From: shah.shalin@gmail.com   
      
   > I find AI concepts really interesting and I would someday like to   
   > pursue research/a career in AI (with my current knowledge levels, I'm   
   > leaning towards Cognitive Science/Operational Research). I am   
   > currently working in the VLSI domain.   
      
   VLSI has a huge algorithmic aspect to it, and you could apply   
   artificial intelligence heuristics to solve hard VLSI problems (as   
   opposed to relying on tools that do that for you).   
      
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