Mail Lars Schumann
303 Wyckoff Ave
Ithaca, NY 14850		 Phone +1 (607) 254-6335
e-mail larsi(at)graphics.cornell.edu

Highlights

Experience

Cornell University - Program of Computer Graphics
Research Support Specialist III
Ithaca, NY
Sep 2008 - present
University of Michigan - Digital Media Commons - University of Michigan 3D Lab
Research Computer Specialist (formerly Programmer Analyst II)
Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 1999 - Sep 2008
  • Lab manager of the University of Michigan 3D Lab (previously Acting Team Leader of the Imaging Technology Group)
  • Assist faculty and students who are interested in scientific visualization and virtual realty
  • Visualize data sets using the latest in software methods and display technology
  • Support CAVE, AccessGrid, GeoWall, GeoWall2
  • Create static and animated graphics and the production of movies and videos for use on the Web or in interactive presentations
  • Contribute to projects including "Virtual Football Trainer", the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded "Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation" project, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-funded "Virtual Disaster Simulator"
  • Purchase lab equipment, monitor all lab expenses and income, assist Lab Director with budget
University of Michigan - Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department - Virtual Reality Laboratory
Visiting Scholar
Ann Arbor, MI
Aug 1997 - Jun 2000
  • Developed and programmed interactive 3D graphics applications using VRML and Performer
  • Wrote software for a variety of display technologies and input devices such as HMD, BOOM, CAVE, tracker, data glove, and data acquisition board
  • Performed a variety of system administration tasks including user account management, software installation, system configuration, backups, web site maintenance, and development
  • Teaching Assistant for the course Eng 477 "Principles of Virtual Reality"
  • Worked on a Presidential Initiatives Funded Project: "Augmented Reality for Hazard Detection" for the Civil Engineering Department. Developed and programmed interactive 3D graphics applications to create real-time visualizations of hazardous situations (radiation or carbon monoxide) by using Kaiser HMD, Ascension tracker, and Performer. Created several models by using scientific visualization (including intensity and flow).
  • Developed projects including "Detroit Midfield Terminal" in collaboration with NorthWest Airlines, "Medical Readiness Trainer (MRT)", and "IBM Educational Project"
Fraunhofer Corporation, Institute for factory scheduling and optimization
Internship and Scientific Assistant
Magdeburg, Germany
May 1994 - May 1996
  • Internship: "Designing and programming of an universal statistics and analysis tool for the evaluation of simulation and operating data"
  • Analyzed the output of several simulation systems
  • Designed database systems
  • Intensive work with SQL queries
  • Implemented several statistic modules
  • Assisted in design and implementation of optimization algorithms

Publications

Education

University "Otto von Guericke" Magdeburg
Degree "Diplom-Informatiker" (comparable to M.S.), Aggregate Mark 1.1 (approximately 3.9)
Major: Computer Science, Minor: Business Economics
Magdeburg, Germany
Oct 1991 - Apr 1997
  • Master Thesis: "A parametric model for the rendering of lines"
  • Emphasis in Simulation and Computer Graphics, courses included:
    Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Simulation, Continuous Simulation, Petri Nets, Programming Techniques, Logical Programming, Assembly Programming, Efficient Algorithms, Software Engineering, Expert Systems, Data Banks, Operating Systems, Parallel Programming, Theoretical CS, Computer Systems, Mathematics, Electronics
Extended Secondary School "Georg Thiele" (Weinberg-Gymnasium Kleinmachnow)
Kleinmachnow, Germany
Sep 1987 - Jul 1991
  • Special lessons in sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science)

Skills

General Skills: organization, consulting, and leadership skills, software/system design
Languages: English (fluent), German (native)
Development Environments: DOS, Windows, Unix (Linux, SGI, Sun, HP)
Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Pascal, Assembly
Programming Tools: code versioning systems, documentation generator
3D Toolkits: OpenGL, Open Inventor (Coin3D), OpenGL Performer/CAVELib, OpenSceneGraph (OSG)/VR Juggler, OpenSG, Virtools
World Wide Web: web server (install, setup, and maintenance), HTML/CSS (script generated, plain text, and Dreamweaver), PHP/ASP, VRML, tomcat, turbine, velocity
Database: MySQL, FoxPro, dBase
3D modeling and cleanup: 3D Studio MAX, Mimics, 3-matic, Magics, SketchUp
Pictures, audio and video: Photoshop, Illustrator, Sound Forge, ACID, Vegas, Microsoft Office

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