USC Institute for Creative Technologies

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The Institute for Creative Technologies is a research institute of the University of Southern California located in Playa Vista, California. ICT was established in 1999 with funding from the US Army. Address: 12015 E Waterfront Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90094 Founded: 2000 Phone: (310) 574-5700 Parent organization: University of Southern California: Category: : Website: : : : : Place name: Website: http://ict.usc.edu/ Category: University Suggest an editUnable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. · Own this business?

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USC Institute for Creative Technologies Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Craig Cochrane Craig Cochrane Los Angeles, California Details
Craig Cochrane's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience November 1999 - March 2004
Job Sr. Vice President, Digital Strategy at Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
Industry Internet
Experience
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015  August 2013 - August 2015
ScanDigital  October 2012 - May 2013
Pictage, Inc.   July 2010 - September 2012
The Search Agency  September 2009 - June 2010
Marketing Technology Solutions  September 2008 - September 2009
DailyStrength   November 2007 - July 2008
Skirt Spot   May 2005 - July 2008
University of Southern California  October 2004 - April 2005
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   November 1999 - March 2004
Paramount Digital Entertainment  September 1998 - June 1999

Skills
Photoshop, Excel, Google Analytics, Conversion Optimization, SEM, Online Advertising, SEO, Web Analytics, Social Media, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Omniture, Lead Generation, PPC, Google Adwords, E-commerce, Direct Marketing, Digital Media, Social Networking, Customer Acquisition, WordPress, Facebook, Content Strategy, User Experience, Online Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Web Marketing, Digital Strategy, Marketing, Management, Leadership, Strategy, Advertising, Integrated Marketing

Education
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business   2000 — 2003
MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship

Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Jie Gu Jie Gu Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jie Gu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2013 - May 2014
Job Software Development Intern at Raksmart
Industry Computer Software
Experience
VivaLnk   September 2014 - Present
RAKsmart   May 2014 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2013 - May 2014
University of Southern California  September 2012 - July 2013

Skills
Java, C, Cryptography, SQL, JavaScript

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2014
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science

University of Southern California   2010 — 2012
Master of Science (MSc), Biomedical Engineering

University of Bristol   2008 — 2010
BEng, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Maggy Torres-Rodriguez Maggy Torres-Rodriguez Los Angeles, California Details
Maggy Torres-Rodriguez's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience April 2015 - October 2015
Job Development Intern at De Line Pictures
Industry Entertainment
Experience
De Line Pictures  October 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   April 2015 - October 2015
The Combine - Jeremy Renner's Production Company   January 2015 - June 2015
University of Miami - School of Communication  August 2011 - September 2014

Skills
Film Production, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Film, Creative Writing, Directing, Microsoft Office, Canon DSLR, Screenwriting, Customer Service, Cinematography, German, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Spanish, Acting, Spanish-speaking, Facebook, Panasonic Varicam, Songwriting, Mac OS X, Social Media, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Blogging, Web Design, Theatre, Singing, Digital TV, Celtx, Final Draft Pro, Digital Production, Sound Editing, Data Entry, Google Docs, Blogger, Lyricist, TV series, Scripting, Script Supervision, Art Direction, Producing, Twitter, Red Camera, Avid, Film Editing, Script Coverage

Education
University of Southern California   2014 — 2016
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Writing for Film and Television, Final Year

University of Miami   2011 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cinematography and Film/Video Production, 3.8

Florida International University   2009 — 2011
Associate of Arts (A.A.), English Language and Literature, General

Esau Vargas Esau Vargas Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Esau Vargas's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2007 - September 2013
Job CG Artist at Mind Over Eye Interactive
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Mind Over Eye Interactive   May 2014 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2007 - September 2013
Treyarch Studios   September 2006 - December 2006
Zoic Studios  February 2006 - June 2006

Skills
Maya, Modeling, UV mapping, Texturing, Photoshop, Mudbox, Unity3D, VBS2, Animation, Illustrator, Game Development, Research, Video Games, Game Design, Computer Animation, Entertainment

Education
CSUN   2005 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Art/Art Studies, General

Lara Estrada Lara Estrada Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Lara Estrada's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Founder at Yoga Bliss Studio
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Yoga Bliss Studio   August 2015 - Present
Manduka  March 2014 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2012 - Present
The Yoga Place  June 2011 - March 2014
University of Southern California  December 2010 - March 2014
University of Southern California  July 2010 - March 2014
LA Fitness  October 2012 - July 2013
Yoga @ Cindy's   April 2010 - July 2010
CyberSource  March 2008 - May 2009
Valley Christian High School  January 2008 - May 2008

Skills
Research, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teaching, Editing, Market Research, Data Analysis, Event Planning, Kindness, Customer Service, Teamwork

Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business   2003 — 2007
B.S., Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Asitang Mishra Asitang Mishra Los Angeles, California Details
Asitang Mishra's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Data Scientist (Researcher) at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Computer Software
Experience
The Apache Software Foundation  September 2015 - Present
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory  September 2015 - Present
University of Southern California  January 2014 - Present
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory  June 2015 - August 2015
USC Viterbi School of Engineering  January 2015 - May 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2014 - August 2014
Tata Consultancy Services  January 2013 - November 2013
Coal India Limited  May 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Java, C, C++, Test Automation, Software Development, AJAX, Microsoft Excel, Selenium, Continuous Integration, J2EE Application..., CSS Javascript, Artificial Intelligence, Unix, HTML, Android Development, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, VHDL, presentations, Batch Processing, Shell Scripting, and, Artificial Neural..., Python, Natural Language..., Information Retrieval, Search Engines, JavaScript

Education
USC   2014 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

Bengal College of Engineering and Technology   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Commu

Ivana Naeymi-Rad Ivana Naeymi-Rad Greater Chicago Area Details
Ivana Naeymi-Rad's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2005 - May 2008
Job Director of Business Platforms Engineering at Intelligent Medical Objects
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Intelligent Medical Objects  June 2012 - Present
Jetsetter, A member of the Gilt Groupe  August 2011 - August 2012
Jetsetter  September 2009 - August 2011
Yahoo!  May 2008 - September 2009
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2005 - May 2008
WiRED International   2001 - 2006
Intelligent Medical Objects  1998 - 2006
Reifer Consultants   2004 - 2005

Skills
Scalability, Microsoft SQL Server, Linux, Perl, Agile Methodologies, MySQL, PHP, C#, Visual Studio, Delphi, JavaScript, CSS, Memcached, APC, QlikView, Microstrategy, Crystal Reports, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET, AJAX, Oracle, Amazon EC2, Zend Framework, Subversion, Web Applications, Git, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Start-ups

Education
University of Southern California   2004 — 2006
Masters, Computer Science - Software Engineering

University of San Francisco   2000 — 2004
Bachelor's, Computer Science

Marquette University   1999 — 2001
Computer Science

Manas Jog Manas Jog Los Angeles, California Details
Manas Jog's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2014 - August 2014
Job Software Engineer at Frequency Networks Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Frequency Networks Inc  February 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2014 - August 2014
Esri  February 2013 - July 2013

Skills
C, C++, Java, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Python, C#, Bash, HTML 5, CSS3, PHP, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL, .NET, ATL COM, Natural Language..., Software Engineering, Algorithm Development, J2EE Web Services, CSS, HTML5

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, 3.84

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) (Hons.), Computer Science, 9.18/10

Evan Suma Evan Suma Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Evan Suma's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2013 - Present
Job Research Assistant Professor at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2013 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2012 - July 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2010 - March 2012

Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte   2005 — 2010
Ph.D., Computer Science

Ithaca College   2001 — 2005
B.A., Computer Science

Tyler Ard Tyler Ard Bethesda, Maryland Details
Tyler Ard's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Researcher at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2015 - Present
NIH  October 2013 - December 2014
Brown University  August 2008 - October 2013
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)   August 2007 - August 2008
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)   August 2006 - August 2007
Colorado School District 27-J   January 1998 - January 2001

Skills
Signal Processing, Magnetoencephalography, Statistics, Scientific Computing, Parallel Computing, Parallel Programming, Experimental Design, Neuroscience, Functional Connectivity, Troubleshooting, Electrophysiology, Python, Matlab, Linux, Data Analysis, Large-scale Data..., Data Visualization, Unity3D, Friendly Personality, Computer Hardware, Artificial Neural..., Data Classification, Biofeedback, Brain Computer..., Windows, High Dimensional..., Programming

Education
Brown University   2008 — 2013

University of Colorado Boulder   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology

Ky Waegel Ky Waegel Mountain View, California Details
Ky Waegel's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Computer vision engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Matterport  June 2014 - Present
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  August 2011 - September 2014
Organic Motion  May 2013 - August 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Virtual Reality, Tracking Systems, C++, C#, Java, LaTeX, CryEngine 3, VRPN, OpenGL, Computer Science, Research, Matlab, Python

Education
UNC Chapel Hill   2011 — 2014
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Millersville University of Pennsylvania   2008 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Ashley Sauter Ashley Sauter Chicago, Illinois Details
Ashley Sauter's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2012 - May 2013
Job Research Study Assistant at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Industry Research
Experience
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine  May 2015 - Present
USC Dornsife College Advising Office   January 2014 - May 2015
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)   January 2014 - May 2015
Dance Academy USA  June 2009 - August 2014
Stanford University Medical Center  June 2012 - August 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2012 - May 2013

Skills
PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Microsoft Word, Research, Facebook, Social Networking

Education
University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, B.A. in Health and Humanity, Minor in Health Care Studies

Elahe Rahimtoroghi Elahe Rahimtoroghi San Francisco Bay Area Details
Elahe Rahimtoroghi's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2014 - September 2014
Job Data Scientist Intern, Adobe Research
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Adobe Research  June 2015 - Present
UC Santa Cruz  September 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2014 - September 2014
University of Tehran  September 2009 - December 2011

Skills
Natural Language..., Text Mining, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Java, Information Retrieval, C, Object Oriented Design, Amazon Mechanical Turk, XML, Windows, Eclipse, Crowdsourcing, Lucene, LaTeX, HTML, GNU/Linux, Matlab, C++, Programming, Computer Science

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2012 — 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science

University of Tehran   2009 — 2011
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering

Sharif University of Technology   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering

Farzanegan High School

Charles Gao Charles Gao Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Charles Gao's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2011 - September 2011
Job Game Programmer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Glu Mobile  March 2015 - Present
Twistory Entertainment Studios  February 2014 - January 2015
Innovative Leisure  September 2012 - February 2014
Goon Studios  October 2013 - November 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Unity3D, C#, Java, C++, XNA, Visual Studio, Tortoise SVN, Cocos2d, MonoDevelop, Ogre3D, WPF Development, JSON, XML

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2012
Masters, Computer Science Game Development

University of California, Irvine   2005 — 2009
B.A., Criminology, Information and Computer Sciences

Jen Wohlner Jen Wohlner Los Angeles, California Details
Jen Wohlner's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2009 - December 2013
Job Video Project Manager at BuzzFeed
Industry Internet
Experience
BuzzFeed  December 2014 - Present
Revolution Prep  December 2013 - November 2014
Jen Wohlner   May 2010 - November 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2009 - December 2013

