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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, British Colombia, Sep 2008-Dec 2010

M.Sc. in Interactive Arts and Technology, Major: Human Computer Interaction.

University of Tehran, ECE Department, Tehran, Iran, Sep 2003-Sep 2007

B.Eng. in Computer Engineering, Major: Information Technology Engineering.

Work Experience

(Jan 2011-present) Graduate researcher on a sustainability project, "Greenest City Conversations" under the supervision of Prof. Lyn Bartram at IRES (UBC) and SIAT (SFU) (partnership with City of Vancouver, BC Hydro, MetroQuest, MetroVancouver, GRAND…). This project is in the context of Greenest City by 2020 Project.

(May 2010-Dec 2010) MITACS internship on Human Centred Systems for Sustainability Project (ALIS: Adaptive Living Interface System) under the supervision of Prof. Lyn Bartram with BC Hydro Co..

Developed an external Facebook application using PHP called ALIS_Challenges

Developed a website for ALIS_Challenges in PHP using WAMP

Researched on the Effects of Social Media on Energy Consumption in the Household

(Summer 2009-Spring 2010) Research assistance on Email Visualization & Analysis Project under the supervision of Prof. Christopher D. Shaw at HVI Lab, SIAT, SFU.

Improved the system using Java in Eclipse (EmailTime)

Researched on Email Visualization, Visualization techniques and Visual Analytics (will be published in LAP)

Run several usability studies on visualization system

Run several case studies with real world data (Enron email dataset)

(Spring 2009) Research assistance on Painterly NPR Project under the supervision of Steve DiPaola at iViz Lab, SIAT, SFU.

System testing

(Fall 2009) Research assistance on IMAS project under the supervision of Prof. Christopher D. Shaw at HVI Lab, SIAT, SFU.

Improved the system using C++ in Microsoft Visual Studio

Researched on Bioinformatics Visualization

(January 2008-July 2008) Enterprise system developer, Teanab Corporation. (Tehran branch of Hyperoffice Co.), Tehran, Iran.

Programmed in Cold Fusion using MVC model

(Summer 2007) Undergraduate researcher on analyzing sub bands of image in image processing for improving PSNR under the supervision of Prof. Mahmood Hashemi at multi media lab, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

(Summer 2005) System designer and developer, Iran Info-Tech Development Co., Iran. Using RUP methodology and Rational-Rose tool.

Related Skills

Experience of programming in Java for 3 years,

Experience of programming in Visual C/C++ for 2 years,

Experience of programming in Cold Fusion, PHP for 6 months,

Basic in Action Script 3, Visual C#, Visual Studio.NET Technology,

Familiar with web design and programming (PHP, HTML, XML, CSS)

Experience in statistical tools (SPSS, JMP) to evaluate quantitative analyses and tests in the context of HCI,

Experience in visual analytics tools (Tableau, In-Spire) and analytical reasoning and visual representation,

Experience of performing usability studies and case studies for 2 years,

Design and implementation of “Iconic Visualization of Search Result”, in Flex Builder 3 environment with Action Script 3.0 (2 months),

Design and implementation of “Fashion Design with Interactive Genetic Algorithm”, in.NET environment with C# (2 months),

Familiar with qualitative and lab-based fieldwork, video analysis, and coding charts.

Other Skills

Software design and analysis, Enterprise application development, RUP methodology

Familiar with Adobe (Flash, Dream weaver, Photoshop, Illustrator), Facebook API, Rational Rose and UML

Microsoft Office, TEX, LATEX, Camtasia, Prezi

Familiar with Verilog/VHDL, Visual Basic, Assembly

Database design and management (Microsoft SQL Server 2000)

WAMP, Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, IntelligIDEA, Processing, MSproject, Protégé, Modelsim, Quartus, KDevelop

Related Workshops Taken

“Entrepreneurship & Technology Commercialization Workshop”, Simon Fraser University, March 2010.

“International Teaching Assistant Seminar”, Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Teaching Assistantship Experience

Simon Fraser University

IAT 100 – Introduction to Visual Analytics, Spring 2010

University of Tehran

Design and Analysis of Software Systems, Spring 2007

Operating System, Spring 2007

Honors and Awards

The 2011 CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop Award, February 2011.

Excellent Student Team Analysis Award for VAST Grand Challenge, IEEE VisWeek 2010.

FCAT Grad Travel Grants awards, SFU, July 2010 and October 2010.

SIAT Grad Travel Grants awards, SFU, July 2010, October and November 2010.

GSA Grad Travel Grants award, SFU, July 2010.

Research assistance under the supervision of Steve DiPaola at iViz Lab, SIAT, SFU. Working on Painterly NPR Project. (Spring 2009)

Ranked highest GPA among students of Mathematics & Physics in high school, 2002.

Conference Committee Activities

Hopper (Student Volunteer), Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, September 2010.

Student Volunteer, IEEE VisWeek 2010, October 2010.

Review Committee Member, IEEE VisWeek, VAST poster 2010, Utah, October, 2010.

Conference Presentations

"EmailTime: Visual Analytics and Statistics of Email" and "Enron Case Study: Analysis of Email Behavior using EmailTime", IEEE VisWeek VAST, 2010.

"Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization" and "EmailTime: Visualization of the Temporal Email", Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2010.

"Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization", Visualization and Data Analysis, 2010.

Publications

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visual Analysis and Statistics for Temporal Email,” Visualization and Data Analysis 2011.

