Alvin Grissom II

Current

• Grader at Emory University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Volunteer Writer/Reviewer at Arkansas Encyclopedia of History and Culture

Past

• Instructor -- Computer Programming at Duke University Talent Identification Program
• Research Assistant at Emory University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Software Developer at Acxiom Corporation

• Teaching Assistant at Hendrix College Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at University of Texas at Arlington School of Engineering and Computer Science
• Software Developer Intern at Duoshare Software

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Education

• Emory University
• Hendrix College
• Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku

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Connections

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Industry

Research

Websites

• My Website

Alvin Grissom II’s Summary

I am currently a computer science master's student in the Emory University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. I am especially interested in research problems which have interdisciplinary implications.

Alvin Grissom II’s Specialties:

Java, C, Natural Language Processing, Unix Systems Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Unix, Solaris, Linux

Alvin Grissom II’s Experience

• Grader

  Emory University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

  (Computer Software industry)

  September 2008 — Present (4 months)

  Grade assignments for introductory computer science class.

• Volunteer Writer/Reviewer

  Arkansas Encyclopedia of History and Culture

  (Government Agency; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years)

  This position involved research, writing, reviewing submitted articles, and making suggestions for content in the encyclopedia. (http://www.arkansasencyclopedia.net)

• Instructor -- Computer Programming

  Duke University Talent Identification Program

  (Education Management industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Designed and taught curriculum for two sessions of a 3-week course on computer programming and related topics for talented students in grades 9-11. The language used was Java.

• Research Assistant

  Emory University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — July 2008 (1 year)

  Research Assistant in Intelligent Information Access Laboratory

• Software Developer

  Acxiom Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 1 month)

• Teaching Assistant

  Hendrix College Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 9 months)

  This position involved my grading papers for calculus and precalculus students, as well as being available as a tutor for six hours per week.

• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

  University of Texas at Arlington School of Engineering and Computer Science

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  This position involved researching facial recognition technologies for use in a smart home environment, called MavHome, at the University of Texas at Arlington.

• Software Developer Intern

  Duoshare Software

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  May 2004 — July 2004 (3 months)

Alvin Grissom II’s Education

• Emory University

  MS, Computer Science, 2007 — 2009 (expected)

  Member of Intelligent Information Access Laboratory

  Activities and Societies:

  Courses Taken: Natural Language Processing, Systems Programming, Data Mining, Algorithms, Theory of Computing, Compiler Construction, Information Retrieval

• Hendrix College

  BA, Computer Science, Mathematics Minor, 2002 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society,
  Arkansas Undergraduate Mathematics Competition 1st Place Team (2006),
  Arkansas Undergraduate Mathematics Competition 2nd Place Team (2005),
  Acxiom Programming Contest, 3rd Place Team (2005),
  Seminar on The Cathedral and the Bazaar,
  Seminar on The Pragmatic Programmer,
  Seminar on Joel on Software,
  Software Engineering Research (2004),
  Genetic Programming Research (2006)

• Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku

  Certificate, Asian Studies, 2004 — 2004

  This was a semester abroad during my time at Hendrix College. While attending this university, I lived with a Japanese host family.

Additional Information

Alvin Grissom II’s Websites:

• My Website

Alvin Grissom II’s Interests:

music composition, interdisciplinary computer science, research, artificial intelligence, teaching

Alvin Grissom II’s Groups:

Intelligent Information Access Laboratory

Alvin Grissom II’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests