Joel Eric Brown 1980 California St., #24 Mountain View, CA 94040 email: jbrown@cs.stanford.edu URL: http://biocomp.stanford.edu/people/joel home phone: 650-988-9836 work phone: 650-498-6978 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Computer Scientist/Researcher with a focus on computing in the physical world (e.g. simulating and visualizing complex physical scenes, or sensing and interacting with physical or virtual environments). Thrives on attacking complex problems with mathematically-based algorithmic solutions. Enjoys quickly and logically coming to the heart of a research question. Expertise in using physically based modeling and simulation techniques, as well as computer graphics, to create real world applications. Other coursework and interests include computer vision, pure and applied mathematics, computational geometry, robotics, and motion planning. EDUCATION Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ph.D. in Computer Science, January 2004 Dissertation Title: "Real-Time Soft Tissue and Suture Simulation" M.S. in Computer Science, September 2000 Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany Fellowship from Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service) for one year of study/research in Germany, 1994-1995 Harvard College, Cambridge, MA A.B. in Mathematics, cum laude, June 1994 Phi Beta Kappa, Junior Twelve, Harvard Alpha Chapter, 1993 WORK EXPERIENCE Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, National Biocomputation Center and Robotics Lab, Stanford, CA, September 1997 - December 2003. Advised by Jean-Claude Latombe, Professor of Computer Science, and Kevin Montgomery, Research Scientist. Designed graphical algorithms for soft-tissue deformation and the simulation of knot tying. Implemented these algorithms, using C++ and OpenGL, as part of a real-time surgery simulation system. This interactive system is designed to train surgical skills, such as the suturing of deformable vessels, in a realistic manner. In addition, co-designed the software architecture of the system, and implemented other components, such as collision detection schemes. Published papers and presented talks at national and international meetings. Served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate computer science courses. Software Engineer, Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA, February 1996 to May 1997. Wrote, maintained, released, and tested multimedia software for use in database applications, using C with UNIX and Windows. Collaborated with internal Oracle teams to address problems with this software. Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, September 1994 to July 1995. Advised by Professors Heinrich H. Buelthoff and Karl Gegenfurtner. Designed, implemented, and conducted experiments in human visual perception. Graphics programming using C/C++, Inventor, and GL. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Summer 1993. Advised by David Anderson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Studied and implemented graphics rasterization algorithms, using C. Praktikum (internship), Preussag AG, Hannover, Germany, Summer 1992. Various computer responsibilities for an internal training program. PUBLICATIONS "Real-time Knot Tying Simulation," by Joel Brown, Jean-Claude Latombe, and Kevin Montgomery. To appear in The Visual Computer. Presented at Dimacs Workshop on Medical Applications in Computational Geometry, Rutgers, New Jersey, April 2003. "Algorithmic Tools for Real-Time Microsurgery Simulation," by Joel Brown, Stephen Sorkin, Jean-Claude Latombe, Kevin Montgomery, and Michael Stephanides. Appeared in Medical Image Analysis, volume 6, number 3, September 2002. "Real-Time Simulation of Deformable Objects: Tools and Application," by Joel Brown, Stephen Sorkin, Cynthia Bruyns, Jean-Claude Latombe, Kevin Montgomery, and Michael Stephanides. Appeared in and presented at Computer Animation 2001, Seoul, South Korea, November 2001. Received Best Paper Award at Computer Animation 2001. "A Microsurgery Simulation System," by Joel Brown, Kevin Montgomery, Jean-Claude Latombe, and Michael Stephanides. Appeared in and presented at Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2001), Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 2001. "Interpolation Processes in the Perception of Real and Illusory Contours," by Karl Gegenfurtner, Joel Brown, and Jochem Rieger. Appeared in Perception, volume 26, number 11, November 1997. OTHER PRESENTATIONS/DEMONSTRATIONS Presentation at NSF-ITR Meeting on Representations and Algorithms for Deformable Objects, Stanford, February, 2003. Presentation at International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Washington, D.C., May, 2002. Presentation at Stanford Workshop on Surgical Simulation, Stanford, June, 2001. Live demonstration at Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Los Angeles, October, 2000. Live demonstration at Annual Scientific Meeting of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, New Orleans, October, 1999. Presentation at Workshop on Motion Support in Virtual Prototyping, Stanford Computer Forum and Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing, Stanford, May, 1999. Live demonstration at Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), San Francisco, January, 1999.