Magdalena Jankowska

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abqj05@r.postjobfree.com Faculty of Computer Science

Dalhousie University

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Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Canada

Education

Ph.D. program, since Sep 2011, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Master of Science in Computing Science, 2004, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Thesis: Probabilistic And Or Tree Resolution

Field: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence

GPA 8.8 of 9

Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Theoretical Physics, 2000, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Thesis: Electron Tunneling in Ferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions

Field of the graduate program: Theoretical solid state physics

GPA in the graduate program: 4.0 of 4

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, 2000, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Research experience

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Faculty of Computer Science 20011 present

Graduate Student (Ph.D. degree)

Supervisors: Dr. Evangelos Milios and Dr. Vlado Keselj.

Visual text analytics research. Text visualization and analysis based on character strings. Analysis and clustering of

large text corpora.

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Computing Science Department 2001 2004

Graduate Student (Master's degree)

Supervisor: Dr. Ryan Hayward.

Research on probabilistic "and or" tree resolution: a class of artificial intelligence decision problems in the stochastic

framework concerning the search of the optimal strategy for evaluating Boolean functions over a set of probabilistic

tests.

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland; Physics Department 1998 2000

Graduate Student (Master's degree)

Supervisor: Dr. Jozef Barnas.

Theoretical research on ferromagnetic systems in the quantum mechanical regime.

Developed mathematical models and performed numerical analysis of ferromagnetic tunnel junctions and the quantum

tunnel magnetoresistance effect.

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Publications

Magdalena Jankowska, Vlado Keselj, Evangelos Milios, Relative N Gram Signatures: Document Visualization at the

Level of Character N Grams. Proceeding of the IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology,

VAST'12, October 2012.

Russell Greiner, Ryan Hayward, Magdalena Jankowska, Michael Molloy, Finding optimal satisficing strategies for and

or trees, Artificial Intelligence, 170 (2006) 19 58.

Work experience

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Physics Department 2004 2007

Canadian Space Science Data Portal

www.cssdp.ca

Programmer Analyst

Created applications for scientific data processing and presentation: C++, C, IDL (Interactive Data Language).

Responsible for all stages of these projects' life cycle from the requirement gathering, through data analysis problem

solving, design, coding, testing, documenting, and maintenance.

Developed several features of the Canadian Space Science Data Portal a web based portal for data distribution and

access to data analysis and visualization tools: Java SE and EE.

Wrote proposals and progress reports for the funding agency.

Created web based documentation for portal users. Prepared documentation for developers.

Gathered and documented requirements, served as a contact for data providers and portal users.

Prioritized and scheduled tasks for the development team.

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Physics Department 2001 2003

CANOPUS (space science data project of the Canadian Space Agency)

Programmer Analyst

part time

Developed software for scientific data processing and visualization: C++, C, IDL (Interactive Data Language).

Maintained database of CANOPUS scientific data.

Assisted users with installation and operation of the created applications.

Qualifications

Exceptional interdisciplinary educational background: Master's degree in computing science and Master's degree in

theoretical physics.

Experience in research in the fields of algorithms, artificial intelligence, and theoretical physics.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills as well as great attention to detail.

Ability to meet tight deadlines demonstrated in the programming position held with the Canadian Space Science Data

Portal. Excellent planning and organizational abilities.

Proven ability to work well independently and as a team member. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, team

coordinating abilities, and initiative. Able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary teams; experienced in working in

groups of physicists and computer scientists.

Technical Skills

Programming: Java, C++, C, IDL (Interactive Data Language), JavaScript, DHTML, Unix bash, SQL

Linux, Unix, Solaris systems; user level knowledge of Windows

Concurrent Versions System (CVS), Twiki

Entitlement to work and study in Canada: Canadian citizenship

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