Engin Dikici

Web: http://www.engindikici.net/
E-mail: engin.dikici@gmail.com
Phone: (904) 314-1757

Objective:
• To secure a promising position that offers both a challenge and a good opportunity for growth.

Summary of Qualifications:
• Technical strength and experience in computer vision and image processing, and acute model selection and
estimation techniques for processing sensor data. Extensive programming experience with comprehensive
skills in object oriented software design.

Education:
• M.S., Computer and Information Science, 08/2004 - 08/2005
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

• B.S., Computer Engineering, 09/1999 - 06/2003

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY

Awards/Accomplishments:
• Exclusively developed the artificial intelligence for the following software: TRiDS and PRAESIDIUM
after version 1.4.6

• Best Student Paper in Image Segmentation and Processing Category, International Conference on Medical
Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2004, paper titled "Quantification of
delayed enhancement MR images", 09/2004

• Siemens Corporate Research Scholarship, 08/2004

• Penn Engineering Graduate Research Symposium 2004, talked titled "Delayed Enhancement MR Image
Processing", 03/2005

• Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2007

Patents:
• System and method for a semi-automatic quantification of delayed enhancement images

• System and Method for Tracking and Classifying the Left Ventricle of the Heart Using Cine-Delayed
Enhancement Magnetic Resonance

Selected Publications:
• O'Donnell TP, Dikici E, Setser RM. Tracking and Analysis of Cine-Delayed Enhancement MR.
Proceedings of Medial Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention, 2005. Palm Springs,
California, USA.
 • Engin Dikici, Thomas O'Donnell, Randolph Setser, Richard D.White. Quantification of Delayed
Enhancement MR Images. Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI
2004
Professional Skills:
• Operating System: Windows/Linux
• Programming Languages: C/C++/C#, VB, Assembly, Javascript, VBscript, Lisp, Prolog, Scheme, ML,
Matlab, Basic, HTML, XML, ASP, SQL
• Libraries: VTK (Visualization Toolkit), ITK (Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit), STL, OpenCV,
IVT (SCR Visualization Library), MFC, OpenGL, Open Inventor, ADO.NET
• Development Environments: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Borland C++
Builder
• Tools: Visio, Crystal Reports, Rational Rose, Visual Source Safe, CVS

Professional Experience:

Merrill Lynch, Jacksonville, FL, 09/2006 – Current, Senior Consultant

Responsibility involves the software life cycle development in CMMI-5 level environment.

Special Projects and Achievements:

• TWINS Enhancements
The project involves the enhancement of TWINS application, for the RLS To-Do List and RLS Capture
and Store Email initiatives. TWINS is one application encompassing the needs of multiple departments for
tracking requirements along with the added enhanced ability to manage workflow, and access Imaging and
network data in one system.
o Development: C++, MFC and SQL

• TWINS 2.0
The project involves the design & development of TWINS 2.0. TWINS 2.0 is one application
encompassing the needs of multiple departments for tracking requirements along with the added enhanced
ability to manage workflow, and access Imaging and network data in one system.
o Development: C#.NET, ADO.NET

Duos Technologies, Jacksonville, FL, 01/2006 – 07/2006, Senior Member of R&D

Responsibility involves the design and development of artificial intelligence for any new technologies released by
the company.

Special Projects and Achievements:

• Detection of human in motion via thermal camera (Patent Pending)

Project involves the detection of human located on the fast moving object (i.e. trains, cars). The developed
algorithm is the artificial intelligence of TRiDS (Train Rider Detection System), software trademarked by
DUOS Technologies.
o Techniques: Support vector machines and advanced ray casting
o Development: C++ and OpenCV

• Design and development of an Artificial Intelligence of a video surveillance system (Patent Pending)
Project involves the utilization of computer vision technology for the detection of specific conventional
and unconventional events especially for outdoor surveillance. The two key elements for this video
surveillance system are the following: firstly, the real time processing of the video frames to give out
 specific alarms for each associated event, and ability to keep the sensitivity and specificity high while
minimizing the memory and CPU usage. The developed algorithm is the artificial intelligence of
PRAESIDIUM, software trademarked by DUOS Technologies.
o Techniques: Motion field estimation and foreground extraction approaches
o Development: C++ and OpenCV

• Table detection and processing

Project involves the table detection within a mosaic created from multiple images of a scene. Based on the
mosaic, the program detects tables that contain specified texts relevant for reporting and compliance. The
information can be presented in any manner decided by the user.
o Techniques: Rapid and rigid registration approaches and string similarity metrics
o Development: C++ and OpenCV

Siemens Corporate Research (SCR), Princeton, NJ, 09/2004 - 01/2006, Researcher

Responsibilities involved research and development predominantly focuses on the topics of image segmentation,
visualization and image registration.

Special Projects and Achievements:

• Cardiac Tracking at Cine-DEMR (Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance) Sequences

The project involves the tracking of left ventricle providing segmentation of myocardium and the
following analysis of the segmented tissue.
o Techniques: Active shape models and support vector machines
o Development: Matlab and C++

• Vessel Labeling - 02/2005-06/2005

The project involves the labeling of four main coronary vessels, RCA (right coronary artery), LM (left
main coronary artery), CFX (circumflex coronary artery) and LAD (left anterior descending artery).
o Techniques: Advance Ray casting, heart atlas processing
o Development: C++, IVT (SCR visualization library) and ITK (Insight Segmentation and
Registration Tool Kit)

• Vessel Visualization - 08/2005-12/2005

The project involves the “smart” visualization of coronary vessels. The development is done at unique
SCR technology called RAD. RAD lets developer to create prototypes by using C++, HTML, JavaScript
and Open Inventor.
o Development: C++, HTML, JavaScript, Open Inventor

• SPECT - CTA Registration

The project involves the development of a robust and fast registration technique between CTA (Computed
Tomography Angiography) and SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) data.
o Techniques: Random Walker and ICP (Iterative closest point)
o Development: C++, IVT and ITK

• CTA-Vessel Segmentation
The project involves the graph-based segmentation of vessel trees in CTA data volumes.
o Techniques: Graph-cuts
o Development: C++, RAD (SCR medical image processing and visualization tool)

Siemens Corporate Research (SCR), Princeton, NJ, 10/2003 - 08/2004, Intern

Researched and developed on the subject of Medical Image Processing regarding image segmentation, registration
and classification.

Special Project and Achievements:

• VPT (Viability Prototype)

Project involves the development of a tool capable of viewing, overlaying and applying well-known
medical imaging algorithms for DEMR and MR heart images.
o Techniques: NA
o Development: MFC and C++

• Cardiac Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Image Quantification

Research project involves the quantification and analysis of left ventricle via segmentation of myocardial
borders and the classification of myocardial tissue as viable (healthy) or non-viable (dead).
o Techniques: Active contour models, support vector machines, variational non-rigid registration
o Development: Matlab and C++

ASELSAN Electronic Industries Inc., Ankara, TURKEY

Internship study about Network Security Schemes, 06/2002 - 09/2002

Isbank, Ankara, TURKEY

Internship study about Network Security, 06/2001 - 09/2001