Nicholas M. Andrisevic
School University of Minnesota, Duluth
3902 Woodland Avenue
Duluth, MN 55803
Cell Phone: 218 590-3924
E-mail: nandrise@d.umn.edu
Home
3313 Dana Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: 952 932 - 7288
http://www.d.umn.edu/~nandrise/
Career Objective
Research and development in the fields of biomedical engineering, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Specific
topics include neural networks, biomedical engineering, digital image processing, diagnostic equipment design,
artificial human parts, and nanomachines. Completed Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Long term career objective of a challenging full time academic and/or commercial research and development in the
above fields in conjunction with the pursuit of a PhD.
Education
University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Duluth, Minnesota
Masters of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 2005
Masters Thesis: “Development of an Intelligent Cardiovascular Diagnostic Device Algorithm for the
Detection of Heart Murmurs Using Wavelet Packet Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks”
Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minors: Computer Science and Mathematics May 2003
May 2003
Passed both general and electrical, “Fundamentals of Engineering” (FE) exams. May 2003
Volunteer as a qualified Math and Physics tutor at the University Tutoring Center since 1999.
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant – Spring 2003 to Spring 2005
Member of joint bio-medical research project between UMD Computer Engineering and Medical School
for development of intelligent medical diagnostic equipment. Masters Thesis directly related to this project.
Co-author of NIH grant for project. Author and co-author for several project research papers.
Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) Mentor – Fall 2003 to Spring 2005
Mentor and advisor for several undergraduate research projects. UROP directly part of above collaborative
bio-medical research project.
MN/DOT Research Assistant – Spring 2003 to Spring 2004
Leader of research team for Mn/DOT intelligent vehicle and incident detection research project.
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Fall 2003 to Spring 2005
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Courses include circuit analysis, microprocessor system design, and electromagnetic field and theory
Undergraduate Senior Research Project – Fall 2002 to May 2003
Project leader for senior design team, developed and implemented an intelligent mobile robot. Active role in
both microcontroller programming and electrical hardware implementation
Publications
[1] Ejaz, K. I., Alba-Flores, R., Rios-Gutierrez, F., Burns, S. G., Andrisevic, N. M., Nordehn, G. H., 2004,
“Heart Murmur Detection System Using Spectrograms and Artificial Neural Networks,” Proceedings
IASTED International Conference on Circuits, Signals, and Systems, Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, Clearwater
Beach, Florida.
[2] Andrisevic, N. M., Ejaz, K. I., Rios-Gutierrez, F., Alba-Flores, R., Nordehn, G. H., Burns, S. G., 2005,
“Detection of Heart Murmurs Using Wavelet Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks,” Design of
Medical Devices Conference, April 13 – 15, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[3] Andrisevic, N. M., Agarwal, N., Vuppla, K., Stachowicz, M. S., Burlev, A., Seleznev, K., 2004,
“Vehicle Detecting and Tracking in Video for Incident Detection,” Intelligent Transportation Systems
Safety and Security Conference, March 24-25, Miami Beach, Florida
Skill Summary
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Artificial Neural Networks
o Design and Implementation using MATLab
Image and Signal Processing
o Experience using MATLab, LabVIEW, Mathematica for image and signal processing concepts
Control System – Design and Analysis
o Design, measurement, troubleshooting, optimization, and simulation with LabVIEW and MATLab
Electronic Circuit Design
o LabVIEW/SPICE software design and simulation. VLSI circuit design with CADENCE software
Artificial Intelligence – Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Set Theory
Assembly Language Programming
o Motorola 68HC11/12 and Am29205 microcontrollers
Knowledge of hardware and software aspects for computer networking
Software Application Development
o Visual Basic, C/C++, OOD, and GUI design Knowledge of current semiconductor design and
fabrication techniques. Able to communicate and present knowledge, ideas, and results to wide
range of audiences.
Personal
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National Outdoor Leadership School, NOLS, July 1999 Lander, Wyoming and Wind River Mountain
Range. Included survival training, leadership, problem solving, teamwork, education methods and a 100
mile backcountry traverse
Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
Active member of IEEE and ISA since 2001.
President of ISA Student Branch at UMD Spring 2002-Spring 2003.
UMD Tutoring Center, Spring 1999 to 2003
o Worked as qualified, volunteer, Mathematics and Physics tutor for the Tutoring Center at UMD.
International Admissions at UMD since summer of 2001. Duties include helping newly arrived students
with their transition into UMD, application processing, computer assistance and logistic coordination.
Summer employee of the City of Hopkins Park and Recreation Department, Forestry Division