. Culler is a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS). He received his Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley in 1980, and both his Master's and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1985 and 1989, respectively. Culler joined the EECS faculty in 1989 and held the position of founding Director of Intel Research at UC Berkeley. He served as the Associate Chair of the EECS Department from 2010 to 2012 and as Chair until June 30, 2014. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the Okawa Prize in 2013, and he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is also recognized as an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. Culler's contributions to the field include significant advancements in networks of small, embedded wireless devices, parallel computer architecture, and high-performance communication. His research encompasses projects like TinyOS, Berkeley Motes, and PlanetLab, focusing on cyber-physical systems and scalable networks.
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