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About Michael Barnathan
 
Contest Winner Name: Michael Barnathan
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http://www.metasquares.com
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I was one of the first coders to join RentACoder. The majority of my code on PlanetSourceCode was written during my early adolescence, at which time I had only around 5 years of coding experience. Coding contest winner or not, suffice it to say that my present work is far better. Unfortunately it isn't posted here, as I no longer submit regularly to PlanetSourceCode.

I created Metasquarer, a popular online game, at the age of 12, and won the PlanetSourceCode coding contest in the year of 2000, at the age of 15.

I also invented a data structure called the quantile tree, published a research paper in a reputable journal (AAAI Press), and started my own business, all at the age of 20, in 2005.

In 2006, I presented a proof of the multiplicative recurrence sigma(pn)=p*sigma(n)+sigma(n/p^alpha), where p is any prime, n is a natural number, sigma is the divisor function, and alpha is p's multiplicity in n's set of divisors. I have since generalized this to powers of primes.

I'm currently researching computer science and mathematics. I have a Ph. D. in Computer and Information Sciences from Temple University (class of 2010), an MS in CIS from Temple University (2007), and a BS in Computer Science from Monmouth University, where I graduated with the highest GPA in the class of 2006.

I've since worked in a variety of programming and machine learning positions, always keeping an eye open to application as well as technology on my quest to make meaningful contributions to humanity. I have gained a fair bit of expertise in computer-assisted diagnosis and radiology in general through the course of my research. And of course I continually try to broaden my mathematical horizons. Unbeknown to most who seek me for my coding ability but known to most who seek me for my ideas, I am also starting up a university based on a radically new pedagogical philosophy which affirms the multipotentiality of the individual and the synergy possible between individual and societal gain while avoiding canned majors and indentured servitude to grant-seeking faculty.

It's too tedious to keep two copies of my resume updated at once. I am forbidden from releasing contact information on RentACoder, but if you search for me, you'll find me.