FACUNDO BROMBERG

41 Schilletter Village Apt C,  Ames - 50010 - IA

(515)572-4154

bromberg@cs.iastate.edu

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.,Computer Science– Artificial Intelligence                                               Spring 2007

Iowa State University                                                                                                    Ames, Iowa

  • GPA 3.97/4.00
  • Member of the Preparing Future Faculty Program (PFF).

B.S. and M.S., in Physics – Neural Networks Dynamic                                December 1998

Instituto Balseiro – University of Cuyo                                                                Bariloche - Argentina

  • GPA 7.23/10.00

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Machine learning; graphical models; classification; inductive, and semi-supervised (reinforcement) learning. Multi-agent systems. Inductive learning in systems of self-interested and cooperative agents. Game Theory. Decision Theory. Agent-based computational societies.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant                                                                              Fall 2003, Summer 2004

Iowa State University – Department of Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

  • Conduct research on the areas of Multi-agent Learning from Data and learning in sensor networks.

Research Assistant                                                                                    Feb 1999 – Jan 2001

University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine, Cardiac Energetic and Metabolism Lab                Argentina

  • Modeled, and implemented (in C++) a simulation of miothermic experimental responses of cardiac muscles.

Research Assistant                                                                                   Aug 1999 – Dec 1998

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Atomico Bariloche - Instituto Balseiro            Bariloche - Argentina

  • Conducted research on Theoretical and Computational Neural Network Dynamics.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  • Bromberg, F. Margaritis, D. and V.Honavar. “Efficient Markov Network Structure Discovery from Independence Tests”. SIAM Data Mining 2006 (SDM06).
  • Bromberg, F. and Honavar, V.. “Multi Agent Learning from Data”. Intl. Symposium on Modern Computing. Iowa State U.  2003.
  • Bromberg F. and Ponce-Hornos, J.E.  “Computational Modeling and Simulation of  Miothermic Responses of Cardiac Muscle Cells”. 28th  Annual Meeting of the Argentine Biophysical Society. Argentina. Nov 1999.
  • Bromberg, F. M.S.  Thesis: “Noise Induced Phase Transition in Globally Coupled Neural Oscillators.” Statistical Physics Department. CAB, S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina.
  • Bromberg, F. and Mato, G.. “Noise Induced Phase Transition in Globally Coupled Neural  oscillators". 83th National Meeting of the Argentine Physical Society. La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina. September 1998.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

  • Invited reviewer, ICDM’05 Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition from Semantically Heterogeneous Data.
  • Attended International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Jul 2004, NYC.
  • Attended the Americas’s School on Agents and Multiagent Systems– July 2004.

·         Attended the International Joint Conference of Artificial Intelligence, Acapulco, Mexico, Aug 2003.

 

RELEVANT COURSES

Agent-based Computational Economics (2004); Semantic models of programming languages: Communicating and mobile systems (2004); Theory of Games, Knowledge and Uncertainty (2003); Principles of Database Systems graduate level (2003); Randomness in Computation (2003); Theory of Computing (2002); Machine Learning (2002); Design and Analysis of Algorithms (2002); Principles of Artificial Intelligence (2002); Brains, Minds and Computers, a course in philosophy of mind (2002). Systems Control (1997); Finite Elements Method (1997); Artificial Neural Networks (1997); Computational Physics (1998); Statistics and Introduction Computation C-Language (1995); Technical Statistics (10/10, 1994)

SKILLS

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES:

  • C/C++, Java,. Several years of pactice in commercial and scientific applications.
  • Basic knowledge of: Scheme-LISP, Prolog, Visual Basic, Cobol, FORTRAN, PHP, PERL, ASP, JSP, .NET, SQL
  • Others: XML, RDF, RDF-scheme, DAML, Windows API and MFC, HTML, JavaScript, UNIX-Linux, MATLAB, LaTEX, R, AutoLISP for AutoCAD.

COMPUTING AND OTHER SKILLS:

  • Programming environment: Eclipse , Borland (JBuilder), Microsoft Visual, Emacs.
  • Agent oriented programming: ABLE(IBM), COUGAAR, Jade, Zeus (BT). 
  • Analytic, Numerical and Statistical Data analysis: Microcal Origin, Mathematica, Matlab, R.
  • Productivity tools: Microsoft Office applications.
  • 3D Modeling and graphic design: AutoCAD, 3DStudio, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, others.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

  • Spanish (mother tongue), English (fluent) and Italian.

CAREER RELATED  EXPERIENCE

Physics Instructor                                                                                 Summer and Fall 2005

Des Moines Area Community College                                                                                  Ankeny, Iowa

  • Class preparation and lecturing, homework and test preparation and grading, laboratories preparation and supervision.

Teaching assistant                                                                                                  2001 - 2006

Computer Science Dept, Iowa State University                                                                         Ames, Iowa

  • Game Theory, Machine Learning, Pples of Programming Languages, Design&Analysis of Algs
  • Administered course’s site webmaster, held recitations, taught some lectures, and graded hws.

Designer and programmer                                                                       Feb 2001 – Jun 2001  

Lanús University, Interactive Science Museum                                                Buenos Aires - Argentina

·         Developed Interactive Planetary System software w/Lingo for Macromedia Director and C.

Lab assistant                                                                                                       Summer 2002

Dept of Agronomy, Iowa State University Agricultural ecology group                                         Ames, Iowa

  • Assisted researchers in several lab and field activities.

Independent Entrepreneurship Project: e-music                                                   1997-2000

  • Registered software for administration, navigation, playing of huge collection of audio files.
  • Commercialized, created, designed and implemented in C++.

AutoCAD Trainer                                                                                                     1992-1995

Environmental Ministry of the Province of Mendoza                                                  Mendoza -  Argentina

  • Taught AutoCAD courses to mainly architects and civil engineers

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

 

  • Mentor, CS Dept at ISU, Mentoring program for incoming students, Fall 2003 and Fall 2004.
  • Volunteer, AAAI Volunteer Program, Acapulco – Mexico. International Joint Conference Of Artificial Intelligence 2003 (IJCAI 2003), Aug 2003
  • Co-Founder,  “Argentinean and Uruguayan Student Association- MATES”, Jul 2002
  • Volunteer and photographer,  International Friendship Fair, Iowa State University,  Nov 2001
  • Student representative, Academic council, Instituto Balseiro, 1997.

HONORS

Awards

  • Recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 2005.
  • Recipient of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honorary Society Scholarship, 2005.

Scientific and Honorary Societies

  • Member of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) since 2003.
  • Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 2004
  • Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honorary Society for Computer Scientist since 2004.

Fellowships

  • CNEA (National Council of Nuclear Energy). Duration: 42 months.

·         FONCyT (National Fund for Science and Technology). Duration: 12 months.