FATEMAH PANAHI
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. Computer Sciences, May 2015 GPA 4.0/4.0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. Computer Sciences, May 2011 GPA 4.0/4.0
University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. Computer Sciences, December 2008 GPA: 3.8/4.0
• Distinction in Major, Dean’s list, Top 9% of graduates of College of Letters and Science
Awards
• Invited to Google GRAD CS Forum, 2012
• National Physical Sciences Consortium (NPSC) Fellowship, 2010, 2011
• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2010
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellowship, 2009
• 4 years of guaranteed support from the Department of Computer Sciences, UW-Madison, 2009
Extracurricular Activities
• Shared Governance Committee representative in the Advisory Board for the Office of Equity and
Diversity, 2009-2010
• Appointed as WACM officer (ACM's Committee on Women in Computing), 2009-2012
• Engineering Without Borders (EWB), Spring 2009
Work Experience
University of Wisconsin-Madison August 2009-Present
Teaching Assistant for the courses: Introduction to Computer Networks, Database Management Systems
• Design and Implement projects and test cases
• Direct discussion sessions and occasionally provide lectures
Teradata Corporation June 2011-August 2011
Engineering Intern
• Project: Mining Bug Reports to Detect High Risk Incidents
• Apply data mining and machine learning approaches to improve internal processes
• Promote data mining applications by communicating with upper management
• Work under the agile project management approach
• Interns' communications committee chair
• Achieve the "Teradata 12 Certified Professional" certificate
Wisconsin Department of Administration June 2008-June 2010
Information System Technical Services Professional
• Develop an Administration Web site for the Wisconsin Election Data Collection
• Apply the agile project management approach to the “WisBuild” application rewrite project
