martindemello@gmail.com

• OBJECTIVE
• Positions in computer science and software engineering (research, design, and development).
• EXPERTISE
• Mathematical and scientific computing, algorithm development and analysis
  Programming languages: C, C++, Ruby
  Operating Systems: Linux (System administration, use, development).

• EDUCATION
• Rice University, Houston, TX
  M.S. in Physics, May 2001

  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
  B.Tech. in Engineering Physics, July 1997

• EXPERIENCE

• Atlantis Computing, Bangalore, India

  Founder, Lead Developer, Mar 2005 - Present

  Designed and implemented Atlantis Unity, a full-stack desktop virtualization solution. Managed a team of 10 developers distributed between Bangalore and Palo Alto. Was responsible for the overall architecture of the product, and several areas of the implementation.

  Etheract Software, Bangalore, India

  Developer, May 2004 - Mar 2005

  Worked on Cadlab, an AutoCAD-like 2D and 3D CAD system. Used spatial data structures and detail-culling heuristics to achieve a significant speedup in real time operations (zoom, pan, rotate). Fixed a large number of bugs in areas ranging from core graphics code to the user interface. Observed user interaction with the system and implemented features to improve workflow and eliminate common annoyances.

  Gulf Computers, Dubai, UAE

  Developer, Jun 2003 - Feb 2004

  Designed an application to allow a relatively inexperienced user to administer an LDAP database. Designed the system as an extension of the open source JXplorer, to present a consistent interface to both use and administer the database. (Java, OpenLDAP, UML)

  Designed and implemented a three-tier web-based office administration and documentation tool, using a mixture of open source components (Java, PostgreSQL, Tapestry, Hibernate, Ruby, XML under Linux)

  Linux Administrator, Jun-Sep 2003

  Researched the viability of Linux-based solutions for small offices in the Middle East. Worked towards developing a drop-in Linux server that would seamlessly integrate with a heterogenous Windows network, focusing on user-friendly administration and ease of maintenance. Ran tests on using older hardware as software-based firewalls and bridges. Also worked with interns to determine how usable a current Linux server distribution (RedHat 9.0) was for someone from a primarily Windows background.

  MS Thesis, Rice University, Houston, TX

  Graduate Student, Spring 2001

  Designed and implemented the Global Level 3 component of STAR, an international high-energy physics particle detector experiment. Wrote a multithreaded system, using C++ and pthreads under Linux, to interface with the Data Acquisition system, assemble incoming raw data into an object framework, perform geometric analysis, parallelize and distribute data processing over a farm of Linux machines, and provide a framework and callbacks for specialized third party data analysis routines. Wrote Perl code to automate testing and collection of statistics. (C/C++ under Windows NT and Linux)

  Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY

  Visiting Researcher, Fall 1999

  Worked on the Level 3 Trigger, an online analysis and discrimination tool for the STAR experiment in high-energy physics. Wrote networking and data analysis routines and object oriented framework code to integrate user-supplied programs into the experiment. Worked with several other researchers to design and implement a multicomponent online data processing system. Also wrote C++ wrappers for several existing scientific libraries to enable them to be used easily within the C++ object framework. (C++ under Linux)

  Bonner Nuclear Laboratory, Rice University, Houston, TX

  Assistant System Administrator, Summer 1998

  Administered and migrated a cluster of machines from Windows NT over to Linux. Performed maintenance and upgrades, including hardware installation.

  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

  Intern, Summer 1996

  Performed experiments and wrote fluid-flow simulations for a magnetohydrodynamic energy converter. Assembled a liquid nitrogen cooling system and a set of detectors, and wrote simulations and data analysis programs to help clarify the experimental results.

• SKILLS

• Programming languages
  Fluency in several languages, including C, C++, Ruby, Java, Python, Perl, Oracle PL/SQL, Fortran, Scheme and Visual Basic.

