Qawi K. Telesford

E-Mail: aczhwu@r.postjobfree.com Telephone: 860-***-****

EDUCATION

Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Winston-Salem, NC 2008-2013

Columbia University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering New York, NY 2004-2006

Rutgers University, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering Piscataway, NJ 2000-2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

6/2016 - 9/2016 The Data Incubator Washington, DC

Data Science Fellow/Contract Instructor

Selected as fellow for intensive data science program (top 5% of over 1,200 applicants)

Developed website that analyzed over 500,000 trips and provided recommendation to improve Philadelphia’s bike share program Indego

1/2014 - 6/2016 Complex Systems Group/Translational Neuroscience Branch Philadelphia, PA

Postdoctoral Research at University of Pennsylvania and Liaison with Army Research Laboratory

Led four research projects utilizing Army and civilian in neuroimaging data

Developed algorithms and methods for quantifying changes in complex temporal networks

Liaison with Army Research Laboratory: trained researchers in translational neuroscience studies

7/2009 - 12/2013 Laboratory for Complex Brain Networks Winston-Salem, NC

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellow at Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University

Principal investigator for study on self-administration of alcohol in nonhuman primates

Developed image processing and analysis pipeline for nonhuman primate neuroimaging data

Devised new methods for measuring graph metric properties in large-scale complex networks

7/2006 - 7/2008 Olin Research Center/Mind Research Network Albuquerque, NM

Software Engineer I in Mobile MRI Core/Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory

Performed MRI and EEG scans on prison inmates for two studies in psychopathy and drug treatment

Analyzed and interpreted neuroimaging data for inclusion in scientific publications and conferences

Developed automated image processing pipeline for neuroimaging data

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2015-2017 Co-Organizer, NetSci Satellite Symposium on Brain Networks and Network Neuroscience

Wrote and edited proposals for three international satellite symposia

Recruited investigators to present current and novel research on network neuroscience

2012-2015 Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Served as guest editor for Frontiers Journals on special topic in brain networks

Reviewed and edited ten manuscripts on topic of complexity and analysis in brain networks

2011-2013 Institutional Review Board for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Reviewed research protocols and related materials to ensure ethical and safety standards

Provided recommendations and amendments to research protocols to ensure human safety

OTHER

Professional Activities: Authored 14 publications (including 9 first-author); Ad hoc reviewer at 8 journals; IEEE: Engineering and Medicine in Biology Society; Wake Forest Black Graduate Student Association

Hobbies: Dancing (co-founder/choreographer of rueda de casino group in Philadelphia); Mountaineering (climbed Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kilimanjaro); Running; Woodworking (design and build furniture for home use)

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