Skills
Social Media, Graphic Design, Public Speaking, Web Development, WordPress, Project Management, Web Design, PSD to Wordpress, Video Editing, Digital Photography, Branding & Identity, HTML, Advanced CSS, JavaScript, Final Cut Pro, Event Planning, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop

Education
University of Southern California   2006 — 2010
BFA, Fine Arts

Emily Ahn Emily Ahn Palo Alto, California Details
Emily Ahn's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2015 - August 2015
Job Student at Wellesley College
Industry
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2015 - August 2015
MIT Media Lab  February 2015 - May 2015
Wellesley College  September 2012 - December 2014
Girls Who Code  June 2014 - August 2014
Lotus Thai Bistro   June 2013 - August 2013
Kim's Taekwondo Academy   September 2008 - August 2012

Education
Wellesley College   2012 — 2016
Sophomore

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2015 — 2015
Cognitive Science

Palo Alto High School   2008 — 2012

Teruhisa Misu Teruhisa Misu San Francisco Bay Area Details
Teruhisa Misu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience November 2011 - February 2012
Job Senior Scientist Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.
Industry Automotive
Experience
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.   April 2013 - Present
NICT  April 2008 - March 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   November 2011 - February 2012
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  April 2005 - March 2008

Skills
Computer Science, Perl, C

Education
Kyoto University   1999 — 2008
Ph. D., Informatics

Robert Weaver Robert Weaver Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Robert Weaver's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience April 2014 - Present
Job 3D Character Animator at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Animation
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   April 2014 - Present
Guidant  February 2014 - April 2014
Emotional Robots Inc.  July 2013 - February 2014
Deutsch & Hydrogen Whiskey   September 2013 - October 2013
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  May 2013 - May 2013
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  December 2012 - February 2013
Spark Unlimited  November 2012 - December 2012
Spark Unlimited  June 2012 - August 2012
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  August 2011 - June 2012
Buck  June 2011 - July 2011

Skills
CG Animation, Acting, Voice Acting, 3D animation, Character, Maya, Cinematics, Animation, Video Games, Feature Films, Character Animation, Motionbuilder, Facial Animation, Traditional Animation, 3D, Unreal Engine 3, Cartoons, Gameplay, Unreal Editor, Unreal, PS3, Xbox, Drawing, Storytelling, Motion Capture, Characters, Creature Animation, Unreal 3, Perforce, Keyframe Animation, Unreal Engine, Alienbrain, Photoshop, Pre-visualization, Computer Animation, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Storyboarding, Film, Conceptual Art, Illustration, Xbox 360, Game Development, Game Design

Education
Sheridan College   1991 — 1995
Received diploma, Classical Animation

Xia Wu Xia Wu Menlo Park, California Details
Xia Wu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2014 - December 2014
Job Software Engineer at Facebook
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Facebook  February 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2014 - December 2014
University of Southern California  September 2014 - October 2014
equities.com  May 2014 - August 2014
Tsinghua University  August 2011 - June 2012

Skills
Algorithms, PHP, Java, Python, JavaScript, Matlab, Computer Science, SQL, Linux, C, C++, HTML, MySQL, Natural Language..., Machine Learning, Django, Programming, C#, CSS, XML, MVC, Data Structures, Visual Studio, Ruby, Eclipse, Joomla

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2014
Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.9

Tsinghua University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Peter Evenson Peter Evenson Portland, Oregon Details
Peter Evenson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2010 - May 2013
Job Senior Strategy & Marketing Director / Global Brand Strategist
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Wutznxt  February 2014 - Present
Kosmont Companies  May 2013 - February 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2010 - May 2013
EDG  January 2012 - April 2013
Global Brigades, Inc.   January 2009 - April 2013

Skills
Public Speaking, New Business Development, Financial Analysis, Google Adwords, Keynote, Vimeo, Wordpress, Bloomberg

Education
Chapman University
B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Betsy Asher Hall Betsy Asher Hall Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Betsy Asher Hall's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Senior Lighter at ICT/USC
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2014 - Present
MPC Los Angeles   July 2014 - November 2014
Rhythm and Hues Studios  May 2004 - November 2013
Rhythm & Hues  June 1996 - May 2004
Rhythm & Hues  June 1995 - May 1996
DreamQuest Images  November 1994 - June 1995
PDI  August 1993 - November 1994
JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)   August 1986 - August 1993

Skills
Look Development, Feature Films, Fur, Lighting, Computer Graphics, Commercials, Shaders, Scripting, Visual Effects, Digital Compositing, Compositing, Supervising, Scientific Visualization, Computer Animation, Shading, Special Effects, Texturing, 3D, Animation, Maya, Zbrush, Texture Painting, Rendering, Mental Ray, Pre-visualization, Cinematics, UV mapping, Texture Artist, Digital Sculpting, Pipeline Development, Technical Direction, Nuke, Houdini, Film

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MFA, Computer Graphics

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BFA, Painting

CTS - Computer Training Source   2014 — 2015
web development

Studio Arts   2013 — 2014

Souvik Roy Souvik Roy Los Angeles, California Details
Souvik Roy's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Student Developer at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Internet
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2015 - Present
Capillary Technologies  March 2013 - November 2014
(un)classroom learning   January 2012 - March 2014
Ventuno Technologies   August 2011 - January 2012
Social Khoj   December 2010 - January 2011
Google  May 2010 - September 2010
SoftMethod GmbH   October 2009 - May 2010
Google  May 2009 - August 2009
iVoteX   November 2007 - December 2008

Skills
C++, PHP, Java, MySQL, C, JavaScript, Database Management, Facebook API, AJAX, Yii, Eclipse, Sphinx, Python, Linux, Recommender Systems, Database Design, Social Media, Scalability, Performance Improvement, Cloud Computing, jQuery, Algorithms, Search Engine Technology, XMPP, Web Development, Google App Engine, GWT, Redis, Gearman, HTML 5, CSS3, SEO, Apache, SQL, Databases, E-commerce, CSS, Distributed Systems

Education
University of Southern California   2015 — 2016
Master's Degree, Computer Science

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Technology, Information and Communication Technology, 8.2

Yuyu Xu Yuyu Xu Greater Boston Area Details
Yuyu Xu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2010 - February 2014
Job Ph.D. student at Northeastern University
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Northeastern University  September 2014 - Present
Google  June 2015 - September 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2010 - February 2014
Funton LLC   September 2011 - January 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2009 - May 2010
USC Childhood Obesity Research Center   September 2009 - January 2010

Skills
C, C++, C#, Objective-C, Python, Character Animation, Game Programming, Computer Animation, Game Development, iPhone Application..., Unity3D, OGRE, Gamebryo, Unix Shell Scripting, Linux, Maya, MEL, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Animation, Algorithms

Education
USC   2008 — 2010
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Beijing University of Technology   2004 — 2008
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Northeastern University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

Daniel Auerbach Daniel Auerbach Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Daniel Auerbach's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience April 2007 - Present
Job Research Programmer II at ICT USC
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC, Institute for Creative Technologies  April 2007 - Present
Open Infrastructure for Outcomes   June 2004 - August 2004

Skills
Java, C++, ActionScript, XML, Computer Science, C#, ActiveMQ, Serialization, Intelligent Tutoring..., JESS, Unity3D, Gamebryo, UnrealScript, Android, Eclipse, Programming, Game Development, Software Engineering

Education
Cornell University   2000 — 2005
B.A., Computer Science, Linguistics

pooja voladoddi pooja voladoddi Santa Clara, California Details
pooja voladoddi's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Mobile Computer Vision, Nvidia
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
NVIDIA  January 2015 - May 2015
Robotic Embedded Systems Laboratory, University of Southern California   September 2014 - November 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2014 - August 2014
ROBOSAPIENS TECHNOLOGIES Pvt. Ltd.   June 2011 - July 2011

Skills
Matlab, Digital Image Processing, Python, C, C++, Digital Signal..., Image Processing, R, Embedded C, Embedded Systems, Statistics, Robotics, Probability Theory, Git, Digital Signal..., Powershell, Fedora, OpenCV, Embedded Software, Probability, Gimp, Computer Vision, Microcontrollers, Signal Processing, Programming, Simulink, Simulations, Machine Learning

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Robotics, Signal Processing

M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology,Bangalore   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Telecommunication

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore   2007 — 2009

Coursera

Joel Jurik Joel Jurik San Jose, California Details
Joel Jurik's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2010 - June 2012
Job ASIC Engineer IV at Ericsson
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Ericsson  June 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2010 - June 2012
AMD  January 2010 - July 2010
NSF Computer Vision REU   May 2009 - August 2009
University of Central Florida  August 2008 - May 2009
Lockheed Martin  May 2008 - August 2008

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2012
Master of Science, Computer Science, 3.96

University of Central Florida   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, 3.98

Mostafa Elshamy Mostafa Elshamy Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Mostafa Elshamy's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2012 - August 2014
Job Frontend dev/UI designer
Industry Design
Experience
Slated, Inc.   February 2015 - Present
Whisper App  October 2014 - January 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2012 - August 2014
Robusta Studio   June 2012 - July 2012
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)   October 2011 - February 2012
German University in Cairo  October 2010 - September 2011
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)   March 2010 - July 2010
Robusta Studio   October 2009 - February 2010
German University in Cairo  July 2009 - February 2010

Skills
Python, LaTeX, Machine Learning, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, CSS3, Eye Tracking, Node.js, MongoDB, Google App Engine, Front-end, User Interface

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2014
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 3.86

The German University in Cairo   2006 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science and Engineering, 0.9/A+

Sin-Hwa Kang Sin-Hwa Kang Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Sin-Hwa Kang's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2008 - Present
Job Researcher Communication Scientist
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2008 - Present

Skills
Machine Learning, Human Computer..., Research, Computational..., Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Computer Science, Computer Graphics, LaTeX, Statistics, Matlab

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., Information Design & Technology

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Communication (CMC/HCI)

Karthikeyan Sreenivasan Karthikeyan Sreenivasan Orange County, California Area Details
Karthikeyan Sreenivasan's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Software Sys Apps Engineer I, R&D @ CDK Global
Industry Computer Software
Experience
CDK Global  April 2015 - Present
NVIDIA  August 2014 - December 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2014 - August 2014
University of Southern California Financial Aid Office   November 2013 - May 2014
University of Southern California  June 2013 - May 2014
University of Southern California  April 2013 - June 2013
Infosys  July 2010 - November 2012
Infosys  January 2010 - May 2010

Skills
C#, C++, Android, C, Unity3D, Game Development, Swift, Software Development, JavaScript, Eclipse, JSP, Java, SQL, Informatica, ASP.NET, SQL Server, SQLite, Perl, HTML/XML, PHP, Facebook API, XSD, Testing, Mobile Applications, Linux, CSS, MySQL, HTML, Programming, XML, .NET, Visual Studio, Game Design, Game Programming, Mobile Game Development, Mobile Application..., Xcode, iOS Development, iOS, Objective-C, JSON, Video Games, Microsoft Excel

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2014
Master's Degree, Computer Science, 3.63

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy   2006 — 2010
B.tech, Information Technology

Sudeep Gandhe Sudeep Gandhe San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sudeep Gandhe's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2003 - May 2012
Job Software Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  July 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2003 - May 2012
Microsoft  May 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Computational..., Spoken Dialogue Systems, Natural Language..., Java

