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Applied Math                                       Computer Science                                         Engineering

 Current as of December 2009.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING RESUME

Michael C. Hughes

PERMANENT    
* 3106 Avenue F
* Billings, MT 59102


web.michaelchughes.com
CAMPUS
* MB 306 Olin College
* 1000 Olin Way
* Needham, MA 02492

michael.hughes@students.olin.edu
EDUCATION

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA Class of 2010
Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, GPA 3.93/4.0
* Received four-year, full-tuition Olin Scholarship
* Coursework includes: Discrete Math, Computational Modeling, artificial intelligence,
probability and statistics, signals and systems, computer architecture

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, Study on Network Formation Games,   Summer 2008
Research In Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS), IPAM, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Project Sponsored by Microsoft Research Asia.
* Led two-month team investigation of networks formed by agents seeking maximal betweenness
* Developed proofs and conjectures about connectivity in networks at Nash equilibria
* Created Matlab simulations to search for equilibria and study structural properties
* Found polynomial time approximation for NP-Hard best response calculation
* Coordinated team paper writing and submission to GAMENETS '09 conference (IEEE)
* Mentors: Dr. Wei Chen (MSRA), Dr. Gunes Ercal (U. Kansas)

Novice Programmer Behavior Research, Sept 2007 – present
* Conducted independent research on programming behavior of novice CS students
* Authored paper submitted to ICER '08 conference on computer science education
* Mentor: Dr. Matthew Jadud (Allegheny College)

RELEVANT SCHOOLWORK

Remote-Control Hovercraft, Principles of Engineering, Olin College Fall 2007
* Designed and prototyped functional RC hovercraft in semester-long team project
* Wrote C-based control software utilizing pulse-width modulation for PIC microcontroller.
* Configured wireless communication between hovercraft and laptop computer

Natural Language Search on Facebook, Artificial Intelligence, Olin College, Spring 2007
* Developed English language query engine using Facebook's Java API
* Sample query: 'Find my friends who are male and enjoy soccer but not rugby'
* Wrote software to manage queries on XML-structured data


LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Engineering Discovery Volunteer, Olin College Fall 2007-present
Curriculum Director, Fall 2008 - present
* Managed 10 undergrads in developing hands-on lessons for 4th-8th graders
* Hosted workshop for 30 children to design, build, and launch bottle rockets
* Pioneered green energy workshop which earned over $750 in outside funding

English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor, Olin College, Fall 2008
* Piloted one-on-one English reading and writing intervention program for international students

HONORS AND AWARDS

Meritorious Winner, Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, Winter 2007
* Simulated and analyzed U.S. Organ Transplant Network in 72-hour team contest

Presidential Scholar, Dept. of Education, U.S. Federal Government, May 2006
* Honored among 141 students nationwide for academics, leadership, and service

First Place, Billings Clinic Science Expo,  Spring 2006
* Independent research project on the efficiency of simple genetic algorithms, ISEF qualifier

SKILLS

Languages: Proficient in Java, Python, Verilog, Matlab. Capable in C, C++
Software: LaTeX, ModelSim, R (open-source statistical analysis)
Communication: Technical writing, public speaking