Bilson Jake Libres Campana
About me.
For five years I have worked as a software engineer for several companies. I have worked in projects ranging in a wide assortment of fields such as consumer management systems, image processing, data security, and distributed computing. I have experienced a large variety of responsibilities while serving in numerous positions, from coffee getter, to code debugger, to project lead.
Though my later days mainly consisted of telecommuting and surfing, I found the work a bit uninteresting at times and volunteered/worked as a research assistant in several research laboratories at UCR. This is how I realized my desire to perform research. Temporarily setting aside industrial work (and unfortunately surfing), I am now pursuing my PhD in Computer Science so that I may conduct proper, compelling, and consequential research.
I work in the UCR Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory under the brilliant Dr. Eamonn Keogh.
Research.
My industry and undergraduate research backgrounds are in computer vision, database, data mining, distributed computing, and reconfigurable compilers. I am currently interested in computer vision for data mining of image and video datasets and, in general, applications of computer vision, data mining, and machine learning. My current work extends into many domains including biology, medicine, ecology, construction, and forensics.
Publications.
Gustavo Batista, Bilson Campana, Eamonn Keogh. Classification of Live Moths Combining Texture, Color and Shape Primitives. International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2010.
Campana, B. J. L. and Keogh, E. J. , A Compression-Based Distance Measure for Texture. Journal of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, n/a. doi: 10.1002/sam.10093
Paul De Ley, Melissa Yoder, Qiang Zhu, Bilson Campana, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Oleksandr Holovachov, Eamonn Keogh. "New Experimental Approaches to Simplify Nematode Identification for Studies of Comparative and Evolutionary Biology". Conference on Evolutionary Biology of Caenorhabditis and Other Nematodes. 2010 Cambridge UK.
Awards.
2009-2010 CaSGC National Space Grant Fellowship
2009-2010 GAANN Fellowship
2010 SIAM Travel Grant.
2010 SDM Best Student Paper.
2010 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention.
2009-2010 Google Scholarship.
2008-2009 Dean's Fellowship.
Class Projects.
CS 272 - Probablistic Models for Artificial Intelligence. "A Bayesian Approach to Approximating Onshore Ocean Wave Models with First Person Blog Reports". Pdf
EE 247 - Current Topics in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. "Texture Analysis for Nematode Genera Classification". Pdf
CS 231 - Current Topics in Computer Animation. "Making it Hurt! Pain Constraints on Motion Capture Animations". Pdf
On the side.
My Personal Interests.
My passions involve surfing and research (yes really (no I'm not lying)). I very much enjoy doing handy work, rock climbing, swimming, desserts, photography, desserts, cooking, motorcycles, and other activities which serve as outlets of imagination and creativity.
I enjoy many activities, but can only support three. Currently graduate school allocates all three units. Okay... 2.78 units.
Volunteering and Boarding House Mentors
Of all the youth organizations I volunteer with, I enjoy the time I spend teaching with Boarding House Mentors the most. We are an outreach organization that provides a safe and healthy community environment. We introduce underserved, innercity youth to a positive lifestyle through the exhilaration of board sports.
Some may question the quality of mentoring we provide by taking kids out to the beach. The youth that we serve originate from areas where they're constantly being pressured by drugs, gangs, and violence. What we provide is a community where they don't have to feel they're in a survival situation, all the while having fun surfing. With the sharp contrast found in the surroundings and activities, we demonstrate to the youth that there exists alternative lifestyles and endevours to pursue beyond those which they are initially given. Our volunteers, hailing from diverse locations and occupations, present the youth opprotunities to learn of cultures and careers options which they may not be normaly exposed to. Basicaly, we pass the stoke and the love to those who need it.
Curious?! Please come join us! Dont know how to surf? Not a problem. As long as you're willing to cheer for kids doing their best to enjoy the beach (and don't mind doing so yourself), then you're a welcome volunteer.
Donate to Boarding House Mentors! Join us and volunteer! Better yet, do both! Repeatedly!
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