Education
University of Southern California   2004 — 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

University of Southern California   2002 — 2004
Master's Degree, Computer Science

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, University of Mumbai   1998 — 2002
B. Eng, Computer Engineering

Sanjay Verghese Sanjay Verghese La Jolla, California Details
Sanjay Verghese's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2010 - December 2010
Job Modem Software Engineer at Qualcomm
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Qualcomm  November 2012 - Present
Epic  July 2011 - November 2012
University of Southern California  August 2009 - May 2011
USC - Institute for Creative Technologies  May 2010 - December 2010
Image and Multi Dimensional Signal Processing Track   October 2010 - November 2010
National Institute Of Technology Tiruchirappalli  July 2005 - May 2009

Skills
Digital Signal..., Visual C++, Wireless, C, Visual C#, C++, Python

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2011
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli   2005 — 2009
B.Tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Indian School, Khaitan   1991 — 2005

Alesia Egan Alesia Egan Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Alesia Egan's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2010 - Present
Job Business Development and Project Management in Entertainment, Media and Artificial Intelligence
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2010 - Present
Cole Media   November 2005 - May 2010
Alcatel-Lucent/PacketVideo   2000 - 2005
Sony Pictures Television Japan   1997 - 2000
Sony Corporation  May 1993 - December 1996

Skills
Business Development, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Business Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Media, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Devices, Product Management, Start-ups, Mobile Applications, Technology Planning

Education
Columbia Business School
MBA, Finance & Media

Harvard University
A.B., Social Studies

Kurosh ValaNejad Kurosh ValaNejad Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Kurosh ValaNejad's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2001 - November 2006
Job Art Director, USC EA Game Innovation Lab
Industry Research
Experience
USC EA Game Innovation Lab   July 2007 - Present
USC Annenberg Center   November 2006 - June 2007
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2001 - November 2006
MAnose Studios, Inc.   1992 - May 2001

Skills
Computer Graphics, Game Development, Video Games, Game Design, Maya, Perforce, Unity3D, Animation, Multimedia, Art, Mobile Games, Computer Animation, Texturing, Character Animation, Gameplay, MEL, PS3, 3D, Xbox 360, Computer Games, 3D Studio Max

Education
University of Southern California   2001 — 2010

Gnomon School of Visual Effects   1997 — 2000
Computer Graphics

University of Oklahoma   1983 — 1987
B.S., Computer Science

Jeremy Bernstein Jeremy Bernstein Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jeremy Bernstein's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2007 - 2008
Job Onthemarket Freelancer
Industry Entertainment
Experience
The Librarians   February 2014 - Present
Leverage  January 2011 - December 2012
inXile Entertainment  May 2010 - November 2010
Talkie   June 2009 - November 2010
ITVS  December 2009 - October 2010
EA Visceral Games   August 2009 - March 2010
Red Hot Learning   July 2008 - May 2009
Alchemic Productions   2008 - 2008
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2007 - 2008
Snap TV   2007 - 2008

Skills
Narrative, Game Design, Screenwriting, Serious Games, Video Games, Game Development, Game Mechanics, Computer Games, Level Design, Gameplay, Social Games, Interactive Storytelling, Story Structure, Casual Games, Transmedia, New Media, Mobile Games, Creative Writing, Creative Direction, Film, Transmedia Storytelling, Gamification, Writing, Storytelling, Television Producing, Interactive..., Entertainment, Xbox 360, Video Game Production, World Building

Education
University of Southern California   2000 — 2002
MFA, Screenwriting

Wesleyan University   1993 — 1997
MA, BA, Biochemistry

Veronica Tse Veronica Tse Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Details
Veronica Tse's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2012 - May 2013
Job Sales & Event Coordinator at All American Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Experience
All American Entertainment  July 2014 - Present
USC Program Board  December 2013 - May 2014
WonderGrove LLC   June 2013 - August 2013
Nth Degree Entertainment, LLC   June 2013 - August 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2012 - May 2013
USC Leadership and Sustainability Lab   September 2012 - December 2012
Venice Arts  February 2012 - April 2012
CuriOdyssey  June 2010 - August 2011

Skills
Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Microsoft Office, Teaching, Film, Photography, 3D Modeling, Maya, After Effects, Zbrush, Adobe Creative Suite, Storytelling, Marketing, Production Planning, Editing, FileMaker Pro, Early Childhood &..., Environmental Education, Social Networking, Social Media, PowerPoint, Research

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2014
B.A. Psychology, Minors in Animation (Science Visualization) & Cinematic Arts, Magna Cum Laude

University of California, Los Angeles
Advanced French - Summer Study Abroad Program, Paris

Mission San Jose High School   2006 — 2010
Diploma

Evan Szablowski Evan Szablowski Bakersfield, California Details
Evan Szablowski's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2013 - September 2013
Job Intelligence Officer at US Army
Industry Military
Experience
US Army  May 2013 - Present
Defense Intelligence Agency  July 2013 - June 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2013 - September 2013
Network Science Center at West Point   December 2011 - May 2013

Skills
Crowdsourcing, Collective Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Statistical Data..., Network Science, Social Network Analysis, Big Data, Virtual Currency, Intelligence, National Security, Intelligence Analysis

Education
University of Oxford   2013 — 2015
Masters of Science (MSc), Social Science of the Internet

United States Military Academy at West Point   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics

Université Al-Akhawayn Ifrane   2012 — 2012
Semester Abroad, Arabic Language and Literature

Bradley Newman Bradley Newman Los Angeles, California Details
Bradley Newman's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2011 - 2012
Job Senior Research Associate
Industry Entertainment
Experience
University of Southern California  July 2014 - Present
Self Employed  August 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2011 - 2012
Institute for Creative Technologies  2010 - 2011
Institute for Creative Technologies  2006 - 2010
Institute for Creative Technologies  2003 - 2006
Micoy   2001 - 2003

Skills
virtual production, previs, Virtual Reality, Game Production..., Motion Capture, Kinect, Video Production, Game Development, Unity3D, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Game Programming, Game Design, C#, Drawing, 3D Modeling, 3d animation, Character Rigging, Character Modelling, Zbrush, Mudbox, sculptris, Animation, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, 3D rendering, Texturing, Rigging, Rendering, Technical Writing, Photography, Photoshop, Painting, Digital Sculpting, Sculpture, Mixed Media, biological illustration, Graphic Design, After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, Max, Jitter, microsoft project, JIRA, Microsoft Excel, Unity, game pipeline, Pre-visualization

Education
University of Southern California   2003 — 2006
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Interactive Media

Iowa State University   1998 — 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fine and Studio Arts

Sharon Mozgai Sharon Mozgai Los Angeles, California Details
Sharon Mozgai's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience October 2015 - Present
Job Research Analyst at USC Institute for Creative Technologies:Virtual Human Research
Industry
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   October 2015 - Present
Florida International University  September 2014 - September 2015
Harvard Business School  January 2011 - August 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  April 2010 - August 2014
Harvard University  May 2014 - July 2014
Harvard University  June 2011 - August 2011
San Francisco VA Medical Center  August 2007 - August 2009

Skills
Qualitative Research, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Statistics, Research, Public Speaking, Quantitative Research, Research Design, SPSS, Stata, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Teaching, Community Outreach, Editing

Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education   2009 — 2010
Ed.M., Human Development and Psychology

New York University
B.A., Psychology

Cyrus Wilson Cyrus Wilson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Cyrus Wilson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience October 2008 - February 2011
Job Senior R&D Software Engineer at DreamWorks Animation
Industry Research
Experience
DreamWorks Animation  June 2015 - Present
Rhythm & Hues  September 2011 - May 2015
Art Institute of California  April 2011 - September 2012
Pretend LLC   March 2011 - July 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   October 2008 - February 2011
Stanford University  July 2006 - October 2008
MERL  December 2007 - March 2008
Stanford University  September 2000 - June 2006
Yale University  May 1998 - August 2000

Skills
Computer Graphics, Animation, User Interface Design, Visual Effects, 3D, OpenGL, Rendering, Lighting, Computer Animation, Film, Qt, User Interface, Programming, C++, Python, Object Oriented Design, Git, CUDA, STL, Software Engineering, Algorithms, C, Linux, Software Development, Computer Science, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, Cell Biology, Biophysics, Character Animation, Scripting

Education
Stanford University   2000 — 2006
Ph.D., Biochemistry

Yale University   1996 — 2000
B.S., Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry

Matt Liewer Matt Liewer Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Matt Liewer's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2004 - Present
Job Technical Artist at USC ICT
Industry Computer Games
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2004 - Present
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios  April 2003 - October 2003
Dynamix  April 2001 - June 2001

Skills
MEL, Maya, Gamebryo, Python, Character Rigging, Rigging, Texturing, Technical Direction, Character Modeling, UV mapping, Pipeline Development, PyMEL, Unity3D, C#, 3D Modeling, Character Animation, 3D, Rendering, Modeling, Lighting

Education
University of Oregon   1998 — 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Multimedia Design

Teresa Dey Teresa Dey San Francisco, California Details
Teresa Dey's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2010 - February 2014
Job Freelance Illustrator / Animator
Industry Animation
Experience
Freelance  April 2014 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2010 - February 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2008 - January 2010
USC Information Sciences Institute  May 2006 - August 2008
USC Information Sciences Institute  September 2002 - April 2006
Information Sciences Institute  September 1999 - August 2002
DPA  September 1997 - August 1998
University of Maryland Alumni Association  May 1997 - August 1997

Skills
Maya, Character Animation, Computer Animation, Animation, Unity3D, Traditional Animation, 3D, Storyboarding, Flash, Illustration, Art Direction, Video Games, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketching, Flash Animation, After Effects, Facial Animation, Digital Painting, Motion Capture, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing

Education
University of Southern California   1998 — 2005
MFA

University of Maryland College Park   1993 — 1997
BA

Academy of Entertainment Technology, Santa Monica Community College

Shanhe (Wiliam) Wang Shanhe (Wiliam) Wang Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Shanhe (Wiliam) Wang's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Engineering Intern at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2014 - Present
Shenzhen Terca Technology Co.,Ltd.   May 2013 - July 2013
Diablo Valley College  August 2011 - May 2012

Skills
Matlab, Microsoft Office, Solidworks, AutoCAD, COMSOL, Simulink, GUI, Object Oriented Design, Labview, Mechatronics, Finite Element Analysis, FEM analysis, Mechanical Engineering, Visual C++, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Python, C++, PowerPoint, Research, Microsoft Excel, Microcontrollers, SQL, Scheme, C, Java, LabVIEW, SolidWorks

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2012 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Diablo Valley College   2009 — 2012
Engineering and Sciences

Matt Bosack Matt Bosack Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Matt Bosack's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2007 - June 2015
Job Television Writer THE PLAYER (NBC/Sony)
Industry Entertainment
Experience
NBC & Sony Pictures Entertainment   May 2015 - Present
Downtown LA Weightlifting   January 2014 - Present
Trojan CrossFit   November 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2007 - June 2015
Freelance  December 2013 - April 2014
Freelance  May 2013 - October 2013

Skills
Screenwriting, Creative Writing, Film, Television, Interactive Storytelling, Military, Military Training, Public Speaking, Research, Teaching, Budgets, Blogging, Film Production, Editing

