Friday, August 30, 2013

Welcome !!

Welcome to my Technology blog !!
Starting to blog was one of the things in my bucket list and this class pushed me towards it. This blog will mainly focus on my understanding / opinion of the technical aspect of the material under discussion.
(EDIT)Let me introduce myself to everyone.I'm Ashwin Kalbhor. I'm currently pursuing my Masters Degree in Computer Science from San Jose State University. I consider myself to be proficient at Java as well as other programming languages like Python / C /  C++ .

I recently finished my internship at PayPal where we worked towards improving the experience of a user, when resolving an issue, by redesigning the system and making the user go through a reduced number of steps to get his / her account back to normal standing.

What excites me about Computer Science?
The field of Computer Science is relatively in a nascent stage as compared to other fields which have been around for a long time and as such the scope for innovation and improvement is huge and excites me to no end.
At a higher level I see myself interested in Computer Security as well as Operating Systems and on a more granular level Algorithms, Data Structures interest me.

Challenges that I believe can be tackled 
The  branch of Computer Science does not restrict us. In fact it provides us with the building blocks which can then be used towards building solutions that will change the world. The possibilities are boundless however with my current knowledge level of Computer Science I can have a go at reducing illiteracy by setting up a website with structured content that will provide education to everyone at no cost. With some further study I could possibly help write algorithms that could tackle congestion on arterial roads by dynamically adjusting the durations of the traffic signal. I am also currently carrying out an analysis of hard to detect viruses so that this information can then be used to make our cyber lives easier.