Alain J. Roy
556 Athletic Way
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
(608) 837-4226
alain.roy@pobox.com
http://www.pobox.com/~alain.roy

EDUCATION
Ph.D.   University of Chicago, Computer Science. August, 2001.
        Dissertation: End-to-End Quality of Service for High-End 
        Applications.
M.S.    University of Chicago, Computer Science, March 1997.
B.S.    University of Chicago, Mathematics, June 1994.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Associate Researcher, 2001-Present, Condor Project, Department of 
Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

* Designed and implemented packaging strategy for a grid software
  toolkit (VDT). This included hiring and managing a team of
  developers, interacting with collaborators, working with scripting
  languages (Perl, Bourne shell), using CVS, and maintaining a web
  site.

  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/vdt

* Collaborated with scientists and developers to design and develop
  grid computing solutions.

* Co-Principal Investigator on two National Science Foundation grants:

SCI: NMI DEPLOYMENT(ENG) nanoHUB
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0438246
(My name is not listed as a PI because it is a sub-contract)

Rapid-Response Adaptive Computing Environment for LHC Physics Analysis
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0427113

* Took over development and design of the C++ ClassAd library, used
  for matchmaking. 

  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/classad

* Guided students doing a variety of research, including a network
storage appliance in C++.  

* Wrote code in C++ and Perl for the Condor batch job processing
  software. 

* Miscellaneous programming in C++ and Perl.

* Designed and developed alert system in C++ for finding problems in
  clusters and grids. 

  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/cluster/hawkeye

* Wrote technical papers and documentation. Used LaTeX and HTML. 

* Developed and presented numerous tutorials both nationally and
  internationally. Two examples: 

  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~roy/effective_condorg/
  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/presentations/boulder_acm_2004/

* Reviewed papers for various conferences. On Program Committee for
  Workshop on Grids and Advanced Networks. 

  http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/laurent.lefevre/gan05/

* Participated in hiring new Condor staff
 
Graduate Student, 1994-2001, Department of Computer Science,
University of Chicago 

* Developed and implemented system in C on Linux for providing Quality
  of Service. 

* Developed Quality of Service mechanisms, particularly for IP
  networks. Used C on Linux, differentiated services, RSVP, and Cisco
  7505 routers.

* Investigated natural language communication with robots.

* Implemented simulator for robot-human interactions in C++ on the
  Macintosh. 

* Published several conference and journal papers.
  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~roy/publications/

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Spring 2001, Department of Computer Science, University of
Chicago 
o Taught "Computer Networking", March-June 2001 in Masters degree
  program. 
o Developed lectures, homework, and exams.

Teaching Assistant, Fall 1997-1999
Departments of Computer Science, Northwestern University and
University of Chicago 
o Developed and graded homework and exams.
o Tutored students individually and in groups.

PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE
Programmer, Studio Aslag, 1999
Developed innovative program to create doctors' on-call schedules in
C++ for the Macintosh. 

Programmer, Paranoid Productions, 1996-1997
Assisted development of a commercial video game, Damage Inc, in C++
for the Macintosh. 

Consultant to Bungie Software, 1996
Developed graphic utility for development of a video game, Myth, in
C++ for the Macintosh. 

Programmer, University of Chicago, Linguistics Department, 1995-1996
Sole programmer for interactive teaching program for Mayan Language in
C++ for the Macintosh. 

Programmer, Bungie Software, 1994
Assisted development of a commercial video game, Marathon, in C for
the Macintosh.  

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient Unix and Macintosh (pre-OS X) programmer.
Proficient with C, C++, Unix (Linux and others). 
Comfortable with Perl, Bourne Shell scripts, Lisp, HTML, CSS, Windows, MacOS
and LaTeX.
Acquainted with Java, Python, Assembly.
 
ACTIVITIES
Hobbyist magician and juggler.