Steve Schaffer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Young, professional AI specialist and C++ enthusiast seeks exciting,
attractive job with personality for entertainment, space, or military
relationship.
Contact me at steve.schaffer@jpl.nasa.gov.
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Contact me at steve.schaffer@jpl.nasa.gov.
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Steven Schaffer
Contact
steve.schaffer@jpl.nasa.govhttp://ai.jpl.nasa.gov/public/home/srschaff/
Work
M/S: 301-2604800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
818.354.8637
Home
1311 N Central Av #LGlendale, CA 91202
Summary
- 8+ Years of experience developing, maintaining, and growing complex software systems for NASA/JPL.
- Deep understanding of C++ development on scales ranging from research projects to flight code.
- Profoundly inquisitive and broadly interested; able to readily assimilate intricate abstractions and coalesce them into accessible artifacts. Regarded as the local guru on a wide span of tools and topics.
- Consistently delivers high quality solutions that exceed
engineering requirements.
Skills
- Platforms: Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac, ...- Languages: C++, C, Java, PL/SQL, Makefile, JavaScript, Perl, bash, C#, ...
- Tools: g++, make, Eclipse, MSVS, Maven, Valgrind, Coverity, gdb, ...
- Repositories: CVS, Subversion, Accurev, ...
- Web: HTTP, HTML, SSI, CSS, XML, XSLT, SQL, CGI, Flash, ...
- Editors: XEmacs, Latex, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, ...
- Modeling: Gnuplot, Matlab, Mathematica, ...
- Servers: Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, Oracle, CORBA, ...
- Instruments: NMR, HPLC, GC, Spectrophotometer, ...
Interests and Course Work
Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Agent Problem Solving and Coordination, Adaptive Online Algorithms, Reasoning Under Uncertainty, Human-Agent Interaction, Machine Learning, Cryptographic Systems, Computer Vision, Robotics, Web Technologies, Multimedia Systems, Operating Systems, Compilers, Databases, Computational Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Synthesis, Probability and Statistics, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Space Exploration, Human Memory, Brain Theory, Religion and Science, Mythology, Eschatology, Motorcycles, Wikipedia, Online Gaming, Frisbee, ...Experience
Artificial Intelligence Research Programmer (2001 to Present)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Artificial Intelligence Group, Pasadena, CA- Automated operations for EO1 spacecraft and sensorweb
- Rearchitected and validated in-flight autonomous science processing for EO1
- Analyzed and modeled EO1 telemetry data for mission trade studies
- Developed executive autonomy code for research rovers and aerobots
- Applied planning technology to automate DSN antenna scheduling and control
- Investigated and implemented probabilistic planning infrastructures
- Implemented collaborative architecture for station operations demo
- Researched multiagent planning coordination protocols
- Designed and built product management software for Constellation.
Artificial Intelligence Research Assistant (2001)
Carnegie Mellon University: Gamebots Research Project, Pittsburgh, CA- Helped develop agent-based research interface to Unreal game engine
- Fielded teams in annual Gamebots competition
Software Engineer Intern (2000)
Electronic Arts: Tiburon Studio, Orlando, FL- Significantly enhanced and supported EA's menu scripting tool
- Credited in EA Sports Madden 2001 (Tools Developer)
Synthetic Polymer Chemist Intern (1998-1999)
Shearwater Polymers, Huntsville, AL- Synthesized and purified polyethylene glycol derivatives for research and industry
Education
Undergraduate
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PABS Computer Science (2001)
BA Chemistry (2001)
GPA = 3.60
Selected Publications
Probabilistic Reasoning for Plan Robustness
Steve Schaffer, Steve Chien, Brad Clement
19th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2005).
Edinburgh, Scotland. July 2005.
Steve Schaffer, Steve Chien, Brad Clement
19th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2005).
Edinburgh, Scotland. July 2005.
Validating the Autonomous EO-1 Science Agent
B. Cichy, S. Chien, S. Schaffer, D. Tran, G. Rabideau, R. Sherwood
International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space (IWPSS 2004).
Darmstadt, Germany. June 2004.
B. Cichy, S. Chien, S. Schaffer, D. Tran, G. Rabideau, R. Sherwood
International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space (IWPSS 2004).
Darmstadt, Germany. June 2004.
CLEaR: A Framework for Balancing Deliberation and Reactive Control
F. Fisher, D. Gaines, T. Estlin, S. Schaffer, C. Chouinard
Artificial Intelligence Planning and Scheduling (AIPS 2002): On-line Planning and Scheduling Workshop.
Toulouse, France. April 2002.
F. Fisher, D. Gaines, T. Estlin, S. Schaffer, C. Chouinard
Artificial Intelligence Planning and Scheduling (AIPS 2002): On-line Planning and Scheduling Workshop.
Toulouse, France. April 2002.
Gamebots: A 3D Virtual World Test-Bed for Multi-Agent Research
R. Adobbati, A. Marshall, A. Scholer, S. Tejada, G. Kaminka, S. Schaffer, C. Sollitto.
Second International Workshop on Infrastructure for Agents, MAS, and Scalable MAS.
Montreal, Canada. May 2001.
R. Adobbati, A. Marshall, A. Scholer, S. Tejada, G. Kaminka, S. Schaffer, C. Sollitto.
Second International Workshop on Infrastructure for Agents, MAS, and Scalable MAS.
Montreal, Canada. May 2001.
