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Natali Ruchansky
111 Cummington Mall , Boston MA 02215
natalir [at] bu [dot] edu 508-308-9135 cs-people.bu.edu/natalir/
Objective
I am a PhD student at Boston University with the Data Management Lab working with
Evimaria Terzi and Mark Crovella.
My interested are focused on algorithmic aspects of data mining, and graph theory,
but also include networks, mathematics (logic, set theory, algebra), art, and science.
Education
Boston University - Boston MA 02215
Pursuing PhD in Computer Science, 2011-pending
Boston University - Boston MA 02215
BA in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2008-2011
Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Research
Research Internet
Yahoo! Labs, Barcelona, May-August 2014
Research Assistant
Data Management Group, September 2011-Present
Research Intern
Center for Embedded Networked Sensing at UCLA. May-August 2010
Cryptography Research Intern
Boston University UROP, January-May 2010
Research Assistant
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 2005-2009
Publications
[1] N.Ruchansky, M.Crovella, and E.Terzi
Matrix Completion with Queries.
In: KDD 2015. Sydney, Australia
[2] N.Ruchansky, F.Bonchi, D.Garcia-Soriano, F.Gullo, and N.Kourtellis
The Minimum Wiener Connector Problem.
In: SIGMOD 2015. Melbourne, Australia
[3] N.Ruchansky and D.Proserpio
A (Not) NICE way to verify the OpenFlow Switch Specification
In: SIGCOMM 2013 (Poster). Hong Kong, China.
[4] G.Gursun, N.Ruchansky, E.Terzi and M.Crovella
Routing State Distance: A Path-based Metric for Network Analysis.
In: IMC 2012(Internet Measurement Conference). Boston.
[Winner of a 2013 Applied Networking Research Prize, awarded by the IETF and IRTF.]
[5] Gonca Gursun, N.Ruchansky, E.Terzi, and M.Crovella.
Inferring Visibility: Who's (not) Talking to Whom?
In: SIGCOMM 2012. Helsinki, Finland and TinyToCS Vol 1.
[6] N.Ruchansky, E.Do, C.Lochner, T.Rawls, N.Chehade, J.Chien, G.Pottie, W.Kaiser.
Monitoring Workspace Activities Using Accelerometers.
In: IEEE ICASSP 2011.
Projects
Structural Matrix-Completion [BU] (Current – under submission)
Community-Search/Subgraph-Mining [Yahoo] (Current)
Internet Graph Clustering and Analysis [BU]
Matrix Inference [BU]
Signal Processing and Analysis with Health Applications [UCLA]
Teaching
Teaching Assistant
CS 565 Data Mining, Fall 2014
Teaching Assistant
CS 101 Introduction to Computers, Summer Session I and II 2012
Mathematics Teacher
Year Up, September-December 2011
Teaching Assistant
Taught Scratch at Jewish Community Day School with Tufts University DevTech
Group. Fall 2010, Spring 2011
After-School Tutor
Boston University After School Program, Fall 2010
Teachers Aid
Longfellow Sports Club Children’s Center, February – March 2008
Work
Intern
Zigelbaum + Coelho LLC. May-August 2011
Grader
Boston University Computer Science Department. Fall 2010, Spring/Fall 2011
Cashier/Waitress
Boston University Shelton Hall Late Night, November 2008 – May 2009
Skills
Programming: Python, Java, C/C++, HTML, Openframeworks/OpenGL
Tools: MatLab, R, Arduino/Maple, LaTex
Languages: English, Russian
Achievements
• SIGMOD 2015 Travel Grant
• ACM-W Scholarship for Attendance at Research Conference 2011 and 2013
• SIGCOMM 2012 Travel Grant
• Computer Science GAANN Fellowship.
• College Scholar (top 5% of the College of Art and Sciences Class of 2011)
• Transition Limited Consulting Scholarship.
Outreach
• Engaged in outreach events [such as Jump Start, DotDiva, and WISE].
• Joined SeniorNet at Boston University.
• Represented the Computer Science department at majors fairs and prospective-student
events.
• Volunteering at Haley House Cafe and the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter
References: Available upon request.