Curriculum Vitae - Department of Computer Science and ...

Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Engineering Building Unit 2, Room 419
Riverside, CA 92521
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
TAMAR T. SHINAR
Jul 2011 - present Amrik Singh Poonian Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Sept 2008 - Jun 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York University
EDUCATION
mobile: (650) 380-2894
shinar@cs.ucr.edu
http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~shinar
Sept 2003 - Jun 2008 Ph.D., Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics
Stanford University
Thesis: Simulation of coupled rigid and deformable solids and multiphase fluids
Research Advisor: Prof. Ronald Fedkiw
Sept 1995 - May 1998 B.S., Mathematics, minor Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Jobst Scholar
magna cum laude with Highest Distinction in Mathematics
Sept 1994 - May 1995 Iowa State University
coursework in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
concurrent with senior year of high school
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Sept 2008 - Jun 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
New York University
Research Advisor: Michael Shelley
• modeling and simulation of microtubule-based motion through viscous cytoplasm
in a single-celled C. elegans embryo
Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 Research Assistant for Prof. Joseph Teran
Department of Mathematics
University of California, Los Angeles
• simulation of secondary droplet formation in partial coalescence of drops onto
planar liquid surfaces
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Jan 2005 - Jun 2008 Research Assistant for Prof. Ronald Fedkiw
Department of Computer Science
Stanford University
• research and development of new computational algorithms for physically
based simulation
Sept 2004 - Dec 2004 Research Assistant for Prof. Gene Golub
Department of Computer Science
Stanford University
• investigated numerical methods for the solution of the quadratic eigenvalue
problem
Apr 1997 - Jul 1998 Research Assistant for Prof. David Wilkins
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• developed tools for the graphical visualization of the rule-based reasoning of
an expert system
TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE
Spring 2011 Mentor
Technovation Challenge, Iridescent Learning
New York, NY
http://iridescentlearning.org/programs/technovation-challenge
• The Technovation Challenge program is a nine-week program engaging high
school girls in technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
Summer 2008 Academic Mentor
Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS)
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), UCLA
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2009/facultymentor.aspx
Sponsored by Pixar Animation Studios.
• led a diverse group of four undergraduate students from around the world in
developing a numerical method for skin deformation of animated characters
Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant
Spring 2005 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
Stanford University
Graduate level course on numerical methods for hyperbolic and mixed hyperbolic,
elliptic, and parabolic partial differential equations.
• created a comprehensive set of course notes
• substitute lecturer
• set and graded course homeworks and examinations
• gave weekly review session
• set and graded related Ph.D. qualifying exam section
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CONSULTING AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Apr 2008 - Jun 2008 Consultant
SimQuest
http://www.simquest.com
• developed deformable solids simulation tools for virtual surgery applications
• validation of deformable solid simulation tools
Nov 1999 - Aug 2003 Derivatives Technology Team Member
KBC Financial Products
http://www.kbcfp.com
• developed a variety of software applications for portfolio management, pricing,
trading, and risk management of derivative securities.
Aug 1998 - Nov 1999 Derivatives Technology Team Member
D. E. Shaw & Co.
http://www.deshaw.com
• developed a variety of software applications for portfolio management, pricing,
trading, and risk management of derivative securities.
PUBLICATIONS
Preprints
[1] Shinar, T. and Shelley, M., A numerical method for Stokes flow in a complex geometry coupled to
dynamic rigid structures and filaments, Journal of Computational Physics (in preparation).
Refereed publications
[2] Shinar, T., Mana, M., Piano, F. and Shelley, M., A model of cytoplasmically-driven microtubule-based
motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, vol.
108 no. 26 pp. 10508-10513 (2011).
[3] Robinson-Mosher, A., Shinar, T. and Fedkiw, R., Two-way coupling of fluids to rigid and deformable
solids and shells, SIGGRAPH 2008, ACM TOG 27, pp. 46.1-46.9 (2008).
