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Dalhousie University
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@dal.ca
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Christopher Whidden is listed as Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at dal.ca, phone signal with area code 206, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Christopher Whidden.
Christopher Whidden previously worked as Algorithms and Software Specialist at Deepsense and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Christopher Whidden holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science from Dalhousie University.
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I'm an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Dalhousie University. I develop efficient algorithms and software for NP-hard problems and Big Data, particularly in computational biology and oceans research.My research lab blends computer science theory and optimization to develop efficient usable software for applications ranging from high-confidence inference of the evolutionary history of bacteria to the automatic detection and species classification of at-risk fish using imaging sonar and video. My goal is to develop and optimize new algorithms that can process the massive amounts of data being generated throughout the world with a focus on bioinformatics and the ocean economy. Machine learning and data science are now actively embraced to solve practical real-world problems and it is crucial that we use algorithms with a solid foundation, actionable results, and efficient performance tailored to both large datacenters and small embedded devices.One major arm of my research is developing new algorithms and software for understanding complex evolutionary processes. For example, by leveraging new insights and a combination of new computational techniques I reduced the time required to compute gene transfer models called “maximum agreement forests” by six orders of magnitude. This research enabled comparing thousands of trees of the DNA from hundreds of species in fractions of a second rather than years. The other major arm of my research is collaborative applied research with ocean scientists and industry partners. With funding from Mitacs and computing resources from DeepSense, we help translate technology research and development to practical, responsible uses such as monitoring and protecting at-risk species of fish. For example, with the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) we developed a new method “echofilter” to automatically remove noise from underwater sonar data caused by the extraordinarily strong tides in the Bay of Fundy. This machine learning model is in active use saving 50% of the time needed to study fish health and safety around new tidal turbines, thereby promoting the development of green tidal energy. As another example, we developed a machine learning model with Innovasea to detect and classify fish species from underwater video. This research was recently deployed for field testing by Innovasea in collaboration with Nova Scotia Power at the White Rock Dam on Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau river, as featured by CBC News, Saltwire and Entrevestor.
Listed skills include Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, and 34 others.
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Assistant Professor
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Jul 2020 - Present
Algorithms And Software Specialist
As the Algorithms and Software Specialist for DeepSense I was involved in proposing, planning and executing collaborative research projects with students and companies to broaden data analytics and machine learning in the ocean sector.DeepSense projects I was involved in span a multitude of areas including:1. developing a machine learning redundancy.
Jul 2018 - Jun 2020
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Biology program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in Seattle, WA. To broaden my scope beyond theoretical research, I chose to come to the FHCRC in order to broaden my contribution to society. My work was funded by the NSF, the Life Sciences Research Foundation and the Simons.
Jul 2013 - Jul 2018
Phd Candidate
My PhD work sped up the computation of the SPR distance between evolutionary trees, a measure of lateral gene transfer, by several orders of magnitude-hours to seconds. I applied these fast SPR distance computations to build "supertrees" from thousands of gene trees with hundreds of taxa and analyzed "highways" of lateral gene transfer between bacteria.
Sep 2009 - Aug 2013
Teaching Assistant
Jan 2012 - Apr 2012 CSCI 3136: Principles of Programming LanguagesSep 2011 - Dec 2011 CSCI 2112: Discrete MathematicsJan 2011 - Apr 2011 CSCI 2112: Discrete MathematicsSep 2010 - Dec 2010 CSCI 3110: Design and Analysis of AlgorithmsMay 2010 - Aug 2010 CSCI 3110: Design and Analysis of AlgorithmsJan 2010 - Apr 2010 CSCI 6802: Bioinformatics Algorithms Sep.
May 2008 - Apr 2012
May 2011 - Aug 2011
Nserc Usra Research Assistant
Participated in cutting edge Question Answering research in the field of Natural Language Processing. Added coreference processing with the GATE toolkit to the Jellyfish Question Answering system. Worked with a several GB corpus of thousands of news articles, learning about efficiency and time management
May 2007 - Aug 2007
Special Projects Software Developer
Developed Web-based applications for student and faculty use. Technical support for Web-based systems. Developed Synchronization script for LDAP and MySQL databases.
Sep 2006 - Dec 2006
Software Engineer
Developed Web-based front-end to internet voice application as part of a small team. Managed workflow with a trouble ticket system, weekly meetings and weekly status reports. Saved time and effort by using XML and XSLT to automatically generate an XML statistics document.
Jan 2006 - May 2006
Nserc Usra Research Assistant
Participated in cutting edge Question Answering research in the field of Natural Language Processing. Developed an improved question processing module. Worked with a several GB corpus of thousands of news articles, learning about efficiency and time management.
May 2005 - Aug 2005
Salad Bar Attendant
Ponderosa Steakhouse
Quickly and efficiently prepared and cleaned Salad Bar, resulting in many favourable comments. Interacted enthusiastically with customers to create a friendly and pleasurable eating experience.
May 2004 - Aug 2004
3 education records
Christopher Whidden education
Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science
Master Of Computer Science, Computer Science
Bachelor Of Computer Science With First Class Honours, Co-Op Program, Computer Science, 4.03
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Christopher Whidden works for Dalhousie University.
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Christopher Whidden is listed as Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University.
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Christopher Whidden is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada while working with Dalhousie University.
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Christopher Whidden has worked for Dalhousie University, Deepsense, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Aol, and Ponderosa Steakhouse.
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Christopher Whidden holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Computer Science from Dalhousie University.
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Christopher Whidden is listed with skills including Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Latex, Python, Phylogenetics, and Computational Biology.
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