Dr. Alma Barranco-Mendoza's CV

Alma Iridia Barranco-Mendoza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Computing Science

Trinity Western University

Langley, BC, V2Y 1Y1

Office: (604) 513-2121 ext. 3409

E-mail: click here

http://www.csc.twu.ca/barranco

Academic Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy , Computing Science

Simon Fraser University 2005

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Main Areas: Medical Bioinformatics, Logic Programming, Intelligent Systems, and Constraints Reasoning

Thesis title: Stochastic and Heuristic Modelling for Analysis of the Growth of Pre-Invasive Lesions and for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Early Cancer Diagnosis.

Nominated by Simon Fraser University's School of Computing Science for National NSERC Doctoral Dissertation Award 2005.
Master of Science, Applications of Modelling in the Natural and Social Sciences Program

Trent University 1997

Peterborough, ON, Canada

Main Areas: Operations Research, Combinatorics and Optimization

Thesis title: Variations of the Tower of Hanoi Puzzle Applied to Sorting Problems.

Highest standing average in program at time of graduation. Nominated for Trent University Governor-General's Gold Medal.
Bachelor of Science Honours, Joint Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science

Trent University 1994

Peterborough, ON, Canada
Programmer and Systems Analyst Diploma

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 1989

Mexico City, Mexico

Highest average in program at time of graduation.
Music Education and Piano Diploma, Escuela Nacional de Música

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 1989

Mexico City, Mexico

Highest average in program at time of graduation.

Teaching, Research and Other Academic Experience

Trinity Western University Aug. 2004 - present

Langley, BC

Assistant Professor, Computing Science

Research Programs:
- Multi-disciplinary Biomedical Knowledge Representation for Decision Support and Risk Assessment Systems.
- Other Collaborative, Multi-disciplinary Research Projects:
Grants: Trinity Western University Diabetes Research Program Grant 2005 Value CDN$33,000. Over 3 years.

Research Assistants:
- Francisco Grajales (undergraduate student, volunteer, January 2007 - present)
- Nicholas Erho (undergraduate student, volunteer, May 2005 - present)
- Xingzi (Withy) Li (undergraduate student, May 2006 - January 2007)
- Sarah Gillis (B.Sc., May 2005 - August 2006)
- Kimberly Voll (Ph.D., May 2005 - May 2006)
- Gregory Eppel (B.Sc., May - December 2005. volunteer, January 2006 - August 2006)
- Robert (Bobby) Foster (undergraduate student, volunteer, May 2006 - August 2006)
- Edie Lin (undergraduate student, volunteer, September 2005 - May 2006)
- Ryan Dullum (undergraduate student, volunteer, January 2006 - May 2006)
- Sohail Aftab (B.Sc., volunteer, January - March 2006)
- He (Nathan) Feng (undergraduate student, volunteer, September - December 2005)
Course preparation, teaching, and grading. Supervise Teaching Assistants (TA) and Research Assistants.
- CMPT111-112 (Word Processing, Service course. Semesters taught: 05-3 TA: Antonios Angelatos)
- CMPT165 (Introduction to C++, 1^st yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-1 TA: Bernard Farrant, 06-1 TA: Nicholar Erho)
- CMPT211 (Web Technologies I, 2^nd yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-3, 06-3 TA: Hui Cheng)
- CMPT231 (Data Structures and Algorithms, 2^nd yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-1 TA: Gregory Eppel)
- CMPT237 (Introduction to Database Management Systems, 2^nd yr. course. Semesters taught: 04-3, 06-1 TA: Sarah Gillis)
- CMPT311 (Web Technologies II, 3^rd or 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-3, 06-1, 07-1)
- CMPT338 (Advanced Topics in Database Management, 3^rd or 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-1)
- CMPT380 (Artificial Intelligence, 3^rd or 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 04-3, 06-3)
- CMPT385 (Software Engineering. 3^rd or 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 05-3)
- CMPT386 (Software Engineering Project. 3^rd or 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 06-1)
- CMPT480 (Social and Ethical Issues in High Technology. 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 06-3)
- CMPT409 (Thesis Research. 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 06-3 Supervisee: Nicholas Erho)
- CMPT410 (Thesis Preparation. 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 07-1 Supervisee: Nicholas Erho)
- NATS490 (Christianity and the Natural Sciences. 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 07-1)
- BIOL/BIOT470 (Proteomics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics. 4^th yr. course. Semesters taught: 07-1)
Student Advisor
Advise CMPT undergraduate students in course selection and career planning.
TWU Programming Teams Coach (Sept. 2004 - present)

