DWGold

I am presently a 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California.

I work as a Graduate Research Assistant in the GIS Research Laboratory in the Department of Geography.

I am jointly advised by Department of Computer Science Faculty members Dr. John P. Wilson and Dr. Craig A. Knoblock, and Dr. Myles Cockburn from the Department of Preventative Medicine from the USC Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Cyrus Shahabi of the Department of Computer Science has also had significant influence on my work.

• I expect to be graduating in May, 2008 at which point I will be looking for a research job in academia, industry, or government related to my graduate work.
• I am not presently seeking full-time employment, but will entertain part-time consulting requests.
• I will be happy to participate in academic endeavors (e.g., manuscript invitations/reviews, editorial services, grant proposal assistance).
• I can be contacted by this form

My area of active research is Geospatial Data Extraction and Integration. In particular, I work on the following topics: