here to my resume

Wendel Bezerra Silva
http://www.wendelbsilva.com.br/
300 Cadman Plaza W 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY - 11201-2701
[email protected]
Research Interests
Interests in information and scientific visualization, Interactive visualization for mobile devices and web,
Big-data visualization and High-performance computing.
Professional Experience
• Computer Scientist at Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making - NYU. Jan 2015 –
Current.
– Software Engineer for Kavli Human Project
- Design the system architecture
- Establishing and maintaining best practices for coding
- Manages day-to-day workflows for each team member
- Mentor individual team members as necessary (Node.js, Java/Android, Python, AWS)
- Managing and maintaining 3rd part platforms (AWS, Splunk, Jira, Bitbucket)
– Exploring/Prototyping IoT solutions ( C )
– Detecting human interaction using radio signal strength (Swift, Java/Android, Python)
- Indoor localization using Bluetooth Low Energy
- Detecting encounter using radio signal
• Computer Scientist at Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making - NYU.
• Research Assistant Data Scientist at Center for Urban Science + Progress. Feb 2014 – Dec 2014.
– Urban Attention: Extracting information from traffic cameras (C++, OpenCV, OpenMP, d3.js).
– LotteryViz: Real-time visualization/exploration tool for lottery data (C++, Qt).
• Research Assistant at NYU Tandon. Supervisor: Dr. Cláudio Silva. Aug 2011 – Dec 2013.
– ClimatePipes: 2D Map visualization on a 3D environment (Javascript, WebGL)
– CMOP Project: Web-based visualization of coastal data (Javascript, WebGL, three.js, d3.js).
– Large Data Vis.: Adaptive Heatmap visualization of large (560M Taxi Trips) datasets (C++,
OpenGL, Qt).
– crowdLabs: Interactive Web-Visualization of Vistrails’ workflow and Visualization of volume
datasets (Python, Javascript, WebGL)
• Research Intern at CUSP - Center for Urban Science + Progress. Supervisor: Dr. Huy T. Vo. May
2013 – August 2013.
– Improved existing framework that controls and share data for the Powerwall (C++).
– Created layers for visualization of different datasets on the large display. (C++, Qt, OpenGL).
– Created mobile UI (iPad and Web) to control the powerwall and its applications (Objective-C,
Javascript, HTML5)
• Research Intern at Argonne National Lab.. Supervisor: Dr. Mark Hereld. May 2012 – August 2012.
– Implemented an in-memory distributed system for parallel processing and visualization (C++,
OpenMPI, SWIG, Python).
• Research Intern at Kitware, Inc. Supervisor: Dr. Berk Geveci. May 2011 – August 2011.
– Created a new Web render using WebGL to support interactive visualization for ParaViewWeb
(Javascript, C++, WebGL, VTK).
• Research Intern at Sandia Nat. Labs. Supervisor: Dr. Jason F. Shepherd. May 2010 – August 2010.
– Integrating the Titan Project with VisTrails for Information Visualization (Python).
Awards/Honors
• 3rd place in the XXII Thesis and Dissertation Contest of the Brazilian Computing Society, 2009.
• 3rd place in the XIX Brazilian Symposium on Database, Special Track on Demos Workshop, 2004,
Brası́lia, DF, Brazil.
Education
M.Sc. in Computer Science
NYU - Tandon School of Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Cláudio Silva
Fall 2011– Fall 2013
M.Sc. in Applied Computing
University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Adviser: Dr. Maria Andréia F. Rodrigues
August 2008
B.S. in Computing
University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Adviser: Dr. Maria Andréia F. Rodrigues
November 2004
Technical Skills
• Programming Languages/Scripts: C, C++, Swift, Objective C, Java, Pascal, Python, PHP, Javascript
• Graphics: OpenGL, OpenGL ES, WebGL, GLSL
• High Performance Computing: CUDA, MPI, OpenMP
• Graphics and UI Libraries: d3.jst, three.js, VTK, Qt
Languages
• English: fluent
• Portuguese: native
Publications
Journals
[1] SILVA, W. B.; RODRIGUES, M. A. F. . Interactive Rendering of Indoor and Urban Environments
on Handheld Devices by Combining Visibility Algorithms with Spatial Data Structures. International
Journal of Handheld Computing Research, v. 2, p. 55-71, 2011.
[2] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; SILVA, W. B.; BARBOSA NETO, M. E.; GILLIES, D. F.; RIBEIRO, I.
