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Name Andrei Kanavalau
Label PhD Candidate
Email [email protected]
Url https://kanavalau.com
Summary Electrical Engineering PhD candidate with a Chemical Engineering background, specializing in Signal Processing, Control, and Optimization. Excited about developing and utilizing computational tools to increase effectiveness of complex processes.

Work

  • 2023.06 - 2023.09
    Advanced Development Intern
    Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division, KLA Corp.
    Developed a MATLAB GUI prototype for the Axion Tool to execute an innovative algorithm for the inverse problem. Enhanced algorithm accuracy by 2x and reduced runtime by 3x through optimizing signal processing and regression components.
  • 2022.06 - 2022.09
    Systems Analytics Engineer Intern
    Actionable Insight Accelerator (AIx) Team, Applied Materials
    Engineered fault detection algorithms for a new advanced data analytics product. Utilized historical process data to identify key features, ensuring robust algorithm performance. Implemented algorithms in Python and contributed to data pipeline development for on-tool integration.

Education

  • 2020.09 - Present
    MS+PhD
    Stanford University
    Electical Engineering (Signal Processing, Control, and Optimization)
    Working on augmenting control algorithms with machine learning while preserving safety and stability guarantees; coursework depth area signal processing, control, and optimization.
  • 2015.09 - 2019.06
    BA+MEng
    University of Cambridge
    Chemical Engineering
    As part of the Master's researched application of Robust Model Predictive Control to improve safety and efficiency of exothermic batch processes under the supervision of Vassilios S. Vassiliadis.

Languages

Russian
Native speaker
English
Fluent