Ph: 7062472873 / Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran / PhD Student
CS Dept, UGA
Athens, GA-30602

Career Objective

Highly self-motivated and goal oriented professional with exceptionally good understanding, analytical power, and communication skills committed to pursue a long term career in a reputed organization.

SKILL SET

Programming languages : / Java, C, C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, ActionScript 3, SQL/PLSQL, ColdFusion, PERL, PHP, MatLab, PROLOG, LISP
Human Languages : / English, Hindi & Tamil - (read, write, speak), Arabic (read, write)
Other Frameworks : / WebWorks, Struts 2, OWL, RDF
Database : / Microsoft Access, MySQL, Microsoft Excel
Operating Systems : / Windows XP/Vista, DOS, Mac, Linux
Tools/Platforms : / 3D Studio Max, Maya, Poser, MimicPro, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Protégé, Hugin Expert, Netica, AutoCAD, NeuroShell2, WEKA.

EDUCATION

The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, USA
PhD in Computer Science / May 2010 – Present
The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, USA
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence / Aug 2007 – May 2010
SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India
Bachelor of Technology, Mechatronics, / Aug 2003 – May 2007

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, University of Georgia, GA / Present
We develop a interactive flash movie that embeds a 3D human model. The 3D model would be designed using Poser. Using MimicPro, this 3D character would be made to talk by editing facial animation sequences to synchronize the lip movement with the audio content from the flash movie.
Web Designer/ Application Programmer, CAES, University of Georgia, GA / 2009-Present
Worked under the supervision of Office of Information Technology (OIT) and was responsible for the development and maintenance of HTML and Adobe Flash content on College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences websites. Also, inspected existing websites for errors or outdated content, performed quality control reviews of new sites and participated in strategic and operational planning.
Research Assistant, University of Georgia, GA / 2009-2010
Studied a framework for sequential planning and decision making for multi-agent settings called I-POMDPs (Interactive Partially Observable Markov’s Decision Process) and developed approximation techniques to solve I-DIDs (Interactive Dynamic Influence Diagrams). Worked on my master’s thesis titled Approximation Model Equivalence for I-DIDs for multi-agent settings under the guidance of Dr. Prashant Doshi.
Technical Assistant, University of Georgia, GA / 2008-2009
Worked with MySQL and PERL for designing an inventory management system for a video library in the School of Social Work. Assisted in troubleshooting, installing software, updating and maintaining their server.
Research Assistant, University of Georgia, GA / 2008
Worked briefly in the Learning and Performance Support Lab as an application programmer/graphics designer for a project on Career Oriented Game Programming. Used JOOMLA and Flash.

PUBLICATIONS

-  Path Normalcy Analysis Using Nearest Neighbor Outlier Detection

David Luper, Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, Khaled Rasheed, Hamid R. Arabnia, Path Normalcy Analysis Using Nearest Neighbor Outlier Detection. pp.776-783, IC-AI, 2008.

-  Approximate Solutions of Interactive Dynamic Influence Diagrams using ε-Behavioral Equivalence

Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, Prashant Doshi, and Yifeng Zeng, Approximate Solutions of Interactive Dynamic Influence Diagrams Using ε-Behavioral Equivalence, In International Symposium of AI and Math, 2010.

-  Approximate Solutions Model Equivalence for Interactive Dynamic Influence Diagrams

Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, Prashant Doshi, and Yifeng Zeng, Approximate Solutions Model Equivalence for Interactive Dynamic Influence Diagrams, Intelligent Agent Technology, 2010.

-  Heuristics to Extract the Main Text from A Captured Web Page

Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, Yan Qu, Michael Covington, Heuristics to Extract the Main Text from a Captured Web Page, submitted, 2011.

-  Evolving Efficient Sensor Arrangement and Obstacle Avoidance Control Logic for a Miniature Robot

Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, Karthik Nadig, Khaled Rasheed, Evolving Efficient Sensor Arrangement and Obstacle Avoidance Control Logic for a Miniature Robot, submitted, 2011.

PRESENTATIONS

-  Information-theoretic Approach to Model Identification in Interactive Influence Diagrams

Yifeng Zeng and Prashant Doshi, An Information-theoretic Approach to Model Identification in Interactive Influence Diagrams, presented by Muthukumaran Chandrasekaran, IEE WIC/ACM IAT, Australia, 2008.

EXTERNAL PAPER REVIEWS

-  Incremental Policy Generation for DEC-POMDPs (Conference paper submitted to ICJAI’09)

-  Modeling Large Memory bounded Opponents in Repeated Games (Conference paper submitted to AAMAS’10)

-  Multi-scale Adaptive Agent-Based Management of Storage-Enabled Photovoltaic Facilities (Conference paper submitted to AAMAS’10)

-  Learning Action Models for Multi-Agent Planning (Conference paper submitted to AAMAS’11)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARISHIPS

-  Regent’s Out-of-State tuition waiver recipient at UGA, (2007-08 and 2008-09)

-  Best Outgoing Student of the Mechatronics department at SASTRA University, India (2003-07)

-  In Dean’s List for being in the top 10% in the academic year 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and was awarded a scholarship of Rs 5000 each year

SPORTS AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

-  Certificate in 3D Studio Max and Maya from SASTRA University, India

-  President, Captain and Manager of the University of Georgia Cricket Club (2008-pres)

-  Represented SASTRA University Soccer team in National and State level tournaments(2004-07)

INTERNSHIPS

-  Industrial training at Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation limited (SPIC), India, 2007.

-  Industrial training at Titan Industries Limited, at Hozur, India, 2006.

-  Student Internship at Remotech Automation Industries, Chennai, India, 2007.