Tharun Kumar Allu
408, Columbia Dr SE, #5
Albuquerque, NM 87106.                     
Tel:(505)265-9364(Home)                                                         
email: tharun@unm.edu
http://www.cs.unm.edu/~tharun

Objective: Seeking a challenging position that will appropriately utilize my skills in my fields of interest.

Fields of Interest: Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Software Design, Computer Networks, Network and Information Security and
Operating Systems, Database Management, Cheminformatics.   
 
Education:
    Currently Enrolled for MS in Computer Science
    University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
     Expected Graduation Date: Dec 2004    GPA: 3.33
   
    Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science & Engineering
    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
    Aug 1997-June 2001.     GPA  3.73/4.0

Posters :
1. "SMCM: Simple Metric For Molecular Complexity" at OpenEye
   Scientific Software conference held at  santafe, NM.
   (http://www.eyesopen.com/events/cup_IV/index.html)
2. "Steroid metabolic pathways: An analysis of water solubility"
    2nd New Mexico Workshop on Computational Cell Biology
    January 15-16, 2004; Bishop's Lodge, Santa Fe, NM

Experience:

August 2002  Present Date.
Graduate Research Assistant/Project Assistant.
Office of Biocomputing.(University of New Mexico).

Job Description:
1. Design and develop Web page for OBC.(http://biocomp.health.unm.edu)
2. Working with OEChem a Toolkit for Chemical Programming.
3. Install and setup Linux and software used for Cheminformatics.
4. Develop software for Cheminformatics.
5. Working with Daylight toolkit to develop programs used in Cheminformatics.
6. Developed "Top 200 Drugs Online database". (http://chipotle.health.unm.edu/cgi-bin/chemdb/sdft200.cgi)

Technologies used in the above project:
JavaScript, HTML(including SSI), GIMP, c++, c, perl, OEChem, Daylight toolkit.

Software Designed:
1. Software for finding Complexity which can be used for concensus scoring in Virtual Screening.
2. Designed and developed code for finding Andrews Binding Energy.
3. Utility programs using OEChem and Daylight toolkit to aid in Virtual
screening and cheminformatics.

Technologies used: C++, OEChem tool kit, Daylight toolkit.

July 2001   August 2002
Teaching Assistant/Systems Administrator
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, India.

Job Description: Designed and Wrote Study materials for Undergrad Students.
Setup a linux cluster and maintained the Unix lab. Performed System
administration tasks.


January 2001  June 2001 (Internship)
Project Trainee.
SWAL Computers Limited. Hyderabad, India.

Job Description: Developed online Loan Application system using distributed
         Computing over the Internet.

Technologies used in the above project:
Servlets, JavaScript, HTML, Java 2.0, ORACLE, CORBA.


Software Skills
      
Computer Languages
C, C++, Java 2.0, Visual Basic 6.0, perl, ProC.

Toolkits
OpenEye OEChem, Daylight Toolkit

Operating Systems
Linux, Windows NT/2000/XP.

Databases                                                                                             
Oracle, MySQL, MS-Access.

Internet Technologies
HTML, JSP, JDBC, JavaScript, Servlets, CORBA, CGI using perl.

Others
MS Office, Open Office.

Academic Projects

9.    Small Molecules Database Cartridge using MySQL
(http://www.unm.edu/~tharun/smdb.html)
8.    Simulation of Traffic flow on a high way using SQUEAK.
7.    Designed the requirement specification for wireless communication on PDA using UML. Analyzed the software design flaws
       of THERAC-25 (a medical instrument for treating tumors that failed due to poor software design), redesigned the system with improved
       Requirements Specification and Detailed System Design using UML
6.    SRPC - Simple RPC runtime library in C.
5.    Designed ISH - csh like interactive shell for Unix using C.
4.    Mail Tracking system as a case study.
         Technologies used: PL/SQL, HTML, ProC
3.    Designed an Online Loan Application System using distributed Computing over the Internet.
         Technologies used: CORBA, JSP, Java, Servlets, JavaScript, MS Access and HTML.
2.    Designed a game "Dragon Fire"
    Languages used: C.
1.    Designed Minesweeper (Dos version)
    Languages used: C.

Relevant Courses:

Software Engineering: Database Management System, Specifications of Software Systems, Verification Validation and Metrics of Software systems, Object Oriented Analysis and Design.

Systems and Languages: Data Structures and Algorithms, Advanced Computer Architecture, Advanced Operating Systems, Advanced topics in Database Management System.

Scientific Computing: Probabilistic and Geometric methods in Computer Science.


References:
Available upon request.