ESP Biography



MILIND RAO, Graduate student and Wikipedia enthusiast



Major: Electrical Engineering

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: 2018

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering working on wireless communications and control engineering. I like thinking about efficient ways to measure events, communicate them or employ them to make decisions.

I let my (admittedly short) hair down and unwind with word games (Boggle!) and crosswords.



Past Classes

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H4833: How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords in Splash Spring 2016 (Apr. 09 - 10, 2016)
In cryptic crosswords, candles are wicked things, veto is a spoiled vote, and Thames is the flower of London. Unlike in traditional quick crosswords, clues are packed with wordplay and are quite misleading on the surface. This does not mean they are harder! In class, we will learn a few techniques to see through the skulduggery and then collaboratively solve a full cryptic crossword. These are all the rage in countries ranging from the UK, Kenya, India to Australia and we will hopefully see why!