Vincent Cheung

2410-666 Spadina Ave.

Toronto, ON, M52 2H8, Canada

(416) 944-2535

vincent@psi.toronto.edu

www.psi.toronto.edu/~vincent

Education

May 2008         Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Thesis: Probabilistic Graphical Models for Computer Vision and Comp. Biology

Advisor:  Brendan Frey

 

May 2003         Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Honours with Distinction)

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

GPA:  4.49/4.50

Governor General’s Silver Medal for the highest undergraduate academic standing

Thesis:  Signal Classification through Multifractal Analysis and Neural Networks

Advisor:  Witold Kinsner

Employment History

Summer 2006  Google Engineering Intern

                        Google, Mountain View, California

·     Developed machine learning algorithms in C++ for performing computer vision tasks for mobile device applications.

 

Summer 2005   Microsoft Research Intern in Machine Learning and Applied Statistics

                        Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington

·     Developed machine learning algorithms for manipulating the illumination of an image, mimicking a physical walkthrough of an image, video segmentation, and biological cell tracking

 

2003 - Present  Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Computational Biology Research Assistant

                        University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

·     Researched modelling of video sequences by a smaller sequence, its “video epitome”, in a generative model with implementations in Matlab, Java, and C#

·     Developed a distributed computing system in Java and achieved considerable speed improvement in computing and utilizing video epitomes

·     Invented the “factorgram”, which is a hybrid between factor analysis and a clustergram, for aiding biologists in discovering interactions between genes.

 

Summer 2002  NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)

                        Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipient

                        University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

·     Researched the application of advanced computer engineering techniques to digital signal processing in order to analyze stochastic, non-stationary, self-similar signals such as electroencephalograms (EEGs), speech, and internet traffic

·     Developed programs in Java and Matlab for neural networks, wavelets, fractal dimensions, distributed computing systems, genetic algorithms, data compression, and information entropy

 

1998 - 2003      Joint Owner

                        TVKMLMC Vending, Winnipeg, Manitoba

·     Operated and maintained a vending machine and tracked weekly sales

 

1995 - 2003      Computer Technician

                        MicroAge Technology Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba

·     Conducted troubleshooting and repaired hardware and software problems

·     Provided training for customers on basic computer usage

·     Assisted in the accounting and managerial areas

Awards and Recognitions

2005                ·   IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) best paper honourable mention award (USD $1,000) [Cheung, Frey, and Jojic, “Video Epitomes”]

2004 - 2007      ·   NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CAD $105,000)

2003 - 2004     ·   NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CAD $17,500)

2003                ·   Governor General’s Silver (Undergraduate) Medal, University Gold Medal in Engineering, and the Faculty of Engineering Medal in Computer Engineering

1999 - 2003      ·   Recipient of 32 undergraduate scholarships for academic achievement, research ability, communication skills, and leadership skills – including a undergraduate thesis award and a technical communication report prize (CAD $25,575 in total)

2000 - 2002     ·   Honourable mentions in the North Central Section of the Mathematical Association of America (NCS/MAA) team competitions

1998 - 1999       ·   Provincial winner of the Univ. of Waterloo’s Canadian Computing Competition, and the Euclid (Grade 12) and Descartes (Grade 13) math competitions

                        ·   Top provincial team in the Euclid and second in the Decartes math competitions

                        ·   Honourable mentions in the Manitoba Mathematical Competition and the Univ. of Waterloo’s Canadian Open Mathematics Competition Challenge

Technical Skills

Languages        ·   Java, C, C++, C#, Matlab, Visual Basic, Assembly, VHDL, LaTeX, CSS, HTML, PHP, SQL, network and multi-threaded programming

Software           ·   Digital and analog circuit CAD tools (Xilinx ISE, ModelSim, Altera Max Plus II, ORCAD, PSpice), Drafting CAD tools (AutoCAD)

Volunteer Experience

2004 - 2007      ·   Reviewer for IEEE Intern. Conf. on Comp. Vision (ICCV), Reviewer for IEEE Intern. Conf. on Comp. Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI), Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI), IEEE Trans. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), and IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT)

2003 - 2004     ·   89 Chestnut Residence Council (Toronto, ON)

2002                ·   IEEE Canadian Conf. on Elec. & Comp. Eng. (Winnipeg, MB)

                        ·   IEEE Canadian Conf. on Comp. & Soft. Eng. Education (Winnipeg, MB)

1997                 ·   The Flood Prevention Force (Winnipeg, MB)

1996                 ·   The Western Canada Aviation Museum (Winnipeg, MB)

Interests  Indoor and beach volleyball, rollerblading, ice skating, snowboarding, skiing, basketball, white water rafting, dragon boat racing, curling, rock climbing, running, table tennis, travelling

References  Available upon request