Developing sample problem questions and running practice contests (both internally and in conjunction with UBC, SFU, Univ. of Waterloo, Univ. of Alberta, and Univ. of Toronto). Preparing students and selecting teams for the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) International Collegiate Programming Contest, as well as other programming contests such as the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Programming Competition at Taylor University and other minor competitions. Team placed First in junior category, Second overall in CCCU 2006 competition.
Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics TWU Site Program Chair (October 2004 and 2005)

Chair of the local node of the Virtual Conference on Genomics and Bioinformatics. Using Access Grid and other web technologies, this conference allows the university community real time interaction with high-profile international researchers in the fields of Bioinformatics and Genomics.

School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University 1996-2005

Burnaby, BC

Sessional Instructor May-Aug. 2005

Course preparation, teaching, and grading. CMPT225 (Data Structures and Programming 2^nd yr. course) Supervised Teaching Assistants: Manabu Konno and Liang Chen.
Sessional Instructor May-Aug. 2004

Course preparation, teaching, and grading. CMPT275 (Software Engineering 2^nd yr. course) Supervised Teaching Assistants: Komal Singh and Baohua Gu.
Research Assistant (full time) May - Dec. 2003

Supervisor Dr. Verónica Dahl (Director, Logic and Functional Programming Group, SFU). Designed algorithm for the development of a multi-disciplinary constraints-based intelligent system to aid in the early diagnosis of lung cancer by analyzing patient's history, radiology reports, histological information, protein content characteristics and general biochemical composition of biopsies. Prototype system implemented in Prolog using Constraint Handling Rules (CHR).
Research Assistant. (part time) Sept. 1999 - Mar. 2001

Supervisor Dr. Verónica Dahl (Director, Logic and Functional Programming Group, SFU). Designed optimization algorithm for oligonucleotide probe design from a very large set of DNA sequence alignments, in collaboration with Dr. André Lévesque (Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC). This algorithm was implemented in the System for Finding Signature Oligos in Large DNA Sequence Alignments (SFSOLDSA), developed in Java and Prolog.
Research Assistant. (full time) Sept. 1996 - Apr. 1999

Supervisor Dr. Arvind Gupta (Scientific Director, MITACS-NCE, SFU). Developed a new mathematical and computer model of the growth of pre-invasive neoplastic bronchial epithelial lesions In collaboration with Drs. Carole Clem and Marcial Guillaud (Computer Imaging Lab. of the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre), that will be used in the development of an expert system to aid in the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Developed prototype in Java.
Teaching Assistant. (part time). Sept. 1996 - May 1998

Courses: MACM101 (1st year Discrete Mathematics, 3 semesters, 2 as head TA), CMPT307 (3rd year Data Structures and Algorithms, 2 semesters), and CMPT390 (3rd year Digital Circuits and Systems, 1 semester, software used: VHDL and Synopsys Tools.).
Algorithms Laboratory Administrator. (part time). Jan. 1997-Dec. 1998

Administration of Windows NT network for 20 users, troubleshoot software and hardware (platforms Windows NT, Unix, Solaris, diverse software installed in these platforms).

