Computer Science Corporate Partners
April 7 – 8, 2014
Amazon Paul Ohlhaut
pohlhaut@amazon.com
Paul Ohlhaut is currently a software development manager at Amazon.com working in the Retail and Reverse Logistics software division. He manages a set of teams focused on disposition of customer returns to the most economically viable channel, including WarehouseDeals.com and Liquidations. Primary responsibilities include staffing, architectural reviews/design, analysis, product and program management and people growth. Paul has worked at Amazon.com since 2003, where he has held positions across the Merchant, Retail, and Fulfillment organizations. Prior to Amazon he has held positions at Goldman Sachs and Intel as a software developer. Paul graduated from Purdue in 2000, with a BS in Computer Science. Paul resides in Seattle, Washington, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bloomberg Nicole Stelluti
nstelluti@bloomberg.com
Bloomberg connects influential decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Our strength ‐ quickly and accurately delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology ‐ is at the core of everything we do. With over 15,000 employees in 192 locations, we deliver business and financial information, news and insight around the world. The Boeing Company Tom Crume
thomas.d.crume@boeing.com
Tom Crume is currently leading an architecture team within Information Technology at Boeing that is responsible for the design of architecture solutions across the enterprise. Previously he was Senior Manager of CAD/CAM Operations for Commercial Airplanes. In that position he was responsible for production operational support to the Engineering CAD/CAM customer base, which entailed managing a computing infrastructure of thousands of workstations and supporting many thousands of end users of the systems. Tom has also been a Senior Manager of CAD/CAM Support to the Fabrication Division within BCA, and had responsibilities for the Puget Sound Auburn facilities as well as Spokane, WA., Portland, OR. and Arnprior, Canada. This assignment combined his responsibility for both the Information Systems functions and the Shared Systems Group functions within these business units and allowed a single point of support to the customers. Tom began his career at Boeing in January, 1978 and has held numerous positions within the Commercial Airplane business unit. He has supported all airplane programs, from the 707 to the 787 and as such has held positions in all of the Puget Sound area facilities within Washington. The majority of his career has been involved with the communication, facilitation and use of 3D Product Definition data, via the development and implementation of processes, software, and hardware computing tools supporting various business units. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1977 from Purdue University. He has been a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for over two decades and for many years was the Chairman of one of their Technical Committees – Computer Aided Enterprise Solutions. Tom serves on Purdue University’s School of Technology Industry Advisory Board, is the company’s IT recruiting focal for Purdue, and for over two decades has been the company’s focal for COE, which is the software end user association for the Dassault Systemes tool suite. He is currently serving as past president on the Board of Directors of that association. Booz Allen Hamilton Joshua Sullivan
sullivan_joshua@bah.com
Dr. Josh Sullivan is a Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President in the firm’s Strategic Innovation Group, leading the data science and cloud analytics capabilities. He is a senior technical leader in emerging technologies, data science, and complex software development. Dr. Sullivan drives the vision, strategy, and delivery of technology research and development, full life cycle system development, and data analytics. He has more than 17 years of professional experience applying computer science to advance the national intelligence and military tradecraft, specializing in large‐
scale distributed systems and cyberspace. He is the chief engineer for several large software delivery programs. Prior to joining Booz Allen, he was a technical director for an engineering firm in Virginia, leading enterprise software development and deployment for dozens of intelligence systems. Previously, he was a staff engineer with the US government, where he served numerous technical and engineering roles. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, AFCEA, and INSA. He represents Booz Allen in the Open Cloud Consortium and OSGi Alliance standards council. He founded and leads the Washington, DC, area Hadoop User Group and is a Commissioner on the Howard County Human Rights Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computer Science and has extensive experience in distributed computing. Caterpillar Bruce Besonen
besonen_bruce_l@cat.com
Mr. Besonen is a Network and Telecommunications Manager for Caterpillar. Mr. Besonen began his career as an IBM Systems Administrator and has also served as a Data Base Administrator and a Senior Systems Supervisor in Computer Operations and Engineering Systems support. As a Six Sigma Black Belt at Caterpillar Mr. Besonen also implemented significant Lean process improvements in the areas of manufacturing, assembly, shipping, accounting, and orders: as well Information Technology. Previous employers include Duke Energy and National Homes. Mr. Besonen has an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan and a BS from Purdue University. Cisco Ralph Droms
rdroms@cisco.com
