FRANCIS CHANG

francis@francischang.com http://www.francischang.com

SKILL SUMMARY

Languages: C/C++, Java, Haskell, Visual C++/Basic, Basic, Pascal, Modula-3, HTML,

Scheme, Assembly, Win32/MFC/COM/OpenGL Programming, LSL

Operating Systems: Linux, various UNIXes, Windows NT/2k, DOS, GCOS, PalmOS

Hardware: Understanding of Digital Design theory and Fundamental Electronics,

Constructing, Maintaining, Repairing and Upgrading PCs

Courses & Projects: Compiler Construction, Computer Graphics, Real-time Operating Systems,

Concurrent Programming, Digital Design, Computer Vision,

Networking/Internet Technology/Multimedia, Systems Security

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Packet Classification

· Francis Chang, Wu-chang Feng, Wu-chi Feng, Kang Li, "Efficient Packet Classification with Digest Caches", Network Processor Design: Issues and Practices, Editors: Patrick Crowley, Mark Franklin, Haldun Hadimioglu, Peter Onufryk, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2005, ISBN: 0-12-088476-3

· Francis Chang, Wu-chang Feng, Wu-chi Feng, Kang Li, “Efficient Packet Classification of Digest Caches”, in Proc. of the Third Workshop on Network Processors & Applications (NP3), February 2004, Madrid, Spain.

· Francis Chang, Kang Li, Wu-chang Feng, “Approximate Caches for Packet Classification”, in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM 2004, March 2004, Hong Kong.

· Kang Li, Francis Chang, Damien Berger, Wu-chang Feng, “Architectures for Packet Classification Caching”, In proceedings of the 11^th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON 2003)

· Francis Chang, Kang Li, Wu-chang Feng, "Approximate Caches for Packet Classification", ACM SIGCOMM (poster session), August 2003, Karlsruhe, Germany.)

Game Network Traffic Measurement

· Francis Chang, Wu-chang Feng, “Modeling Player Session Times of On-line Games”, In Proceedings of NetGames 2003, May 2003.

· Wu-chang Feng, Francis Chang, Wu-chi Feng, Jonathan Walpole, "Provisioning On-line Games: A Traffic Analysis of a Busy Counter-Strike Server", In Proceedings of the Internet Measurement Workshop, November 2002.

· Francis Chang, Wu-chang Feng, Wu-chi Feng, Jonathan Walpole, "Provisioning On-line Games: A Traffic Analysis of a Busy Counter-Strike Server", ACM SIGCOMM (poster session), August 2002, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Virtual Human Interaction

· Nick Yee, Jeremy N. Bailenson, Francis Chang, Dan Merget. (2006, in press). "The Unbearable Likeness of Being Digital: The Persistence of Nonverbal Social Norms in Online Virtual Environments". The Journal of CyberPsychology and Behavior.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Grad Student, Oregon Graduate Institute at OHSU/Systems Software Lab (SySL)

Portland State University/Systems & Networking (SyN)

2001-Present

· Research Involvement:

· Multimedia visualization of 3D environments, Network traffic analysis, packet classification algorithms, IXP network platform development, MPEG video

· Other responsibilities:

· Taught CS 510: Malicious Code and Forensics, Fall 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Fall 2006, a graduate level course focusing on techniques and examples of malicious code as well as forensic analysis of techniques for protection and recovery from such malicious code.

· Taught CSE506/606 NWP – Network Practicum, Fall 2003, a graduate level course in network processor development, focusing on the the Intel IXP1200 platform. Received a class rating of 4.7/5.0, the second highest for an instructor teaching that quarter.

· TAing CSE58x – Network Practicum. Tasks involved creating assignment curriculum, lecturing, grading, assisting students, lab administration.

· TAing CSE513 - Introduction to Operating Systems. Tasks involved creating assignment curriculum, marking, giving tutorials and general instruction in NACHOS operating system

· Recruiting and management of undergraduate interns in SySL

Research Assistant, University of Waterloo/Computer Graphics Laboratory

Summer 2000

· Developed prototype volume rendering software, based on nVidia GeForce 3 texture shader & register combiner technology. (Now known as nfiniteFX engine)

· Algorithms were based on fixed-grid cubic topology, with a static data-set. (MRI and CT data)

· The end result was fully shaded, real-time rendered volume, written in a mixture of Tcl/TK, C/C++ and OpenGL, with nVidia specific extensions.

