Areas of Interest

     Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Inductive Logic Programming, Bayesian Networks, Bioinformatics, Computer Aided Diagnostics.

Education

     University of Wisconsin - Madison
     Ph.D. Program (ABD), Computer Science, 2002 - 2004.

• Specializing in Artificial Intelligence, specifically Machine Learning techniques using Inductive Logic Programming. Aided in refining a new Statistical Relational Learning representation, CLP(BN) (Constraint Logic Programming with Bayesian Networks), with my advisor and other collaborators.

• Summer Institute in Japan for U.S. Graduate Students in Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation, Japan, Summer 2000.

• Member of Pi Mu Epsilon Fraternity (a national honorary mathematics society) & the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

     Computer Aided Diagnosis & Therapy Solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA.
     Research Intern, September 2004 to present

• Part of the groups working on the Automated Wall Motion Analysis and REMIND (Reliable Extraction and Meaningful Inference from Non-Structured Data) projects. Also did work on the LungCAD project. Manager: R. Bharat Rao, PhD., Senior Director, Engg R&D; Dept Head, Clinical CAD.

• Part of the group working on the DARPA Evidence Extraction and Link Discovery (EELD) program.
• Applied Inductive Logic Programming to find patterns in large datasets using the YAP Prolog System (Yet Another Prolog), Aleph (A Learning Engine for Proposing Hypotheses), and CLP(BN).
• Pre-processed data sets for use with CLP(BN). Used provided simulators to generate new datasets as needed. Translated results for export to other company's systems.
• Tasks included conference calls with EELD program companies and University of Texas - Austin group to understand tasks at hand and the best way to represent it for optimal results.

• Through the National Science Foundation's Summer Institute program in Japan.
• Implemented and tested Gaussian Radial Basis Function Network, written in Java, for use in simulation of robot Jijo-2.

• Part of Interactive Biochemistry Group under Professor Charles M. Grisham.
• Developed Java applets, using Symantec's Visual Café, to test student's knowledge of molecular structures, cleavage sites, DNA restriction sites, coenzymes, energy calculations, carbon oxidation numbers, non-linear least squares application. To be used on the Web for teaching purposes.
• Utilized Adobe Photoshop 3.0 & 5.0 to draw out the metabolic map.
• URL for CD demo site: http://nmc.itc.virginia.edu/pmh3g/enter.htm

• Conducted research and arranged material for medical paper on Aortic Dissection Type I.
• Gathered all relevant patient files spanning 15-20 years, called to follow up on certain patients, found missing information to complete files, computed all statistics needed for paper.
• Handled data entry and current patient file maintenance.

     Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin - Madison.

• Consultant for CS 302 - Introduction to Programming (January 2004 - August 2004). Assist students with Java programming & concepts in lab.
• Discussion leader for CS 132 - Using Computers (August 1999 - May 2000) and CS 133 - Intro to Computer Applications (August 2000 - December 2000). Developed and graded assignments, tests, quizzes and exams. Taught text editing, spreadsheet usage, presentation skills, and HTML for Web page design.
• Assistant for CS 540 - Intro to Artificial Intelligence (January 2001 - May 2001). Graded programs, managed Web page, held office hours, and helped with creation of assignments and exams.
• Assistant for CS 310 - Engineering Problem Solving using Computers (August 2001 - December 2001). Graded, led individual labs, and assisted in team labs. Provided individual assistance as necessary.

     Languages: Java, C/C++, Prolog, Matlab, HTML/XML, SQL, Maple, 32-bit x86 Assembly.
     Applications: YAP Prolog System, Aleph, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Office Professional, Netica 1.12, Metrowerk's CodeWarrior IDE, Borland C++, Symantec Visual Café, Borland JBuilder X Foundation, Rational ClearCase, LaTeX, DOT, Hugin Lite 6.4, gnuplot, Adobe PhotoShop 3.0 & 5.0.
     Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Solaris, Linux.
     Foreign Languages: Japanese (1 semester).

Interests

     Travel, reading, music and crafts, gardening, dancing, volunteering with kids, computers.