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PHILIPP HERTEL

25 St. Mary Street, #2102, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 1R2 (416) 924-8667
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~philipp/



Education
  • University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
    Ph.D. Computer Science

    • Projected Completion Date: June 2007
  • University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
    M.Sc. Computer Science

    • Thesis Title:
      Some Algorithmic and Complexity Results for Hypergraph Transversal

    • Completed: March 2004
  • University of Victoria - Victoria, BC
    B.Sc. Computer Science

    • GPA: 9/9 (CS Major), 8.61/9 (Cumulative)

    • Graduated: June 2002
Scholarships
  • National Scholarships

    • NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Level (05/2005 - 05/2007) Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) are awarded to the most outstanding eligible scholars pursuing master's or doctoral studies in a Canadian university.

    • NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship Master's Level (05/2003 - 05/2005) NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS) are awarded to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering.

    • 2002 B.C. Rhodes Scholarship Finalist (12/2001) The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarship focusses on Leadership, Communications Ability, Charity, Creativity, and Academic Excellence.

  • Provincial Scholarships (BC)

    • Howard Petch Scholarship (08/2001) Nine scholarships are awarded to the students entering second, third, fourth or fifth year at the University of Victoria, who achieve the highest academic standing in each of the Faculties of Business, Education, Engineering, Human and Social Development, Fine Arts, Law, Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences.

    • John Locke Malkin Entrance Scholarship (09/1998 - 06/2002) Awarded annually to students of exceptional academic promise entering the University of Victoria from a BC regional college or high school.

    • BC Provincial Scholarship (09/1998 - 06/1999) Awarded to top students graduating from BC regional high schools.

Experience
  • University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
    Research Fellow: September 2002 - Present

    • Research a diverse range of problems in computer science.

    • Pure theory as well as applied programming, etc.

  • University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
    Lecturer/Teaching Assistant: September 2002 - Present

    • Responsible for teaching/evaluating undergraduate courses.

  • University of Victoria - Victoria, BC
    Programmer: May 2002 - August 2002

    • Programmed a number of complicated graph algorithms.

Useful Knowledge
  • Operating Systems: Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows 98/2002/XP

  • Computer Languages:

    • Proficient in C, C++, C#, Java, SQL, LISP, ASP.NET, Javascript, XML, XHTML, LaTeX, UNIX Shells

    • Familiar with Perl, Prolog