James O. Driver III

Contact: **** ****** ***., ***. ***

Woodland Hills, CA 91303

Mobile: 760-***-****

E-Mail: opgzih@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

BS Mathematics and Physics

September 2006 - December 2011

• Cumulative GPA: 3.68/4.0

• Mathematics GPA: 4.0/4.0

• Physics GPA: 3.65/4.0

2. Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USA.

Transfer Program

September 2005 - May 2006

• Cumulative GPA: 3.46/4.0

Honours and Awards:

1. Book Store Academic Excellence Award, University of

Wisconsin-Madison, May, 2011.

2. Dean’s List: May 2010, 2011; Fall 2005, and 2011.

3. Scholarship recipient for North American Vascular

Biology Organization-Vasculata 2011, Atlanta, GA.

Conferences Attended:

1. National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, April 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA. Poster

presentation.

2. Computation and Informatics in Biology and

Medicine Training Program Retreat, October

2010, Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

3. Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2010,

Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

4. Genomic Sciences Training Program Retreat, June

2010, Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

5. Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2011,

Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation and talk.

6. Genomic Sciences Training Program Retreat, June

2011, Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

7. International Conference on Arabidopsis Research,

June 2011, Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

8. Biocomp, July 2011, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Talk.

9. NAVBO-Vasculata, July 2011, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Poster presentation.

10. MathBio3, September 2011, Madison, WI, USA.

11. Computation and Informatics in Biology and

Medicine Training Program Retreat, October

2011, Madison, WI, USA. Poster presentation.

Publications:

1. Hesam Dashti, James Driver, Nader Sheibani, Amir

Assadi. “Quantifying Phenotypic Traits in

Retinal Angiography: Automated Extraction of Retinal

Vascular Networks and Localization of

Optic Discs in Fundus Images”, Biocomp 2011, Volume

I, p. 279-284, 2011.

2. Hesam Dashti, Alireza Fortuna, James Driver, Amir

Assadi. “Information Surfaces in Systems

Biology with Applications to Engineering Sustainable

Agriculture.” The 3rd Doctoral Confer-

ence on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems,

DoCEIS’12. Paper Accepted November 12, 2011.

Work Experience/Internships:

1. Persepolis Computation Group,Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Research Assistant

December 2009 - December 2011

I was part of a research group in empirical

mathematics, distributed computation and biological intelligence. My focus was on mathematical modeling and managing the group’s usage of

the Keeneland Project, a parallel super-computer

located in Oakridge National Lab.

2. CCS-Russia Internship, Cross Cultural Solutions,

Yaroslavl, Russian Federation.

Cultural Intern

June 2008 - August 2008

I volunteered in a children’s psychiatric hospital,elderly center, and disabled center.

3. Hospital de Clinicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Volunteer, GIC Argentina.

June 2007 - July 2007

I volunteered in Hospital de Clinicas in Buenos

Aires, Argentina. I spent my time in the pediatrics ward and took Spanish language classes at the

University of Buenos Aires.

4. Wiese Lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Lab Trainee

September 2007 - December 2007

I was trained in basic techniques of cloning and

creating recombinant bacteria in Christiana Wiese’s lab.

5. Sahai Lab, Department of Biogeochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Lab Trainee

September 2006 - May 2007

I was trained in basic techniques of chemistry in Prof. Nita Sahai’s lab. I was charged with helping to create simulated human body fluid and

pseudowollastonite tablets for a dynamic flow

through experiment to address its performance in a human like environment.

6. MATC-Student Senate, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, USA.

Vice President

September 2005 - May 2006

I served as the vice president of MATC’s Student

Senate and helped lead initiatives to create a

textbook rental system. I also served as a liaison to other school senates.

7. University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics,

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI,

USA.

Volunteer in Immunology/Infectious Disease

September 2005 - December 2005

I volunteered approximately three hours a week

reorganizing the filing system and any other task that could benefit physicians and nurses.

Programming:

Microsoft Office, Matlab, Linux shell scripting, basic C/C++, SQL, and LaTeX.

References:

Professor Amir Assadi

Professor of Mathematics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin,USA

Phone: 608-***-****

E-mail: opgzih@r.postjobfree.com

Professor James Lawler

Professor of Physics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Phone: 608-***-****

E-mail: opgzih@r.postjobfree.com

Professor Hans Reich

Professor of Chemistry

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Phone: 608-***-****

E-mail: opgzih@r.postjobfree.com

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