Dr. Ralph Droms is a Cisco Distinguished Engineer in Research and Advanced Development and an Internet Area Director in the IETF. At Cisco, Dr. Droms is contributing to the development of technologies for distributed control systems in the Smart Grid, and the standardization of protocols for IP over IEEE 802.15.4. In his role as Internet Area Director, Dr. Droms oversees several IETF working groups that focus on the IP protocol and related services. Prior to his appointment as Internet Area Director in 2009, Dr. Droms organized the IETF dhc Working Group in 1989 and chaired the Working Group until 2009. He has acted as editor for many of the DHCP specifications and has authored more than 20 RFCs as well as "The DHCP Handbook". In addition to his work in the IETF, he is currently contributing to the ZigBee Alliance ZIP (ZigBee IP) standard. Previously, he was editor for the IPv6 requirements in the CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 specification and has contributed to other standards bodies. Before he came to Cisco, Dr. Droms was on the faculty at Bucknell and Penn State universities. He has also been on the research staff at both IBM and Burroughs (Unisys). Eli Lilly and Company Kris Steinman
k.steinman@lilly.com
Kris Steinman is currently an IT Director at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, IN. In her role, she leads a team to provide technology solutions to the Global Manufacturing and Global Quality organizations. Kris joined Lilly in 1996 and has held several leadership positions throughout the Global Manufacturing and Quality IT organization supporting functions such as Health and Safety, Global Data, Global Laboratories, and Global Packaging. Kris received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management/Computer Science from Purdue University and her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from DePaul University in Chicago. EMC/RSA Security Linda Greco
linda.greco@emc.com
EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service (ITaaS). Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost‐efficient way. Enova Mira Anderson
madnerson@enova.com
As a global financial service provider, Enova offers a variety of online credit products to people all over the world. Epic Erin Momont
emomont@epic.com
Epic makes software for mid‐size and large medical groups, hospitals and integrated healthcare organizations – working with customers that include community hospitals, academic facilities, children's organizations, safety net providers and multi‐hospital systems. Our integrated software spans clinical, access and revenue functions and extends into the home. ExactTarget Theresa Koch
theresa.koch@exacttarget.com
The salesforce.com ExactTarget Marketing Cloud is a leading global provider of cross‐channel digital marketing solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to communicate with their customers through email, mobile, social media, Web and marketing automation. We’re driven by a deep understanding of marketers’ needs—because we’re marketers too. No other digital marketing company invests in product innovation the way we do, giving our clients access to truly cutting‐edge technology. Joining forces with salesforce.com, pioneers in cloud computing, to offer an even more superior experience to our customers and employees. By partnering state‐of‐the‐art technology with the best and brightest employees in the industry, we foster a culture of constant innovation and growth. Consistently ranked by employees as one of the “Best Places to Work,” the ExactTarget Marketing Cloud team shows you what being Orange is all about! Theresa Koch joined ExactTarget in October 2012 and is the Manager, Global College Recruiting. Before joining ExactTarget, Theresa held Program Manager, HR Partner, and College Recruiting roles at Teradata (formerly Aprimo), Healthcare Therapy Services, CFS/Crowe Chizek and Volt Services Group. Theresa sits on the Employer Advisory Board at Indiana INTERNnet. Theresa is also a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers and the Society for Human Resource Management. Theresa graduated from Purdue University with her BA in Law & Society. ExxonMobil We are the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world. FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Michael Weiner
mweiner@factset.com
Michael Weiner graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with both a BS (’89) and MS (’91) in engineering. Michael’s first job out of school was working for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory developing 3D visualization programs for different engineering disciplines at the lab. Michael began his career at FactSet Research Systems in 1998 as a Software Engineer working on graphics and charting engines for the company. Since then, Michael has held a variety of positions including Principal Software Engineer, Director of Engineering Recruiting and Training, and most recently as Vice President, Director of Recruiting. In this current role, Michael is responsible for recruiting programs through the world, but still stays focused on campus recruitment and developing technical talent for FactSet. Michael is based at FactSet’s corporate headquarters in Norwalk, CT. FactSet Research Systems is a major supplier of online integrated financial and economic information for analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers and other financial professionals. FactSet combines hundreds of data sources into a single online information system that is a comprehensive, one‐stop source of financial information and analytics. In 2014, FactSet was ranked as one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the sixth time. With over $883 million in annual revenues, FactSet is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and employs over 6,250 people globally. FireEye Linda Condon
linda.condon@fireeye.com
FireEye has invented a purpose‐built, virtual machine‐based security platform that provides real‐time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional signature‐based defenses, such as next‐generation firewalls, IPS, anti‐virus, and gateways. The FireEye platform provides real‐time, dynamic threat protection without the use of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat vectors, including Web, email, and files and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine, complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 1,000 customers across more than 40 countries, including over one‐third of the Fortune 100. GE Tony Denhart
