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{\huge \textcolor{black}{\bf Vishal Pramod Kasliwal}}\\
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Department of Physics \& Astronomy & Phone: 267.206.9287 \\
University of Pennsylvania &  Email: vishal.kasliwal@gmail.com\\
209 S. 33$^{\mathrm{rd}}$ St. & Alt: vish@sas.upenn.edu \\
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396 & \\
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\subsection*{EMPLOYMENT}
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Postdoctoral Fellow in LSST Data Management \& Galaxy Surveys ({\it Sept. 2015 - present}) \\
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Univ. of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy & \\
Princeton Univ., Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences & \\
Supervisors: Dr. Robert Lupton, Dr. Bhuvnesh Jain, \& Dr. Mike Jarvis \\
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My postdoctoral duties are split between my responsibilities as an algorithms and software developer on the software
stack for the \href{https://www.lsst.org/}{Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)} with the Princeton LSST Data Management
group and my research on the analysis of stochastic light curves from accretion flows around binary supermassive
black-holes at UPenn. At Princeton, I have made functionality and bug-fix contributions to the LSST software stack and have researched
image-analysis problems including differential chromatic refraction \& optimal image stacking. At UPenn, I have developed and
implemented an algorithm to identify potential binary supermassive black hole candidates from their light-curves (i.e. brightness
as a function of time). Details may be found in my software library - \href{https://github.com/AstroVPK/kali}{\textsc{k\={a}l\={i}}}.

\subsection*{EDUCATION}
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Drexel University & {\it September 2015} \\
Ph.D. in Physics  & \\
Thesis: \it{Probing AGN Accretion Physics through AGN Variability:} \\
\hspace{1.1cm} \it{Insights from Kepler} \\
Advisors: Dr. Michael S. Vogeley \& Dr. Gordon T. Richards \\
Students Supervised: Jackie Moreno (Graduate), Jack O'Brien (Undergraduate), \\
\hspace{3.3cm} \& Brandon Rupert (Undergraduate) \\
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Virginia Commonwealth University & {\it May 2007} \\
M.S. in Physics \& Applied Physics & \\
Thesis: \it{CAFM Studies of Epitaxial} \\
\hspace{1.1cm} \it{Lateral Overgrowth GaN Films} \\
Advisor: Dr. Alison A. Baski \\
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University of Richmond & {\it May 2005} \\
B.A. in Mathematics \& Physics  & \\
Thesis: \it{The Bispectrum as a Quantifier of non-Gaussianity} \\
\hspace{1.1cm} \it{in the Cosmic Microwave 	Background} \\
Advisor: Dr. Emory F. Bunn \\

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\subsection*{STATISTICS, ANALYTICS \& COMPUTING}
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\item Proficient in C++, Python \& Cython for
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		\item scientific computing, statistics \& statistical modeling, pattern recognition, data science, data analysis, data modeling, analytics, machine learning.
		\item code optimization including parallel computing with OpenMP, Intel Cilk Plus, and the Python Multiprocessing module.
		\item programming Intel Xeon Phi accelerator cards using Intel LEO extensions \& OpenMP 4.0 in C++.
		\item generating hardware random numbers using Intel Bull Mountain technology.
    \item creating frameworks for scientific analysis using design patterns \& object-oriented design principles.
    \item algorithm development with Intel Math Kernel Library, Intel Data Analytics Library, scipy, numpy, \& scikit-learn.
    \item unit-testing with py.test and C++ Boost UTF.
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\item 1 year of experience developing LSST Stack software in a collaborative professional environment with regular usage of standard development tools and techniques for agile development, continuous integration, and version control. Tools used include Atlassian JIRA, Jenkins, and Git.
\item Principle developer of C++, Python, \& Cython library \textsc{k\={a}l\={i}} for light-curve analysis using stochastic models including Continuous-time Autoregressive-Moving Average (C-ARMA) \& modulated C-ARMA processes.
