EDUCATION

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Partial completion of a joint Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science and Computer Science Academic interests include Vision, Evolutionary Theory, Literature, Education

McGill University, Montreal, Canada Courses in Psychology of Language, Theorem Proving, English Literature

Queen's University, Kingston, Canada Courses in Psychology, Math, English Literature

Herzliah High School, Montreal, Canada Graduated first in class of 1993; Governor General of Canada Medal for Overall Excellence

RELEVANT COURSES

Introduction to Programming and Computer Science Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures Discrete Mathematics Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Vision (audit) Graduate Seminar in (Psychology of) Vision (audit) Introduction to Software Engineering Core Topics in Cognitive Science: Perception Motion Perception

Java; concepts in object-oriented programming Analysis of algorithms & data structures (in Java) Proofs; set theory; graph theory; cryptography Computer architecture; MIPS assembly language Engineering computer vision systems Optics; photochemistry; psychophysics C++; OOD; time-intensive group projects Computational & neurophysiological perspectives Experimental psychology; in-depth independent research

SKILLS

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES:	C, C++, Java, Python, Tcl/Tk/Tkinter, MIPS As sembly Latex2e, HTML
COMPUTER PLATFORMS:	Solaris (UNIX), Windows (NT, Wi n95, Win3.1), Macintosh OS
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS:	Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Framemaker various text & processing applications
LANGUAGES:	English, French, Hebrew (fluently trilingual)

WORK EXPERIENCE .

10/99 - current:	Software Engineer, private projects; Academic Writer, thesis
06/99 - 09/99:	Software Engineer, intern at sgi in the Unix Workstation Group, Graphics Division-Software. Description: designing and coding, in C/C++, a performance-verification infrastructure and tool-kit for (simulated and physical) next-generation graphics hardware.
05/98 - 02/99:	Research Assistant, to Professor Benjamin B. Kimia, in the Vision Research Group of the Laboratory for Engineering Man/Machine Systems. Description: designing and coding, in C and Python, a system (called GENESIS) for shape creation and manipulation, based on a medial axis and shock representation of shape (abstract of original work); collaborating on object recognition and shape classification projects.
01/98 - 03/98:	Teaching Assistant, to Professor John Hughes for Discrete Mathematics. Description: holding office hours, organizing assignment handouts, creating and maintaining the online elements of the course (i.e., designing/providing/administrating web content for the course (HTML)), grading assignments.
09/97 - 12/97:	Tutor; Java and object-oriented concepts
09/97 - 12/97:	Computing Consultant; temporary work for Bristow & Coyne, Attorneys At Law, Providence, RI. Description: managing and maintaining various software packages.
08/97 - 12/97:	Teaching Assistant, to Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck for Introduction to Computer Systems. Description: holding office hours, organizing as signment handouts, creating and maintaining the online elements of the course (i .e., designing/providing/administrating web content for the course (HTML)), grading assignments.
01/96 - 06/98:	Design & Layout Staff, Issues, a Brown University publication of prose, poetry, and art (unpaid). Description: participating in the technical, aesthetic and business aspects of print (and sometimes online) magazine production.
01/97 - 05/97:	Teaching Assistant, to Professor John Hughes for Discrete Mathematics.
06/96 - 08/96:	Research Assistant, to Dr. Craig Love, Brown University Research Associate, at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI. Description: independent research and statistical analyses of accumulated data.