ANAND SIVARAMAN
Office Home
330 Heller Hall, 211 N, 10th Avenue East, Apt #2,
University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55805 Duluth, MN 55812
218-726-7617 218-728-3260
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging career opportunity in Software Design, Analysis and Development.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota Duluth
Master of Science
Major: Computer Science (Sep 2001 to present)
GPA: 3.96/4.0
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering,
University of Madras, India
Bachelor of Technology
Major: Information Technology (May 2001)
Grade: 75.1% Distinction
COMPUTER SKILLS
Languages: C, C++, Java, Visual Basic 5.0, Assembly language, HTML
Systems: UNIX (Solaris, Linux, SUN OS), MS-DOS, Windows (95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP)
Databases: Oracle 8i, SQL Server 6.5
Software: SRGP, Visual C++, Turbo C++, PhotoShop, 3D Studio Max, MS Office Suite, LaTex
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Dept., University of Minnesota Duluth
September 2001 to present
Conducted review sessions, developed and monitored lab activity, and graded exams. Courses include Introductory C, Software Development and Introductory C++ and Data Structures.
Summer Research Assistant, Dr. Donald Crouch, Professor and Head, Dept. of Computer Science, UMD (email: )
June 2002 to August 2002
Worked on creating histograms and developing algorithms to compare a huge number of histograms as part of a larger project involving building of an experimental Content-Based Image Retrieval System.
Undergraduate Intern, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore, India
August 2000 to April 2001
Evaluated the Parallel Virtual File System (PVFS), recording the various parameters necessary to study the performance of the PVFS under different conditions, normally encountered. The performance of the PVFS under MPI-IO and the BTIO benchmark for concurrent read/write workload was recorded. The PVFS project is an effort to provide a parallel file system for PC clusters. It is being developed by the Clemson University, USA as a part of their research, which is aimed at developing a parallel file system for Linux clusters so as to achieve a high-performance I/O on such clusters.
MASTERS THESIS
An Experimental Content-Based Image Retrieval System, November 2001 to current
My primary goal is to develop an experimental, content-based image retrieval system that may be sed as a research tool in solving some of the problems impeding the development of true image retrieval systems. A corpus of well-designed queries and relevant image assessments will be developed so that I can compare the performance of my experiments. The system will provide a measure of performance in standard terms of recall and precision. The system will also provide a facility for a user to design and execute his/her own visual queries and to modify the queries based on the feedback provided by the results of the initial search.
PROJECTS
Library Management Package using Oracle 8i and VB 5.0, March 2000 to April 2000
Designed and implemented a central library database program to interact with the Oracle server and update all the branches of the library using SQL language. The user interface was built in Visual Basic and had the options for users and officials. This project was experimentally implemented in the Information Technology Department, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, University of Madras, India.
Lexical Analyzer for C, August 2000 to September 2000
Designed and implemented a fledgling analyzer for the C language. The analyzer was capable ofparsing and identifying all valid string tokens and their types for the C language.
Text Editor using C, August 1999 to September 1999
Designed and implemented a text editor with all the basic functionalities of an efficient text editor.
Graphics Package (C++ and SRGP), September 2002 to December 2002
Currently designing and developing a graphics (painting) package with all basic functionalities of a professional package.
Genetic Programming (using C++), March 2003 to May 2003
Applied genetic programming techniques with appropriate fitness measures and machine learning (crossover, mutation, selection) to generate programs that sort a given list
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Member, National Cadet Corps, India (1998 – 1999)
Member, IEEE Student Chapter (1999 – 2001)
Chairman, IEEE Student Chapter (2000-2001)
Treasurer, IEEE Student Chapter (1999-2000)
Secretary, Lions Club Intl. Student Chapter (1998-1999)
International Service Director, Lions Club Intl. Student Chapter (1999-2000)
Chief Coordinator, PROTOCOL (1999) - a National level Symposium held by The Association of Information Technologists, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, University of Madras, India