Electrical Engineer Signal Processing

Anne Sauve

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Tel. +1-415-***-****

San Francisco, CA 94127

E-mail: ****.*****@*******.***

Summary

Electrical engineer with strong background in statistical signal and

image processing and algorithms. Highly experienced programmer in

several languages. Good written and oral communication skills and

comfortable in interdisciplinary environments.

Skill Summary:

Analytical skills: Statistical signal and image processing: detection

-estimation, adaptive filtering, spectral estimation, Bayesian

inference, iterative algorithms, tomography, modeling.

Programming languages: Unix, C/C++, Matlab, R, Perl, Python, Java,

LabView, SimSET, Gate/Geant4.

Experience/Employment:

Family leave Dec

2010-Dec 2011

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley

2006-Dec 2010

Radiotracer and Imaging Technology Department

Postdoctoral Fellow. Supervisor: Dr. Grant T. Gullberg

. Developed a 3D model to correct for scatter and attenuation in SPECT

. Programmed large scale (tens of billions counts) Monte Carlo

simulations to compute parallel hole and pinhole SPECT system matrices

for a digital rat phantom and for human data

. Reconstructed 3D myocardial SPECT images with iterative and non

iterative algorithms

. Quantified the noise propagation from the Monte Carlo system matrix to

the reconstructed image

University of California, Berkeley

April 2002-2005

Department of Statistics

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher/ visiting scholar. Supervisor: Prof.

Terry Speed.

. Implemented dynamic programming algorithms to align mass spectrometry

spectra.

. Developed baseline correction and normalization methods (contract with

Predicant Inc.).

. Analyzed statistic correlation between microarray gene expression

levels and cell-cycle.

Gladstone Research Institute, San Francisco

June 2003-February 2004

Data Analyst for the Genomics Core

. Provided statistical analysis and bioinformatics tools for biologists.

. Analyzed case-control gene expression microarray studies.

. Developed R code to support biologists in their research.

. Clustering of gene expression data.

Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, CA (DNA instrumentation)

January 2001-August 2001

Bioinformatics engineer.

. Developed Perl, Matlab and VBA software tools to improve comparative

sequence analysis algorithms.

. Developed quality metrics to evaluate algorithm performances.

. Interfaced between Applied Biosystems Inc. and its subsidiary Paracel

to specify quality value algorithm for the new ABI Prism software

SeqScape1.1.

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Intuitive Surgical Inc., Mountain View, CA (Robotics for minimally

invasive surgery) 5/00-12/00

Systems Analyst.

. Coordinated signal and image processing analysis. Researched

graphics algorithms.

. Supported development in medical labs during critical time frames.

. Interacted with surgeons to understand and define their

requirements.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Image Computing Laboratory

September 1994-February 2000

Graduate Research Assistant.

. Modeling and reconstruction for the Compton SPECT camera

. Developed analytical models, implemented algorithms to evaluate

Cramer-Rao bounds, analyzed structure of system matrix, developed

3D interpolation algorithms and iterative algorithms for 3D image

reconstruction. (Interdisciplinary initiative with Internal

Medicine and Nuclear and Radiological Science Departments at the

University of Michigan.)

Education:

Ph.D., EECS, Major: Statistical Signal Processing. University of Michigan,

Ann Arbor May 2000

Advisor: Prof. Alfred O. Hero

GPA: 7.875/8.0

D.E.A. (Diploma of Advanced Studies), Universit Paris XI, Orsay, France

February 1994

Major: Electronic. Minor: Signal Processing and Sensors

Honor: "Cum Laude".

PhD scholarship awarded by Minist re de la Recherche et des Sciences

M.S., EE, F.I.U.P.S.O. (Formation Ing nieur Universit Paris Sud Orsay,

France) February 1993

Major : Electronic Systems. Minor: Linear Systems and Random Signals

MS thesis : "LabView programming of a PET detector to measure activity in

blood flow"

Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Bendriem now VP of Engineering at Siemens, TN

Rank: 2nd out of approx. 25 students

Journal Papers / Conference Presentations: See http://cfi.lbl.gov/~asauve

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Other: Languages: French (native speaker).

Work status: U.S. citizen.

Recommendations upon request

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