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 <title>Jason Noah Laska</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-about&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;About&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Starting at age 3, I was raised in the famous town of Chappaqua, NY.  The name &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaqua&quot;&gt;Chappaqua&lt;/a&gt; probably sounds familiar because it was the home of the well known 19th century journalist,  and co-founder of the GOP - &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Greeley&quot;&gt;Horace Greeley&lt;/a&gt;. It was here that the stage name &quot;Jaska&quot; was first discovered, but its usage was not prevalent until several years later. After high school, I got lost in some corn fields and somehow earned a B.S. in CompE at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.uiuc.edu&quot;&gt;University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaska/173576176&quot;&gt;&lt;img  style=&quot;width:250px; float:right;&quot; src=&quot;http://static.flickr.com/59/173576176_5f760ca287.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The topics I studied in Illinois, provided motivation to learn more and discover new things which led me to graduate studies at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rice.edu&quot;&gt;Rice University&lt;/a&gt; in Houston, TX with advisor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ece.rice.edu/~richb&quot;&gt;Rich Baraniuk&lt;/a&gt;. My academic interests consist of topics related to Digital Signal Processing (DSP).  DSP is mathematics that allow for computers to understand the natural world. There is music too - my guitar and ringing ears can testify. In July 2006, I helped to co-found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rejecta.org&quot;&gt;Rejecta Publications&lt;/a&gt;, a non-profit association which provides open access publication to forgotten papers.  I have been running for mayor since 2005. My management skills are best displayed with the small coffee shop which I own and operate. Cafe 2118, as most patrons will tell you, supports free coffee and socializing services to an entire village of graduate students. No sugar or milk are provided in the cafe proper but this does not seem to hinder business.  We brew in various styles from drip and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_press&quot;&gt;french press&lt;/a&gt;, to greek &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frapp%C3%A9&quot;&gt;frappe&lt;/a&gt;.  Check the cafe&#039;s official &lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;webpage&lt;/a&gt; for drink details and hours. You will find my contact info below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-contact&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Contact&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
laska &lt;em&gt;(at)&lt;/em&gt; rice &lt;em&gt;(dot)&lt;/em&gt; edu&lt;br /&gt;
jlaska &lt;em&gt;(at)&lt;/em&gt; gmail &lt;em&gt;(dot)&lt;/em&gt; com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AIM/MSN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
jlgibson39 (AIM)&lt;br /&gt;
jason.laska &lt;em&gt;(at)&lt;/em&gt; hotmail (MSN)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(914) 263 8092 (Cell)&lt;br /&gt;
(713) 348 3786 (Office)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Office&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2118 Duncan Hall&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School Address&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ECE Department-MS 366&lt;br /&gt;
PO Box 1892&lt;br /&gt;
Houston, TX 77251-1892&lt;/p&gt;
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