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Aditya A RFlat no 102, E.S. Apartments,F-73, Madhura Nagar,Hyderabad,India, 500038Tel +91-8333820576E-mail adityaalurgmail.comDepartment of Computer Sciences,University of PennsylvaniaStatement Of Purpose What sight makes possible, computer apprehension makes real.While there may be no limit to what technology can accomplishfrom space travel to robots that can digit carsnone of it is possible without key breakthroughs in compute theory, artificial intelligence, data analysis, and application design. For this reason, I want to develop a deep understanding of computing theory and applications that will serve as a springboard to future discoveries. Absorbing new technologies has always been a pleasure to me. I like to be ahead of others in knowing new technologies, and thats why I want to study further. It is this desire that made me apply for the masters grade in computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania.During my Undergraduate degree program at SASTRA U niversity, the area which was of special interest to me was the design and analysis of algorithms. My world-class encounter with algorithms was when I wrote code for the popular video game Pac-Man (in C++). Thereafter, I developed a liking for the subject and challenged myself with tougher algorithmic problems by take part in programming contests hosted on sites like Codechef , Sphere Online Judge and TopCoder. I stood 10th in India in the Codechef February challenge- two hundred9 and was consistently ranked in top 200 in TopCoder. Later that year, our team of 3 members qualified for the Asian regionals of the prestigious ACM(Association For Computing Machinery) Inter-Collegiate Programming Contest . I also went on to top my division i... ...and innovative work, especially when it leads to practical applications. My ideal vision of a career has always been a job that involves creativity, innovation and flexibility. I am confident that high education would give me the desired pu sh towards a career in research and an opportunity to do well in my chosen field of interest. I am eager to work under the guidance of the distinguished faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania. I am convinced that the facilities in the department of computer and information science in your university will be very useful for dedicated involvement in research projects. I believe that the CIS program at UPenn is compelling plenteous to whet my appetite for solving difficult problems in the field of computing and the best impetus I can get to my career. It would be an honor to be accepted as a student in this institution.