Education
USC School of Cinematic Arts   2011 — 2013
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Writing for Screen and Television

UCLA   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Kedar Reddy Kedar Reddy San Jose, California Details
Kedar Reddy's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2010 - May 2011
Job Game Designer at Kidaptive, Inc.
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Kidaptive, Inc.   June 2015 - Present
Disney Learning   July 2014 - May 2015
WASH for India   July 2013 - January 2014
University of Southern California  August 2010 - May 2013
Electronic Arts  June 2012 - August 2012
Disney Mobile  May 2011 - June 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2010 - May 2011

Skills
Unity3D, CSS, Programming, Game Design, Interaction Design, User Interface, Game Development, Video Games, Flash, User Interface Design, ActionScript, Maya, User Experience Design, User Experience, Storyboarding, Animation, 3D, HTML 5, Mobile Games

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2013
MFA, Interactive Media

University of California, San Diego   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major

University of California, Davis

Gwen Christian Gwen Christian San Francisco Bay Area Details
Gwen Christian's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2008 - February 2009
Job Software Engineer at Intel Corporation
Industry Research
Experience
Intel Corporation  October 2012 - Present
Fluential  October 2011 - June 2012
Nominum  February 2011 - October 2011
Nominum  October 2010 - February 2011
AT&T Interactive  March 2009 - September 2010
BAHRC LLC   July 2008 - June 2010
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2008 - February 2009
UC Santa Cruz  April 2008 - June 2008
Ford Motor Company  June 2007 - September 2007

Skills
Perl, Python, Hadoop, Linux, Natural Language..., Unix, HTML, MySQL, Data Mining, SICStus Prolog, Regulus Grammar Compiler, Nuance 8.5.0, LaTeX, Praat, NLTK, Amazon Mechanical Turk

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   2003 — 2008
BA, Linguistics and Literature

Cheryl Birch Cheryl Birch Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Cheryl Birch's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2000 - Present
Job CFO at USC/ICT
Industry Education Management
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2000 - Present
Paramount Pictures  April 1994 - January 2000
MCA Universal Television   1985 - 1994
Ernst & Whinney  August 1980 - September 1983

Skills
Finance, Start-ups, Negotiation, Management, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Executive Management, Due Diligence, Entertainment, Human Resources, Team Building, Budgets, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Financial Analysis, Strategy, Management Consulting, Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Non-profits, Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Licensing, Accounting, Staff Development, Corporate Finance, Training, Property Management, Business Strategy, Team Leadership, Lease Administration, Managerial Finance, Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Customer Service, Relocation, Operations Management, Federal Grants..., Editing, Litigation

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1983 — 1985
MBA, Business with an emphasis on Management Information Systems

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1976 — 1980
BS, Business with an emphasis in Accounting

John F. Kennedy Sr. High School   1973 — 1976

Terry Martz Terry Martz Olathe, Kansas Details
Terry Martz's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2002 - September 2006
Job Freelance Transcriptionist
Industry Writing and Editing
Experience
Paul M. Garton, Inc.   June 2011 - Present
Keystrokes Business Support Center   April 2007 - Present
Vanguard Psychiatric Group   October 2009 - September 2010
Pacific Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Medical Center   December 2008 - July 2010
Los Angeles Area  January 2000 - December 2008
Entertainment Technology Center @ USC  January 2008 - April 2008
RL Leaders, LLC   January 2007 - May 2007
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2002 - September 2006
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   November 2004 - April 2005
David Sivits   October 2004 - December 2004

Skills
Entertainment, Public Speaking, Transcription, Editing, Proofreading, Acting, Singing, Film Production, Fundraising, Film, Theatre, Screenwriting, Nonprofits, Creative Writing, Grant Writing, Storytelling, Comedy, Television

Education
California State University-Dominguez Hills   1987 — 1989
English

Behnam Salemi Behnam Salemi Greater San Diego Area Details
Behnam Salemi's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience April 2009 - November 2009
Job Scientist Principal at Broadcom
Industry Computer Networking
Experience
Broadcom  February 2014 - Present
National University  May 2009 - Present
Broadcom  March 2011 - February 2014
HRL Laboratories  October 2009 - March 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   April 2009 - November 2009
Information Sciences Institute  October 2003 - March 2009

Skills
Algorithms, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, C++, C, Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems, Matlab, Simulations, Python, Data Mining, Computer Vision, Perl, Pattern Recognition, Software Engineering, Programming

Education
University of Southern California   1997 — 2004
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Robotics

Meryl Hu Meryl Hu Los Angeles, California Details
Meryl Hu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience October 2015 - Present
Job Game Programmer Generalist | MS in Computer Science at USC
Industry Computer Games
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   October 2015 - Present
Run Games   May 2015 - August 2015
Women Empowerment Club (GITAM University)   May 2012 - August 2013
GITAM University  February 2011 - February 2012

Skills
C, C++, Microsoft Office, Java, Unity3D, Public Speaking, Microsoft Word, Android Development, C#, HTML, PHP, Algorithms, Photon Unity Networking, Data Structures, JavaScript, GIMP, CPP, Inkscape, Shell Scripting, Wireframes, DOM, Bootstrap, Github, jQuery Mobile, jQuery, SQL, PowerPoint, Linux, Unix, VMware Workstation, JSON, RPC, CSS, MySQL, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio..., MonoDevelop, Unreal Engine 3, iOS Development

Education
Sri chaitanya

University of Southern California   2014 — 2016
Master’s Degree, Computer Science

GITAM University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 3.8

Ramesh Manuvinakurike Ramesh Manuvinakurike Los Angeles, California Details
Ramesh Manuvinakurike's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Graduate Student at USC ICT
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2013 - Present
University of Bielefeld  May 2015 - August 2015
Northeastern University  August 2011 - May 2013
Oracle  November 2009 - July 2011

Skills
Java, Python, C, C++, C#, .NET, Machine Learning, Economics, PL/SQL, Eclipse, VHDL, Android, SQL, XML, HTML, Core Java, Algorithms, Databases, Visual Studio, Information Retrieval, Computer Science, Nokia Qt, Perl, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Oracle, JSP, Linux

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science

Northeastern University   2011 — 2013
Masters, Computer Science

Northeastern University   2011 — 2013
Master's degree, Computer Science

People's Education Society Institute of Technology   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics

Anna Murphy Anna Murphy New York, New York Details
Anna Murphy's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2014 - July 2015
Job Associate at Korn Ferry, Global Sports Practice
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
Korn Ferry  July 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2014 - July 2015
FOX Sports  July 2014 - December 2014
FOX Sports  July 2013 - July 2014
NBCUniversal, Inc.   February 2013 - June 2013
LiquidThread  September 2012 - December 2012
Glantz Design  June 2012 - September 2012
Our Day   June 2011 - September 2011
ISBE - Institute for Student Business Education   April 2011 - June 2011
Green Bay Packers  July 2009 - September 2009

Skills
Facebook, Social Media, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Spanish, Public Speaking, Tutoring, Social Networking, Blogging

Education
Northwestern University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Communication Studies, Psychology Minor, IMC certificate

Universidad de Sevilla   2011 — 2011

Jarvis McGee Jarvis McGee San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jarvis McGee's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2014 - September 2014
Job Graphics Engineer at Sony Computer Entertainment America
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Sony Computer Entertainment America  January 2015 - Present
Sony Computer Entertainment America  September 2014 - December 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2014 - September 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2012 - August 2012
Center of Defense Integrated Data   January 2012 - May 2012
United States Department of Defense  May 2011 - August 2011
Union Pacific Railroad  May 2009 - August 2009
US Army Corps of Engineers  May 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Embedded Systems, C++, Algorithms, Web Development, OpenGL, Java, PHP, HTML, GLSL, OpenGL ES, PSSL, x86 Assembly, PS4 Development, MIPS, Android Development, CSS, JSON, Java Servlets, AJAX, Tomcat, Visual C#, Computer Graphics, ANSI C

Education
University of Southern California   2012 — 2014
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Jackson State University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering

Gale M. Lucas Gale M. Lucas Los Angeles, California Details
Gale M. Lucas's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2012 - Present
Job Senior Research Associate at Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Games
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2012 - Present
Western Oregon University  September 2011 - July 2012
Willamette University  August 2010 - August 2011
Northwestern University  September 2005 - June 2010

Skills
Statistics, Research, Psychology, Data Analysis, Research Design, Teaching, Higher Education, SPSS, Qualitative Research, Microsoft Excel, Program Evaluation, Quantitative Research, Experimental Design, Grant Writing, Scientific Writing, Science, Public Speaking

Education
University of Southern California   2012 — 2015
Postdoctoral training in Department of Computer Science and Marshall School of Business

Northwestern University   2005 — 2010
PhD

Northwestern University   2005 — 2008
MA

Willamette University   2001 — 2005
BA

Qu Cheng Qu Cheng Los Angeles, California Details
Qu Cheng's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Research Assistant at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2015 - Present
University of Southern California  May 2011 - Present

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Research, Teamwork, Photoshop, Social Media, Public Speaking, C++, English, Java, HTML, C, Windows, Matlab, Event Planning, AutoCAD, Time Management

Education
University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Andrew Derkach Andrew Derkach Santa Monica, California Details
Andrew Derkach's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2012 - September 2012
Job Digital Inventory Analyst at Hulu
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Hulu  December 2014 - Present
Lunchbox  October 2013 - Present
Thnks Brand   May 2012 - September 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2012 - September 2012
Department of Veterans Affairs  June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Research, Organization, Facebook, Google Analytics, SPSS, Social Media Measurement, Sales, Online Marketing, Data Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Omniture, Branding & Identity, Media Planning, Project Management, Microsoft Office, WordPress, HTML, JavaScript, Social Media, Blogging, Marketing, Adobe Creative Suite, VBA, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Multivariate Statistics

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Quantitative Psychology

Travas Lenard Travas Lenard Brentwood, Tennessee Details
Travas Lenard's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2013 - August 2013
Job Senior Marketing and Creative Pro with deep online advertising experience
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Next Level Marketing LLC   February 2015 - Present
Blue Diamond Digital   October 2012 - Present
USC Institute for creative Technologies   June 2013 - August 2013
Vector Marketing  September 2008 - September 2011

Skills
Project Management, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Software Development, Agile Methodologies, Business Process..., Java, Web Services, Databases, Microsoft Office, JavaScript, Program Management, Testing, XML, Mobile Devices, Leadership, PowerPoint, Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Sales, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Training, Microsoft Word, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Digital Marketing, Web Development, Team Building, Social Networking, Time Management, Advertising, Research, Online Advertising, Event Planning, Consulting, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Team Leadership, Social Media Marketing, Coaching, Data Analysis, Account Management, Web Design, Sales Management

