Computer Science Assistant

Paul Rajlich

Research Programmer

Visualization and Virtual Environments

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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Paul J. Rajlich

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Employment

Research Programmer, NCSA Visualization and Virtual Environments

Team, May 1998 to present

lead visualization programmer for NSF funded RiverWeb project.

developing software for NCSA high resolution tiled display wall

maintaining vtkActorToPF, a library that integrates VTK and Performer

maintaining Radio Astronomy VRML Visualization Server

Instructor, Parkland Community College, part-time Fall '99 - Summer '00.

Taught evening C and C++ courses.

Research Assistant, NCSA Visualization and Virtual

Environments Team, January 1997 to May 1998.

implemented the Radio Astronomy VRML Visualization

Server

prototyped strategies for cross-platform development for the desktop and the CAVE

developed code to integrate VTK with the CAVE environment

Teaching Assistant, Computer Science, University

of Illinois, August 1995 through December 1996.

Taught class sections in C++, assisted students during office

hours, generated programming assignments, developed quizzes, supervised

graders.

Intern, Ford Scientific Research Lab, Dearborn,

MI. Summer '94, '95, '96

Participated in the development of the Powertrain Engineering Tool,

a rule-based geometry generation and evaluation system, including

development of the graphical user interface.

SkillsProgramming languages: C, C++, Java, Tcl/Tk, Perl, Scheme, Smalltalk, Pascal.

Web development: HTML authoring, JavaScript, and CGI.

Graphics, visualization, and virtual environments libraries: X/Motif,

OpenGL, OpenInventor, Iris Performer, vtk, CAVElib, vrJuggler, GLUT, SDL.

EducationM.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois at

Urbana Champaign, May 1998.

Thesis: "An Object-Oriented Approach to Developing Visualization

Tools Portable Across Desktop and Virtual Environments"

B.S. With High Honors, Computer Science,

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, May 1995.

Dean's List, Cumulative GPA: 4.9/5.0

C.W. Gear Outstanding Senior in Computer Science Award

Elected to Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

James Scholar. Completed Honors coursework in Discrete Math,

Computer Architecture, and Data Structures.

Detroit Catholic Central High School, Redford, MI,

1992.

Graduated Valedictorian

Selected as one of Detroit News' "Top 20 Graduates of 1992"

First Place, Computer Science, 1991 Detroit Science Fair

Awards and Honors

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

C.W. Gear Outstanding Senior in Computer Science Award

Dad's Association Library Book Award winner

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

James' Scholar

Dean's List

Publications

"LIMBO/VTK: A Tool for Rapid Tele-Immersive Visualization" Jason Leigh, Paul Rajlich,

Robert J. Stein, Andrew E. Johnson, Thomas A. DeFanti, Proceedings of IEEE Visulization '98, October 1998.

Special Interests

Very interested in VR, graphics, and multi-media

Active in intramural sports at the University of Illinois

(C)opyright 2003, Paul Rajlich Want to see what I am doing now? Visit www.visbox.com

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