"אֵין אָדָם יוֹצֵא מִן הָעוֹלָם וַחֲצִי תַּאֲוָתוֹ בְּיָדוֹ" "A person doesn't leave this world with even half of their desires fulfilled." (Kohelet Rabbah 1:13)

You know, it's funny. I've been in this engineering game for 26 years, and I thought I'd seen it all. But during my master's degree, I had a realization that shook me to my core.

I was sitting there, surrounded by books and papers, when it hit me: I'm going to die without knowing even half of what I want to know. It's a sobering thought, isn't it? We spend our lives chasing knowledge, but in the end, we barely scratch the surface.

I've been lucky enough to publish papers on everything from radar based vital signs to drones, and I've worked with some brilliant minds along the way. But the more I learn, the more I realize how vast and complex the world of AI and engineering truly is.

It's humbling, in a way. We're all just tiny specks in the grand scheme of things, trying to make sense of a universe that's so much bigger than we can comprehend. But that doesn't mean we should give up.

In fact, I think it's all the more reason to keep pushing forward. To keep asking questions, to keep seeking out new ideas and perspectives. That's why I love teaching at Cal Poly Pomona. It's a chance to share what I've learned with the next generation of innovators and to learn from them in return.

So, yeah, I may never know everything. But I'll be damned if I don't give it my best shot. And who knows? Maybe one day, one of my students will pick up where I left off and unravel a mystery that's been eluding me for years.

In the end, that's what it's all about. Passing the torch, sharing the knowledge, and keeping the flame of curiosity burning bright. Because even if we can't have all the answers, we can sure as hell enjoy the journey of seeking them out.