We are so happy to welcome a new MCL member, Alexander Jou joining MCL this semester. Here is a quick interview with Alexander:

1. Could you briefly introduce yourself and your research interests?

My name is Alexander Jou and I am a first year Master’s Student at USC studying Electrical Engineering. Before attending USC, I received my undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley with a double major in Statistics and Economics. I am interested in Artificial Intelligence and using it to develop tools to improve people’s quality of life. Outside of school I enjoy golfing, surfing, and playing soccer. 

2. What is your impression about MCL and USC?

I am very glad to be a part of the passionate community that MCL fosters. In each of our weekly seminars, you can see the strong desire of both Professor Kuo and the students to continually develop new breakthroughs. Professor Kuo speaks not only with incredible understanding, but also an innate belief that we are doing meaningful work that can impact the field. This creates a very hard-working and enjoyable environment which breeds a lot of success.

3. What is your future expectation and plan in MCL?

I am currently working on a paper to apply Green Learning to detect cardiovascular diseases through analysis of heart sounds. My goal is to conduct a thorough review of green learning’s applicability to this challenge and write a paper on my findings. I also plan on collaborating with peers in the lab to develop other useful tools using Artificial Intelligence that can help people’s lives.