Steven P. Lansel

slansel@stanford.edu

http://www.stanford.edu/~slansel/

727-726-4674

56 Harbor Oaks Circle, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

 

EDUCATION

2006-Present     Stanford University, Stanford, CA

                          Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering

2002-Present     Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA  (Grad/Undergrad GPA 4/3.87)

                          Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (12/05)

                          Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Highest Honor (8/05)

                          Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Highest Honor (8/05)

                          Engineering Entrepreneurship and International Affairs Certificates

1998-2002        Palm Harbor University High School, Palm Harbor, FL

                          International Baccalaureate Diploma   (GPA 4.0, Valedictorian)

 

RESEARCH

01/06-Present    Graduate Research Assistant with David Donoho, Stanford University

·     Research applications of wavelets and other multi-resolution techniques to image processing

08/04-12/05     Graduate Research Assistant in Georgia Tech Optical Networking Lab

·     Developed frequency/time domain analysis and simulation for next generation optical internet

05/03-08/05      Dynamical Systems Research of Billiards using Matlab

·     Investigated ergodic theory, chaos theory, and nonlinear dynamics

·     Developed billiards simulation software in Matlab for public distribution and used it to investigate scientific questions related to billiard systems

 

PAPERS

·         S. Lansel, M. A. Porter, and L. A. Bunimovich, “One-Particle and Two-Particle Billiards,” to appear in Chaos, March 2006.  (Available online at arXiv:  nlin.CD/0508037)

·         M. A. Porter, S. Lansel, “Mushroom Billiards,” to appear on the cover and in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, March 2006.

 

SOFTWARE

·        S. Lansel and M. A. Porter, “A Graphical User Interface to Simulate Classical Billiard Systems,” May 2004.  (Available online at arXiv:  nlin.CD/0405033)

 

CONFERENCES

·     S. Lansel and M. A. Porter, “Dynamical Simulation of Classical Billiards,” Dynamics Days 2004, Chapel Hill, NC, Jan. 2004.

·     S. Lansel, M. A. Porter, and L. A. Bunimovich, “Mixed Regular and Chaotic Dynamics in Elliptical Mushroom Billiards,” American Physical Society, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 2005.

 

AWARDS

·     Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award:  Presented to 2 undergraduates at Tech annually

·     Georgia Institute of Technology President’s Scholar:  Top 3% of incoming freshmen

·     Outstanding Undergraduate Student in School of Mathematics 2005

·     Georgia Tech President's Undergraduate Research Award:  Funding for research

·     National Science Foundation VIGRE award:  Funding for undergraduate research

·     Robert Byrd Scholarship:  Granted by U.S. Department of Education for exceptional high school performance

 

TEACHING

08/03-12/05     Learning Center Coordinator for Learning Assistance Program

·     Directly supervise, train, evaluate, recruit, and interview tutors.  In charge of Learning Centers in freshmen dorms.  Develop promotions and evaluations.

·      Promotion from tutor in fall and spring of 2003-2004

08/03-05/05      Senior Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Calculus I and II

·     Conducted recitation, held office hours, and graded all assignments and exams

 

ACTIVITIES

2002-2005        Solar Jackets (student organization that builds solar cars for competition)

·     Serve as electrical design leader in charge of electrical system design, construction, and direction of electrical team

·     Hands-on experience with constructing a solar car

2002-2005        Putnam Undergraduate Math Competition

·     Practice and solve extremely difficult math proofs and essays

·     Ranked in top 500 in nation in 2002-2004 out of approximately 3,500 students

1998-Present     Mu Alpha Theta (high school math honor society)

·      Test writer and editor for state-wide math tests in Florida

·      Currently co-planning 2007 National Convention

 

ORGANIZATIONS

·     Eta Kappa Nu (EE Honor Society)

·     Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)

·     IEEE (EE Professional Society)

·     Mathematical Association of America

 

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

EE:  Statistical Signal Processing, Image Processing, Image and Video Compression, Digital Speech Processing, Advanced DSP, Fundamentals of DSP, Fourier Techniques and Signal Analysis, Audio Applications of the FFT, Error-Correcting Codes, Information Theory, Communication Systems, Random Processes, Random Signals, Optoelectronics devices/integration/systems/packaging

Math:  Analysis I and II, Measure and Integration Theory, Math Methods of Applied Sciences, Numerical Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Statistics and Applications, Applied Combinatorics, Abstract Vector Spaces, Linear Programming, Linear Algebra, Asymptotic Approximations and Perturbation Theory, Mathematical Problem Solving, Math Methods in Engineering, Honors Differential Equations, Calculus I-III

CS:  Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Object Oriented Programming, Media Computation