Trent University 1992 - 1996

Peterborough, ON

Research Assistant. Sept. 1994 - May 1996

Dept. of Mathematics. Performed research in optimization and operations research. Developed several optimal and approximation algorithms to solve diverse stack sorting problems. Developed software model of these algorithms.
Teaching Assistant. (part time). Sept. - May 1995 and 1996

Dept. of Mathematics. Courses: 2nd year Discrete Mathematics (2 semesters), 1st year Linear Algebra (2 semesters).
Laboratory Advisor. (part time). Sept.- May 1992, 1993 and 1994

Computing and Telecomm. Dept. I supervised and assisted students and other users in the computer lab. Responsible of monitoring a Novell network and a VAX/VMS network. Software troubleshooting.

Professional Experience

Infogenetica Bioinformatics Jan. 2003 - present

Coquitlam, BC

Senior Consultant, Co-Founder (temporary contract based)

Co-founder of Infogenetica Bioinformatics, a not-for-profit consulting and research group that offers software solutions and technology and scientific consulting services that apply computational intelligence, optimization and other cutting-edge computational techniques to address the complex data-intensive problems in Genomics, Proteomics, and Medical research.

Responsible for the development of business plan and for writing grant applications. Provide Bioinformatics and Software Engineering expertise in the design and development of our software solutions, developing and enforcing international standards in software development and biological data analysis. Responsible for projecting staffing needs for developing and managing process for new releases and production environment. Responsible for maintaining the team up-to-date on the latest bioinformatics and software engineering innovations.

Designed and developed algorithm for the development of a constraints-based intelligent system to assist in early diagnosis of lung cancer analyzing imaging, serum, sputum, and genetic data. Designed SBML model and developed an interface to incorporate said data based on this model. (Collaborative Research with Dr. Veronica Dahl, Director of Logic and Functional Programming Group, School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University)

Performed collaborative research during the design and development of the bioinformatics algorithms that are basis of LifeIntel Explorer, software that provides identification of individual characteristics based on variations of the same gene in the genotypes of different individuals, such as Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. (Collaborative Research with LifeIntel Software Inc. and Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Knowledge Junction Systems (KJS) April 1999 -April 2002

Coquitlam, BC
Manager, Product Development and Research / Chief Knowledge Engineer (full-time).

Reported directly to CEO/CTO. Liaised with members of senior management and performed short and long term high-level planning to determine research directions and future product releases. Responsible for management of the R&D teams (30+ members, $1Million annual budget), sometimes managing multiple concurrent projects. Coordinated and prioritized project plans and tasks using MS Project. Addressed and resolved project roadblocks, and develop procedures to reduce these. Responsible for projecting staffing needs, interviewing and recruitment. Responsible for ensuring that Research team was informed of relevant scientific publications and for scientific, technical and professional mentorship of R&D team members. Participated in due diligence processes from start-up (4 people) to growth of over 100 employees, preparing technical documentation and presentations. Prepared research grant applications. Designed and implemented development processes, measurable standards, and guidelines based on RUP, Extreme Programming, UML and other industrial standards; including design, documentation and code peer reviews and daily automated code testing. Utilized Rational Rose and Visio for design and architecture; IBM VisualAge and WebSphere, BEA WebLogic and JBuilder, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Oracle 8i on Solaris and MS SQL Server 7 on Windows 2000 for development; MS SourceSafe for configuration management and Rational ClearQuest for defect tracking. Designed and implemented usability guidelines and performed usability analysis. In my role as Chief Knowledge Engineer, architected and designed core artificial intelligence constraints-based configuration engine of ConciseMatch^® product, a J2EE, web-based, multi-channel, intelligent guided-selling tool for broadband services configuration and sales, that would interface with multiple CRMs, Billing and Provisioning systems. Led the team of knowledge engineers, and trained the junior members, that would meet with the customers and analyze their products and services, pricing, discounting rules, promotions, etc. and transform the information, using ConciseMatch^® knowledge engineering tools, into relational databases that could be mined and utilized by the sales optimization modules of said system. Designed said tools.

