Tokunbo Makanju

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS. B3H 1W5, Canada

Phone: +1-902-***-****

Web: http://web.cs.dal.ca/~makanju

MAKANJU ADETOKUNBO A.0. E-mail: abp7e0@r.postjobfree.com

Updated On: 8th June, 2012

Work Experience

Dalhousie University

Halifax NS, Canada

Research Assistant, Faculty of Computer Science 2006 - Date

Functions:

Conducted research under the supervision of Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood and Dr. Evangelos Milios.

Research areas: Intrusion detection in 802.11 networks, Automatic analysis of unstructured

system logs for fault management.

Research involved the use of evolutionary computation, artificial neural networks, clustering,

classification and various data mining techniques.

Developed novel algorithms and frameworks including Iterative Partitioning Log Mining (IPLoM)

and Spatio-Temporal Alert Detection (STAD) for message type extraction and alert detection in

system logs respectively.

Tutor, Faculty of Computer Science Learning Centre 2006 - Date

Functions:

Provide course work and assignment help to all students of the faculty on an ad-hoc basis.

Prepare and deliver specialized tutorials on specific topics to students as advised by learning

centre manager.

Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Computer Science

Functions:

Supervise laboratory sessions, prepare and deliver lectures, mark student assignments.

Performed this role in the following courses:

CS1502 (Core Business Applications) Fall 07, Winter 08, Fall

08

CS2140 (Data and Knowledge Fundamentals) Winter 07

CS1200 (Introduction to Computing for Non Majors) Winter 06

Site Developer, Stone Labs, Biology Department Summer 07

Functions:

Designed and developed the template for the laboratory website.

Webmaster (Various)

Functions:

Design and maintenance of website

Site material gathering and development

Performed these duties for the following departments and units:

School of Nursing Fall 09 Winter 10

Black Student Advising Centre Fall 06 Winter 07

Racism, Violence and Health Project Winter 06 Fall 07

Benefact Consulting Group

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Industry: Consulting

Technical Writer April 11 - Date

Functions:

Reviewing client projects to identify activity that meet Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR & ED) criteria

according to Canadian law.

Writing a technical description of SR & ED compliant activity used to file for tax credits.

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Markam ON, Canada

Industry: Information Technology

Campus Ambassador-Dalhousie University Fall 08 Summer 09

Functions:

Spread Sun technologies, platforms, development tools and student resources to professors, researchers, faculty, students

using tech talks, seminars and contest.

Initiate and lead the Sun developer community on the campus.

Palomino System Innovations Inc.

Toronto ON, Canada

Industry: Information Technology

Application Developer Sept 06 March 08

Functions:

Application Design, Development and Testing

Projects:

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Designed and Implemented the Log Data Acquisition Engine (LDAE) for the Netpal DNA (Dynamic Network Administration)

project.

Nexen Nigeria

A wholly owned subsidiary of Nexen Inc. Canada

Industry: Oil and Gas

enior IT Analyst

S Oct 2001 Sept 2005

T Analyst

I Dec 1999 Oct 2001

Functions:

Provide IT service to the Nigeria businesses of Nexen Inc.

Headed the team responsible for supporting the Company s technology infrastructure hardware, communication systems and

software.

Vendor and contract management.

Project Management.

Budget preparation and monitoring

Projects:

Design, planning and execution of electronic communication in support of several drilling projects. Various

Documentation of processes for Nigeria office for Nexen Inc. global SAP implementation Jan 04 Nov 04

Core Proficiencies

Strong analytical and logical reasoning ability.

Ability to work and conduct research independently or as part of a team.

A goal-oriented self-starter with strong leadership potential.

Use of Data Mining, Text mining, Genetic Programming, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence in solving real world

problems, including problems involving large data sets.

Design, development and debugging of software.

Programming Languages: Microsoft Visual Basic, Java and C++ and related technologies.

Scripting Languages: HTML, XML, VBScript, Javascript, PHP, Perl, Python and related technologies.

Statistical and Machine Learning Packages: R, Matlab and WEKA.

Database Technologies: SQL, Oracle (Oracle Certified), Microsoft Access and MySql

Networking: Windows Server 2000/2003 environment (MS Certified).

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (MS Certified), Novell Netware, Unix, Linux and Macintosh OSs.

Education

Academic

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

PhD, Computer Science April, 2012

MCSc, Computer Science October, 2007

Affiliations

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) - since 2010

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) since 2006

Awards

Campus Ambassador of the Month (February 2009) Sun Microsystems, Canada

Dalhousie University PhD Thesis Award (2012) Nominated by the Faculty of Computer Science

Selected Publications

Interactive Learning of Alert Signatures in High Performance Cluster System Logs

The 13th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS)

April 2012

Spatio-Temporal Decomposition, Clustering and Identification for Alert Detection in System Logs

The 27th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC)

March 2012

A Lightweight Algorithm for Message Type Extraction in System Application Logs

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE).

June 2011

Clustering Event Logs using Iterative Partitioning

The 15th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

June 2009

Adaptability of a GP Based IDS on Wireless Networks

The 3rd International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES).

March 2008

An up-to-date list of publications can be found at web.cs.dal.ca/~makanju/publications

Extra Curricular Activities

Dalhousie Computer Science Student s Society

Secretary Winter 2006

Vice President External Summer 2006

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Interests

Reading and Listening to Music

Personal Statement

I enjoy working in a dynamic business environment that gives me room to express and achieve all the potential within me. My

goal is to be one of the best at whatever I do.

References

My references will be provided upon request

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