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Anand Agarawala |
anand@honeybrown.ca |
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Extensive
experience with C, C++ and STL, C#, VisualBasic,
.NET, Win32, Java, Python, OpenGL, GDI+, VisualStudio,
NovodeX Physics SDK, TabletPC
SDK, WinTab, OpenCV, Maya,
MEL, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, XML, PHP,
Dreamweaver, Flash.
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Experience with
MATLAB, SQL, Qt, JavaScript, CSS, RSS.
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Skilled in rapid
prototyping interactive graphics and 2D/3D user interfaces.
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Extensive
training in fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability.
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Proficient
videographer, productions include 3D Animation, Music Videos, Short Film
Fiction, Documentary, Interactive Flash, TV segment and opening sequences,
Advertisements, Visual Effects and Bluescreening.
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Masters Thesis - Enriching the Desktop Metaphor
with Physics, Piles and the Pen Sept 2004 Jan 2006
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Pioneered novel physically based desktop interface leveraging expressive
power and casual nature of real desks.
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Patent
pending. Commercialization in
progress. Generated industrial interest
from top research executives at Microsoft Research, Pixar, XeroxPARC,
Alias and SMART Technologies.
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Received highest
peer review scores out of 12
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Designed and
implemented a large scale pen driven interactive system incorporating
state-of-the-art physics and visualization packages.
Undergraduate Thesis - SuperSkewer 3D Graph Interaction Sept 2003
May 2004
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Developed inexpensive webcam system for 3D tracking of an infrared wand
using OpenCV vision package.
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Prototyped suite
of interaction techniques for 3D graph interaction, visualization.
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Primary Author and Presenter:
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Keepin It Real: Pushing the Desktop Metaphor with Physics, Piles and the Pen. Full paper to appear in ACM CHI 2006.
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The Context-Aware Pill
Bottle and Medication Monitor. (primary
author/presenter). Presented at Ubicomp 2004 Conference on Ubiquitous Computing.
Secondary Author and
Presenter:
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PhylloTrees: Harnessing Nature's Phyllotactic
Patterns for Tree Layout. Presented at InfoVis
2004 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization; EuroGraphics - IEEE
Symposium on Visualization
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Founder and CEO
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Created a startup
based around Masters thesis. Recruited, built and nurtured top tier team
from 1 to 16.
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Laid the
foundation for vision, product strategy and roadmap. Led business development and technical sales.
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Secured bundling
and partnership deals with leading OEMs (HP, Lenovo) and graphics/multi-touch
panel manufacturers.
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Attracted $1.65
million of angel and venture capital financing.
University of
Department of Computer Science Teaching Assistant
(Human Computer Interaction)
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Led tutorials for
15 graduate and Ph.D. students in course webcast nationwide across many
universities.
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Instructed C# and
groupware toolkits for rapid prototyping of collaborative software.
InnoVis Research Lab May 2004 July 2004
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Investigated
visualizing hierarchical information as naturally occurring fractals.
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Published in
premier information visualization conference IEEE InfoVis
2004.
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Developed
flexible C# and OpenGL-based interactive software for exploring diverse
visualizations.
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Novel approach
resulted in optimal packing, intuitive control and aesthetically appealing
graphs.
Interactions
Research Lab May 2003 Sept 2003
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Prototyped RFID
based system for reminding the elderly about medication through SMS, XML and
the web.
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Produced first
commercially viable product from labs Phidgets
hardware prototyping toolkit.
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Developed .NET
wrapper, components and skins for COM-based Physical Widgets API.
IASTED - International Association of Science and
Technology for Development Summer 2001, 2002
Graphic Designer, Production Engineer, Assistant
Publisher
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Designed
brochures, conference proceeding covers and promotional material for worldwide
distribution.
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Assessed and optimized existing workflow with Python scripts reducing
several 2 hour processes into minutes.
Graphic Designer
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Designed
brochures, business cards and signage for small and medium sized businesses.
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Experience in
print shop processes and preparing files for output bureaus.
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Named by
Business Week magazine as one of the Top 20
Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2009
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Press coverage of BumpTop
in the NY Times, BBC World News, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail, ABC, NBC,
the prestigious TED conference
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BumpTop is one of
the most watched video of software on YouTube ever, over 5.6 million views
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Has filed several
UI related patents and often speaks at conferences and universities across
North America, Asia and Europe on topics ranging from next generation user
interfaces to entrepreneurship
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Awarded $88,000
in graduate scholarships 2006 NSERC PGS D National Scholarship ($63,000),
2005 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000), 2004 Wolfond
Fellowship ($10,000).
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Awarded $18,000
in undergraduate competitive academic scholarships and national research
assistantships.
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Interactive Flash Anands Dancing Machine featured on frontpage of CBC ZeD site viewed
over 10,000 times.
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Produced over 20
short film pieces aired on CBC, NUTV, and at the
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Masters of Computer Science Sept
2004 Jan 2006
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Focused studies
in HCI, User Interfaces, Interactive Graphics and Computer Animation.
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Thesis Enriching the Desktop Metaphor with Physics,
Piles and the Pen.
BSc. Honours in
Computer Science, Minor in Art Sept
1999 April 2004
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Focused studies
in HCI, Graphics, Computer Animation, Games Programming, Art and Video
production.
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Thesis Super Skewer - 3D Graph Interaction for
Large Displays.
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NUTV New University Television Dec 2003 May 2004
Movie Critic, Production Assistant
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Hosted, filmed
and edited weekly movie review show.
Coordinated directly with studio representatives.
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Produced over 13
short pieces that aired on the NUTV cable channel and campus closed circuit TV.
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Competitive team
sports such as hockey and basketball.
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Travel - enjoyed
trips to
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Film and video
production, hip-hop music creation. Photography prominently featured on
wallpaper websites.
Portfolio and Demo Reel at
http://honeybrown.ca or on request