\item 12+ years of experience with Linux, \LaTeX, Mathematica, and MS Windows \& 7 years of experience with Mac OS X for programming and development.
\item Experience with IDL, bash, SQL, R, Intel CompilerXE toolchain, gcc toolchain, MATLAB, LONCAPA, Photoshop and Office Suites including MS Office, OpenOffice \& LibreOffice.
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\subsection*{PUBLICATIONS}
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  \item ``Science-driven Optimization of the LSST Observing Strategy", \href{https://github.com/LSSTScienceCollaborations/ObservingStrategy}{GitHub Repository}, 2016
	\item ``Extracting Information from AGN Variability", \href{https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.04299}{\textit{submitted to MNRAS}}, 2016
	\item ``The LSST Data Management System", \href{http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?arXiv:1512.07914}{Proceedings of ADASS XXV}, 2015
	\item ``Do the Kepler AGN light curves need reprocessing?", \href{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1797}{MNRAS, 453, 2075}, 2015
	\item ``Are the variability properties of the Kepler AGN light curves consistent with a damped random walk?", \href{http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1093/mnras/stv1230}{MNRAS, 451, 4328}, 2015
	\item  ``Thirty Meter Telescope Detailed Science Case: 2015", \href{http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.01195}{http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.01195}, 2015
	\item  ``AFM and CAFM studies of ELO GaN films", \href{http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.706773}{Proc. SPIE 6473, 647308}, 2007
	\item ``Local electronic and optical behaviors of a-plane GaN grown via epitaxial lateral overgrowrth", \href{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2429901}{Appl. Phys. Lett., 90, 011913}, 2007
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\subsection*{MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS}
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	\item American Astronomical Society (AAS)
	\item Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Data Management (DM)
	\item Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Science Development Team (ISDT): Time Domain Science
	\item Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Science Development Team (ISDT): Supermassive Black Holes
  \item LSST Galaxies Collaboration
	\item $\Sigma \Pi \Sigma$ Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
	\item $\Sigma \Pi \Sigma$ Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
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\subsection*{CONFERENCE \& MEETING PARTICIPATION}
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    \item Presented {\it Extracting Information from AGN Variability} at the 2016 KARL LSST Workshop, November 2016, Louisville, KY
    \item Presented {\it Surveying the Dynamic Sky with the LSST} at the 2016 KARL LSST Workshop, November 2016, Louisville, KY
    \item Presented {\it AGN Variability: Insights from Kepler} at the 2016 Hotwiring the Transient Universe V Meeting, October 2016, Villanova, PA
    \item Participated in the LSST 2016 Project \& Community Workshop, August 2016, Tuscon, AZ
    \item Presented {\it Probing Accretion Processes through Variability} at the 2016 TMT Science Forum `International Partnership for Global Astronomy', May 2016, Kyoto, Japan.
    \item Presented {\it AGN Variability: Insights from Kepler} in the Princeton HSC Science Discussion Series, March 2016, Princeton, NJ.
    \item Presented {\it AGN Variability on Short Timescales: What does Kepler tell us about AGN Variability?} at the 2015 TMT Science Forum `Maximizing Transformative Science with TMT', June 2015, Washington, DC.
    \item Presented {\it What can Kepler tell us about AGN variability?} at the 225th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January 2015, Seattle, WA.
    \item Presented {\it Do Kepler AGN Light Curves Exhibit a Damped Random Walk?} at the 224th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, June 2014, Boston, MA.
    \item Participated in the SciCoder Workshop, June 2010, New York, NY
    \item Attended the 215th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Jan. 2010, Washington, DC.
    \item Participated in the NSF-PIRE Summer School: Lensing of the CMB and High-z Galaxies, July. 2009, Philadelphia, PA.
    \item  Presented {\it The Bispectrum of Galactic Dust: Implications for Microwave Background non-Gaussianity} at the 204th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, May 2004, Denver, CO.