Software Designer, Proxinet/Puma Technology

Winter 2000, Fall 2000

· Worked in the Thin Client team, developing a wireless Web Browser for the PalmOS platform

· Designed, developed & maintained UNIX/Java branding system

· Designed, developed & maintained multi-threaded Java AFTP/TCP protocol sniffer

· Work involved raster image processing and research, interviewing, compression research, UNIX hashing programs, transmission and data encryption/obfuscation

· Developed a wireless web browsing system on PalmOS, using Codewarrior C and gcc

· Research, involving image processing, compression and mathematical functions

· Designed, advised & wrote specs of the browsing system, image processing and transmission protocol

· Interviewing prospective software engineering candidates

· Experience in Linux/Solaris and WinNT/2k:

· File and Data transfer mechanisms using TCP/IP and Internet technologies

· Developing java file and image manipulation, validation and processing utilities

Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

Summer 1999

· Worked in Visual Basic Projects Team, developing using MFC/ATL/COM with Visual C++

· Experience included:

· Adding, Designing and Extending functionality to Win9x Unicode/API wrapper libraries

· Developing new COM implementations, including the VB7 Upgrade Wizard

· Check-in Suite Design and Suite Library implementation

· Miscellaneous internal utility development/bug fixes/features

Software Developer, Corel Corporation

Fall 1998

· Worked in the Bitmap Effects Team, developing for Win32 with MFC and MS Visual C++

· Development included:

· User interface design and implementation with MFC

· Image processing and bitmap effect algorithm analysis, design and implementation

· Interfaces with Corel Draw and Corel Photo-Paint

· Graphics challenges included concurrent programming, anti-aliasing primitives and colour space manipulation

Software Designer, Thinkage Ltd.

Summer 1997, Winter 1998

· C/C++/YAY development, on various platform including WinNT, Win95, UNIX and GCOS

· Worked on the C math libraries for the GCOS operating system, and Intel x86 machines

· Involved designing mathematical approximations, resolving overflow/underflow and truncation errors and hardware limitations

· Developed new functionality in compliance with ANSI C 98 standards

· Developed a win32 telnet application in Borland C++

· Programming included designing win32 multi-threaded constructs, macro programming and implementing the Kermit file transfer protocol

· Worked on prepro, a precompiler that embedded a new macro language in C++

· prepro was used as a tool for compiler construction and table construction/maintenance

Computer Programmer, Adnet Information Systems

Summer 1996

· Used Visual Basic 3.0 & 4.0 to develop a custom data-management application for Advanced Debt Technologies Ltd.

· Programming included:

Computer Programmer and Consultant, Annex Galaxies

Summer – Fall 1995

· Started a small business providing services in networking and consulting, Internet website development and shareware programs

Systems Jr. Technician, Region of Halton

Spring 1995

· Diagnosed, repaired, assembled and upgraded PC computers, Attended to service calls

· Instructed coop students on PC maintenance and operation

Computer Programmer & Summary Writer, McMaster University

Summer 1994

· Developed programs to model the behavior of fractal and chaos algorithms for grad students

· Created notes and summaries intended for education purposes for graduate students studying chaos and fractals

EDUCATION & INTERESTS

OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU

2002-Present

· Graduate Student, Instructor and Teaching Assistant, Computer Science & Engineering Dept.

· Candidate for Ph.D. in Systems Software research

· Board of directors of VERTU (www.vertuous.org), an organization that seeks to raise funds for real-world charities and non-profit organizations in virtual worlds

University of Waterloo

1996-2001

· Honours Co-Op Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science

· Former Vice President of the Archery Club & Member of the Badminton Club

· Received various highschool scholarships & awards

· Extracurricular work & projects includes

· Graphics Algorithm Development

· Ported ssh 1.2.26 to Win32

· Design and implementation of a portable 4-dimensional stereogram engine

· Wrote documentation for the Linux on Laptops Survey

· Volunteered for the Ronald McDonald House

· Musical interests include guitar and violin

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