DIVYA PADMANABHAN
708, University Avenue S.E, Apt #5,
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-812-1617
OBJECTIVE
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EDUCATION :
Email: dpadman@cs.umn.edu
Seeking a challenging position in Software Development and Testing.
Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
GPA: 3.75
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering
University of Madras, India
GPA: 3.95
EXPERIENCE:
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COMPUTER
SKILLS
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Software Engineer
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN (June 2004)
Presently employed as Software Engineer in the Cardiac Rhythm Management
Business division of Medtronic.
 Involved in the design and development of application software in C++ for the
programmer (a device used by physicians) to control an implanted
pacemaker/defibrillator.
 Employ the Agile Software Development Process including Test driven design and
CPPUnit testing.
 Develop the Requirements Specification document for specific features.
Internship
LightLine Software Inc., San Jose, CA (June 2003 – August 2003)
 Development of modules in the kernel level.
 Development of a test programs and scripts to stress test several general BSD 5.0
Unix kernel applications
Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota
Responsibilities included conducting labs, compiling assignments, grading and holding
office hours to help students with the course material.
 Introduction to FORTRAN Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(Fall 2003 & Fall 2002)
 Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(Spring 2003 & Spring 2004)
Languages: C, C++, FORTRAN 95, SQL *Plus, Java
Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access
Web Development: J2EE, JSP, Java Script, Java Servlet, Applet, MIDlet, XML
PUBLICATIONS:
PROJECTS
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D. Padmanabhan, P. Desikan, J. Srivastava and K. Riaz "WICER: A Weighted InterCluster Edge Ranking for Clustered Graphs", The 2005 IEEE/WIC/ACM
International Conference on WI 2005 and IAT 2005.
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Weighted Inter-Cluster Edge Ranking for Clustered Graphs
Java on Windows Platform
Developed and implemented the WICER algorithm for ranking the nodes of a clustered
graph. The algorithm is based on the PageRank algorithm.
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AREAS OF
INTEREST
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COURSE
WORK
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Development of modules of Nachos
C++ on UNIX Platform
Adopted an object-oriented approach to develop the various modules - Kernel Threads
& Synchronization, User Programs & System Calls, User Processes & Protection and
developing File System for Nachos.
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Implementation of Multiplayer Chinese Checkers Game
Java on UNIX Platform
Implemented a 2-6 player Chinese Checkers Game based on the Client – Server
architecture using Remote Method Invocation.
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Book Shopping Bot
Java on UNIX Platform
Implemented a Shopping Bot using three techniques:
 Java Servlet Programming
 MIDlet to run on mobile devices using J2ME
 Web Service using Axis and Java Bean technology, and Java Server Page for user
interface to the web service client
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Exploring the validity of Structural Alignment Methods for protein sequences
C & C++ on UNIX Platform
Developed software to analyze the structural similarity of protein pairs and to
determine if rigid-body transformations are viable or limiting.
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FORTRAN to C Converter
C & C++ on Windows Platform
Designed a translator that converts a Fortran 77 program to its equivalent ‘C’ output
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Compiler Design
C on Windows Platform
Designed a ‘C’ compiler involving the implementation of the Lexical Analyzer, Parser
and Code Generation phases of a compiler.
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Social Network Analysis
Presented a study on Social Area Networks, the Graph theory & Network Concepts
involved in the Analysis, the measures applied and the Application of Data Mining in
Social Networks.
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Web Usage Mining
Presented a literature survey on the issues, techniques and applications of Web Usage
Mining.
Operating Systems, Data Mining and Database Management Systems
Data Mining, Architecture and Implementation of Database Systems, Principles of
Database Systems, Operating Systems,, Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures,
Advanced Internet Programming, Computational Techniques for Genomics, Operating
Systems, System Software, Software Engineering
AWARDS
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Awarded Merit Certificate for being Class Topper in all Semesters.
Ranked 10 Th amongst 4500 students in the University of Madras, India.
Among the top 10% scores in XXVIII State Talent tests in Mathematics conducted by The
Association of Mathematics Teachers of India.