Nicholas Larusso is seeking a part-time or internship position in data mining, machine learning, or a related field. He has a PhD in computer science from UC Santa Barbara and a BS in computer science and engineering from Ohio State University. He has research experience in gene duplication analysis and retinal image segmentation and analysis. His professional skills include proficiency in C/C++, Perl, and Matlab. He has work experience in research, software engineering, IT development, and validation engineering.

1. Nicholas Larusso
148 Brandon Dr.
Goleta, CA 93117
nicholas.larusso@gmail.com
http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~nlarusso
(805) 636­6145
Objective:
To obtain a part­time/internship research­oriented position focusing on data mining, machine learning, or a
related field.
Education:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Estimated Graduation: June 2011
PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science, GPA: (3.77 / 4.0)
Ohio State University
Graduated: Magna cum Laude (with distinction) June 2006
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, GPA: (3.75 / 4.0)
Professional Skills:
­ Organized, efficient problem solver with good communication skills
­ Proficient in C/C++, Perl, Matlab
­ Knowledgeable in MPI, Java, C#, Lisp, UML, Visual Basic, LabVIEW, XML, .NET
Framework
­ Development in Windows and Linux
­ Work well both independently and in team environments
­ Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
Work Experience:
UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Research (September 2006 present)
­ Investigation of a gene duplication event in a family of 7­transmembrane proteins (opsins)
­ Probabilistic segmentation and analysis of retinal neuronal images
National Instruments, Austin, Texas
Software Engineer Intern (March 2005 June 2005)
­ Worked on the ROBOLAB team to develop debugging features for the programming environment using
LabVIEW
­ Created various utilities to aid in the debugging of compiler development for ROBOLAB
American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio
IT Developer Intern (June 2004 September 2004)
­ Worked with a team of 6 IT developers responsible for developing and managing financial applications,
chiefly using Excel VBA, an Oracle database backend, and PL/SQL
­ Redesigned and re­implemented a core budgeting application
­ Dramatically improved performance, code readability, and file size
Intel, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

2. Validation Engineer Intern (May 2003 December 2003)
­ Collaborated with a team of engineers to further develop software that facilitates processor validation
­ Applied knowledge of C++ and Perl to develop major features with support from a mentor
­ Utilized skills in program logic to aid in debugging
­ Created multiple utility comparison scripts in Perl
The Ohio State University, Department of Aviation, Columbus, Ohio
IT Assistant (part time, March 2004 August 2006)
­ Served as the help desk for all technical issues, supporting 10 instructors
­ Maintained small in­office network including operating system installations and hardware troubleshooting
­ Coordinated and implemented an automated in­office data backup system
Teaching:
UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Teaching Assistant (September 2006 present)
Courses:
­ Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Fall 2006)
­ Machine Learning (Winter 2007)
­ Project Programming (Spring 2007)
­ Parallel Computing (Winter 2008)
Honors & Activities:
­ Senior Honors undergraduate research project: Software Engineering and Design of Business PDA
Applications
­ Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honorary
­ Golden Key, Webmaster (2005)
­ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Treasurer (2002)
­ Student senator for the college of engineering (2002)
­ Mentoring: EPSEM (Summer 2007) and ITR Bioimaging Summer Mentor (Summer 2007)
Posters:
1. UCSB Graduate Workshop on Computing (Fall 2007): “Probabilistic Segmentation and Analysis of
Retinal Neurons”
2. Workshop on Bio­Image Informatics: Biological Imaging, Computer Vision and Data Mining (Winter
2008). “Probabilistic Analysis of Ganglion Cell Morphology”
Publications:
1. Nicholas Larusso, Brian Ruttenberg, Ambuj Singh, "Probabilistic Analysis of Retinal Neuron
Morphology," in Workshop on Bio­Image Informatics: Biological Imaging, Computer Vision and Data
Mining, 2008. To appear.
References available upon request