Education
Fisk University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Joe Yip Joe Yip Los Angeles, California Details
Joe Yip's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2010 - Present
Job Technical Artist II at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Games
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2010 - Present
University of Southern California  August 2006 - May 2012
University of Southern California  August 2008 - June 2010
University of Southern California  February 2009 - August 2009
Trumpet Private Lessons   May 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Python, Flash, Adobe Creative Suite, MEL, Unity3D, Computer Animation, Unity, Visual C#, Character Animation, HTML, Zbrush, Character Rigging, Rigging, PyMEL, Final Cut Pro, JavaScript, CSS, Modeling, Animation, Character Modelling, Blender, After Effects, Visual C++, Dreamweaver, Trumpet, HTML + CSS, PHP, Digital Photography, HDR Photography, Mac OS, iPhone, iOS, iOS development, Subversion, Tortoise SVN, User Interface Design, InDesign, Compositing, 3D Modeling, Graphic Design

Education
University of Southern California   2006 — 2010
B.A., Animation, Graphic Design

Canadian International School of Hong Kong   1999 — 2006

Jared Mullane Jared Mullane Columbus, Georgia Details
Jared Mullane's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2011 - July 2011
Job Operations Officer at US Army
Industry Military
Experience
Regimental Communications Company, 75th Ranger Regiment   August 2014 - Present
4th Engineer Battalion   April 2013 - August 2014
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2011 - July 2011

Skills
Military Operations, Military, Security Clearance, Military Experience, Operational Planning, Intelligence Analysis, Weapons

Education
United States Military Academy at West Point   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (BS), Systems Management

Elizabeth Kalbers Elizabeth Kalbers Los Angeles, California Details
Elizabeth Kalbers's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2012 - April 2013
Job Administrative Assistant III at UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
Industry Higher Education
Experience
UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies  June 2013 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2012 - April 2013
Anacapa School   September 2008 - June 2012
Loyola Marymount University  April 2008 - August 2008
UC Santa Barbara  September 2004 - June 2007

Skills
Editing, Social Networking, Microsoft Word, Receptionist Duties, Event Planning, Proofreading, Writing, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Facebook, Events Coordination, Travel Arrangements, Web Content Management, Purchase Orders, WordPress, Company Newsletters, Conference Support, Appointment Scheduling, Newsletter Production, Managing Database, Photoshop, Administrative Functions, Reimbursement, Data Collection, Database Administration, Course scheduling, Website Updating, Multi-line Phone, Outlook, Data Entry, Typing, Filing, Administration

Education
UC Santa Barbara   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Graduated with Honors

Huntington High School   1999 — 2003
High School

Edmond Yee Edmond Yee Los Angeles, California Details
Edmond Yee's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience February 2010 - September 2010
Job Interaction & Game Designer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Storm8  June 2013 - Present
Combiform, Inc.   February 2010 - December 2012
University of Southern California  August 2011 - May 2012
Activision  June 2011 - August 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   February 2010 - September 2010
UCSD Interactive Cognition Lab   September 2008 - June 2009

Skills
Creative Direction, Human Computer..., Tangible User Interface, Interaction Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Rapid Prototyping, Hardware Development, Laser Cutting, Arduino, Maya, Entrepreneurship, Game Development, User Interface, Video Games, Usability Testing, ActionScript, Animation, User Interface Design, Mobile Games, Flash

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2012
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Interactive Media

University of California, San Diego   2004 — 2009
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cognitive Science - Human Computer Interaction

University of California, San Diego   2004 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computing and the Arts

Michael Spray Michael Spray Agoura Hills, California Details
Michael Spray's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2012 - April 2013
Job Software Quality Assurance Tester at mobileforming LLC
Industry Computer Games
Experience
mobileforming LLC  January 2014 - Present
The Testing Group   September 2013 - January 2014
USC Institute For Creative Technologies   August 2012 - April 2013
Spark Unlimited  June 2012 - August 2012
2K Games  November 2009 - September 2010
THQ  June 2005 - September 2009

Skills
Xbox 360, PS3, Video Games, Bug Tracking, JIRA, PSP, Testing, System Testing, Gamecube, Training, Microsoft Excel, Game Design, Game Development, Computer Games, Wii, Unreal Engine 3, Level Design, Gameplay, Quality Assurance, Casual Games, Windows, Android Development, PS2, ARMA, DevTrack, Console, Multiplayer, Hansoft, Xbox, Game Testing, MMORPG, Console Games, Online Gaming, Playstation, Nintendo DS, iPhone, Test Cases, Software Quality..., iOS, Unreal Engine, Gaming, MMO

Education
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena   2000 — 2002

Crespi Carmelite Catholic High School
High School Diploma

California School of Culinary Arts (CSCA)
Culinary Arts Diploma Graduated 2002

Sarah Tariq Sarah Tariq San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sarah Tariq's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2005 - August 2005
Job Sr Software Engineer (Computer Vision) at NVIDIA
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
NVIDIA  November 2014 - Present
NVIDIA  March 2014 - November 2014
NVIDIA  April 2011 - March 2014
NVIDIA  January 2006 - May 2011
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2003 - December 2005
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2005 - August 2005

Skills
GPGPU, GPU, CUDA, Algorithms, High Performance..., Parallel Computing, Computer Graphics, Computer Architecture, Parallel Programming, Simulations, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Scientific Computing, Optimization, Parallel Algorithms, C++

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2003 — 2005
MS, Computer Science

Lahore University of Management Sciences   1999 — 2003
BSc, Computer Science

Dimitrios Antos Dimitrios Antos San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dimitrios Antos's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2011 - August 2011
Job Senior Software Engineer at Google[x] Life Sciences
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  August 2015 - Present
Google  November 2014 - August 2015
Google  August 2012 - October 2014
Harvard University  September 2007 - May 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2011 - August 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2010 - August 2010
Altanet S.A.   November 2001 - August 2005

Skills
Database Development, Web Development, Research, Java, iPhone development, .NET, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Bayesian networks, Psychology, Virtual Agents, Computer Science, Databases, Software Development, Algorithms, Programming, Distributed Systems, Python

Education
Harvard University   2007 — 2012
Ph.D., Computer Science

Athens University of Economics and Business   2005 — 2007
M.S., Computer Science

Fernando Rabelo Fernando Rabelo Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Fernando Rabelo's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Character Animator at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Animation
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2014 - Present
USC School of Cinematic Arts  August 2014 - Present
University of Southern California  February 2014 - Present
Screen Novelties  May 2014 - August 2014
Visual Classroom, LLC   June 2012 - January 2014
Glendale Community College, CA 91208  March 2011 - May 2012

Skills
Animation, Stop Motion, 3D animation, Dragonframe, Maya, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Video Editing, OS X, Windows, Shotgun Software, Premiere, Lighting, Digital Photography

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2016
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Animation and Digital Arts

Glendale Community College   2010 — 2013
Certificate, Digital Animation

Universidade Federal de Campina Grande   2006 — 2009
Bachelor's Degree, Art & Media

Cody Kommers Cody Kommers Mountain View, California Details
Cody Kommers's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2014 - September 2014
Job UCLA Cognitive Scientist
Industry Internet
Experience
UCLA  September 2014 - June 2015
UCLA  2013 - June 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2014 - September 2014

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2011 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Cognitive Science, 3.6

Abinaya Sree Vairasundaram Abinaya Sree Vairasundaram Los Angeles, California Details
Abinaya Sree Vairasundaram's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2014 - December 2014
Job Senior Software Engineer at Visa
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2014 - December 2014
Sprint  May 2014 - August 2014
USC Financial and Business Services   May 2013 - May 2014
USC Interaction Lab  April 2013 - August 2013
CS Software Engineering Department of USC   May 2013 - July 2013

Skills
Java, C, C++, Programming, PHP, JSON, Matlab, Web Development, Robotics, Eclipse, MySQL, Visual Studio, Python, JavaScript, Web Applications, CSS, Algorithms, Linux, XML, AJAX, Android, HTML 5, Perl, Computer Science, Web Design, ROS, Mobile Applications, Git, NetBeans, HTML5

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2015
Master of Science in Intelligent Robotics

Anna University   2008 — 2012
BE

Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School   1994 — 2008
Higher Secondary School Certificate

Jamison Moore Jamison Moore Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jamison Moore's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2013 - Present
Job Audio Lead at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2013 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2008 - 2013
Alelo  2006 - 2007
Information Sciences Institute  2003 - 2007

Skills
Sound Editing, Video Games, Sound Design, Sound Forge, Audio Engineering, Audio Post Production, Video Production, Professional Audio, Pro Tools, Software Development, Film, Game Development, Software Documentation, Avatars, Sony Vegas, Virtual Humans, OS X, Multimedia, Feature Films, Television, Sound, Video Editing, InDesign, Reaper, Premiere, After Effects, Dialogue Editing

Education
Cornell University   2000 — 2003
Government

Celso de Melo Celso de Melo Los Angeles, California Details
Celso de Melo's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2007 - 2012
Job Software Engineer at Hook Studios
Industry Research
Experience
Hook Studios  August 2015 - Present
AppliedVR   June 2015 - July 2015
USC Marshall School of Business  September 2012 - June 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2007 - 2012
GAIPS, INESC-ID   2004 - 2007

Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Human Computer..., Computer Graphics, Software Engineering, Computer Science, C#, Unity, Java, C++, Visual Studio, NetBeans, 3D Studio Max, Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Negotiation, Research, SPSS, Matlab, Mathematica, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, ActionScript, Dreamweaver, Maya, OpenGL

Education
University of Southern California   2007 — 2012
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Artificial Intelligence

IST - Technical University of Lisbon   2004 — 2007
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Artificial Intelligence

IST - Technical University of Lisbon   1999 — 2004
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Portuguese School of Maputo (EPM), Mozambique   1991 — 1999
High School

Ben Farris Ben Farris Orange County, California Area Details
Ben Farris's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience October 2010 - January 2014
Job Asst Vice President State Street
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
State Street  March 2015 - Present
Spireon, Inc.   January 2014 - March 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   October 2010 - January 2014
DIRECTV Latin America  July 2009 - October 2010
RTÉ  August 2007 - July 2009
Capparoe Management Services Limited   August 2007 - October 2008
PFH Technology Group   November 2006 - August 2007
Allied Irish Bank  March 2006 - November 2006
WebReach Inc.   October 2003 - January 2006
MediaLive Intl.   January 2003 - October 2003

Skills
Disaster Recovery, Data Center, Integration, Unix, Virtualization, SDLC, Enterprise Architecture, Linux, Security, System Administration, Enterprise Software, Software Project..., Operating Systems, Solaris, Cloud Computing, VMware, Troubleshooting, Microsoft SQL Server, Servers, Management, Process Improvement, SQL, IT Operations, Hardware, Redis, Amazon Web Services...