La Jornada (Newspaper) Jan. 1997 - Oct. 2000

Mexico City, Mexico

Scientific Columnist (part time).

Wrote bi-weekly scientific column on technical innovations, computing trends, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics in "Virtualia", weekly supplement on cyber-culture and new technologies, of "La Jornada", second largest Mexican newspaper.

Independent Software Engineering Consultant

Mexico City, Mexico

Architected, designed, implemented, and documented ERP Legal Accounting, Archive Filing and Customer Management System in C and Dbase (one of the first software systems customized for law firms available in Mexico). Prepared training manuals and user documentation.
- Despacho Juridico (law firm) May - Sept. 1994 and 1995
  
  Mexico City, Mexico
  
  Analyzed customer requirements, customized and implemented Legal Accounting, Archive Filing and Customer Management System. Customized training manuals and user documentation and trained users and network administrator. Managed project effectively, on time and within budget.
- Du Pont, branch Mexico City May - Sept. 1992 and 1993
  
  Accounting Dept. 1993
  
  Architected, designed, developed, documented and implemented an Accounts System in Dbase and Clipper and developed API to integrate with main Accounting System. Managed project effectively, on time and within budget.
  
  Information Systems Dept. 1992
  
  Refactored, documented and integrated an Accounts Receivable and ERP System in Clipper and Cobol as part of a team of seven people under a HP/VMS environment that was distributed over 5 different countries and 30 business branches that required integration with 19 legacy systems and databases. Testing the final product with end users.
- Dominguez y Asociados (law firm) August 1989 - Sept. 1990
  
  Mexico City, Mexico
  
  Analyzed customer requirements, customized and implemented Legal Accounting, Archive Filing and Customer Management System. Customized training manuals and user documentation and trained users and network administrator. Managed project effectively, on time and within budget.
  
  Introduced, implemented and administered first computer network (Novell) in the firm.
- Escuela Nacional de Musica, UNAM March-August 1989
  
  Admin. Dept. Mexico City, Mexico
  
  Architected, designed, developed, documented and implemented the main Student Record System in Cobol. Prepared training manuals and user documentation and trained users. Managed project effectively, on time and within budget.

Scientific Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

A. Barranco-Mendoza, D.R. Persaud, G. Eppel, and V. Dahl "A property-based model for multi-disciplinary biological knowledge representation for risk assessment of cancer at the early stages". (Submitted Feb. 2007)
H. F. Nelson, E. C. Belcher, A. Barranco-Mendoza, "The "Second Sex" in Cyberspace: Decoding the Discourses of Techno-Utopianism", MP International Feminist Journal (Online), 1[5], (2007). http://www.academinist.org/mp/mp_archive/archive_01_07/amp076.html
D. R. Persaud and A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Bovine Serum Albumin and IDDM: Is cow's milk still a possible toxicological causative agent of diabetes?", J. of Food and Chemical Toxicology, 42:707–714, (2004).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, C. Clem, A. Gupta, P. Fizzano, and M. Guillaud, "Predicting the development of pre-invasive lesions from biopsies," Archives of Control Sciences, special issue on Control and Estimation in Biological and Medicine Sciences 9:25-40, (1999).

