Forrest Iandola

B.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2012.

Illinois Math and Science Academy, May 2008.

Email: iandola1@illinois.edu

I am an undergraduate in computer science at the University of Illinois. As a computer scientist, I create efficient, elegant ways of solving big problems with minimal resources. I find that, even outside of computer science, no problem-solving endeavor has access to unlimited resources. As such, I believe most problem-solvers can maximize productivity by applying computer science concepts.

I worked with Dr. Michael J. Syphers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to develop physics simulations. I also conducted parallel computing research as a Summer Scholar at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

I am currently pursuing my undergraduate thesis with Prof. Tarek Abdelzaher. My research interests span real-time systems, parallel computing, and computer vision.

When I'm not studying or researching, I work with the Illini Entrepreneurship Network to connect student entrepreneurs with experienced mentors. I also like to play the cello and to stay current with automotive industry news. Jalopnik, Autoblog, and Top Gear are three of my favorite automotive news sources.

Research

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA
Research Intern, June 2011 to December 2011

Working with Joseph Perl on the Geant4 Monte Carlo particle transport simulation toolkit.

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Research Assistant, December 2009 to present

Working with Prof. Tarek Abdelzaher to develop novel schedulability theorems for real-time and distributed systems.
Worked with Dr. Mahsa Kamali, Prof. Matei Stroila, and Prof. John C. Hart on panorama-making techniques.
Worked with Prof. Laxmikant V. Kale to research, develop, and optimize an adaptive message passing interface (AMPI) for parallel, high-performance, and scientific computing.
Worked with Prof. William D. Gropp and Prof. Wen-Mei Hwu to build the EcoG GPU computing cluster, which is the world's third-greenest supercomputer according to the November 2010 Green500 List.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
Summer Scholar, May 2010 to August 2010

Worked with Matthew O'Brien, Scott McKinley, and Richard Procassini to develop the Mercury parallel Monte Carlo particle transport simulation.

Northwestern University Articulab, Evanston, IL
Summer Student, May 2008 to August 2008

Worked with Prof. Justine Cassell (now at CMU) in the Articulab on the NUMACK Embodied Conversational Agent project.
Enhanced synchronization of gestures and dialogue for Embodied Conversational Agents in educational software for children with autism.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL
Computer Science Intern, June 2006 to May 2008

Worked Dr. Michael J. Syphers to construct performance simulation software for novel electron accelerator designs.
Worked with Dr. Raymond Fliller to revamp controls for electron accelerator lasers and electromagnets with C++ and MATLAB.

Publications

Representing Range Compensators in the TOPAS Monte Carlo System
Forrest N. Iandola, Jan Schuemann, Jungwook Shin, Bruce Faddegon, Harald Paganetti, and Joseph Perl
Submitted to European Workshop on Monte Carlo Treatment Planning, (2012).

Optimizing the Structural Robustness of Real-Time Distributed Systems Towards Uncertainties in Execution Time
Forrest N. Iandola, Praveen Jayachandran, and Tarek Abdelzaher
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Computers, (2011).

On Schedulability and Time Composability of Multisensor Data Aggregation Networks
Fatemeh Saremi, Praveen Jayachandran, Forrest Iandola, Yusuf Sarwar, and Tarek Abdelzaher
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Computers, (2011).

MethMorph: Simulating Facial Deformation due to Methamphetamine Usage
Mahsa Kamali, Forrest N. Iandola, Hui Fang, and John C. Hart
Proceedings of International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Las Vegas, NV, (2011). Paper(PDF)

Linear Clutter Removal from Urban Panoramas
Mahsa Kamali, Ido Omer, Forrest Iandola, Eyal Ofek, and John C. Hart
Proceedings of International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Las Vegas, NV, (2011). Paper(PDF)

Real-Time Capacity of Networked Data Fusion
Forrest Iandola, Fatemeh Saremi, Tarek Abdelzaher, Praveen Jayachandran, and Aylin Yener
Proceedings of International Conference on Information Fusion, Chicago, IL, (2011). Paper(PDF)

PyMercury: Interactive Python for the Mercury Monte Carlo Particle Transport Code
Forrest N. Iandola, Matthew O'Brien, and Richard Procassini
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2011). Paper(PDF)

Electron Beam Focusing for the International Linear Collider
Forrest Iandola and Michael Syphers
Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, (2008). Paper(PDF)

Calculating the Accuracy of the Beam Position Monitors in a 15 MeV Fermilab Electron Accelerator
Forrest Iandola, Raymond Fliller, Sandeep Paruchuri, Michael Syphers
Proceedings of the Ilinois Junior Academy of Science, Champaign, IL, (2008). Poster(JPG)

Experience

State Farm Research Center, Champaign, IL
Systems Analyst Intern, September 2009 to December 2009

Designed a mobile application that provides immediate automobile insurance quotes.
Created marketing strategies to leverage mobile applications to increase market share in the 18-25 age range.

University of Illinois Dept. of Computer Science, Urbana, IL
Social Media Developer, September 2008 to December 2009

Composed news articles about faculty and student research at University of Illinois.
Sample Article: CS@Illinois Welcomes Brighten Godfrey to the Faculty

Selected Technical Coursework

CS 498 Cluster Computing
CS 498 Mobile Augmented Reality
CS 424 Real-Time and Cyber-Physical Systems
CS 421 Programming Languages and Compilers
CS 420 Parallel Programming
CS 373 Theory of Computation
CS 241 System Programming
CS 232 Computer Architecture II
CS 225 Data Structures

Teaching

ENG 198 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010

Worked with a group of faculty including Prof. David E. Goldberg and Prof. Ray Price to develop a new entrepreneurship curriculum for first-year engineering students.
Led a twenty-student class on entrepreneurship and innovation.