Dr. Nadezhda Radeva

Develop new features and expand current functionality of AIRAmed's artificial intelligence software for the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases based on neural networks * Implement and maintain a DICOM-conform component-based system for the automatic segmentation of MRI image data and the evaluation report creation. * Ensure compliance with ISO 13485 and IEC 62304. * Plan agile projects, analyze technical requirements, define specifications and ensure timely project progress.

Software Developer * Implement new features used in 3D environments * Optimize and expand existing software capabilities to support ergonomics-related validations in 3D manufacturing and assembly planning * Incorporated gesture and speech recognition, integrated tracking devices for immersive interactions Project Lead and Technical Product Owner * Define technical specifications; monitor implementation progress * Research novel technologies, assist with the concept development for strategic new features

• Developed focus + context framework to classify and compare existing 2D and 3D medical visualizations, developed new visualizations for improved multimodal medical data exploration • Assisted with the design and execution of a user study for the evaluation of gesture-based interfaces for medical volume visualization tasks • Visualized and segmented mandible and fibula for computation of best fibula-mandible fit for mandibular reconstruction simulator • Created a bur-hole simulator

• Lead recitation sessions in Discrete Structures I, provided problems to help students understand the new material, graded homework/exams/quizzes • Lead discussion session in Discrete Structures II, incorporated interactive teaching by engaging students in problem solving for improved understanding of the new material, graded homework/exams/quizzes • Lead two lab sections in Algorithms and Data Structures in Java, assisted with the implementation of the assigned projects, answered student questions

• Implemented web designs into live pages using CSS and HTML • Updated existing sites through Joomla to meet customer requests in a timely manner • Assisted DCS team with day-to-day operations • Helped with the incorporation of social media tools within new and existing web sites

• Intern position held in Summer 2007, Summer 2008 and Summer 2009 • Analyzed infrared region spectra of the Martian atmosphere and searched for signatures of life • Designed IDL programs for data analysis and plots • Animated topography of Mars and gas abundances of the Martian atmosphere

• Modeled 3D characters and environments (Maya and 3D Studio Max) • Programmed game logic in VSL (Virtools Scripting Language) • Implemented relevant scientific information, tested usability

• Repair software problems on Windows and Mac platforms - over the phone instructions, walk-ins or drop-offs • Instruct students, faculty and staff about software, hardware and network issues

Dissociative fragments produced in H+-H2O collisions • Created, built and tested equipment for ice sublimation experiment • Used ion accelerator to collect and process data • Obtained and analyzed results; worked in a team to optimize the data collection process; presented a poster

Developed focus + context framework to classify 2D/3D visualizations and to create new visualizations for improved medical data exploration; Conducted user study to evaluate the framework; Implemented new GPU-based depth peeling techniques; Developed shaders for voxel-based ray casting

Major field of study: Computer Graphics