| Objective | |
| To leverage my academic and industry experience in an early-phase venture focussed on a revolutionary innovation. | |
| Education | |
| 2001-present |
University of California, Berkeley Awarded Master of Science in Computer Science, May 2004. On leave from Doctor of Philosophy program in Computer Science. Coursework includes: Approximation Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms, Probability Theory, Statistical Learning Theory, Data Transport Protocols |
| 1996-2000 |
Stanford University Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Honors and Distinction. Honors thesis topic: "Efficient Collision Detection for Flexible Objects." Advisors: Jean-Claude Latombe and Leo Guibas. |
| Work Experience | |
| November 2005 - present |
Splunk Manager, Search and Indexing |
| May 2004 - November 2005 |
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Research Scientist, Engineering Manager |
| 1999-2001 |
Recourse Technologies (acquired by Symantec) Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead |
| Research Experience | |
| Summer 2004 |
Hewlett Packard Laboratories Summer Internship |
| Summer 2003 |
Hewlett Packard Laboratories Summer Internship |
| Publications | |
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Practical Large-scale Distributed Key Generation. J. Canny and S. Sorkin. Eurocrypt 2004, Interlaken, Switzerland, May 2004. Algorithmic Tools for Real-Time Microsurgery Simulation. J. Brown, S. Sorkin, J.C. Latombe, K. Montgomery, and M. Stephanides. Medical Image Analysis, Elsevier, 6(3):289-300, September 2002. Real-Time Simulation of Deformable Objects: Tools and Application. J. Brown, S. Sorkin, C. Bruyns, J. C. Latombe, K. Montgomery, and M. Stephanides. Computer Animation, Seoul, Korea, November 2001. Placing a Robot Manipulator Amid Obstacles for Optimized Execution. D. Hsu, J. C. Latombe, and S. Sorkin. Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. on Assembly and Task Planning (ISATP '99), Porto, Portugal, pp. 280-285, 1999. On Finding Narrow Passages with Probabilistic Roadmap Planners. D. Hsu, L. E. Kavraki, J. C. Latombe, R. Motwani, and S. Sorkin. In Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, P. K. Agarwal, L. E. Kavraki, and M. T. Mason (eds.), A K Peters, Natick, MA, pp. 141-153, 1998. |
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| Patents | |
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System and method for computer security using multiple cages. U. S. Patent 6,907,533. System and method for analyzing logfiles. U. S. Patent Pending. Filed April 2001. Encoded attribute matching on communication devices. U. S. Patent Pending. Filed October 2003. Method and system for targeted data delivery. U. S. Patent Pending. Filed May 2005. Method and system for targeted data delivery using a canonical representation of a user. Filed August 2005. Method and system for user context information assisted search. Filed August 2005. |
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| Awards and Honors | |
| 2002 | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship |
| 2001 | California Microelectronics Fellowship |
| 2000 | Frederick E. Terman Award for Scholastic Achievement in Engineering |
| 2000 | Ben Wegbreit Prize for Best Computer Science Honors Thesis |
| 1999 | Microsoft Outstanding Junior Scholarship |
| 1996 | Stanford University President's Scholar |