vegalabs.net - homepage of daniel a. matysiak

February 8, 2012

Education

Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 2001-2006
College of Computer and Information Science
Bachelor in Science in Computer Science, 2006

Computer Knowledge

Languages: Python, Common Lisp, LaTeX, MATLAB, C/C++, Ruby, C#, Scheme, Perl, Java, HTML, MIPS Assembly, Smalltalk

Systems: Linux, Microsoft Windows, UNIX (SunOS/Solaris), BSD, MS-DOS, OpenVMS, MacOS; django

Software: emacs, MATLAB, SBCL, CMUCL, DrScheme, GNU GCC, make, JDK, vi, gnuplot, Borland/Inprise C++ Builder, Microsoft Visual Studio, Metroworks Codewarrior, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, OpenDX

Work Experience

ITA Software, Cambridge, MA | January 2007-May 2010
Position: Software Engineer
Developed service management software used by ITA for managing server farms requiring high availability. Implemented bug fixes and features in QPX, ITA's airfare pricing engine.
SeaChange International, Maynard, MA | July 2005-December 2005
Position: Software Engineer
Codeveloped testing utility in C++ for testing video-on-demand media cluster robustness and throughput. Compiled statistics comparing SeaChange and Microsoft video streaming server performance.

Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland | July 2004-December 2004
Position: Research
Studied, simulated and developed visualizations of Fleming-Viot processes in 3-dimensions using C++ at the Institute for Physical Chemistry. Coauthored scientific paper which depended heavily on simulation results.
Egan Research Center, Boston, MA | March 2003-August 2003
Position: Research
Investigated and implemented statistical data aggregating subsystems for SCIRun calculation networks. Designed universal testing components for said system. Authored documents on constructing modules and integrating custom subsystems into SCIRun.
Natural Computing Group, Boston, MA | September 2001-December 2004
Position: Founder
Founded and organized a new student group (25 students) dedicated to exploring non-classical computing models. Organized weekly meetings and speaker series. Administrated organizational website and mailing list. Led to research with faculty in quantum information.

United Technologies, Otis Elevators, Farmington, CT | July 2001-August 2001
Position: Consultant/Intern
Designed and implemented sound and signal control processing system for POMA-Otis people mover trams intended for international airport installations.
Human Performance Technologies, Farmington, CT | January 2000-June 2000
Position: Web Developer and System Administrator
Worked on and administered web sites for clients and company network.

Interests

Technical Interests: quantum computing, machine learning, cell biology, chemistry, artificial intelligence, system programming, neuroscience

Personal: music, painting, photography, languages (Polish, French, German), history, philosophy