Education
Loyola Marymount University   1993 — 1997
BSE, Civil Engineering

Littlerock High School

Angela Nazarian Angela Nazarian Davis, California Details
Angela Nazarian's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2009 - August 2014
Job PhD Student in Cognitive Neuroscience
Industry Research
Experience
UC Davis  2015 - Present
University of Southern California  August 2014 - 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2009 - August 2014
The Paley Center for Media  2006 - July 2014
University of Southern California  2009 - 2010
pigFACTORY  2008 - 2008
10th Street Entertainment  2007 - 2008

Skills
Qualitative Research, Psychology, Event Planning, Research, Social Media, SPSS, Quantitative Analytics, Biofeedback, Transcription, Annotation, Music Industry, Voiceovers, Recruiting

Education
USC   2008 — 2011
Bachelor's degree, Psychology and Music Industry

Santa Monica College   2007 — 2008
Associate's degree, Communication and Media Studies

University of California, Davis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience

Emily Salans Emily Salans Greater Chicago Area Details
Emily Salans's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2007 - May 2008
Job Nursing Student at Rush University (MSN, CNL candidate Aug 2016)
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
University of Chicago Booth School of Business  October 2011 - February 2014
Groupon  April 2011 - October 2011
University of Michigan  July 2009 - December 2010
University of Michigan  June 2009 - December 2010
Self  January 2007 - December 2010
Summer Discovery  July 2010 - August 2010
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals  July 2008 - April 2009
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2007 - May 2008
USC Panhellenic Council   January 2006 - December 2007
USC College Ambassadors   September 2004 - September 2007

Skills
Event Planning, Public Speaking, Community Outreach, Admissions, Recruiting, Leadership, Highly self-motivated, Education, Mentoring, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Editing, Social Media, Project Management, Higher Education, Student Development, Development & delivery..., Team Management, Teaching, International..., Event Management, Time Management, Multi Tasking, Dependable Team Player, Slate, PowerPoint, Greek Life, Microsoft Word, Videography, Statistics, Research, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Organic Chemistry, Tutoring, Sales, Marketing, Highly detail oriented, Science, Chemistry, Networking, Team Leadership, Curriculum Development, Employee Training, Management, SPSS

Education
University of Michigan   2009 — 2010
Master of Science, Organic Chemistry

University of Southern California   2004 — 2008
BA/BA, Chemistry and Psychology

Homestead   2000 — 2004

Chengyin Wu Chengyin Wu Orange County, California Area Details
Chengyin Wu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2013 - February 2015
Job Software Engineer at ChasePay Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Chasepay Inc   March 2015 - Present
Celestial Beings Studio   January 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2013 - February 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2013 - September 2013
Nerdsgame Studio   June 2012 - May 2013
Son-An Tutorial School   December 2010 - July 2011
Military Police  August 2009 - July 2010
Yuan Ze University Department of Information Management   January 2008 - January 2009

Skills
C++, C#, Java, Unity3D, Visual Studio, JavaScript, ASP.NET, Eclipse, OpenGL, Android, MySQL, Algorithms, Subversion, CSS, Microsoft SQL Server, OGRE, PHP, Objective-C

Education
University of Southern California   2011 — 2013
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science - Game Development

Yuan-Ze University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor's degree, Information Management

Paul Rosenbloom Paul Rosenbloom Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Paul Rosenbloom's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2014 - Present
Job Professor of Computer Science at University of Southern California
Industry Higher Education
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2014 - Present
University of Southern California  1999 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2008 - 2013
USC Information Sciences Institute  2007 - 2007
Stanford University  1984 - 1987
Carnegie Mellon University  1983 - 1984

Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Research, Cognition, Psychology, Science, Simulations, Machine Learning, Higher Education

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   1976 — 1983
Ph.D., Computer Science

University of California, San Diego   1978 — 1979
N/A, Psychology

Stanford University   1972 — 1976
B.S., Mathematical Sciences

University of California, Los Angeles   1971 — 1972

University High School   1969 — 1972

Volkan Ustun Volkan Ustun Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Volkan Ustun's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2012 - Present
Job Artificial Intelligence Researcher at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2012 - Present
Rice University  October 2010 - March 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology  February 2009 - September 2010
Auburn University  August 2002 - December 2008
TUBITAK-BILTEN   1999 - 2002

Skills
Discrete Event..., Human Behavior, Research, Java, Lisp, Agent-based Modeling, Simulation, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, Mathematical Modeling, Arena Simulation..., Machine Learning, Matlab, Operations Research, Statistics, Programming, Optimization, Analysis, Algorithms

Education
Auburn University   2002 — 2008
Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University   1997 — 2000
M.Sc., Industrial Engineering

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University   1993 — 1997
B.Sc., Industrial Engineering

Izmir Fen Lisesi   1990 — 1993
High School

Emmanuel Johnson Emmanuel Johnson Los Angeles, California Details
Emmanuel Johnson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Graduate Research Assistant at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc.   May 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   November 2014 - Present
JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)   July 2014 - September 2014
University of Birmingham  January 2014 - May 2014
Carnegie Mellon University  May 2013 - August 2013
Carnegie Mellon University  May 2012 - July 2012
University of Michigan  June 2011 - August 2011
North Carolina A&T State University  August 2010 - May 2011
North Carolina A&T State University  February 2010 - April 2011
University of Michigan  June 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Java, C++, Robotics, Leadership, Public Speaking, Program Management, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership Development, C, PowerPoint, Python, Data Analysis, Matlab, Research, Statistics, Programming, Labview, Computer Science, Simulations, Mathematica, LaTeX, Computer Vision, Pspice, Machine Learning, Algorithms

Education
University of Southern California   2014 — 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 3.7

The University of Birmingham   2013 — 2014
Master of Science (MSc), Robotics

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering, summa cum laude

Chung-Cheng Chiu Chung-Cheng Chiu Mountain View, California Details
Chung-Cheng Chiu's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2009 - June 2014
Job Software Engineer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  June 2014 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2009 - June 2014
Google  May 2013 - August 2013
Academia Sinica  September 2008 - June 2009

Skills
C++, Java, Python, Matlab, R, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Android, Programming, Distributed Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2013
Ph.D., Computer Science

National Tsing Hua University   2005 — 2007
M.S., Computer Science

National Cheng Kung University   2001 — 2005
B.S., Computer Science and Information Engineering

David Yazhou Huang David Yazhou Huang Orange County, California Area Details
David Yazhou Huang's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Lead R&D Engineer, EON Reality Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
EON Reality  February 2013 - Present
UC Merced  September 2007 - December 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2012 - August 2012
EON Reality  August 2011 - December 2011
UC Merced  September 2010 - December 2010
Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd.   January 2007 - July 2007

Skills
Character Animation, Motion Capture, Computer Graphics, Game Programming, C++, Robotics, OGRE, Stereo 3D, Game Engines, Human Computer..., MEL scripting, Virtual Reality, Kinect, 3D Modeling, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Matlab, Electrical Engineering, Microcontrollers, Chinese, Physics, MEL, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Programming, Python, C

Education
University of California, Merced   2007 — 2012
Ph.D., Computer Garphics

University of Science and Technology Beijing   2002 — 2006
B.Sci., Electrical Engineering/Automation

Emily Duff Bartel Emily Duff Bartel Greater Pittsburgh Area Details
Emily Duff Bartel's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2009 - May 2011
Job Engineer at Uber Advanced Technologies Center
Industry Internet
Experience
Uber Advanced Technologies Center  August 2015 - Present
Booz Allen Hamilton - Digital Interactive   July 2006 - August 2015
USC Mobile and Environmental Media Lab   June 2010 - June 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2009 - May 2011
Mind Over Media  2004 - 2005

Skills
Augmented Reality, User Interface Design, Game Development, Motion Capture, Information Design, Interactive Media, User Experience, Interactive Advertising, ActionScript, Interaction Design, Game Design, Modeling, User Interface, Mobile Applications, Wireframes, Information Architecture, Analytics, Data Visualization, Flash, Project Management, Program Management, Photoshop, Social Media, Mobile Devices

Education
University of Southern California   2008 — 2011
MFA

Carnegie Mellon University   2002 — 2006
BS

Frederic Pighin Frederic Pighin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Frederic Pighin's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2001 - 2005
Job
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  2010 - Present
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)   2005 - 2010
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2001 - 2005
University of Southern California  2001 - 2005
Canon - Mixed Reality Laboratory   1999 - 2001

Skills
Computer Graphics, 3D animation, Mathematical Modeling, Animation, Computer Vision, OpenGL, Image Processing, Python, C++, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Algorithms, 3D, Programming, Linux, Software Development, Simulation, Optimization, JavaScript, Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Animation

Education
University of Washington   1995 — 1999
PhD, Computer Science

Institut national des Télécommunications
Master of Science (MS), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Grant Stoner Grant Stoner Culver City, California Details
Grant Stoner's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2010 - August 2010
Job Digital Communications Specialist at Avery Dennison
Industry Writing and Editing
Experience
Avery Dennison  January 2014 - Present
Avery Dennison  October 2012 - January 2014
Plug Marketing   2012 - December 2013
Captain Marketing  September 2012 - October 2012
Blue Sand Design   February 2012 - August 2012
littleye   August 2011 - January 2012
DotComs For Moms   December 2010 - December 2011
The Write Approach   September 2010 - April 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2010 - August 2010
Riverview Films   2006 - 2010

Skills
Writing, Copy Editing, Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, Production, Film, Editing, Blogging, Social Media, Report Writing, Content Writing, Web Content Optimization, HTML 5, SEO, Project Management, Social Networking, Final Cut Pro, Facebook, Advertising, New Media, Marketing, Editorial, Film Production, Television, Entertainment, Publishing, Brand Development, Content Strategy, Digital Media, Video Production, Community Management, Video, Press Releases, Google Analytics, Creative Writing, Natural Horsemanship

Education
Antioch University   2010 — 2011
BA, Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Columbia College Chicago   1997 — 2000
Film Production

Truman High School

Chirag Merchant Chirag Merchant Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Chirag Merchant's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2006 - Present
Job R&D Programmer in Games Research
Industry Computer Games
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2006 - Present
Information Sciences Institute  2004 - 2006
NIIT Technologies  July 2000 - July 2002

Education
University of Southern California   2002 — 2004
Masters

University of Mumbai

Francis Glebas Francis Glebas Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Francis Glebas's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2013 - March 2013
Job Storyboard artist at Walt Disney
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Walt Disney  March 2013 - Present
DreamWorks Animation  July 2012 - Present
Glebas Associates   1996 - Present
Focal Press  October 2006 - Present
2ndScreen Global Con (2SGC)   February 2013 - Present
Animted Athletics   2005 - Present
Gnomon School of Visual Effects  2003 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2013 - March 2013
Blue Sky Studios  October 2008 - July 2012
The Animation Lab   2008 - 2008

Skills
Storyboarding, Animation, Visual Development, Storytelling, Concept Design, Digital Painting, Character Design, Cartoons, Illustration, Feature Films, Film, Traditional Animation, Art Direction, Writing, Lecturing, Comedic Timing, Character Animation, TVPaint, Visual Arts, Instructional Design, Information Graphics, Color Theory, Directing, Flash Animation, Creative Direction, Visual Storytelling, Television, Entertainment, Maya, Computer Animation, Film Production, Pre-production, Lay Psychoanalyst

Education
WhatsamattaU   1952 — 2012
Phd in fantasy, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, 4.0

New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury   1988 — 1990
MBA INCOMPLETE, Marketing, 4.0

New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury   1987 — 1989
MCA, Semiotics, Instructional Design, 4.0

Clinical Hypnosis Trainers   1980 — 1980
Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis, Syosset NY, Ericksonian Indirect Hypnosis

Pratt Institute   1971 — 1975
BFA, Filmmaking, 3.6

Reid Swanson Reid Swanson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Reid Swanson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Research Scientist at ICT
Industry Information Services
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2015 - Present
UC Santa Cruz  June 2011 - May 2015
Walt Disney Imagineering (R&D)   April 2010 - April 2011
Institute for Creative Technology   2004 - 2010

