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Address

Robin Charles Gilbert
2920 Chautauqua Ave Apt 20
Norman OK 73072-7727, USA

Mobile: 1-405-412-0745
E-mail: webmaster@robingilbert.com

Summary

Engineer in applied mathematics focused on industrial issues, higher education, artificial intelligence and data mining/processing. Significant experience in programming and computer management. Bilingual French and English.

Specialties

Operation research, linear and nonlinear optimization, mathematical programming, stochastic programming, optimization heuristics, machine learning, data mining, data processing, statistical analysis, simulation, scientific computing, notions of financial mathematics.

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (2006-2010), University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, USA, GPA: 4.0.
   Degree in Industrial Engineering prepared at the Laboratory of Optimization and Intelligent Systems (LOIS) of the School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Oklahoma. Published in Optimization Methods and Software (2009), the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2009) and the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2009). Published book chapters in the Operations Research and Management Science Handbook (2008) and the Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (2009).

   Activities: Graduate research assistant, invited lecturer, reviewer for mathematical journals and conferences, computer and website administrator.

2. Master of Science (2004-2006), University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, USA, GPA: 4.0.
   Degree in Industrial Engineering prepared at LOIS. Dissertation titled “Learning with kernels and applications”, 2006. Published in the European Journal of Operational Research (2006) and for the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (2005) and the Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing conference (2005).

   Activities: Graduate research assistant, invited lecturer, reviewer for mathematical journals and conferences, computer and website administrator.

3. Diplôme d’Ingénieur / Master of Science (2001-2004), Polytech’Clermont-Ferrand, Aubière, France.
   Degree in Mathematics and Modeling Engineering. European equivalent to the US degree of Master of Science. Took optional courses in financial mathematics. Final dissertation in English titled “Robust classification and regression using support vector machines”, 2004.
4. Diplome d’Etudes Universitaires Générales (1998-2001), Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris.
   Degree in Mathematic, Modeling Engineering and Information Technologies. French undergraduate degree obtained for a course that lasts for at least two years. Attended the Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE) MPSI/MP (competitive engineering prep schools training to enroll in higher education establishments). CPGEs were attended at the Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) and the Lycée Paul-Valéry (Paris, France).
5. Baccalauréat Scientifique (1995-1998), Françoise Cabrini High School, Noisy-le-Grand, France.
   Degree in Mathematic, Physical Sciences and Engineering obtained with honors. French qualifying diploma for entrance into scientific universities.

Experience

1. Graduate Research Assistant (Jan. — Aug. 2004, and Jan. 2005 to May 2010). Laboratory of Optimization and Intelligent Systems, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma.
   Development of optimized methods for nonlinear classification and prediction using Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines and kernel methods. Joint projects with the Manufacturing Laboratory of the School of Industrial Engineering and the National Weather Center. Publication of articles in optimization and manufacturing engineering, and participation in conferences on artificial intelligence, manufacturing, biomedicine and national security. Administration of the LOIS website and the laboratory’s workstations.
2. Engineer (Oct. — Nov. 2004). Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
   Processing of observations of mutual events of natural satellites. Creation of a French website for the celestial mechanics department of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute. Publication of an article in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal on mutual occultations and eclipses of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter.
3. Engineer (May — Aug. 2003, and Sep., Dec. 2004). Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides (formerly Bureau Des Longitudes), Paris Observatory, Paris, France.
   Development of a video analysis program for mutual events of natural satellites. Creation of a database of international astronomical observations for the PHEMU 2003 campaign and the the VT-2004 program. Did astronomic observations at the Haute-Provence Observatory, France.
4. Graduate Research Assistant (Sep. 2001 — Apr. 2003, and Sep. — Dec. 2003). Polytech’Clermont-Ferrand (formerly CUST), Blaise Pascal University, France.
   Design of a finite elements scheme for solving a plasma potential flow model (supervised by Dr. Y.-J. Peng , professor at the Mathematic Laboratory of the Blaise Pascal University, France); Design of a finite difference scheme for solving the quasi-geostrophic equation (supervised by Dr. D. Bresch, now Research Director at the University of Savoie, France); Design of a branch and bound algorithm for solving the minimal cost k-edge subgraph problem (with applications to robust networks).

Teaching Experience

Invited lecturer for IE 6933 Support Vector Machines/Kernel Methods, IE 6933 Advanced Data Mining, IE 5643 Engineering Optimization and IE 5613 Multi-Criteria Optimization.
Teacher assistant for IE 5643 Engineering Optimization and IE 5853 Applied Research Methods.

Computer skills and competences

Operating systems

• Competent with Microsoft operating systems (Vista, XP, Server 2003). Long experience with historical operating systems such as DOS 1.x-6.x and Windows 3.x/95/98/Me/NT/2000.
• Competent with UNIX-like operating systems, notably Solaris OS and the major distributions of Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE).

Programming languages

• Knowledge of FORTRAN 77/90/95 and C/C++, and notions of Java and Haskell.
• Knowledge of Bash shell and DOS/Windows batch files.
• Notions of PHP, MySQL, CSS and HTML.

Software

• Experienced in MATLAB, Maple, CPLEX, GLPK and SAS.
• Competent with Microsoft Office software and Rockwell Arena.
• Competent with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Languages

• English: Fluent. Proficient in speaking and writing English.
• French: Mother tongue.
• German: Basic knowledge (was a high school student in Goslar, Germany).

Additional information

• Holds a French Private Pilot Certificate (1998) with single and multi-engine land ratings.
• Website administrator for the Laboratory of Optimization and Intelligent Systems of the School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Oklahoma.

University Degrees