D. Dunsmuir, M. Z. Baraghoush, V. Chen, Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Mona Erfani Joorabchi, S. Alimadadi, E. Lee, J. Dill, C. Qian, C. D. Shaw, R. Woodbury , “CZSaw, IMAS & Tableau: Collaboration among Teams”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010, Grand Challenge Award: Excellent Student Team Analysis.

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Mona Erfani Joorabchi and Christopher D. Shaw, “Hospitalization Records - Characterization of Pandemic Spread Using Tableau”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010, Mini Challenge 2.

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim, Mona Erfani Joorabchi and Christopher D. Shaw, “Enron Case Study: Analysis of Email Behavior using EmailTime”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010.

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visual Analytics and Statistics of Email”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010.

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visualization of the Temporal Email,” Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010.

Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, A. Dalvandi, H. Seifi, L. Bartram, C. D. Shaw, “Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization,” Visualization and Data Analysis 2010, 7530-15 (2010) and in Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010.

Theses

"EmailTime: Visualization and Analysis of Email Dataset" under the supervision of Prof. Christopher D. Shaw. (M.Sc. Thesis)

Implementation of a "Question Answering both in Farsi Language with Persian Literature Focus" under the supervision of Prof. Maseud Rahgozar (B.Eng. Project, Spring-Summer 2007)

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Related Skills	Experience of programming in Java for 3 years, Experience of programming in Visual C/C++ for 2 years, Experience of programming in Cold Fusion, PHP for 6 months, Basic in Action Script 3, Visual C#, Visual Studio.NET Technology, Familiar with web design and programming (PHP, HTML, XML, CSS) Experience in statistical tools (SPSS, JMP) to evaluate quantitative analyses and tests in the context of HCI, Experience in visual analytics tools (Tableau, In-Spire) and analytical reasoning and visual representation, Experience of performing usability studies and case studies for 2 years, Design and implementation of “Iconic Visualization of Search Result”, in Flex Builder 3 environment with Action Script 3.0 (2 months), Design and implementation of “Fashion Design with Interactive Genetic Algorithm”, in.NET environment with C# (2 months), Familiar with qualitative and lab-based fieldwork, video analysis, and coding charts.
Other Skills	Software design and analysis, Enterprise application development, RUP methodology Familiar with Adobe (Flash, Dream weaver, Photoshop, Illustrator), Facebook API, Rational Rose and UML Microsoft Office, TEX, LATEX, Camtasia, Prezi Familiar with Verilog/VHDL, Visual Basic, Assembly Database design and management (Microsoft SQL Server 2000) WAMP, Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, IntelligIDEA, Processing, MSproject, Protégé, Modelsim, Quartus, KDevelop
Related Workshops Taken	“Entrepreneurship & Technology Commercialization Workshop”, Simon Fraser University, March 2010. “International Teaching Assistant Seminar”, Simon Fraser University, 2009.
Teaching Assistantship Experience	Simon Fraser University IAT 100 – Introduction to Visual Analytics, Spring 2010 University of Tehran Design and Analysis of Software Systems, Spring 2007 Operating System, Spring 2007
Honors and Awards	The 2011 CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop Award, February 2011. Excellent Student Team Analysis Award for VAST Grand Challenge, IEEE VisWeek 2010. FCAT Grad Travel Grants awards, SFU, July 2010 and October 2010. SIAT Grad Travel Grants awards, SFU, July 2010, October and November 2010. GSA Grad Travel Grants award, SFU, July 2010. Research assistance under the supervision of Steve DiPaola at iViz Lab, SIAT, SFU. Working on Painterly NPR Project. (Spring 2009) Ranked highest GPA among students of Mathematics & Physics in high school, 2002.

Conference Committee Activities	Hopper (Student Volunteer), Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, September 2010. Student Volunteer, IEEE VisWeek 2010, October 2010. Review Committee Member, IEEE VisWeek, VAST poster 2010, Utah, October, 2010.
Conference Presentations	"EmailTime: Visual Analytics and Statistics of Email" and "Enron Case Study: Analysis of Email Behavior using EmailTime", IEEE VisWeek VAST, 2010. "Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization" and "EmailTime: Visualization of the Temporal Email", Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2010. "Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization", Visualization and Data Analysis, 2010.
Publications	Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visual Analysis and Statistics for Temporal Email,” Visualization and Data Analysis 2011. D. Dunsmuir, M. Z. Baraghoush, V. Chen, Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Mona Erfani Joorabchi, S. Alimadadi, E. Lee, J. Dill, C. Qian, C. D. Shaw, R. Woodbury , “CZSaw, IMAS & Tableau: Collaboration among Teams”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010, Grand Challenge Award: Excellent Student Team Analysis. Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Mona Erfani Joorabchi and Christopher D. Shaw, “Hospitalization Records - Characterization of Pandemic Spread Using Tableau”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010, Mini Challenge 2. Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim, Mona Erfani Joorabchi and Christopher D. Shaw, “Enron Case Study: Analysis of Email Behavior using EmailTime”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010. Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visual Analytics and Statistics of Email”, IEEE VisWeek VAST 2010. Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Ji-Dong Yim and Christopher D. Shaw, “EmailTime: Visualization of the Temporal Email,” Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010. Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, A. Dalvandi, H. Seifi, L. Bartram, C. D. Shaw, “Visualizing Search Results: Evaluating an Iconic Visualization,” Visualization and Data Analysis 2010, 7530-15 (2010) and in Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010.
Theses	"EmailTime: Visualization and Analysis of Email Dataset" under the supervision of Prof. Christopher D. Shaw. (M.Sc. Thesis) Implementation of a "Question Answering both in Farsi Language with Persian Literature Focus" under the supervision of Prof. Maseud Rahgozar (B.Eng. Project, Spring-Summer 2007)