tony.denhart@ge.com
GE is building the world by providing capital, expertise and infrastructure for a global economy. GE Capital has provided billions in financing so businesses can build and grow their operations and consumers can build their financial futures. We build appliances, lighting, power systems and other products that help millions of homes, offices, factories and retail facilities around the world work better. General Motors William Muzzillo
william.muzzillo@gm.com
At the new General Motors, we are passionate about designing, building and selling the world’s best vehicles. This vision unites us as a team each and every day and is the hallmark of our customer‐driven culture. Google, Inc. Brett Bavar
bbavar@google.com
Brett Bavar graduated from Purdue in 2007 with a B.S. in Computer Science and Math. He has worked as a Software Engineer at Google for the last 6 years, first in Mountain View, CA and now in Pittsburgh, PA. Brett's current work is focused on the user experience of Google shopping search. His past projects included localization infrastructure, web APIs, and same day delivery. Groupon Katie Cunningham
kcunningham@groupon.com
Groupon's mission is to become the world's commerce operating system. By connecting buyers and sellers through price and discovery, we have the opportunity to become one of the world's essential companies, a daily habit for our customers and merchant partners. Harris Corporation Jim Clamons
jclamons@harris.com
James T. (Jim) Clamons is Vice President of Design Engineering for Harris Government Communications Systems. He reports to the division vice president of Engineering. Mr. Clamons is responsible for all aspects of talent management and program technical execution of over 3,000 engineers. In this role, he is responsible for the professional growth of the engineers and the organization, standard process and procedure development and streamlining, advancement of the core technologies of the division, continuous improvement, assignment of key personnel to programs and technical oversight of development programs. Mr. Clamons is a member of and past chair of the Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) Technical Operations Committee (TOC). He is a member of the FSU – FAMU College of Engineering Advisory Board, FSU Computer Science Advisory Board, Central Florida STEM Education Council (CFSEC) council Director and Space Coast Early Intervention Center Board of Directors. Mr. Clamons received both his B.S. in mathematics and M.S. in computer science from Purdue University. He also is a graduate of the Harris/University of Florida management program and Harris Leadership Directions program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Hewlett‐Packard Suzi Brannan
suzi.brannan@hp.com
HP Labs is passionate about making our research real – driving technology to commercialization in the areas most important to our customers and society. We are driven to create solutions that transform data into value, bytes into experiences, noise into knowledge. We take our technologies from prototype to near market‐ready, co‐investing with HP’s businesses to deliver new capabilities for HP and our customers. We invest across HP’s strategic pillars – cloud, security, information optimization – and also in key areas such as mobility, content and printing, sustainability, and future computing platforms and capabilities. We look at emerging trends to understand where our industry – and our world – is headed, invest in a forward‐looking, ambitious research agenda for tomorrow, and build a pipeline to fuel the next generation of HP products, services and solutions, delivering breakthroughs that can transform current businesses and create new ones. Hulu Daniel Kim
daiel.kim@hulu.com
Hulu is an online video service that offers a selection of hit shows, clips, movies and more at Hulu.com, numerous destination sites online, and through our ad‐supported subscription service, Hulu Plus. Hulu's selection of premium programming is provided by more than 410 content companies. IBM Arun Deivanayagam
deiv@us.ibm.com
Mr. Deivanayagam leads Software Engineering teams that work on building cloud infrastructure offerings based on IBM SoftLayer. The team develops the products and services that will define the future of cloud in the hosting industry. IBM SoftLayer builds the most innovative systems in the industry using the latest technology to deliver creative solutions that customers depend on to succeed. The team of technical innovators and creative thinkers work on developing the next generation of cloud technology. Intel Corporation Uday Savagaonkar
uday.r.savagaonkar@intel.com
Uday Savagaonkar obtained his Master of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. After completing his doctoral studies, Dr. Savagaonkar joined Intel Corporation, where currently he is a Sr. Research Scientist at Intel Labs. Dr. Savagaonkar's research interests include Software Isolation for Security, Applied Cryptography, and Hardware/Software Co‐design for Security. He holds 13 US patents in the related areas, and has several patent applications pending in different countries. Interactive Intelligence Bree Baxter
brittney.baxter@inin.com
Bree Baxter joined the Interactive Intelligence recruiting team at the beginning of 2011. She serves as their campus recruiter and will continue to establish the presence of Interactive Intelligence Inc. at universities across the globe. Interactive Intelligence Inc. is the only publicly traded software company in the state of Indiana (NASDAQ: ININ). Established in 1994, Interactive Intelligence is a global provider of unified business communications solutions for contact center automation, enterprise IP telephony, and business process automation. Land O’Lakes Karl Sandberg
