James O. Driver III
Contact: **** ****** ***., ***. ***
Woodland Hills, CA 91303
Mobile: 760-***-****
E-Mail: *********@*****.***
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: ********@****.***
Professor James Lawler
Professor of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Phone: 608-***-****
E-mail: ********@****.***
Professor Hans Reich
Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Phone: 608-***-****
E-mail: *****@****.****.***