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United States, Us

C, Pro*C, SQL, and Oracle PL/SQL development.

• The project below at Virginia Tech was transferred to University of Virginia.• Wrote code for neural network to simulate interaction with Twitter using SQLite database. • Converted neural network program from LENS (with C interface) to Keras (with Python interface).• Wrote machine learning programs using Python and scikit-learn. From a user’s pattern of recent posts on a social network, these programs predict the user’s future posting behavior.

• Developed Python and C programs for neural networks to implement machine learning. Used LENS neural network simulator. Created network of interacting agents to model social communication.• Wrote Python code for simulation and analysis of interaction of users with GitHub repositories. Developed interface from Python program to C program which calls LENS. Used SQLite database for retrieval of data to be analyzed.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

• Developed object-oriented MATLAB programs to conduct visual experiments for ophthalmic research and to analyze the subjects' eye movement and manual response datasets from the experiment. Collaborated with research scientists.• Developed algorithm to compute the apparent magnitude of a star whose apparent brightness is equal to that of a lighted dot on computer screen. Results of this algorithm are used for an experiment to simulate the visibility of the star over a range of visual angles. Wrote detailed document describing this algorithm. This document was used in the writing of the article “Gaze mechanisms enabling the detection of faint stars in the night sky” which was published in the European Journal of Neuroscience.• Used Subversion repository to store programs for version control and availability to the group.

New York, Ny, Us

• Developed Java simulation program (using Eclipse) which interacts with the open source Repast framework for computational modeling and simulation of dynamic systems.• Developed new functionality for dynamic agent based model to observe how the health behavior of each individual determines the population health outcomes. Programmed quantitative and probabilistic calculations.• Wrote Unix Shell Scripts for sequential execution and for parallel processing of multiple simulations for simultaneous execution.• Wrote code for computational analysis of the effects of monetary and educational interventions upon community health.• Introduced multithreaded programming into simulation program on a trial basis for simultaneous processing of multiple agents.• Developed simulation program using Repast for diffusion of innovation through a network using several algorithms for random rewiring of the given network linkage.• Created simulated network from specifications in Excel files. Stored rewired network specification in relational database format.

Planned conversion to C / C++ and Oracle of computational software originally coded in Fortran and Vax/Vms SQL. Wrote documentation for this software and the planned conversion process. Translated Fortran programs to C with the aid of Promula Fortran tool. Trained team member in the structure of this software.

New York, New York, Us

* Designed and implemented programs to add intelligence to Electronic Health Records maintained by Eclipsys clinical system. Enhanced the Computerized Physician Order Entry system with these clinical alert programs. Wrote programs in C with RDB (relational database) in Unix environment.* Wrote Unix RDB scripts to transform source data tables of clinical alert parameters into the runtime database.* Together with my supervisor Dr. Michael Oppenheim, published description of techniques used by clinical alerts in proceedings of American Medical Informatics Association Symposium 2000 entitled "Design of a Clinical Alert System to Facilitate Development, Testing, Maintenance, and User-Specific Notification."* Determined how to use functionality of Eclipsys development environment for which no customer documentation was available. Developed programming methodologies for alert modules and encapsulated them in user-friendly C functions. These functions were a significant aid to programmers developing other alerts for this project.* Developed computational programs for pediatric and chemo dose calculation, maximum dose checking, and calculation of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine laboratory test results.* Was assigned and successfully solved the most difficult and complex problems because of my deep knowledge of system. My software demonstrated the accuracy and reliability that is essential for medical systems.

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• Developed, enhanced, and debugged portions of System Architect modeling tool using C, Visual C++, and Windows API. Solved software problems considered to be extremely difficult by technical managers and senior coworkers.• Enhanced and maintained Reverse Data Engineer to parse SQL files for Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, and DB2 database systems. Created data modeling diagrams in System Architect for visualization of data interrelationships from these SQL files.• Stored graphical diagrams in the form of Windows metafiles for reporting system. Fixed complex problem of distortion of diagrams during their positioning and scaling for display in formatted reports. Solved this problem by computational analysis of the algebraic transformations on the parameters of commands in these metafiles.

* Designed quantitative trading algorithms using statistical analysis and implemented them in C programs. Developed C functions for plotting of historical market data with graphical display of the trading decisions and their results.* Designed and developed real-time market data system in C to receive high speed transmissions from the Knight-Ridder Digital Data Feed and to maintain a real-time display of selected data extracted from these transmissions. Wrote low level real-time C code to retrieve each character transmitted at high speed and to store it for later processing.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

* Functioned as resident expert for computational algorithms in embedded real-time software for medical laboratory instrument. System was distributed among microprocessors for the sampler software, colorimeter software, and the analytical/result processor.* Developed complex data analysis programs and implemented quantitative and statistical algorithms for computation of clinical chemistry and immunoassay test results. Used linear and non-linear regression methods, including a cubic polynomial regression for immunoassay tests. Suggested and implemented a new method of determining whether to include an additional data point in linear regressions. Collaborated with clinical chemists and system engineers. Developed and executed test specifications for these programs. These programs were written and documented in a well-structured, easily readable style and proved to be highly error-free.* Wrote specification describing immunoassay computation algorithms and structure of programs implementing them in great detail.* Wrote programs to control sequencing of calculations of medical test results in real-time. Developed lab test specification to validate the real-time performance of the system under an extreme workload.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics And Computer Science

B.A., Mathematics

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