Resume
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple books such as 'Natural Computing', 'Database Tuning: principles, experiments, and troubleshooting techniques'. Co-authored several books with students, for example, 'High Performance Discovery in Time Series: techniques and case studies' with Yunyue Zhu. Also co-edited two books in the field of bioinformatics. Writes mathematical puzzle columns for 'Dr. Dobb's Journal' and 'Scientific American', and since fall 2014, has been a puzzle columnist for Communications of the ACM (CACM).
Research Experience
- Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University; Also, Associate director, NYU WIRELESS.
Background
- Research interests include biological computing (including experimental design), pattern recognition and querying in trees and graphs, pattern discovery in time series, cryptographic file systems, database tuning, and wireless.
Miscellany
- Interested in Russian immigrant culture, co-authored 'Red Blues: voices from the last wave of Russian immigrants' with Marina Shron.