Dr. Pulkit Grover

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Pulkit Grover is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining CMU in 2013, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. His research is focused on interdisciplinary topics directed towards developing decentralized sensing and communication computing systems, including biomedical systems that are energy-efficient and stable. He has received several awards, including the 2010 Student Paper Award from the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, the 2011 Eli Jury Award from UC Berkeley, and the 2014 NSF CAREER Award. Prof. Grover has served as an editor for issues of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications and has co-organized various conferences and workshops. His lab seeks to understand the information flow in neural systems and the development of new neural interfaces. Current research interests include information theory, noninvasive neural sensing, and neural stimulation.

Research Interests

Awards

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AIMBE Fellow

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NSF CAREER Award

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Chuck Noll Foundation Brain Injury Research Grant

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Google Faculty Research Award

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IEEE Leonard G. Abraham Award

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.