Brian Harrington

Oxford University	D.Phil in Computer Science
Oxford, United Kingdom	October 2005 - Present

• Currently researching knowledge extraction and representation in semantic networks.
• Developing ASKNet software for automatically extracting knowledge from natural language text and representing that knowledge in a semantic network using artificial intelligence techniques.
• Expected Completion: May 2009.

Oxford University	MSc. in Computer Science
Oxford, United Kingdom	September 2005

• Master's Dissertation: Information Extraction in the Biological Domain.
• Completed courses in Information Retrieval, Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Systems.

University of Toronto	Honours BSc. in Computer Science
Toronto, Canada	May 2004

• Graduated with high distinction (GPA of 3.86/4) from Software Engineering specialist program.
• Received Minor Degree in Psychology.

Academic Awards

• Canadian Centennial Scholarship (Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund, September 2007)
• Doctoral Consortium Scholarship (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence & Association for Computing Machinery, March 2007)
• Clarendon Scholarship (Oxford University Press, September 2005)
• Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award (University of Toronto, April 2004)
• 2004 Honours List (University of Toronto, April 2004)
• Gilchrist Prize in Science (University of Toronto, April 2003)
• 2003 Honours List (University of Toronto, April 2003)
• 2002 Honours List (University of Toronto, April 2002)
• 2001 Honours List (University of Toronto, April 2001)

• Harrington B. & Clark S. ASKNet: Creating and Evaluating Large Scale Integrated Semantic Networks. International Journal of Semantic Computing. Volume 2, Issue 3. February 2009.

Conference Papers

• Harrington B. & Clark S. ASKNet: Creating and Evaluating Large Scale Integrated Semantic Networks. Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (IEEE-ICSC2008), Santa Clara, USA, 2008.
• Harrington B. & Clark S. ASKNet: Automated Semantic Knowledge Network. Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-07), Vancouver, Canada, 2007.

Presentations & Activities

• Computational Linguistics UK & Ireland (CLUKI 09). March 2009. Programme committee member.
• International Conference on Semantic Computing. August 2009. Publicity co-chair.
• Computational Linguistics UK (CLUK 08). March 2008. Conference organiser.
• AAAI-07/SIGART Doctoral Consortium. July 2007. Consortium member.
• Oxford University Computing Laboratory Student Conference. Received award: Best overall presentation

MSc. Supervision

• Jason Choi. MSc. Dissertation. Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ``Integrating Database & Information Retrieval: Towards a Generic Platform''. Co-Supervised with Professor Luke Ong. (March - September 2007).
• Mariano Beguerisse. Special Project. Oxford University Computing Laboratory & Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ``Topic Identification and Segmentation in Spanish Newspaper Documents''. (Jan - April 2008).

Keble College, Oxford	College Lecturer
Oxford, United Kingdom	October 2008 - Present

• Held weekly tutorial sessions with undergraduate students in college to supplement information provided in course lectures.
• Graded and reviewed homework assignments in preparation for examinations.
• Member of Sr. common room.

Oxford University	Teaching Assistant & Demonstrator
Oxford, United Kingdom	October 2005 - Present

• Held weekly class sessions for the MSc. Intelligent Systems, Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, Language Processing and Information Retrieval Courses.
• Conducted practical programming sessions for MSc. level courses.
• Graded and reviewed homework assignments in preparation for examinations.

University of Toronto	Teaching Assistant
Toronto, Canada	January 2003 - August 2004

• Held weekly tutorial sessions for Microprocessor Systems, and Introduction to Computer Science BSc. level courses.
• Prepared and marked assignments and tests, consulted with professors on lecture material and examinations.

US Army - Space & Missile Defence Command/ISIS Innovations	Consultant
Oxford, United Kingdom	November 2008 - Present

• Developing demonstration software for very large scale information and data management.
• Assessing and analysing software for natural language processing and question answering.

IBM	Software Developer (Co-op)
Markham, Canada	September 2003 - January 2004

• Developed Code using IBM's Websphere Studio Application Developer for use on IBM's public internet site.
• Designed and Implemented user guide for content management tools for ibm.com.
• Found and repaired defects in code for public site and site management tools.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Systems Developer (Co-op)
Toronto, Canada	September 2002 - January 2003

• Created software for maintenance of Tandem online transaction processing system.
• Developed software packages through rigourous design, testing and implementation life-cycle constraints.
• Wrote scripting programs to automate daily operations in order to increase productivity.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	System Test Analyst
Toronto, Canada	May 2001 - September 2001

• Designed and implemented regression testing strategy to verify accuracy of financial transaction tools.
• Tested and verified several applications, including financial database systems, customer service software, and financial transaction software.

St. Cross College	Committee Officer (Elected)
Oxford, United Kingdom	Januray 2005 - Present

• Held the following positions: Social Secretary, Welfare Officer, Health & Safety Officer, Sports & Societies Officer.
• Planned and executed annual Summer Ball for all college members, including dinner, live music and performances, decorations, and audio/video presentations.
• Organized the college orientation week to welcome all incoming students including informational sessions, college & city tours and social events.
• Solicited student feedback on the college's performance and addressed concerns raised by students with appropriate college committees.
• Held various social events throughout the year including college dinners, parties, music festivals and sporting activities.

University of Toronto	Student Welfare Seminar Organizer
Toronto, Canada	2003 - 2004

• Developed seminars on student welfare topics including Drug & Alcohol Awareness, Dealing with Depression, Balancing Academics and Social Life at University and Maintaining Healthy Habits for Undergraduates.
• Held seminars and workshops for student groups ranging from 10 - 200 students.
• Worked in conjunction with University Health and Wellness Department and The Student Life Education Company to develop balanced and informative programmes.

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	Shinerama Chair
Toronto, Canada	May 2004 - October 2004

• Developed and co-ordinated student based fundraiser to collect over \5,000(CAD).
• Organized over 1000 students in a full day charity event.
• Held several charity fundraisers including parties, concerts, food retailing, and carnivals.
• Represented University of Toronto at regional and national conferences.

University of Toronto	Orientation Senior Leader
Toronto, Canada	2001 - 2004

• Organized events, meals, and transportation for 600-1200 students for 5 days.
• Co-ordinated a team of 100-200 Orientation Leaders in training, logistics, and execution of the week's activities.