Dr. Pulkit Grover

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Biography

Pulkit Grover is the Angel Jordan Career Development Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. His research emphasizes developing energy-efficient and stable decentralized systems aimed at enhancing the understanding of information science. He has contributed significantly to the field with interdisciplinary research that spans from low-power communication and computation systems to large control and biological systems. Grover has received several accolades, including the NSF CAREER Award in 2014, and various paper awards at international symposiums. He holds the 2011 Eli Jury Award from UC Berkeley for his dissertation work and has co-edited special issues for the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications focused on energy harvesting and wireless powered communications. In addition to his academic pursuits, Grover has been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and aims to influence the fields of information theory and neurostimulation through his research initiatives.

Research Interests

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

2014-01-01
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Leonard G. Abraham Paper Award

2012-01-01
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Student Paper Award

2010-01-01

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.