Adam Setapen ============ 1200 Barton Hills Dr., #110 Austin, TX 78704 phone: 806.676.3516 email: asetapen@cs.utexas.edu website: http://www.adamsetapen.com Education --------- University of Texas at Austin August 2005 - Present B.S., Turing Scholars Honors Computer Science May 2009 M.S., Computer Science, minor in Cognitive Science May 2010 GPA: 3.82 Substantial Coursework Projects: -Autonomous Robotics (graduate) - trained robotic dogs (Sony AIBOs) to play RoboCup soccer - Developed SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) algorithms using laser/sonar data -Autonomous Multiagent Systems - designed RoboCup soccer team (simulated league) using genetic algorithms/reinforcement learning -Operating Systems (honors) - designed and implemented a bootable, Unix-based x86 operating system -Natural Language Processing (graduate) - design and comparison of Word Sense Disambiguation techniques using unsupervised, semi-supervised, and fully supervised learning -Computer Architecture (honors) - fully designed a pipelined processor in Verilog -Network Security and Privacy - implemented buffer overflow, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery attacks Additional Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning (graduate), Cognitive Science (graduate), Algorithmic Game Theory (graduate), Programming languages (honors & graduate), Algorithms (honors) Awards and Accomplishments -------------------------- -Motorola Endowed Scholar, Fall 2007 - Spring 2009 -Director of the Campus Technology Agency, Spring 2007 -Single national recipient of the Kathe Wilson Memorial Scholarship to study in Germany, 2005 -Designed and coordinated a national live webcast of speech by U.S. Senator -Freshmen Research Initiative, algorithmic game theory -Chosen as peer tutor in computer science "Data Structures and Algorithms course" -The University of Texas honors list, Fall 2005 - present Experience ---------- TRACLabs, Inc. Houston, TX Summer 2009 - Present Intern/Programmer -Designed and built an autonomous wheeled robot from the ground up -Designed software architecture using Player/Stage/Gazebo -Integrated a wide variety of sensors, such as LIDAR, Laser rangefinders, thermal sensors, infrared rangers, microphones, and cameras Research in Human-Robotic Interaction Spring 2008 - Present Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Ongoing Research Advisor: Peter Stone -Exploring novel imitation learning with motion-capture laboratory, multiple robot platforms -Submitted work to major A.I. conference (still under review) Amazon.com Seattle, WA Summer 2008 Software Development Engineer Intern -Implemented a major student-oriented textbook promotion using Amazon Prime -Experience working with service-oriented architectures (Java/C++), dynamic page generation -Dealt with large-scale reliability and latency constraints -Summer work was responsible for over 50,000 sign-ups in two months NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Charlottesville, VA Summer 2007 Computer Applications in Medicine, Research Fellow University of Virginia Computer Science / Medical Center -Research project: "Portable, Inexpensive and Unobtrusive Accelerometer-based Geriatric Gait Analysis" -Worked closely with a physician, designing and implementing medical applications using machine learning/signal processing techniques Applied Research Laboratories Austin, TX June 2006 - May 2007 Senior Student Associate -Research and Development – Java, Java3D, CORBA, XML -Prototyped 3D desktop environments, created various testing utilities and front-ends -Department of Defense Secret security clearance New Standard Web Design Amarillo, TX May 2005 - Dec. 2006 CEO/Lead Designer -Designed and maintained websites for the small-to-medium business marketplace Skills ------ Programming C/C++, Java, C#, Objective-C/Cocoa, Lisp, Perl, Python, MATLAB, Verilog, VHDL, Javascript, PHP, SQL, HTML, XML, CSS Operating Systems Linux (Debian, Redhat, Gentoo, Ubuntu), OS X, Windows 95-Vista Administration Basic networking/network security, TCP/IP, 802.11x, LAN administration Interests and Activities ------------------------ Artificial intelligence/robotics, computers in medicine, multiagent systems, network security, organic chemistry, game theory, German, discussing politics, cello and guitar Affiliations: -Austin Villa Robotic Soccer Team -Sat on the Information Technology Advisory Committee, Spring 2006 -Student Government Technology Liaison, 2006 - 2007 Reading group member: Reinforcement Learning, Agents that Learn from Humans -Association for Computing Machinery -University Democrats -Served as webmaster for 2 years – designed state of the art website and database handling over 1,900 members -Science Undergraduate Research Group