Engineer Computer Science
Resume:
ITAUMA ITAUMA
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EDUCATION
Wayne State University, Michigan USA January 2013 - May 2015
MSc. in Computer Science
Member of Big Data & Business Analytics Wayne State
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul Turkey September 2009 - May 2012
MSc. in Computer Engineering
Major- Human Robot Interaction
Thesis- Gesture Imitation Learning in Human Robot Interaction
Member of RoboCup
Member of IEEE
Ankara University, Ankara Turkey January 2007 - August 2007
Turkish Language Certificate
University of Ilorin, Nigeria 1998 - 2003
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering
President IEEE Student Chapter
Thesis - Microprocessor Driven Traffic Light for a Dual Cross-Junction Road
EXPERIENCE
Wayne State University August 2014 - December 2014
Supplemental Instruction Leader Detroit, MI
CSC1500 Fundamental Structure Winter term 2014 - SI Leader.
CSC1100 - Problems Solving and Programming - Tutor
CSC1500 - Fundamental Structures in Computer Science - Tutor
CSC2110 - Computer Science 1 - Tutor
Comrise June 2014 - July 2014
Big Data Scientist Intern Hazlet, NJ
Updating Rt-Fit applicant tracking system (ATS) program (English and Chinese).
Contract positions Rt-Fit testing.
Exploring Rt-Fit dataset features for better model selection with Python and R.
Exploring PHP, MYSQL, MongoDB and HPCC Systems.
Wayne State University January 2013 - May 2014
Teaching Assistant Detroit, MI
CSC1501 Fundamental Structure Winter term 2014 - Instructor.
CSC1501 Fundamental Structure Fall term 2013 - Instructor.
CSC1101 Problem Solving and Programming Winter term 2013 - Instructor.
MATLAB, C++ and Python.
Arox Information Systems November 2011- June 2012
Android Application Developer Istanbul, Turkey
Apps uploaded to Google Play.
Istanbul Technical University September 2009- December 2011
Research Assistant Istanbul, Turkey
Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering and Human-Robot Interaction.
Philips Technical Services June 2008- September 2008
Lead Engineer Istanbul, Turkey
Operations and Maintenance.
Bautek Nigeria Limited September 2005- December 2006
Operations and Research officer Abuja, Nigeria
Digital Mapping (GIS), determining Right of Way (ROW) for 330KVA Power Transmission Lines from
Afam to Ikot Ekpene, a 60km distance.
Rural Electrification Board Damaturu August 2004- August 2005
Maintenance Engineer Yobe, Nigeria
Operations and maintenance of Electical systems.
Kema-Ama Computer Institute March 2003- May 2003
Systems & Data Administrator Lagos, Nigeria
Configuring Local Area Network, Web Designer, Object Oriented Application Programmer, Assembling
a System, and Draftsman using AutoCAD.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation January 2002- June 2002
Telecoms Operator Lagos, Nigeria
Operation and maintenance of telephone exchanges, radio systems and transmission lines.
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Itauma I.I., Kivrak H., and Kose H., 2012: Gesture imitation using machine learning techniques. 20th
Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1-4, April 18-20. Mugla,
Turkey.
Itauma I.I., Kose-Bagci H., 2012: Gesture Imitation Learning for Human-Robot Interaction. IK 2012
(Emotion and Aesthetics) conference, March 16-23. Gnne, Lake Mhne, Germany.
Kose-Bagci H., Yorganci R., Itauma I.I., 2011: Humanoid Robot Assisted Interactive Sign Language
Tutoring Game. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, pp. 2247-2248,
Dec. 7- 11. Phuket Island, Thailand.
Itauma I.I., Kose-Bagci H., 2011: Natural Robot Control Gesture Recognition Interface. International
Conference on Computing and Computer Vision (ICCCV 2011), July 1-2. Kathmandu, Nepal. [Ac-
cepted]
Itauma I.I., Ibiyemi T.S., 2004: Microprocessor Driven Traffic Light for a Dual Cross-Junction Road.
Abuja, Nigeria.
Itauma I.I., 2004: NYSCINFOSYS2004 -Software to enhance administrative activities of the National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) secretariat in Yobe, Nigeria.
AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Leader’s Choice Award First place among the Tutors and Second place Supplemental Instruction
(SI) Leaders in the Academic Success Center for Fall 2014 semester, Wayne State University.
Federal Government of Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship for Graduate Study in
Turkey - 2007 - 2012
Best Reviewer, Computer Science Student Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey - 2011
Award of Commendation, National Youth Service Corps, Yobe State, Nigeria - 2005
Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship for Undergraduate studies, Nigeria - 2001-2003
Mobil National University Scholarship for Undergraduate Education, Nigeria - 2000-2003
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/COURSES AND PRESENTATIONS
January 2015 Introduction to THOR, Advance ECL and Advance THOR completed.
March 2014 HPCC Introduction to ECL certificate. LexisNexis HPCC Systems Online Training.
October 2012 DARPA Robotics Challenge Kick-off Meeting, Arlington, Virginia.
April 2012 Gesture Imitation Using Machine Learning Techniques. SIU 2012, 20. IEEE Sinyal Ileme
ve Iletiim Uygulamalar Kurultay, Lykia World Oteli, ldeniz, Fethiye, Mula, Turkey.
March 2012 Gesture Imitation Learning for Human-Robot Interaction. IK 2012 (Emotion and Aesthet-
ics) conference, Gnne, Lake Mhne, Germany.
December 2011 Humanoid Robot Assisted Interactive Sign Language Tutoring Game. 2011 IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, pp. 2247-2249, Phuket Island, Thailand.
September 2011 Standard Robotic Software Architecture for RoboCupRescue based on ROS, Koblenz,
Germany.
June 2011 RoboCup, Istanbul, Turkey
April 2011 Computer Science Student Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey
June 2010 RoboCup, Singapore: Presentation- beeStanbul Team Description Paper
May 2005 Computer/Internet Appreciation for Leaders, Family Alive Network, Yobe, Nigeria
TECHNICAL STRENGTHS
Computer Languages C, C++, Python, Java, ECL (DataLand), KEL (GraphLand)
Protocols & APIs XML, JSON
Big Data Hadoop, HPCC, Cloudera, IBM Insight, AWS, MongoDB
Tools Matlab, ROS, Gazebo, Eclipse, ECL IDE, CUDA GPU, OpenCV
Research Big Data processing using HPCC Systems, HRI, AI, ML & Robotics
Languages English and Turkish (fluent) & German (intermediate)
ACTIVITIES
Playing the Violin, Viola and Singing
Avid Tennis player and Ice-skater
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