kisandberg@landolakes.com
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s premiere member‐owned cooperatives. We offer local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state‐of‐the‐art production and business services. We also are a leading marketer of dairy‐based food products for consumers, foodservice professionals and food manufacturers. Lockheed Martin Jeff Drake
jeff.drake@lmco.com
Jeffrey Drake is a Senior Program Manager with Lockheed Martin in Boulder, Colorado. He started with Lockheed Martin after graduating from Purdue University with his B.S in Computer Science in 1982. Jeff's career has spanned a variety of technical and management positions, primarily involved with the development of very large and complex software systems that support critical Air Force satellite programs (GPS, DSP, SBIRS). Currently, he is the Program Manager for a major software delivery to the Air Force’s SBIRS satellite system. He had also been actively involved for the last 18 years with his company's college recruiting activities here at Purdue. Jeff is married to a Purdue alumnus with one daughter and enjoys following the Purdue football and basketball teams. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Sandeep Raghuram
sraghuram@lutron.com
Lutron is a technology‐centered and people‐driven company. As a private corporation guided by our founder’s simple but profound Five Principles, Lutron has a long history of significant growth and smart innovations. Microsemi Corporation Jim Gallagher
jgallagher@arxandefense.com
Jim joined Microsemi (formerly Arxan Defense Systems) as Vice President of Engineering for the West Lafayette Division in August 2009. Jim has 25 years of experience in real‐time embedded software and system development, with a strong focus on software process implementation. Prior to joining Microsemi, Jim began his career at Delphi Electronics (formerly part of General Motors) as a software engineer developing Powertrain Control Module software. Jim held numerous Systems and Software Engineering Group Manager assignments in Body/Security, Collision Avoidance, and Restraint Systems, as well as an assignment as the Manager of Systems and Software for the Delphi Mexico Technical Center where Jim was responsible for the HVAC, Occupant Detection, and Body/Security control modules. Jim held additional assignments where he led the Verification and Validation departments for Safety, Powertrain, and Power Electronics products and the implementation of lean manufacturing techniques in product engineering. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Software Engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Microsoft Corporation Arjmand Samuel
arjmands@microsoft.com
Arjmand Samuel works with the academic community to foster research and collaborations in the devices and services research areas. He leads the devices and services research and outreach for Microsoft Research (Lab of Things, Project Hawaii and TouchDevelop). His recent research interests are in software architectures and programming paradigms for devices of all shapes and forms (TouchDevelop and Lab of Things). He has published in a variety of publications on topics of security, privacy, location aware access control and innovative use of mobile technology. Arjmand has a PhD in Information Security from Purdue University, USA. National Security Agency Eric Bryant
edbryan@nsa.gov
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services, and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances. Nielsen Brian Treml
brian.treml@nielsen.com
Brian Treml joined Nielsen in 2008 as a Master Black Belt for Technology, then took the role of Innovation Leader of the Measurement Science (MSci) Center of Innovation (COI) in May 2011, and now serves as the Global MSci Training Leader. He is responsible for developing and delivering technical training, developing organizational talent, and managing the knowledge generated by Nielsen’s scientific and research community. Treml earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and continued his studies in this area at Purdue University, where he earned an MSME. He also holds an MBA from Xavier University. Prior to 2008, he worked in aerothermo research at Rolls‐Royce and GE. Since joining Nielsen, he has delivered BPI training, led the Germany RMS Wing‐to‐Wing event for quality improvement, and overseen the European Factory Restatement Reduction. Treml, his wife and 2 daughters live in the Cincinnati area, and his hobbies include Formula 1 racing, working on old cars, and “tearing apart anything broken.” Northrop Grumman John Buckley
john.buckley@ngc.com
As Vice President of Engineering, Manufacturing and Logistics (EM&L) for the Land and Self Protection Systems Division (L&SPS), Mr. Buckley has executive responsibility for all EM&L activities in support of L&SPS programs providing direct support to Sector Vice President and Division General Manager Jeffrey Palombo and his staff. Mr. Buckley joined Northrop Grumman in 1984 and has held a number of technical, management and leadership positions in engineering and program management including Hardware Manager for multiple Electro Optical Programs and IPT Lead on Undersea Programs. In 1998, he was appointed Manager of Mechanical Design & Data Management at Oceanic & Naval Systems Division. In 2002, Mr. Buckley was named Deputy Program Manager for the Agile Beam Radar Program and subsequently Program Director for the Internal FLIR Targeting System. In 2006 Mr. Buckley served as Director of Hardware Engineering at the Baltimore campus. Mr. Buckley was appointed Vice President, Engineering & Manufacturing for the Central Region in 2008 and relocated to Rolling Meadows, Ill. where he had executive responsibility for all operations pertaining to the Engineering and Manufacturing business portfolio including system architecture and design, detailed design and analysis and production capabilities for multiple product lines which included EO/IR, Electronic Warfare and Automated Test Equipment. Mr. Buckley currently serves on the Corporate Relations Advisory Board at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and is the Corporate Executive Sponsor for Purdue University. Mr. Buckley earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland. In addition, in 1994 he received a master’s degree in Systems Engineering from John Hopkins University. He has also completed the General Managers Program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Buckley currently resides in Cary, Ill. with his wife and son. Qatar Computing Research Abdellatif Saoudi
