First Name: Diglio

Last Name: Simoni

Distinguished Staff Member (High Performance Computing,

Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Augmentation) adnjn5@r.postjobfree.com

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Summary

Transformation and Innovation

High Performance, Distributed and Cloud Computing

AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction

Knowledge Graphs, Semantics and Ontology Development Database Management, Information Integration, Data Harmonization and Data Sharing

Computer Vision, Scientific Visualization and Data Mining Information Retrieval and Internet Information Access Information Discovery in Social and Distributed Information Networks

Experience

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, HPC, AI and Data Science group at Wipro Technologies

August 2013 -

Lead Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intelligent Augmentation (IA) Architect, Emerging Technologies and Innovation Group, Office of the Chief Technical Officer. Expert in AI/ML, Computational Modeling, Big Data and HPC. Responsible for architecting and designing innovative solutions that involve pre-engagement consulting, planning, and road mapping of architectural evolution paths, due-diligence, technical scoping, product selection, solution design and development of proof-of-concepts, project implementation, deployment, and ongoing client interaction. Extensive experience in Machine Learning (Advance Data Mining Techniques, Predictive Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Analysis, Pattern Recognition), including specific techniques (Supervised/Unsupervised/Semi-Supervised/ Reinforcement Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Decision Trees, Support Vector Machines, Neural Networks, Ensemble Methods, Bayesian approaches Logistic regression, Random Forests) and their application to Big Data, often through the use of complex computational models running on HPC resources. Broad expertise in several areas of science, engineering, government and industry. Senior High Performance Computing Scientist at RTI International

January 2005 - May 2013

Provided leading-edge computational support for MIDAS users. Computational Epidemiology expert. Served as Principal Investigator for the NCI Breast and Colon Cancer Family Registries

(BC-CFR) project. Participated in various commercialization efforts, including patent applications. Charter Editorial Board Member of RTI Press.

Information Scientist at YellowBrix, Inc

January 1998 - January 2002

Developed advanced neural network and other AI methodologies for categorizing information stored on web-accessible object- oriented databases. Performed core development on content management and Natural Language Processing tasks. Developed and implemented e-commerce and advanced personalization strategies and methodologies. Platforms/Hardware: Sun UltraSparc

(Solaris), PC (Windows 95, Linux), BigIP. Languages/Software: C, C++, Perl, Java, JavaScript, TCL, HTML, XML; Oracle DBMS, ODI ObjectStore, HTTP servers (Netscape, Apache, IIS). Founder and CEO at Advanced Computational Research January 1997 -

Provides leading-edge Data Science solutions for commercial and government research clients. Utilizes technologically advanced methodologies, including parallel and distributed processing, advanced visualization techniques, and Internet-based solutions for the design and implementation of a wide variety of projects in scientific and financial data manipulation, electronic document management, including back-end database system design, e- commerce, and creation of efficient web interfaces. Senior Consultant at Adecco

January 1997 - January 1998

Provided leading-edge computational solutions for commercial and government clients, including the design of efficient database driven systems for electronic document management. Platforms/ Hardware: Sun UltraSparc (Solaris), PC (Windows 95, Linux), BigIP. Languages/Software: C, C++, Perl, Java, JavaScript, TCL, HTML, XML; Oracle DBMS, ODI ObjectStore, HTTP servers

(Netscape, Apache, IIS).

Director Internet R&D at Digital Lagoon

January 1995 - January 1997

Designed and developed custom integrated Internet-based solutions for business customers. Designed and developed leading- edge ORDBMS-based systems for distance education, customer tracking, sales support, and training. Managed remote access services. Conducted research in advanced navigation tools for information management on distributed databases. Designed and implemented mission-critical commerce solutions for virtual storefronts. Platforms/Hardware: SGI Indy, SGI Challenge-S

(Irix), Sun SparcStation (Solaris), PC (Windows 95, Windows NT), Macintosh (MacOS). Languages/Software: C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, HTML, VRML, Pascal, Visual Basic; Oracle DBMS, Informix Illustra ORDBMS (DataBlades), IIS 3.0, Cybercash, Cold Fusion, HTTP servers (Apache, Netscape Commerce). 2002

Teaching Assistant at Computer Science Department

January 1994 - January 1995

Designed, developed, and presented WWW/High Performance Computing computer laboratories. Platforms/Hardware: DECstation

(Ultrix), SGI Indigo (Irix), PC (Windows 95), Macintosh (MacOS). Languages/Software: C, Perl, Java, HTML, VRML, TCL/TK; Adobe Photoshop, CERN HTTP servers.

1994Syracuse University

Research Fellow at Department of Veterans Affairs

January 1994 - June 2005

Developed and analyzed advanced computational and

mathematical models of the neural dynamics of attentional mechanisms in macaque LGN and visual area V4. Performed parametric studies of highly dimensional highly nonlinear excitatory/ inhibitory feedback neural systems. Developed new computational models of human active visual search using infrared eye trackers. Platforms/Hardware: DECstation (Ultrix), SGI Onyx (Irix), IBM RS-6000 (AIX), PC (Windows 95), Thinking Machines Connection Machine 5 (CM OS). Languages/Software: C (C*), Fortran

(CMFortran); Advanced Visualization System (AVS), Matlab, Mathematica.