[4] Shinar, T., Schroeder, C. and Fedkiw, R., Two-way coupling of rigid and deformable bodies, Proceedings
of the 2008 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation, edited by D.
James and M. Gross, pp. 95-103 (2008).
[5] Hong, J.-M., Shinar, T. and Fedkiw, R., Wrinkled flames and cellular patterns, SIGGRAPH 2007,
ACM TOG 26, 47.1-47.6 (2007).
[6] Sifakis, E., Shinar, T., Irving, G. and Fedkiw, R., Hybrid simulation of deformable solids, Proceedings
of the 2007 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics symposium on Computer animation, edited by D.
Metaxas and J. Popovic, pp. 81-90 (2007).
[7] Losasso, F., Shinar, T., Selle, A. and Fedkiw, R., Multiple interacting liquids, SIGGRAPH 2006, ACM
TOG 25, pp. 812-819 (2006).
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Invited reviews
[8] Hong, J.-M., Shinar, T., Kang, M. and Fedkiw, R., On boundary condition capturing for multiphase
interfaces, J. Sci. Comput. 31, 99-125 (2007).
Theses
[9] Shinar, T. Simulation of coupled rigid and deformable solids and multiphase fluids, Stanford University
(2008).
TALKS
Invited Talks
Mar 2011 Applied Mechanics Colloquium, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Feb 2011 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Fluid
Mechanics Seminar, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Feb 2011 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Mechanical
Engineering seminar, University of California, Merced
Feb 2011 Physically-based simulation for computer graphics and computational biomechanics, Computer
Science & Engineering Colloquium, University of California, Riverside
Feb 2011 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Mathematical
Biology Seminar, University of Utah
Jan 2011 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Mathematical
Sciences Colloquium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nov 2010 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Applied
Math Seminar, New York University
Aug 2010 An integrated model of microtubule-based pronuclear motion in the single-celled C. elegans
embryo, SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 2008 Adding secondary dynamics to animated characters, Computational Topology, Algebra and
Geometry Seminar, New York University
Oct 2008 Coupling incompressible flow to volumetric and thin solids, Numerical Analysis and Scientific
Computing Seminar, New York University
May 2008 Two-way coupling of rigid and deformable bodies, Silicon Valley Chapter ACM SIGGRAPH,
Cupertino, CA
Apr 2008 Two-way coupling of fluids to rigid and deformable solids and shells, Linear Algebra and Optimization
Seminar, Stanford University
Mar 2008 Two-way coupling of fluids to rigid and deformable solids and shells, Bay Area Scientific Computing
Day, Berkeley, CA
May 2007 Hybrid simulation of deformable solids, NIH Center for Biomedical Computation at Stanford,
Stanford University
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Apr 2007 Hybrid simulation of deformable solids, Media Technology Days, University of Linköping, Sweden
Contributed Presentations
Jul 2011 A model of microtubule-based pronuclear motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, Boulder
Hydrodynamics Summer School. Boulder, CO
Nov 2010 Numerical studies of microtubule-based motion in the single-celled C. elegans embryo, APS
Division of Fluid Dynamics, 63nd Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA
May 2010 A numerical method for the two-way coupled simulation of structures in a Stokes fluid, 2010
DOE Applied Mathematics Program Meeting, Berkeley, CA (poster presentation)
Nov 2009 A computational study of male pronuclear migration in the C. elegans embryo, APS Division
of Fluid Dynamics, 62nd Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
Jun 2009 A computational study of male pronuclear migration in the C. elegans embryo, 17th International
C. elegans Meeting, UCLA (poster presentation)
WORKSHOPS
Jul 2011 Hydrodynamics
Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Nov 2010 The dynamics of elastic biostructures in complex fluids
2010 NSF-FRG Workshop
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Mar 2010 Evolutionary perspectives on mechanisms of cellular organization
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
REFEREEING
Journals Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Scientific Computing, Computer Methods
in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Conferences ACM SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, Pacific Graphics
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
2009 - present American Physical Society
2009 - present Genetics Society of America
2006 - present ACM SIGGRAPH
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