Johnny Chen
2556 Morning Glory Dr.
Richardson, TX 75082
(972)680-1268
chen@isi.edu


COMPUTER LANGUAGES AND OTHER TOOLS
C, C++, Java, C*, Perl, LISP, Prolog, Fortran, Pascal, BASIC, Assembly 
Languages, 6502 Machine Language, sh, csh, TCL/TK, Mathmatica, CLIPS, Unix, 
DOS, Win 3.x, Win 95, NT, VMS

WORK EXPERIENCE
Programmer Analyst, USC Information Sciences Institute (1996 - 1997)
* Enhance ModSAF/Soar, the battlefield simulation software, 1.8+ million lines of code 
* Develop Soar-ModSAF Interface (SMI) 
* Port ModSAF from IRIX 5.3 to IRIX 6.2, SunOS, and Solaris 
* Install and configure software at National Simulation Center for CT (Combat Training) Exercises 
* System administration: SunOS, Solaris, IRIX, Linux 
* Webmaster: maintain the httpd server and CGI for Soar Archive 
* Used C, C++, sh, csh, TCL/TK, Perl, Soar, Unix
Research Associate, Nuclear Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1993 - 1996)
* Employ statistical, signal processing, and AI techniques to recognize features in SPECT and MRI images 
* Create utility libraries for medical image processing, including signal processing, image format conversion, 
and data compression 
* Develop gated 3-D image segmentation software using C++/Motif 
* System administration: SunOS 
* Used C, C++, sh, csh, X, Motif, Unix, VMS
Pool Pro, Westside Billiards Cafe, (part-time 1994 - 1996)
* Pool cue repair, instructor, tournament director 
Computer Programmer, The Johns Hopkins University (1992) 
* Translated neural network from Turbo Pascal to ANSI C and X
Tutor, The Johns Hopkins University (1990 - 1991)
* Hired by the university for courses in mathematics and computer science

EDUCATION
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
* Master of Science in Computer Science, 1992 
* Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1991 
* Bachelor of Art in Mathematics, 1991 
* Completed the Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1991
Berkner High School, Richardson, Texas 
* Graduated with Highest Honor, 1988

SPECIAL HONOR AND RECOGNITION
Achieved top finishes in Hopkins Programming Contest, including highest ranking among undergraduates
Elected to Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

PUBLICATIONS
"Operator-less Processing of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT studies." Germano G; Kavanagh PB; Chen J; Waechter P; 
Su HT; Kiat H; Berman DS. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. November 1995, 36(11):2127-32.
"Efficient Priority-First Search Maximum-Likelihood Soft-Decision Decoding of Linear Block Codes." Han YS; 
Hartmann CRP; Chen C. IEEE Transaction on Information Theory, September 1993, 39(5) 1514-23. 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Real-time machine vision in medical images 
Linear block codes decoding using AI techniques 
Parallel implementation of Bayesian belief network 
Massively parallel implementation of shape-from-shading algorithm 
Natural constraint using expert system shell

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Treasurer of IEEE, Hopkins Chapter, 1990-1991 
President of the Hopkins Computer Club, 1988-89 
Member of IEEE Computer Society and ACM 
Founder and President of Hopkins Pool (Pocket Billiards) Club

CITIZENSHIP
Immigrated from Taiwan in 1982 
Naturalized in 1997 
Fluent in English and Chinese

LIST OF COURSES

Computer Science
Algorithms
Computer Vision
Operating Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Expert System
Parallel Computing Lab
Automata and Languages
Natural Language
Problem Solving and Search
Biomedical System Modeling
Neural Networks
Solid Modeling
Computational Geometry
Neurobiology
 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Microprocessor Lab
Digital System
Integrated Electronics
Circuit
Field, Matter, and Waves
Signal and System
Computer Architecture
Information Theory and Coding
Theory of Iterative Algorithms

Mathematics
Abstract Algebra
Graph Theory
Probability
Differential Equations
Mathematical Analysis
Discrete Mathematics
Number Theory