Computer Science Engineering

Mario Alfonso Landa

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EDUCATION

University of Texas at El Paso

Bachelors in Computer Science, December 2016.

Selected Coursework: Database Management (Fall2015), Artificial Intelligence (Spring 2015), Software Reverse Engineering (Spring 2015), Computer Vision and Learning (Fall 2016)

PROJECTS

Java Development:

Battleship game using AspectJ and Java.

El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization backend using OOP and developed from a specifications document

Blackjack game using object oriented programming.

Automata project. Created proper transitions when given a regular expression (NFA and DFA).

Web Development:

Lead Programmer for a Metropolitan Planning Organization webpage for a senior course, implemented in CodeIgniter (a PHP/MYSQL framework). Designed the database in MYSQL Workbench. The system had all CRUD operations, security features based on user level access.

Lead designer for a “Water Modeling Data” research webpage as part of a school project for a Database Management course. Designed the database in a team, front end and back end also developed as a team.

Machine Learning:

Gender classifier project based on pictures by using support vector machines, using SIFT features as part of dictionaries, and SVMs, achieved a 65% accuracy.

Pixel clustering using K-means, to display images as accurately as possible when the number of colors in a display is limited.

K-means clustering of handwritten numbers (MNIST dataset) using all pixels as features.

Object recognition using CIFAR-10 dataset, using histograms of colors and histograms of gradients as features for k-means

Handwritten digits classification using neural networks.

Computer Vision:

Extracting SIFT features from images.

Object detection using Histograms of Gradients.

Stereo vision

Image distortion using k-nearest neighbors.

Applying Gaussian blur to images

Unsharp masking

Edge detection using x and y axis as well as magnitudes.

Extracting sections of images and getting rid of perspective.

Warping to images with perspective effects.

Reverse Engineering:

Virus Analysis using IDA Pro

Password cracking using IDA Pro

Message interception using IDA Pro

Other:

Developed a simple Android game using Corona SDK. The app consisted of a spaceship that dodged falling asteroids.

Wrote a Software Requirements Specifications document as part of a senior course in Software Engineering. Met with the client and developed specifications based on an interview report.

SKILLS

Programming languages and Frameworks: Java, MYSQL, Python, PHP, C, MYSQL Workbench,HTML, IdaPro, Prolog, Assembly (x86), Visual Basic, CodeIgniter framework, Corona SDK (Android Development), Aspect J, Matlab.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

Bilingual; Spanish & English

Problem solving

Group Leadership

Presentation Skills

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