asaoudi@qf.org.qa
Abdellatif Saoudi received his PhD in Computer Science from Nantes University (France) in 1997 and his MSc from INSA de Lyon (France). He has served on the faculties of Polytechnic Institute of Nantes and Nantes University. The author of several industrial and scientific papers, he is interested in internet computing, data analytics, and knowledge management. Dr. Saoudi also served as Head Corporate Solutions in Qatar Petroleum (Qatar) where he managed large‐scale ICT projects’ portfolio as well as leading major initiatives related to Web Technologies, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and GIS. He has worked as an IT expert for Islamic Development Bank (International Financial Institution) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he played a key role in leading the strategic banking solutions. In 2008, he received the GIS Special Achievement Award from ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) in San Diego (California). Qualcomm, Inc. Brian Redding
bredding@qca.qualcomm.com
A graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science, Brian has worked in the software industry for over 23 years. He started out in UNIX operating system kernel development and the last 17 years in the telecommunications industry working in an embedded and real‐time systems environment. Brian has been involved in the Bluetooth specification since its inception as an industry standard in 1998. He has co‐authoring several of the initial specifications and product qualification program. He is still quite active in the current and future Bluetooth specification development, including Bluetooth low energy. Brian is a senior staff engineer and works on standards development, software architecture and systems engineering in the wireless connectivity technologies at Qualcomm's wholly owned subsidiary Qualcomm Atheros. Raytheon Company Cindy Heckman
cindy_r_heckman@raytheon.com
Cindy began her career in 1985 at the Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis as a software engineer. She continues to work at that facility, now privatized as part of Raytheon. Cindy initially supported a Navy airborne electronic warfare system with responsibilities progressing from developer, to installation and flight test support, to software and acquisition management. From that background Cindy leveraged into software process improvement initiatives. In 1998 Cindy led the site software process group through a successful Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level III appraisal. Since that time she has supported the process group in a variety of roles with achievement of progressive maturity levels of the SEI CMM‐Integrated model for the Engineering Operations of the Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC). Cindy’s current assignments include technical and resource management and supervision for software engineers supporting a variety of military applications. Cindy also serves as the Learning Coordinator for the RTSC Software Engineering Center which includes programs and employees in Indianapolis and across the RTSC network throughout the nation. Additionally, Cindy assists Raytheon with talent acquisition through a variety of venues. Cindy holds a BS in Computer Science and Geography from Ball State and a Masters in Engineering Management from the Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the mother of two and participates in a variety of nonprofit groups at the St. John’s United Church of Christ and Society of Women Engineers organization in Indianapolis. Sandia National Laboratories David Zage
djzage@sandia.gov
For more than 60 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues. Sandia National Laboratories is operated and managed by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Sandia Corporation operates Sandia National Laboratories as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and supports numerous federal, state, and local government agencies, companies, and organizations. Sears Holdings Louis Deli
louis.deli@searshc.com
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer with almost 2,500 full‐line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada and the home of Shop Your Way, a social shopping experience where members have the ability to earn points and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital formats through ShopYourWay.com. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, fitness equipment and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, with a broad apparel offering, including such well‐known labels as Lands' End, the Kardashian Kollection, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as Sofia by Sofia Vergara and The Country Living Home Collection. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service and installation calls made annually, and have a long‐established commitment to those who serve in the military through initiatives like the Heroes at Home program. We have been named the 2011 Mobile Retailer of the Year, Recipient of the 2013 ENERGY STAR® "Partner of the Year ‐ Sustained Excellence Award" for Product Retailing and Energy Management and was named one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. Sonoma Partners Vickie Stevens