Coop Student at NASA Ames Research Center

1993 - 1994

Hypercube Project

Research Assistant at NASA Ames Research Center

January 1992 - December 1993

Conducted collaborative research in neural models of mechanisms of visuo-cognitive aging. Designed parallel machine implementations of advanced computational models of motion perception. Platforms/Hardware: DECstation (Ultrix), SGI Indy (Irix), IBM RS-6000 (AIX), Thinking Machines Connection Machine 5 (CM OS), PC (Windows 3.1), Macintosh (MacOS). Languages/Software: C, (C*), Perl, TCL/TK, Fortran (CMFortran); Advanced Visualization System (AVS), Matlab, Mathematica.

Research Fellow at Northeast Parallel Architectures Center January 1991 - July 1995

Developed clustering algorithms for specialized image processing tasks. Member of the MOVIE (Multitasking Object oriented Visual Interactive Environment) research group. Jointly developed a High Performance Fortran (HPF) interpreter based on MOVIE. Explored parallel and distributed computing for research in computational science. Introduced neural network technology into the design of Virtual Environments. Platforms/Hardware: DECstation (Ultrix), DEC Maspar, SGI Onyx (Irix), Sun Workstations (SunOS, Solaris), IBM RS-6000 (AIX), Macintosh (A/UX, MacOS), DEC Maspar, Thinking Machines Connection Machine 2, Connection Machine 5 (CM OS), IBM SP-2. Languages/Software: C (C*), C++, Java, Perl, PostScript, MovieScript, Fortran (Fortran-90, CMFortran, High Performance Fortran), Lisp (*Lisp), TCL/TK, SuperPascal, Unix Shells; PVM, X-Windows (Motif), GL (Open GL), Advanced Visualization System (AVS), Mathematica, Matlab.

Research Fellow at Syracuse University

January 1991 - January 1995

Numerical Aerodynamics Simulation Facility. Designed and implemented Virtual Environment tools for flow visualization as part of the Virtual Wind tunnel project. Developed a Content Addressable Memory-based system for robust static gesture recognition. Platforms/Hardware: SGI Skywriter (Irix),Fake Space BOOM, VPL DataGlove, Ascension Flock of Birds Position Tracker. Languages/Software: C, C++, Perl, GL (OpenGL); X Windows

(Motif), NASA FAST.

Research Fellow at Boston University

January 1990 - January 1991

Center for Adaptive Systems. Produced biologically inspired massively parallel models to explain brain and behavioral data and to provide solutions to technological problems. Areas of investigation included invariant pattern recognition, adaptive sensorimotor control, and robotics and Content Addressable Memories and their self-stabilizing properties. Platforms/Hardware: SGI Indy (Irix), Sun SparcStation (SunOS, Solaris), Thinking Machines Connection Machine 2, PC (Windows 3.1). Languages/ Software: C (C*), Fortran, Perl; X Windows (Motif), Mathematica, Matlab, SGI Explorer.

Member of the Technical Staff at Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 1989 - January 1990

Advanced Computer Systems and Applications Section. Member of the Remote Sensing Analysis Systems and Modeling Group. Performed studies in electromagnetic scattering using the JPL/Caltech Mark IIIfp Hypercube. Designed and developed visualization and analysis tools for Particle-In-Cell (PIC) simulations of magnetohydrodynamic interactions. Completed the demonstration of a prototype Hypercube Synthetic Aperture Radar

(SAR) processing system. Installed an 8-node Hypercube and ported the operating system for the given hardware configuration. Performed system administration and user support tasks for the new ensemble, including the development of tutorial presentations. Platforms/Hardware: Sun Workstation SunOS), Mark IIIfp Hypercube (Crystalline Operating System), Macintosh

(MacOS), Cray X-MP. Languages/Software: C, C++, Unix Shells; Mathematica.

Technical Co-op Fellow at Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 1988 - January 1989

Conducted independent research to develop a system capable of processing large numbers of continuous SAR high-resolution images using the Mark IIIfp Hypercube. This project formed an integral part of my undergraduate thesis. Platforms/Hardware: Sun Workstation (SunOS), Mark IIIfp Hypercube (Crystalline Operating System), Macintosh (MacOS). Languages/Software: C, C++, Unix Shells; Mathematica.

Computer Research Assistant at The College of Wooster January 1987 - July 1989

Computer Center Consultant

Computer Consultant at The College of Wooster

January 1985 - May 1989

Platforms/Hardware: DEC VAX 11/750 (VMS), PC (DOS), Macintosh (MacOS). Languages/Software: Pascal, Basic, C, Fortran, Smalltalk, Module-2, VAX-11 and MC68000 series assembly.

Pre-Doctoral Student Fellow/Junior Research Fellow at Carnegie Institution for Science

January 1985 - January 1987

Assisted staff research in Geophysics and Seismology. Designed and implemented advanced visualization tools for the analysis and manipulation of large seismic databases used in the validation of earth crustal models. Assisted in the preparation of meeting presentations and journal papers. Platforms/Hardware: DEC Graphics Workstation (VMS), DEC VaxStation (Ultrix). Languages/ Software: Fortran, C; DEC Windowing System.

Teaching Assistant at The College of Wooster

January 1985 - January 1989

Physics Department (Astronomy)

Education

Syracuse University

MS, Computer Science, 1991 - 1995

Syracuse University

MS, Computer and Information Science, 1991 - 2005

Boston University

Graduate work, Cognitive and Neural Systems, 1990 - 1991 The College of Wooster

BA, Computer Science, 1985 - 1989

Prescott

Cambridge University English Certificate, English, Computer Science, Mathematics, 1971 - 1982

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