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers and Theses

A. Barranco-Mendoza, Stochastic and Heuristic Modelling for Analysis of the Growth of Pre-Invasive Lesions and for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Early Cancer Diagnosis, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, (2005). (Ph.D. Thesis pdf.zip 1.9 Mb)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, D. R. Persaud, and V. Dahl, "A property-based model for lung cancer diagnosis", In: Currents in Computational Molecular Biology 2004 (Ed. Apostol Gramada and Philip E. Bourne), 558-559, (2004).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, A. Gupta, C. Clem, M. Guillaud, P. Fizzano, R. Aggarwala, and F. Beardwood, "Predicting the development of pre-invasive neoplastic bronchial epithelial lesions from biopsies," Proceedings of the 5^th International Conference of Mathematical Populations Dynamics. Gliwice, Poland, (1998). (Paper and invited talk)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, and A. Gupta, "Modelo Computacional del Desarrollo de Lesiones Neoplásticas Preinvasivas del Epitelio Bronquial," (Computational model of the development of neoplastic pre-invasive bronchial epithelial lesions), Proceedings of General Congress Computo98 Medical Informatics track, Mexico City, Mexico. (1998). (Paper and Medical Informatics track invited keynote speaker)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, R. Aggarwala, F. Beardwood, C. Clem, P. Fizzano, M. Guillaud, and A. Gupta, "Modelling Pre-invasive Bronchial Epithelial Lesions," Proceedings 1st Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Industrial Problem Solving Workshop, Vancouver, Canada. (1997).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, Variations of the Tower of Hanoi Puzzle Applied to Sorting Problems, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada, (1997). (M.Sc. Thesis)

Other Conference Papers, Posters, Presentations, and Technical Reports

A. Barranco-Mendoza, D.R. Persaud, G. Eppel, B. Farrant, and V. Dahl, "A property-based model for multi-disciplinary biological knowledge representation and early cancer diagnosis", International Conference of Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology ISMB05, Detroit, MI, USA, June (2005). (poster)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, D. R. Persaud, and V. Dahl, "A property-based model for lung cancer diagnosis", 8^th Annual Int'l Conf. on Computational Molecular Biology, RECOMB 2004, San Diego, Calif, USA, March 27-31, (2004). (Poster)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, D. R. Persaud, and V. Dahl, "Intelligent system for early diagnosis of lung cancer using a multidisciplinary approach", ASI Exchange, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 9, (2004). (Poster. ASI Innovations Award Finalist. ASI Exchange Communications Award Finalist.)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Medical Bioinformatics: A Look at Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Lung Cancer", Technical Report, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada (2004).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "When Machine Meets Nature: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Molecular Biology", Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada, March 21, (2003). (Invited talk)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Usability Guidelines for User-Centered Development of Concise® Suite of Products", Technical Report, Knowledge Junction Systems, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, (2001).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Localized Configuration Reasoning: Novel Algorithm for Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems with User Guided Input", Technical Report, Knowledge Junction Systems, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, (2000).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Modelling the development of pre-invasive neoplastic bronchial epithelial lesions", Population Dynamics workshop, Gothenburg, Sweden 11 - 15 May, (1998). (Abstract and invited talk)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, A. Gupta, C. Clem, P. Fizzano, and M. Guillaud, "2-D Modelling of Pre-invasive Bronchial Epithelial Lesions," ASI Exchange, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 1998. (Poster, SFU-ASI Communications award)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Problema de la Union de Dos Torres de Colores," (Two Coloured Towers Merge Problem), Proceedings III Congreso de Estudiantes Mexicanos en el Extranjero, Boston, MA. (1996). (Paper and invited talk)
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "Modelling Measles Spread and Vaccination Schedules", Technical Report, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada (1995).
A. Barranco-Mendoza, "A Mathematical Model for Sustainable Fishing Practices", Technical Report, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada (1994).

Technology Transfer

A. I. Barranco, "Computadoras Que Lastiman" (Computers That Hurt), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, March 30, 1999.
A. I. Barranco, "Lo Obsoleto vs. Los Avances Biotecnológicos" (The Obsolete vs. Biotechnological Advancement), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, Dec. 8, 1998.
A. I. Barranco, "Las Madres De La Computación" (The Mothers of Computing), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, August 4, 1998.
A. I. Barranco, "Monitoreo del Popocatépetl vía Internet" (Popocatepetl Monitoring via Internet), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, July 28, 1998.
A. I. Barranco, "ética y Biotecnología" (Ethics and Biotechnology), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, February 24, 1998.
A. I. Barranco, "TELEtranslator: Traductor Automático en su Televisor" (TELEtranslator: Automatic Translator for your Television), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, December 16, 1997.
A. I. Barranco, "Dinero Digital o el Banco en su Bolsillo" (Digital Money or the Bank in your Pocket), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, November 18, 1997.
A. I. Barranco, "Computadoras de ADN" (DNA Computers), Virtualia, Supplement on Cyber-culture and New Technologies of the Newspaper La Jornada, Mexico City, Mexico, November 4, 1997.

