Chris Kraemer

Office: Mudd 3301

Github: https://github.com/chrispkraemer

About Me

Hi! I'm Chris Kraemer and I'm a Computer Engineering PhD. student at Northwestern University. I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May of 2019 with a B.S in Computer Science and a B.A. in Biology. From a young age, I have loved both the digital and natural worlds. I grew up fishing, hiking, kayaking and exploring the Inner Banks of North Carolina and I built my first computer when I was a sophomore in high school. Upon entering undergrad I continued to pursue my interests in both Computer Science and Biology, but the two felt very separate at times. Upon entering graduate school, I realized that I can use my background in Biology to supplement my computational research interests, whether that be modeling a computational problem as a Biological system or creating a Bio-inspired design.

Research Interests

Energy Efficient Computer Architecture
Floating Point
Mobile Health
Bio-Inspired Design
Intermittent Computing

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Northwestern University (Sept. 2019 - Present)

PhD Student in Computer Engineering
Adviser: Peter Dinda, PhD.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Aug. 2015 - May 2019)

Computer Science B.S, Biology B.A.
Graduated Cum Laude
Dean's List 6 semesters

Work Experience

BeAM Team Leader (Aug. 2017 - May 2019)

Oversee a group of up to seven peer staff members
Schedule and facilitate bi-weekly meetings
Report to BeAM professional staff
Organize and develop project workshops

BeAM Program Assistant (Jan. 2017 - Aug 2017)

Train patrons on and ensure the safe operation of: Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, Vinyl Cutters, Band Saw, Miter Saw, Belt and Disk Sander, Spindle Sander, Drill Press, Sewing Machines, and hand tools
Perform maintenance on the machines and tools in the makerspaces
Help patrons design projects, whether it be research, a class assignment, a professional assignment, or personal project, using Autodesk Fusion 360, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop

Research Experience

Floating Point Correction (Sep. 2019 - Present)

Northwestern University

Developing a tool to correct floating-arithmatic
Programming the tool to "trap" a faulting instruction and then "emulate" that instruction using the MPFR library

Bio-Inspired Data Compression (Nov. 2019 - Present)

Northwestern University

Modeling the algorithm based on how genes store information and how a gene becomes a protein
Constructing the algorithm so that the DNA (gene) represents the compressed data and the fully folded protein represents the decompressed data

Ferret Behavior Box (Dec. 2018 - Aug. 2019)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Fröhlich Neuroscience Lab

Developed a behavior box to train and condition ferrets
- Created to reduce training time and better control for variables, such as response time, compared to previous methods
- Replaced previous Five-choice Serial-reaction time task (5CSRTT) design with a Signal Detection Task (SDT) Design
Engineered with a microcontroller (ATMega 2560), push buttons, LEDs, infrared sensors, and a solenoid
Programmed in C

Projects

LED Sign (Fall 2018)

Created an LED sign using an Arduino Uno, pushbuttons, and a string of 50 LEDs
Developed in the BeAM Makerspace
Designed in Adobe Illustrator

"Stranger Things" Wall (October 2017)

Recreated Joyce Byers' Christmas light wall from Netflix's series "Stranger Things"
Developed using an Arduino Uno, an LED strip, and the FastLED library
check out the project here

Publications

coming soon!

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: System Verilog, C, C#, C++, Java, SQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML
Assembly Languages: MIPS, x86
Database: SQL Server
Software: Autodesk Fusion 360, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Unity 3D, UCP, Cura (Ultimaker and Lulzbot), MelcoOS, Melco Design Shop, Git, Vivado

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