M. M. P. . An Interactive Simulation System for Training and Treatment Planning in Orthodontics.
Computers & Graphics, v. 31, p. 688-697, 2007.
[3] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; BARBOSA, R. G.; SILVA, W. B. . Development of 3D Applications for
Mobile Devices using the APIs M3G and OpenGL ES. Brazilian Journal of Theoretic and Applied
Computing (RITA), v. XIII, p. 69-102, 2006.
Refereed — Conferences Publications (full papers)
[4] SILVA, W. B.; RODRIGUES, M. A. F. . A Lightweight 3D Visualization and Navigation System on
Handheld Devices. In: 24th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2009), Special Track on Mobile Computing and Applications Track, 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Proceedings
of ACM SAC 2009. New York, NY, USA: ACM Press, 2008.
[5] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; ROCHA, R. S.; SILVA, W. B. . Interactive and Accurate Collision Detection
in Virtual Orthodontics. In: 14th Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE 2008),
2008, The Netherlands. Proceedings of EGVE 2008. Germany: Eurographics Association. p. 65-72.
[6] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; SILVA, W. B.; BARBOSA, R. G.; RIBEIRO, I. M. M. P.; BARBOSA NETO,
M. E. . J-Ortho: An Open-Source Orthodontic Treatment Simulator. In: 21st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2006), Special Track on Computer Applications in Health
Care, 2006, Dijon, France. Proceedings of ACM SAC 2006. New York, EUA: ACM Press, 2006. v.
1. p. 245-249.
[7] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; SILVA, W. B.; BARBOSA NETO, M. E.; RIBEIRO, I. M. M. P. . A Virtual
Reality System for Orthodontic Treatment. In: VIII Symposium on Virtual Reality, 2006, Belłm, Par,
Brazil. Proceedings of SVR 2006. Belłm, PA: CESUPA, 2006. v. 1. p. 433-444.
[8] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; CHAVES, R. R. C.; SILVA, W. B. . Collaborative Virtual Training Using
Force Feedback Devices. In: XVII Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing
(SIBGRAPI) and II Ibero-American Symposium on Computer Graphics (SIAG), 2004, Curitiba, PR,
Brazil. Proceedings of SIBGRAPI / SIAG 2004. Los Alamitos, CA, EUA: IEEE Computer Society
Press, 2004. v. 1. p. 332-339.
[9] PITOMBEIRA, D. K. D.; BRITO, R. W. C.; SILVA, W. B.; ALMEIDA FILHO, M. P. de; AMORIM,
D. C. C.; MENDES, M. S.; OLIVEIRA, W. A. de; CARVALHO, T. L. e; BRAYNER, Â.; MENDONÇA,
N. das C., 2004, Braslia. Brazilian Symposium in Data Base, Demo Workshop, 2004.
[10] SILVA, W. B.; RODRIGUES, M. A. F.. Contact Force Perception and Textures in Virtual Reality
Environments. In VII Simpsio de Realidade Virtual (SVR), Special Track, I Undergraduate Workshop,
SBC, 2004, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Proceedings of SVR (digital). São Paulo, SP, 2004.
Refereed — Conferences Publications (Short papers)
[11] SILVA, W.B., BAYER, H.M., GLIMCHER, P.W., RODRIGUES, M.A.F.. Location-aware Gaming
Experience using Bluetooth Smart In: XIV Brazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment
(SBGAMES’15), Computing Track, Teresina-PI, Brazil. SBC, 2015. v.1, pp.216-219.
[12] SILVA, W.B., VO, H., OSMARI, D. and SILVA, C.. A Display Wall Management System to Support
Multiple User Interaction. In POWERWALL: International Workshop on Interactive, Ultra-HighResolution Displays, part of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013.
[13] BEZERRA, F. N.; WERBET, E.; SILVA, W. B.. Client-Side Content-Based Refinement for Image
Search in the Web. In: XI Brazilian Symposium on Multimedia and the Web - WebMedia, 2005,
Poços de Caldas, MG, Brasil. Proceedings of the WebMedia, 2005.
[14] RODRIGUES, M. A. F.; RGIS, R. C. C.; SILVA, W. B . Integrating Force Feedback Devices for the
Development of Collaborative Virtual Environments. In: VII Symposium on Virtual Reality (SVR),
SBC, 2004, São Paulo, SP. Proceedings of SVR 2004. p. 401-401