Some Research Grants and Awards Received

Trinity Western University Diabetes Research Grant 2005 Value CDN$33,000. Over 3 years.
Intelligent Systems in Computational Biology (ISMB'05) International Conference Travel Fellowship 2005. Value USD$500.
Trent University Alumni Award for International Outreach 2004.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) President Research Stipend 2004 Value CDN$5,000.
Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB'04) International Conference Travel Fellowship 2004. Value USD$800.
British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute (ASI) Innovations Award Finalist 2004.
ASI Exchange Communications Award Finalist 2004.
SFU Graduate Fellowship Spring 2000. Value CDN$5,000.
SFU Graduate Fellowship Fall 2000. Value CDN$5,000.
Hugo Eppich Graduate Scholarship in Expert Systems 1999. Value CDN$800.
SFU Graduate Fellowship Fall 1998. Value CDN$5,000.
Bel Construction Ltd. Graduate Scholarship in Expert Systems 1998. Value CDN$800.
Kaltenegger Family Graduate Scholarship in Expert Systems 1998. Value CDN$800.
Frieder Karl Kempe Graduate Scholarship in Expert Systems 1998. Value CDN$800.
SFU-ASI Exchange Communications Awards 1998. Value CDN$100.
Nominated for Trent Univ. Governor-General's Gold Medal Prize 1997.
Natural Sc. and Eng. Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Grad. Scholarship 1996 - 1998. Approx. value CDN$40,000 over 2 yrs.
ASI Graduate Scholarship 1996. Value CDN$4,000.
Government of Ontario Differential Fee Waiver 1994-96. Approx. value CDN$15,000 over 2 yrs.
Trent University Graduate Entrance Award 1994. Value CDN$4,000.
Trent/CIDA (Canadian International Dev. Agency) Full Scholarship 1990-94. Approx. value CDN$50,000 over 4 yrs.
Trent University Dean's Honour List 1990-91, 91-92, 92-93, and 93-94.
Jack Matthews International Development Award 1993.

Professional Training

"An Introductory Seminar on John Carver's Policy Governance Model", Miriam Carver, M.A., Vancouver, BC; February 1 & 2, 2007.
"Hands -On Training in Verbal Behaviour for Therapists" Workshop, Suzanne Jacobsen, Ed.D., BCBA & Anna Matcheneva, M.Ed.,, BCABA, Autism Community Training, Vancouver, BC; August 29 - 31, 2006.
"SMILE: Structured Methods in Language Education" Workshop , Enid Wolf-Schein, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Autism Community Training, Maple Ridge, BC; August 17 & 18, 2006.
"Taking the Fear Out of of ABA - Lovaas, Verbal Behaviour and More", Suzanne Jacobsen, Ed.D., BCBA, Clinical Director, ABA Learning Centre, Seminar, Autism Community Training, Vancouver, BC; May 13th, 2006.
"The Art of Advocacy - A Parent's Guide to Developing Pro-active Skills in Working Collaboratively with Teams in the Home and School Environment" Seminar, Clair Schuman, Autism Community Training, Vancouver, BC; February 2, 2006.
Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, The Grant Institute, Vancouver, BC. November 28-30, 2005.
Evolutionary Project Management Seminar; APEGBC, INCOSE, IEEE Comp. Soc. Vancouver, BC; May 28, 2001
Project Success Basics Workshop - Planning, Risk Management & Visibility; Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference; Bellevue, WA; May 14, 2001
Managing Web Projects - Recipes for Success; Software Productivity Center Inc. (SPC); Vancouver, BC; November 20, 2000
Object Oriented Analysis and Design with UML and an Intro. Rational Rose; imrGlobal; Vancouver, BC; May 10-15, 2000
Internet Business Review Seminars; Cisco Systems; Vancouver, BC; June 27, 2000
Fundamentals of Telecommunications; Advanced Information Tech.; Vancouver, BC; Feb. 3-4, 2000
So You Want to Use CORBA...; SPC; Vancouver, BC; October 8, 1999
In Search of Excellent Requirements; SPC; Vancouver, BC; June 21, 1999
UML for Requirements Analysis - Discovering Use Cases; SPC; Vancouver, BC; April 19, 1999.