vstevens@sonomapartners.com
Sonoma Partners provides technology and business process consulting services to enterprise and mid‐
sized companies throughout the United States and Canada, with a focus on salesforce.com & Microsoft Dynamics CRM. We specialize in larger and more complex deployments where customers really want to leverage CRM to transform their businesses. State Farm Insurance Companies Michael Kitterman
michael.a.kitterman.bm3e@statefarm.com
Michael is an IT Architect with State Farm. He is a Purdue Computer Technology alumnus ('86) and has been with State Farm since graduating with a B.S. Michael’s work has spanned many areas within State Farm including mainframe development, Project Management, and system architecture. His assignments have included developer, team lead, Project Manager, and IT HR Manager. He has done work across a variety of topics including Claims, Systems infrastructure, and Application performance. He is now responsible for the architecture and design associated with Underwriting and Pricing for all of the products that State Farm sells. Michael was born in Lafayette, IN and grew up in Indianapolis. He is married with two children and enjoys coaching sports, snow skiing, home improvement projects, NFL football, and Purdue basketball. Teradata. Larry Vaught
larry.vaught@teradata.com
The closer you look at the world around you, the more data you see, and the more you need Teradata. We help companies unify and analyze massive amounts of data, so they can discover more of the things that matter most in the world around them. Twitter Janet Ikpa
janetikpa@twitter.com
Twitter is a real‐time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the conversations. VMware Jen Lestin
jlestin@vmware.com
VMware (NYSE:VMW), the industry‐leading virtualization software company, empowers organizations to innovate and thrive by streamlining IT operations. By virtualizing infrastructure—from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices—VMware enables IT to deliver services from any device, anytime, anywhere. Walmart Ashley Stout
aestout@wal-mart.com
"Save money, live better." It was Sam Walton's personal philosophy and the secret to his success. Nearly 50 years later, with operations under 69 banners in 27 countries, it drives every decision we make at the world’s largest retailer. Simply put, "save money, live better" is who we are. West Monroe Partners Stephanie Scott
sscott@westmonroepartners.com
We are a team of business and technical experts consulting in industries undergoing profound change. We help companies solve their most complex challenges so they can adapt, shift gears and thrive. Yahoo! Jackie Bernardo
jackieb@yahoo-inc.com
Yahoo! is focused on making the world's daily habits inspiring and entertaining. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses. Founded in 1994 by Stanford PhD candidates David Filo and Jerry Yang as a way for them to keep track of their personal interests on the Internet, Yahoo! has grown into a company that helps consumers find what they are looking for and discover wonders they didn’t expect. We keep consumers plugged into the topics and people they care about, helping them get more out of the digital world so that they can get more out of life. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has 11,500 employees in 25 countries, provinces, and territories. Yelp, Inc. Michael Stoppelman
stop@yelp.com
Michael Stoppelman is VP of Engineering at Yelp. He joined Yelp as their 6th engineer in March of 2007; he was solely responsible for search infrastructure and quality when he started. Since then he has helped build the engineering team from 6 to over 130+ in downtown San Francisco. During this time Yelp has grown from 4 million monthly unique users to over 79 million. His career started at Google in the summer of 2003 where he became the Technical Lead for the Traffic Quality team. Michael holds multiple patents and is a published author in the field of computer security.
ComputerScienceParticipants
H. E. “Buster” Dunsmore
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
dunsmore@purdue.edu
Dr. Dunsmore's interest areas include Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development Methodologies, Object‐Oriented Design and Programming, and Web Programming. Dr. Dunsmore was Chair of the College of Science Undergraduate Education Policy and Curriculum Committee 2005‐2010. In 2007 he led the effort which revised the College of Science Undergraduate curriculum to include team experience, technical writing and presentation, and great issues in science. He has served as Chair of the Computer Sciences Undergraduate Committee for eighteen of the last twenty years. In 2010 he led the effort which revised the CS Undergraduate Curriculum to include tracks (specialty areas for students in their junior and senior years) and senior projects. Dr. Dunsmore was named Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science at Purdue University in 1980. He was the 1996 recipient of the Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at Purdue University. He was chosen as a Founding Fellow of the Purdue University Teaching Academy in 1997 and as a Member of the Teaching Academy Executive Council in 2006. In 1999 Buster was selected for the "Book of Great Teachers" honoring the outstanding teachers at Purdue University since its founding in 1874. He was selected in 2001 as one of the Outstanding Indiana Information Technology Educators by the Indiana Information Technology Association (INITA). He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Upsilon Pi Epsilon (honor society for the computing sciences). Dr. Dunsmore has extensive legal and industrial consulting experience. He has written over 60 technical articles and is co‐author of two books.
