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11/06/08

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  Note: My full CV is available in  pdf (PDF) and doc (MS WORD) formats.

Executive Summary

Career Goal:

To be a world famous researcher in information and computer sciences, especially on topics related to applying language processing techniques to information access. At the same time, to be a well respected teacher in transferring knowledge of information science.

Career Highlights:

Assistant Professor

School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

9/04 – present

Research Scientist

Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

3/02 – 8/04

Research Fellow

School of Computing, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

7/99 – 2/02

PhD Student

Division of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

12/95 – 7/01

MSc Student

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China

9/92 – 3/95

BSc Student

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China

9/88 – 7/92

Summary of Expertise 

Areas

Information retrieval (monolingual and multilingual), Web user context learning and user modeling, interactive retrieval interface design, computational linguistics (noun phrase analysis, statistical NLP, semantic analysis), and Web log mining and analysis.

Programming

Extensive experience in Java, Perl, C++, C, and Prolog. Good working knowledge of Unix, Windows and Linux

Language

Fluent in English, native speaker of Chinese

 

Education

PhD in Artificial Intelligence

Division of Informatics (former Dept of Artificial Intelligence), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

12/95 – 7/01

Thesis Title

References to Graphical Objects in Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces

 

Award

Overseas Research Studentship, Colin & Ethel Gordon Scholarship

 

Supervisors

Dr Graeme Ritchie and Dr John Lee

 

 

 

 

MSc in Computer Science

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China

9/92 – 3/95

Dissertation Title

A Study of Three-value Logic and Its Application to the Detection of Functional Hazards in Combinational Circuits.

 

Supervisors

Prof. Qinping Zhao and Prof. Huaimin Sun

 

 

 

 

BSc in Computer Science

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Beijing, China

9/88 – 7/92

Dissertation Title

A Design of a Prolog Interpreter and its C Implementation

 

Supervisor

Prof. Huaimin Sun

 

  Note: My full CV is available in  pdf (PDF) and doc (MS WORD) formats.

 

     

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