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\subsection*{GRANTS, OBSERVING PROPOSALS \& AWARDS}
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  \item K2 GO8052 \& K2 GO10052 Observing Campaigns (with Dr. G. T. Richards as PI), University of Pennsylvania, 2016
  \item NASA grant NNX14AL56G (with Dr. M. S. Vogeley as PI), Drexel University, 2014 - 2017.
	\item Jackson J. Taylor Best Senior Seminar in Physics Award, University of Richmond, 2005.
  \item Marsh White Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Paper at the Society of Physics Students Undergraduate Research Session, Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, 2003.
	\item National level participant in the Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme (I.I.T., Mumbai), 2002.
	\item National level participant in the 2nd Indian Astronomy Olympiad, I.S.R.O., 2000.
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\subsection*{SERVICE \& OUTREACH}
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  \item Regular reviewer for {\it The Astrophysical Journal}
	\item Started the \textit{The Sky in the City} astronomy night program
	at the Dornsife Center (Drexel University). Responsiblities include
	running the program for the Drexel Physics Department and acquisition
	of telescopes to support the event. \\
	May 2015 - {\it present}
	\item Volunteer at the Drexel University Lynch Observatory for
          telescope open houses. Responsibilities include setting up,
          operating, and storage of the department's telescopes. \\
          Sept. 2008 - {\it present}
	\item Organized and co-taught the ``Fun Physics" lectures at
	Drexel University Department of Physics. Topics included General
	Relativity, Advanced Mathematical Physics, \& Spinor Physics. \\
	Fall 2008 - Fall 2009
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\subsection*{PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT}
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\item Graduate Research Assistant ({\it April 2014 - Sept. 2015}) \\
\item Graduate Teaching Assistant ({\it Sept. 2008 - March 2014}) \\
\item Adjunct Instructor ({\it June 2007 - June 2008}) \\
\item Graduate Teaching Assistant ({\it Aug. 2005 - May 2007}) \\
\item Research Assistant ({\it May 2003 - May 2005}) \\
\item Computing Lab Assistant ({\it Jan. 2002 - May 2005}) \\

\item Graduate Research Assistant ({\it April 2014 - Sept. 2015}) \\
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\item Graduate Teaching Assistant ({\it Sept. 2008 - March 2014}) \\
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%Courses Taught: {\it Quantum Mechanics I, II, \& III} & \\ % PHYS 326, 327, \& 428
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\item Adjunct Instructor ({\it June 2007 - June 2008}) \\
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%Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Dept. of Physics & \\
%Supervisor: Dr. Alison A. Baski & \\
%Courses Taught: {\it Elementary Astronomy} & \\ % PHYS 103
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\item Graduate Teaching Assistant ({\it Aug. 2005 - May 2007}) \\
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%Supervisor: Dr. Alison A. Baski & \\
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\item Graduate Research Assistant ({\it Summer 2006}) \\
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\item Research Assistant ({\it May 2003 - May 2005}) \\
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\subsection*{REFERENCES}
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	\item Dr. Michael S. Vogeley \\
	Director of Graduate Studies; Professor
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	Dept. of Physics & Phone: (215)895-2710 \\
	Drexel Univ. &  Email: vogeley@drexel.edu \\
	3141 Chestnut Street & \\
	Philadelphia, PA 19104 & \\
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	\item Dr. Gordon T. Richards \\
        	Associate Professor
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	Dept. of Physics & Phone: (215)895-2713 \\
	Drexel Univ. &  Email: gtr@physics.drexel.edu \\
	3141 Chestnut Street & \\
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        \item Dr. Stephen L.W. McMillan \\
        Interim Department Head; Professor
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	Dept. of Physics & Phone: (215)895-2709 \\
	Drexel Univ. &  Email: steve@physics.drexel.edu \\
	3141 Chestnut Street & \\
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        \item Dr. Robert Gilmore \\
        	Professor
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	Dept. of Physics & Phone: (215)895-2779 \\
	Drexel Univ. &  Email: robert.gilmore@drexel.edu \\
	3141 Chestnut Street & \\
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