Christy Harrison
Director of Development, Department of Computer Science and Physics
csharrison@prf.org
Christy Harrison is the Director of Development for the Computer Science and Physics Departments and formerly worked with Mathematics alumni and the Science Women for Purdue Giving Circle. Prior to working in fundraising, Christy advised college students for 12 years at two student newspapers, The Purdue Exponent and The Daily Vidette (Illinois State University). A graduate of Purdue University, Christy went on to pursue a master’s degree in College Student Personnel Administration at Illinois State. As the Director of Development, she primarily works with alumni and friends on individual friend and fundraising. Tony Hosking
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
hosking@purdue.edu
Dr. Hosking works in the area of programming language design and implementation, with specific interests in implementation of managed languages (e.g., Java, C#), database and persistent programming languages, dynamic memory management ("garbage collection"), compiler optimizations, and architectural and operating system support for programming languages and applications. He is co‐
author of the landmark reference work on automatic memory management — The Garbage Collection Handbook: The art of automatic memory management. Dr. Hosking was named a Distinguished Scientist of the Association for Computing Machinery in 2012, and is a Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Tim Korb
Assistant Department Head, Department of Computer Science
jtk@purdue.edu
Tim Korb is the Assistant Head in the Department of Computer Sciences. He is responsible for the direction and operation of the departmental computing facilities and oversees several departmental programs, including corporate and alumni relations, K‐12 outreach, and various educational initiatives. He recently taught a course in human‐computer interaction (HCI) and a new Education course in computer science teaching methods, aimed at future high school CS teachers. He also teaches the yearly competitive programming course. Korb collaborates with faculty on joint research projects and serves on campus‐wide computing and administrative committees. His current technical interests include human‐computer interaction, algorithm implementation, and computer science education techniques. He is a co‐founder of and scientific advisor to Arxan Technologies, a software security company started at Purdue. Korb received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Arizona in 1979. Sally Luzader
Manager of Corporate Relations, Department of Computer Science
luzaders@purdue.edu
Sally joined the CS staff as Manager of Corporate Relations in February 2013. Prior to coming to CS, she worked in the VACCINE Center at Purdue as the Assistant Director of Engagement and Education; she also served as Associate Director of Employer Relations in Krannert Graduate Career Services for 10 years. Sally has worked in a variety of areas and institutions within higher education, including undergraduate and graduate admission, career services, advising and executive education. Renate Mallus-Medot
Graduate Office Coordinator, Department of Computer Science
mallus@purdue.edu
Renate Mallus joined Purdue University and the Department of Computer Science in the position of Graduate Office Coordinator in 2003. In her role, she directs and supervises the graduate admission process, organizes graduate student recruiting efforts, and manages graduate student fellowships. Prior to her current position, Ms. Mallus served as Administrator of the International Center of West Lafayette. She holds a B.S. from the University of Bielefeld in Germany. Sunil Prabhakar
Department Head and Professor, Department of Computer Science
sunil@purdue.edu
Sunil Prabhakar received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1998 and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1990. Since August 1998 he has been with the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University. He is currently serving as the Department Head. Dr. Prabhakar's main area of research is database systems. He is currently working on developing novel databases for handling uncertain data and developing solutions that ensure authenticity, integrity and privacy for outsourced databases including cloud databases. In earlier work, he has developed solutions for scalability and efficiency for moving objects and sensor databases, digital rights management for databases through digital watermarking, and ensuring correctness over private databases. Prior to joining Purdue, he held a position with Tata Unisys Ltd. from 1990 to 1994. Phil Sands
Academic Advisor, Department of Computer Science
psands@purdue.edu
Phil Sands is the K‐12 Outreach Coordinator for Computer Science at Purdue University. Previously, Phil spent 6 years as a software engineer and 7 years teaching computer programming and statistics at high schools in Washington D.C. and Michigan. His focus is on expanding the opportunities for computer science education in Indiana and engaging underrepresented minorities in the field so that all students have the opportunity to participate. Aman Yadav
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Associate Professor, Department of
Computer Science (courtesy)
amanyadav@purdue.edu
Dr. Aman Yadav is an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology with a courtesy appointment in Computer Science at Purdue University. In addition to Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, he holds bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Yadav’s teaching and research focuses on problem‐based learning, technology, cognition, and computational thinking. His work also involves creating pathways for teachers to become computationally educated secondary teachers through a National Science Foundation funded CS4EDU and PD4CS projects. These are joint efforts between Purdue’s Department of Computer Science and College of Education to develop teacher‐