Committees and Volunteering Activities

Member of the TWU Faculty Salary Review ad hoc committee Janary 2007 - present.
Member of the Faculty and Course Evaluation ad hoc committee January 2007 - present.
Founder and Director of the Medical Bioinformatics Research Group at Trinity Western University May 2005 - present.
Member of the Trinity Western University Faculty Association Executive April 2006 - present.
Member of the Technology Committee of the Faculty Women's Caucus at Trinity Western University January 2006 - present.
Member of the Coquitlam Presbyterian Church Nursery Ministry, Coquitlam, BC, November 2004 - present.
Member of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church Choir, Burnaby, B.C. September 1998-April 2002.
Treasurer of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Burnaby, B.C. September 1998 - April 1999.
Graduate student rep. in the SFU Computing Sciences faculty search committee. April 1997-August 1998
Volunteer in the Extended Care Unit Pastoral Care of Burnaby Hospital. Burnaby, B.C. Feb.1997- Aug.1998.
President of the Computing Science Graduate Students Association (CSGSA). SimonFraser University (SFU), Burnaby, B.C., April 1997- December 1998.
Computing Science Dept. rep. at the BC Advanced Systems Institute Student Advisory Committee, May 1997-December 1998.
Member of SFU's chamber choir, September 1997-August 1999.
Social Activities coordinator of the CSGSA. SimonFraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Sept. 1996-April 1997.
Volunteer at the Kawartha World Issues Centre, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) and the Trent International Community Outreach Program. Peterborough, Ont. Sept. 1990-July 1996.
Elected Mathematics department graduate representative. Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. Sept. 1994-July 1996.
Graduate student representative in the Mathematics dept. faculty search committee and in the International Program evaluation committee. Sept. 1994-July 1996.
Volunteer in "Trucks to El Salvador" and OPIRG. Guelph, Ont. Sept. 1995-July 1996.
Director of the Trent International Choir. Trent University, Peterborough, Ont. Sept.1994-May 1995.
Elected co-editor of Trent International Students Association (TISA)'snewsletter. Trent University, Peterborough, Ont. Sept. 1992-May 1994.
Elected co-chair of TISA. Trent University, Peterborough, Ont. Sept. 1991-May 1992.
Elected first year student rep. of TISA. Trent University, Peterborough, Ont. Sept. 1990-May 1991.
Volunteer at Kawartha World Issues Centre, Peterborough, Ont. Sept. 1990 - Aug. 1995.
Musical activities coordinator at senior home "Casa del Reposo del Nacional Monte de Piedad". Mexico City, Mexico. Sept. 1989-Aug. 1990.
Sector coordinator of volunteers in National Vaccination Campaign against Polio. Mexico City, Mexico. 1987 and 1988.

Additional Information

Spoken Languages

Spanish (fluently)
English (fluently)
French (intermediate)
German (basic)
Italian (basic).

Memberships

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Interoperable Informatics Infrastructure Consortium (I3C)
Canadian Society of Theoretical Biology (CSTB)
Vancouver Bioinformatics User Group (VanBUG)
International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB)
International Society of Mathematical Biology (ISMB)