  Operating systems
  Experience across a variety of operating systems, including Linux (use, development, system administration), Windows 98/NT/2000 (use, development), FreeBSD, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX (use)

Mathematics

• Very strong mathematical background, including familiarity with topics from
  • Physics: Vector Calculus, Tensor Calculus, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Basic Group Theory
  • Computer Science: Algorithm Analysis, Graph Theory, Probability Theory, Logic, Set Theory, Combinatorics
  • Computational Mathematics: Combinatorial Optimization, Linear Optimization, Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods

  Algorithms and scientific computing

  • Expertise in the design and analysis of algorithms, and in scientific computing. Familiarity with: Combinatorial Optimization, Data Structures, Geometric Algorithms, Monte Carlo Methods, Probabilistic Algorithms, Numerical Methods, Cellular Automaton Models
  • Formal as well as intuitive grasp of algorithmic and implementational complexity and running time
  • Familiarity with OOP techniques and Design Patterns
  • Familiarity with concurrent and functional programming

  Other skills

  • Very rapid grasp of new concepts, particularly mathematical and algorithmic
  • Very rapid acquisition of programming languages
  • Excellent problem solving abilities
  • Ability to correlate and apply a diverse range of skills and knowledge to a problem
  • High degree of creativity and lateral thinking
  • Excellent memory and retrieval skills
  • Excellent writing ability, both technical and non-technical

• RELEVANT COURSE WORK

  Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Integer and Combinatorial Optimization, Algorithmic Robotics, Logic in Computer Science, Numerical Programming, Linear Algebra, Communication Systems Theory, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Statistical Physics

• RELEVANT PROJECT WORK

  • Implementations
  • Cellular automata and criticality, concentrating on the Ising and Bak-Tang-Weisenfield sandpile models.
  • Self-organized criticality in granular flows and traffic-flow models
  • Minimum Spanning trees on random graphs
  • Algorithmic pursuit/evasion path planning on a 2D polygonal field (for robots)
  • Horn satisfiability of random formulae in propositional logic
  • Literature surveys
  • Addition of violated Comb inequalities to linear programming TSP relaxations
  • Comparison of efficient distance computation using different data structures
  • Adaptive Information Retrieval Agents and Nobots
  • Theory and Applications of Fractals to Statistical Physics
• ACADEMIC HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Research Assistantship from the Physics Department at Rice University
  • University Fellowship for graduate study at Rice University
  • Computer Science GRE: 870, 97th percentile
  • Physics GRE: 830, 88th percentile
  • General GRE: Quantitative - 790, 96th percentile, Verbal - 790, 99th percentile, Analytical - 780, 97th percentile
  • Ranked 316 out of approximately 100000 in the Indian Institutes of Technology Entrance Examination,1993
  • Member of Mensa

• LEADERSHIP ROLES AND ACTIVITIES
  • 1999 - Present: Jointly manage and write content for the Wondering Minstrels, an annotated poem-of-the-day mailing list and website, http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels.
  • 1998: Revivified the defunct Rice Science Fiction and Fantasy Society.
  • 1997 - 2001: Editorial team for University Blue, the Rice Literary magazine.
  • 1997: Editor, February issue of Technik, IIT Bombay monthly student magazine.
  • 1996: Institute Literary Secretary (in charge of organizing and coordinating literary activities), IIT Bombay.
  • 1995: Editor, Binocular, the IIT Bombay Hostel 2 annual magazine.
  • 1994 - 1996: Editorial team for Binocular, the IIT Bombay Hostel 2 annual magazine.
  • 1993 - 1995: Tutored underprivileged children from a local public school, as part of the IIT Bombay division of the National Service Scheme
  • 1991-Present: Active participation in competitive quizzing

• PUBLICATIONS
  • K. H. Ackermann et al., "Elliptic Flow in Au+Au Collisions at S(nn))**(1/2) = 130 GeV," Phys. Rev. Lett. 86: 402-407, 2001.
  • S. Lange et al., "The STAR Level-3 Trigger System," Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A453: 397-404, 2000.
  • C. Adler et al., "The Proposed Level-3 Trigger System for STAR," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 47: 358-361, 2000.
  • P. Satyamurthy et al., "Effect of Longitudinal Magnetic Field on Void Fraction Profiles in the Riser of a Liquid Metal MHD Energy Conversion System of Gravity Type," Third International Conference on Transfer Phenomena in MHD and Electroconducting Flows, Aussois, France, 1997, vol. 2, pp. 493-498, MEHD/Pamir/LEGI/IMG, 1997.
• REFERENCES

  Available on request