training programs in computer science. More information about the projects can be found at http://cs4edu.cs.purdue.edu/ and http://pd4cs.cs.purdue.edu. PurdueUniversityParticipants
Gina DelSanto
Chief of Staff, Purdue University
gdelsant@purdue.edu
A Rhode Island native, Gina attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, receiving an MA and a Ph.D. in the humanities. She has taught a wide range of courses in foreign language, literature and composition at Indiana University, Middlebury College and Butler University. Gina served United States Senator Richard G. Lugar as director of outreach and Central Indiana regional director. She subsequently joined Butler University as the director of learning resources, and was later Butler’s associate provost. In 2009, Gina joined then‐Governor Daniels second administration, as senior deputy commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. In that role, Gina managed Indiana’s state workforce board and led a reform effort for the state’s workforce investment system and Adult Education program. In 2012 Gina became chief of staff to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, focusing on implementation of the state’s strategic plan, for higher education, Reaching Higher‐Achieving More. Gina is deeply honored by the opportunity to serve President Daniels and the Purdue University community as chief of staff, employing her knowledge and experience in undergraduate teaching, academic research, higher‐education administration and public service as Purdue works toward its aspirational future. Gina was a founding member of the Dean's Council for Indiana University's School of Informatics. She is vice‐chair for Goodwill Education Initiatives, the board holding the charters for the Indianapolis Metropolitan High School and the Excel Centers for adult education. Gina was a member of the executive committee for the State Workforce Innovation Council and has served on Indiana’s Education Roundtable. She has served and continues to serve on a number of boards and working groups aimed at increasing high‐school graduation and college‐completion, improving coordination between educators and employers, and developing innovative instructional‐strategies at the post‐secondary level. Dan Hasler
President and Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, Purdue Research Foundation
djhasler@prf.org
Daniel J. Hasler (Dan) was named President and Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Purdue Research Foundation in February 2013. His responsibilities include supervising Purdue University's entrepreneurial and technology transfer activities to drive the life‐
changing innovations of Purdue's many researchers through commercialization and to the benefit of the public. Previously, Hasler served as the Secretary of Commerce for the State of Indiana and Chief Executive Officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). He has an extensive 31‐year career at Eli Lilly and Company, a Fortune 500 global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis. While at Eli Lilly, Hasler served in a number of leadership positions, most recently as vice president for global marketing, responsible for the commercial strategy and market performance of Lilly’s pharmaceutical portfolio. He also was the chief marketing officer for Eli Lilly USA. Prior to that, he led the commercial operations of Eli Lilly’s largest European group for three years and was general manager and president of Eli Lilly of Brazil LTD. In 2010, Hasler was the recipient of the Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award. A native of Paris, Illinois, Hasler is a graduate of DePauw University and has a Master of Business Administration from Duke University. He is actively involved in the Hoosier community and serves on a number of boards. Hasler and his wife, Kathy, live in Indianapolis with their two children. Jeffery Roberts
Frederick L. Hovde Dean, College of Science and Professor, Chemistry
jtrob@purdue.edu
Prof. Roberts was born in California and completed his undergraduate studies there, first at Santa Rosa Junior College and then at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a BS in Chemistry in 1982. His doctoral research, on ultrahigh vacuum surface chemistry, was conducted under the direction of Cynthia Friend at Harvard University. Upon completing his PhD in 1988, he became a post‐
doctoral associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, working in the group of Robert Madix. He joined the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor in 1990, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1996 and Professor in 2003. He has served as Chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2005‐09. Prof. Roberts has authored or co‐authored nearly 100 peer‐reviewed papers, as well as several book chapters and monographs. His current research interests focus on aerosol surface chemistry, with emphases on heterogeneous processing at atmospheric aerosol particles and surface modification of aerosol nanoparticles for materials applications. He teaches courses at all levels and specializes in the fields of physical and materials chemistry. From 2001‐2007, Prof. Roberts directed the University of Minnesota Research Site for Educators in Chemistry, an NSF‐supported initiative to increase the research capacity of chemistry faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions. Other service and disciplinary‐related activities include co‐directorship of the University of Minnesota IGERT in Nanoparticle Science and Engineering, and membership on the University Minnesota Strategic Positioning Task Force on Discipline Evolution and Interdisciplinary Research. Prof. Roberts is the recipient of several awards, including a Special Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation (2003) and a Sloan Fellowship (1996). He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008.