Skills
C++, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer..., Bayesian statistics, Data Analysis, Distributed Systems, Natural Language..., Teaching, Eclipse, Video Games, Computer Science, Data Mining, Computational..., University Teaching, Pattern Recognition, Text Mining, Research Design, Computer Vision, Java, Research, MapReduce, SPSS, Software Engineering, Hadoop, Qualitative Research, Python, LaTeX, Quantitative Research, Information Retrieval, Algorithms, Mathematical Modeling, Programming

Education
University of Southern California   2003 — 2010

University of California, Los Angeles   1994 — 1999
B.A., Philosophy, Fine Art

Rick Juang Rick Juang Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Rick Juang's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2011 - July 2012
Job Senior Software Engineer
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Clarion  July 2012 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2011 - July 2012
SuperVillain Studios  April 2007 - February 2011
Knowledge Adventure  November 1999 - April 2007
Vivendi Universal Games  2000 - 2004
Alpine Electronics Research of America  1998 - 1999

Skills
Game Programming, Unity3D, Artificial Intelligence, C++, Gameplay Programming, Game Development, OpenGL, Wii, Programming, Scripting, C#, User Interface, ActionScript, C, Gameplay Systems, Linux, XML, Mobile Applications, Mobile Games, Automotive Electronics

Education
California State University-Long Beach   1993 — 1998
B.S., Computer Science

Stewart King Stewart King Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Stewart King's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience November 2004 - October 2007
Job of Internet
Industry Internet
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   November 2004 - October 2007
Digitas  August 1999 - October 2001
Media Revolution LLC   November 1996 - August 1997

Skills
PHP, JavaScript, CSS, SEO, MySQL, SQL, Web Development, HTML, Programming, .NET

Education
Harvard University   1994 — 1999
BA, Psychology

Cynthia Nie Cynthia Nie San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cynthia Nie's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience March 2006 - April 2006
Job Game Designer
Industry Design
Experience
Zynga  March 2011 - July 2014
UC Berkeley ATDP  June 2004 - April 2011
Blindlight  September 2008 - December 2008
Virtual Reality Medical Center  November 2006 - March 2007
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   March 2006 - April 2006

Skills
Video Games, Game Design, Interaction Design, Rapid Prototyping, Web Design, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Game Development, Level Design, MMO, User Experience, Photoshop, Mobile Games, MySQL, Casual Games

Education
University of Southern California   2007 — 2010
MFA, Interactive Media

University of California, San Diego   2002 — 2007
BA, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts

Mei Si Mei Si Albany, New York Area Details
Mei Si's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2009 - July 2010
Job Assistant Professor at Cognitive Science Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Cognitive Science Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   August 2010 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2009 - July 2010
USC Information Sciences Institute  August 2002 - December 2008
CIPE   January 2000 - July 2002

Skills
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Human Computer..., Python, C++, LaTeX, Programming, Java, Statistics, Matlab, C, Conversational Agent, Interactive Narrative, Emotion Modeling and..., Virtual/Augmented..., Interactive Storytelling

Education
University of Southern California   2002 — 2009
Ph.D, Computer Science

University of Arizona   2001 — 2002
M.S., Computer Science

University of Cincinnati   1998 — 2000
M.A., Psychology

Peking University   1994 — 1998
B.S., Psychology

Carson McKay Carson McKay Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Carson McKay's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2009 - December 2009
Job Surfacing at Dreamworks Animation
Industry Animation
Experience
Dreamworks Animation  2010 - Present
Dreamworks Animation Studio   2010 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2009 - December 2009
Brigham Young University  January 2008 - July 2009
Brigham Young University  June 2008 - October 2008
Sony Online Entertainment  June 2008 - August 2008
Brigham Young University  November 2007 - January 2008
Brigham Young University  August 2007 - January 2008
Mirror Films  May 2007 - May 2007
SystemsBy...   May 2004 - November 2005

Skills
Maya, Animation, Character Animation, Texturing, After Effects, Renderman, Computer Animation, Zbrush, Computer Graphics, Storyboarding, MEL, Lighting, 3D Modeling, Modeling, Visual Effects, Compositing, Rigging, Photoshop, Mental Ray, 3D, Rendering, Film

Education
Brigham Young University   1997 — 2009
BFA, Animation

Paso Robles High School   1993 — 1997
Diploma, High School

Adriana Jaroszewicz Adriana Jaroszewicz Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Adriana Jaroszewicz's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2004 - February 2005
Job Associate Professor in Animation at Loyola Marymount University
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Loyola Marymount University  August 2009 - Present
Side Effects Software  2012 - 2012
"Hazelwood"   June 2011 - June 2011
Sony Pictures Imageworks  June 2005 - August 2009
Crackle  November 2008 - December 2008
ACM SIGGRAPH  March 2008 - August 2008
"Cooleyville" TV Series, Tanaka Video Productions   March 2006 - July 2006
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2004 - February 2005
The Labyrinth Project   April 2002 - August 2004
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts  2002 - 2004

Skills
Maya, Visual Effects, Compositing, Computer Animation, Nuke, Computer Graphics, Houdini, Character Animation, Animation, Traditional Animation, Film, Art, Feature Films, After Effects

Education
Gnomon School of Visual Effects   2006 — 2008
Extension Program

University of Southern California   2001 — 2004
MFA

University of the Pacific   1994 — 1999
BFA

Logan Olson Logan Olson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Logan Olson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2010 - July 2011
Job Senior Game Designer, Playmation at Disney Consumer Products
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Disney Consumer Products  June 2013 - Present
Walt Disney Imagineering  June 2012 - June 2013
Woodbury University  August 2012 - December 2012
Walt Disney Imagineering  June 2011 - June 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2010 - July 2011
Walt Disney Imagineering  May 2010 - August 2010
University of Southern California  August 2008 - July 2010
Institute for Creative Technologies  2008 - 2009
20th Century Fox L&M New Media Enterprises   February 2008 - August 2008
20th Century Fox L&M New Media Enterprises   2007 - 2007

Education
USC   2008 — 2011
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Game and Interactive Media Design

University of Southern California   2004 — 2007

Edward Stein Edward Stein San Francisco Bay Area Details
Edward Stein's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2005 - December 2005
Job
Industry Research
Experience
DTS, Inc.   July 2015 - Present
Redwood Audio   October 2010 - Present
DTS, Inc.   April 2013 - July 2015
DTS, Inc.   October 2011 - April 2013
DTS, Inc.   December 2008 - October 2011
Creative Labs, Inc.   June 2008 - December 2008
Creative Labs, Inc.   January 2006 - June 2008
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2005 - December 2005
USC Integrated Media Systems Center   August 2004 - December 2005
Creative Labs, Inc.   September 2002 - August 2004

Skills
Psychoacoustics, Acoustics, Embedded Software, C/C++, Matlab/Simulink, Critical Listening, HW/SW Quality Assurance, Algorithm Design, Audio Signal Processing, Digital Signal..., Audio Processing, Luthierie, Quality Assurance, Digital Signal..., Sound, Electronics, Testing, Digital Audio, Algorithms, Signal Processing, Matlab, Programming, Consumer Electronics, Audio Engineering, Microcontrollers, System Architecture, Firmware, Simulations, VHDL, Professional Audio, Analog, Image Processing, System Design, Debugging, Device Drivers, FPGA, ARM, Microprocessors, Hardware Architecture, Electrical Engineering, C++

Education
University of Southern California   2004 — 2005
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering - Multimedia and Creative Technologies

Oklahoma State University   1999 — 2004
Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lance Pickens Lance Pickens San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lance Pickens's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience February 2009 - June 2011
Job CEO & Founder at MadeSolid, Inc.
Industry Nanotechnology
Experience
MadeSolid, Inc.   January 2013 - Present
MadeSolid   June 2011 - January 2013
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   February 2009 - June 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2008 - February 2009
University of Southern California  March 2006 - March 2008
University of Southern California  February 2006 - March 2008
Illinois Institute of Technology  January 2005 - June 2005
Illinois Institute of Technology  January 2005 - May 2005

Skills
3D Printing, Python, Start-ups, Rapid Prototyping, Product Development

Education
University of Southern California   2005 — 2008
MA, Chemistry

Illinois Institute of Technology   2000 — 2005
BS, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics

KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)   2003 — 2003
program, the Biological Sciences

Joshua Newth Joshua Newth San Francisco Bay Area Details
Joshua Newth's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2009 - October 2009
Job Co Founder at Droplet Life
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Droplet Life   September 2013 - Present
Havok  March 2012 - March 2014
independent consultant  September 2011 - March 2012
MindTribe Product Engineering  October 2009 - September 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2009 - October 2009
Cardica, Inc.   July 2003 - April 2009

Skills
C++, Solidworks, Product Development, C, Software Engineering, Prototyping, CAD, Matlab, Programming, Java, Firmware, Python, C#, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Prototype

Education
Stanford University   2000 — 2003
Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

San Jose State University   2007 — 2013
MS, Computer Science

Stanford University   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Mechanical Engineering

Han-Nung, Rebecca Lin Han-Nung, Rebecca Lin San Francisco Bay Area Details
Han-Nung, Rebecca Lin's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience February 2006 - July 2006
Job Software Engineer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  May 2011 - Present
DemandTec  September 2010 - April 2011
DemandTec  October 2009 - September 2010
DemandTec  February 2008 - September 2009
VectorMAX  August 2007 - January 2008
Avant Interactive Inc.   July 2006 - August 2007
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   February 2006 - July 2006
NCCU  August 2002 - March 2003

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Java, JavaScript, Closure, HTML, CSS, Git, User Interaction, User Interface, REST

Education
University of Southern California   2004 — 2006
MS, Computer Science

National Chengchi University   2000 — 2004
BS, Computer Science

Joy Fang Joy Fang Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Joy Fang's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience July 2010 - Present
Job Student at California State UniversityLos Angeles
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   July 2010 - Present
Cal State LA  January 2008 - September 2009

Education
California State University-Los Angeles   2007 — 2009
M.S., Computer Science

Beijing Jiaotong University   2002 — 2006
B.S., Management Information Systems

James Tolbert II James Tolbert II Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
James Tolbert II's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2006 - August 2006
Job Senior Engineer, Researcher
Industry Computer Software
Experience
MITRE  June 2010 - Present
Carnegie Mellon University  2007 - 2010
IBM Almaden Research Center  June 2008 - August 2008
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2006 - August 2006

Skills
Software Engineering, Programming, Java, Python, Computer Science, C++, Machine Learning, Unix, C, Algorithms, Distributed Systems, Matlab, Research, Eclipse, Teaching, Object Oriented Design, Perl, JavaScript, XML, Data Mining, Software Development, Simulations, Linux, Ruby, Analysis, HTML, MySQL, PHP, Integration, Artificial Intelligence, .NET, C#, SQL

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2007 — 2010
Masters, Computer Science

Howard University   2005 — 2007
Master's, Systems & Comptuer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2001 — 2005
BS, Computer Science

Regina Cabrera Regina Cabrera Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Regina Cabrera's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2003 - 2006
Job Director of Communications at Grand Performances
Industry Performing Arts
Experience
Grand Performances  May 2011 - Present
The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles  April 2007 - April 2011
ODVD Games   August 2006 - April 2007
Quick! Help for Meals, USC Keck School   January 2006 - November 2006
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2003 - 2006
UC Berkeley, Cal Performances   1998 - 2001

