Low Power Communications 4 month secondment at ARM Limited – Cambridge, UK. George Smart Dr Paul Whatmough Dr Yiannis Andreopoulos

My Background Final year PhD student Electronic Engineering, UCL Practical experience; hardware design & software Energy aware MAC protocols Energy constrained networks 2

ARM Ltd Semiconductor & software design company Market dominance in low power computing Used ARM products in personal projects Recommended ARM as a good employer Industrial experience 3

The Internship Applied through BITE scheme with help Existing skills & knowledge to be of use Research & Development Small team of engineers Ongoing Low Power Communications project Get some industry experience Help me plan my future – industry or academia? 4

My Experience Opportunity to work in fast moving company Put knowledge into practice Identify weaker skills which can be strengthened Made friends, contacts, networking Potential employment Fantastic experience I decided industry was the better path for me 5

ARM’s Viewpoint New ideas and perspective on ongoing projects Achieved project milestone Successful project outcomes: –Academic paper –Patent (pending review) Strengthened links between UCL and ARM Potential for recruiting 6

Future Plans I returned from my ARM after Christmas break Continuing with final year of PhD Looking for employment after my PhD Made important career choices Potential for future work on ad-hoc basis Likely I will apply to ARM when I finish my PhD 7