Skills
Non-profits, Arts Administration, Performing Arts, Editing, Fundraising, Press Releases, Non-profit..., Event Planning, Theatre, Social Media, Media Relations, Public Relations, Nonprofits, New Media, Entertainment, Event Management, Publicity, Copywriting, Social Media Marketing

Education
University of Southern California   2005 — 2007
MA, Communications Management

University of California, Berkeley   1997 — 2001
BA, English

Rachel Proffitt Rachel Proffitt Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Rachel Proffitt's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2010 - August 2010
Job Director, Game Based Rehabilitation Lab
Industry Research
Experience
University of Southern California  June 2014 - Present
Casa Colina  August 2011 - Present
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California  June 2012 - May 2014
Blue Marble Game Co.  March 2011 - May 2012
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California  January 2011 - May 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2010 - August 2010
Washington University School of Medicine  August 2009 - May 2010
Washington University School of Medicine  August 2007 - May 2009
DePaul Community Resources  May 2006 - June 2007
Easter Seals Florida  May 2005 - July 2005

Skills
Teaching, Research, Rehabilitation, Clinical, Lecturing, Focus Groups, Game Design, Video Game Design, Qualitative Research, User Acceptance Testing, User-centered Design, Clinical Research, Healthcare, Treatment, Data Analysis, Inpatient, Neurology, Assistive Technology, Cognition, Orthopedic, Therapists, Public Speaking, Orthopedics, Program Development

Education
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis   2007 — 2010
OTD, Occupational Therapy

Randolph College   2003 — 2007
BS, Biology, Dance

Sayan Ghosh Sayan Ghosh Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Sayan Ghosh's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2013 - Present
Job PhD candidate in machine learning at University of Southern California
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Amazon  May 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2013 - Present
NVIDIA  July 2012 - August 2013

Skills
C, Matlab, Algorithms, C++, C++ Language, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Speech Recognition, Probabilistic Models, SQL, Python, Image Processing, LaTeX

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science

Indian Institute of Science   2010 — 2012
Master of Engineering, Signal Processing, 7.2/8.0

Jadavpur University   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Laurie Swanson Laurie Swanson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Laurie Swanson's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2003 - 2006
Job Entertainment Professional
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Arecont Vision  December 2009 - February 2011
TM Los Angeles   March 2008 - May 2009
AGI Media/TM   2008 - 2009
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2003 - 2006
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2000 - 2003
USC Institute for Creative Technolgies   2000 - 2000
USC Entertainment Technology Center   1999 - 2000

Education
University of California, Los Angeles
BFA, Theater Arts

Ankit Singhaniya Ankit Singhaniya Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Ankit Singhaniya's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Seeking Software Engineering Spring Internship
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2014 - Present
Google  May 2015 - August 2015
USC Viterbi School of Engineering  September 2014 - December 2014
University of Bremen  July 2012 - September 2014
Oracle  June 2013 - June 2014
University of Bremen  May 2012 - July 2012
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay  May 2011 - July 2011

Skills
C++, Algorithms, Java, C, HTML, XML, PHP, Python, Linux, Common Lisp, HTML 5, CSS3, AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, PL/SQL, MySQL, Data Structures

Education
University of Southern California   2014 — 2016
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 4.0

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, 9.69

Robert Finney Robert Finney Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Robert Finney's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience January 2013 - Present
Job Programmer Analyst II at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2013 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2010 - December 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   April 2009 - August 2010
Electronic Arts Los Angeles  August 2008 - March 2009
Electronic Arts Los Angeles  May 2007 - July 2008
Liquid Entertainment  June 2006 - December 2006
Activision  May 2005 - August 2005
Pandemic Studios  January 2004 - May 2004

Skills
Game Development, Game Design, Video Games, Quality Assurance, Unity3D, PS3, Perforce, Xbox 360, Mobile Games, Game Programming, Maya, Computer Graphics, Scripting

Education
University of Southern California   2001 — 2006
B.A., Fine Arts

Brent Rabowsky Brent Rabowsky Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brent Rabowsky's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2009 - 2010
Job Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Amazon  2015 - Present
Solid State Studios   2008 - Present
Alelo  2014 - 2015
VEVO  2013 - 2014
Viddy   2012 - 2013
textPlus  2011 - 2012
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2009 - 2010
Vivendi Universal Games  2002 - 2008

Skills
Game Development, C++, C#, Video Games, Software Development, OpenGL, User Interface Design, Computer Graphics, Java, Git, User Interface, REST, OS X

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2010
MS, Computer Science

Santosh Shankar Santosh Shankar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Santosh Shankar's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2014 - December 2014
Job Software Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Apple  February 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2014 - December 2014
Expedia, Inc.   May 2014 - August 2014
National Instruments  March 2013 - July 2013
National Instruments  July 2011 - July 2013
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal  May 2010 - May 2011
IBM India Software Labs  April 2010 - July 2010
Indian Institute of Science  December 2009 - January 2010

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 4/4

National Institute of Technology Karnataka   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, 8.54/10

Chetan

Ashok Mathew Kuruvilla Ashok Mathew Kuruvilla Los Angeles, California Details
Ashok Mathew Kuruvilla's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Student Researcher at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   December 2014 - Present
Oculus VR  May 2015 - August 2015
Adobe  February 2013 - July 2014
Adobe Systems  February 2012 - January 2013
Adobe  May 2010 - January 2012
Microsoft, India Development Center  April 2009 - June 2009

Skills
Data Structures, C++, Algorithms, C, Java, Core Java, Distributed Systems, Python, Eclipse, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Design, Machine Learning, JSP, JavaScript, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 3D Graphics, Human Computer...

Education
National Institute of Technology Warangal   2006 — 2010
BTech, Computer Science and Engineering

University of Southern California
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science (Multimedia & Creative Technologies)

Prerna Totla Prerna Totla Seattle, Washington Details
Prerna Totla's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2014 - August 2014
Job Software Engineer, Facebook
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Facebook  June 2015 - Present
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2014 - August 2014
Zynga  July 2012 - November 2013
Siemens Technology India  January 2012 - June 2012
Zenith Computers  May 2010 - July 2010

Skills
Python, Natural Language..., Algorithms, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Java, C++, C, NLTK, Machine Learning, Scikit-Learn, Web Development, Linux, Programming, Programming Languages, Matlab, HTML, JavaScript

Education
University of Southern California   2014 — 2015
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science (General), 3.85/4.00

Birla Institute of Technology and Science   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science, 8.17/10.00

Ke Zeng Ke Zeng Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Ke Zeng's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2009 - December 2009
Job Software Engineer at Microsoft
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Microsoft  March 2011 - Present
DreamWorks Animation  January 2010 - December 2010
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2009 - December 2009

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2010
M.S., Computer Science, Game Development

Peking University   2006 — 2009
M.S., Software Engineering, Digital Art

Wuhan University   2002 — 2006
B.S., Software Engineering

Shane Tzen Shane Tzen San Francisco, California Details
Shane Tzen's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience May 2004 - August 2010
Job Site Reliability Engineer at Mashery
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Mashery  January 2015 - Present
Solazyme, Inc.   February 2011 - January 2015
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   May 2004 - August 2010
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   January 2003 - May 2004
Geekcorps   August 2002 - December 2002
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2001 - June 2002
Berlitz GlobalNET  February 2000 - May 2001
Berlitz Translation Services   November 1997 - January 2000

Skills
Super Cow Powers, Linux..., UNIX (Solaris/etc.), Scripting..., Technical Documentation, Web Development..., Problem Solving, SOX Compliancy, Virtualization..., Networking..., Firewalls..., Storage (NetApp/HP), Backup..., OPC, AMX Theater Automation, Mac OS X, Windows

Education
University of Florida   1995 — 1996

University of California, San Diego   1991 — 1994
BS in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution

Tony Lockhart Tony Lockhart Greater Atlanta Area Details
Tony Lockhart's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Experienced I/T Professional and Digital Media Instructor (open to Lecturer and/or Interactive Design positions)
Industry Computer Software
Experience
CSC  October 2011 - Present
Georgia Gwinnett College  August 2012 - December 2014
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2009 - August 2011
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   2009 - 2009
IBM  2008 - 2009
IBM  2006 - 2008
IBM  2005 - 2006
IBM  2002 - 2005
IBM  2000 - 2002

Skills
XML, JavaScript, Software Development, CSS, Databases, Web Development, Integration, PHP, HTML, MySQL, DB2, SQL, Java, C++, ActionScript, Interaction Design, Adobe Creative Suite, System Design, Maya, Data Analysis, Visio, Programming, C#, LibGDX, 2D/3D Graphics, Game Development

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2009 — 2011
Master of Science, Digital Media

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University   1996 — 2000
B.S., Software Engineering

Christina Trejo Christina Trejo Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Christina Trejo's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Graphics Lab Coordinator at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   September 2015 - Present
USC, Institute for Creative Technologies  July 2008 - 2013
Social Studies School Service  2005 - 2008
Castec Inc.  November 2004 - August 2005

Skills
Research, Project Management, Event Planning, Social Media, Data Analysis, Social Networking, Fundraising, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Nonprofits, Editing, Program Development, Grant Writing, Proposal Writing, Training, Proofreading

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   2000 — 2004
BA, English, Psychology

Chloe LeGendre Chloe LeGendre Los Angeles, California Details
Chloe LeGendre's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Graduate Research Assistant at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   August 2015 - Present
Stevens Institute of Technology  January 2014 - August 2015
L'Oréal   May 2013 - June 2015
L'Oréal   September 2011 - May 2013
Johnson & Johnson  May 2011 - September 2011
Johnson & Johnson  July 2009 - April 2011
Johnson & Johnson  June 2008 - December 2008

Skills
Matlab, C++, Research, Data Analysis, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Learning, Clinical Research, Statistics, Color Theory, Instrumentation, Imaging Science, CUDA, OpenCV

Education
Stevens Institute of Technology   2012 — 2015
Master’s Degree, Computer Science

University of Pennsylvania   2005 — 2009
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

University of Southern California
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

Ari Shapiro Ari Shapiro Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Ari Shapiro's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience April 2010 - Present
Job Research Scientist at USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Industry Research
Experience
USC Institute for Creative Technologies   April 2010 - Present
Rhythm & Hues  December 2007 - March 2010
Industrial Light & Magic  November 2006 - December 2007
Various dot com companies   1993 - 2001

Education
UCLA   2001 — 2006
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

UCLA   2001 — 2002
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

University of California, Santa Cruz   1993 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science

Junda Chen Junda Chen Redmond, Washington Details
Junda Chen's USC Institute for Creative Technologies Experience June 2011 - August 2011
Job Software Developer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  June 2015 - Present
Amazon  June 2014 - June 2015
Microsoft  2012 - 2014
usc Institute for Creative Technologies   June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
C#, .NET, Software Development, Visual Studio, Software Engineering, C++, Java, ASP.NET, XML, JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, C, Agile Methodologies, Web Services, SQL, Software Design

Education
University of Southern California   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering/Computer Science

University of Southern California   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics