Francisco J. Blanco-Silva's Resume

Francisco Javier Blanco-Silva

LeConte College, 1523 Greene st.
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
phone: (803) 777-0439
e-mail: blanco@math.sc.edu
http://www.math.sc.edu/~blanco

Education

2007	Ph.D. in Mathematics. Purdue University. West Lafayette, (Indiana, USA) Dissertation Topic: The Curvelet Transform. A Generalized Definition and Approximation Properties. Thesis Advisor: Bradley J. Lucier
2002	M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics. Purdue University. West Lafayette, (Indiana, USA)
1997	B.Sc. in Mathematical Sciences. Major: Pure Mathematics. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid, Spain.

Research Interests

Harmonic Analysis, Approximations and expansions (Approximation Theory), Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing.

Publications

P.Binev, F.J.Blanco-Silva, D.Blom, W.Dahmen, R.Sharpley and T.Vogt, "Super-resolution image reconstruction by nonlocal means applied to high-angle annular darkfield scanning transmission electron microscopy." (submitted)
F.J.Blanco-Silva, "Equivalence of smoothness spaces by means of frames of discrete shearlets on the cone and curvelets." (in preparation)
F.J.Blanco-Silva, "A Generalized Curvelet Transform. Approximation Properties." (submitted)
F.J.Blanco-Silva, S.Gruver, C.Rizkalla, "Modeling the impact of Ebola and bushmeat hunting on western lowland gorillas", EcoHealth (June 2007).
F.J.Blanco-Silva, "Sobre demostración automática de un problema geométrico", Bol. Asoc. Prof. Puig Adams (October 1999) 78-81.

Mathematics Employment and Teaching Experience

2007-	Research Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
2005-2006	Teaching Specialist, University of Minnesota
1999-2007	Teaching Assistant (Lecturer, Recitation Instructor and Grader). Purdue University.
1998-1999	Instructor (Real Analysis and Linear Algebra). Academia Popular de Informática. Madrid, Spain.

Research and Expository Talks, Posters

Super-resolution Reconstruction in HAADF STEM. Institut für Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik. RWTH Aachen University. July 2009.
Equivalence of Smoothness Spaces by means of frames of discrete shearlets on the cone and curvelets. 33^rd SIAM Southeastern-Atlantic Section Conference. University of South Carolina. April 2009.
Super-resolution Reconstruction in Electron Microscopy. IMI and Nanocenter International Seminar Series 2009. Imaging in Electron Microscopy. University of South Carolina. April 2009.
Smart Multi-scale Nano-Imaging. SC08 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. Augusta Convention Center, Austin (Texas, USA) November 2008.
The hunt for a Bellman Function. Analysis Seminar. University of South Carolina. September 2008.
Analysis of point, line and corner singularities with the Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform. IMI Seminar. University of South Carolina. May 2008.
Edge Detection using the Hidden Markov Tree Model for the Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform. IMI Seminar. University of South Carolina. April 2008.
Mathematical Imaging. Computational Nano Meeting. University of South Carolina. Feb-Mar 2008.
Hilbert Transform Pairs of Wavelets. Classical Analysis and Approximation Theory Seminar. University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC). October 2007.
The Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform. IMI Seminar. University of South Carolina. September 2007.
Function spaces via curvelet decompositions. IMI Seminar. University of South Carolina. May 2007.
An Alternative Construction of Curvelets. Applications to Characterization of Regularity. Simpósio Sobre Problemas Inversos Honrando Alberto Calderón. IMPA. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 2007.
Curvelets and Approximation Theory. Seminar. Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). 2006.
Poster presentation: "Wavelets vs. Curvelets: Mathematical Models for Natural Images" in the Workshop of Natural Images, together with Prof. Bradley J. Lucier. IMA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). 2006.
Poster presentation: "Applications of the Curvelet Transform to Imaging." The Society of Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Indiana, USA). 2006
Poster presentation: "Modeling the impact of Ebola and bushmeat hunting on western lowland gorillas." The Society of Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Indiana, USA). 2006

Courses, Seminars and Conferences Attended

33^rd Annual SIAM Southeastern-Atlantic Section Conference. University of South Carolina. Columbia (South Carolina, USA). April 2009.
IMI and Nanocenter International Seminar Series 2009. Imaging in Electron Microscopy, University of South Carolina. Columbia (South Carolina, USA). February-April 2009.
SC08 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. Augusta Convention Center. Augusta (Texas, USA). Nobermber 2008.
Hot Topics Workshop: Multi-Manifold Data Modeling and Applications IMA, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). October 2008.
SIAM Conference on Imaging Science. San Diego (California, USA). July 2008.
Image Analysis Challenges in Molecular Microscopy. at IPAM, UCLA. Los Angeles (California, USA). January 2008.
Simpósio Sobre Problemas Inversos. Honrando Alberto Calderón. at IMPA, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). January 2007.
IMA Thematic Year on Imaging, at the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA). August 2005-June 2006.
International Conference on the Interactions between Wavelets and Splines in Honor of Professor Charles K. Chui's 65th Birthday, at the University of Georgia, Athens (Georgia, USA). May 2005.
IMA 2002 Summer Program for Graduate Students in Scientific Computing at the University of Kentucky. Lexington, (Kentucky, USA). July 2002.
- Parallel Computing and Visualization, with Profs. Craig C. Douglas and Jun Zhang (University of Kentucky).
- Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, with Profs. Jean Roberts and Jerome Jaffre (INRIA).
- Sparse Matrix Methods, with Prof. Iain Duff (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).
- ACTS, with Profs. Tony Drummond and Osni Marques (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).
- Bioinformatics, with Prof. Tony Kazic (University of Missouri-Columbia).
2001 Annapolis Algebraic Geometry Conference (in memory of Ruth Michler). Annapolis, (Maryland, USA). October 2001.
AISC 2000 on Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation. Madrid, Spain. July 2000
IMACS'99 on Applications of Computational Algebra. San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, Spain. July 1999.
Multifractals-Mathematics and Applications, Isaac Newton Institute. Cambridge, UK. January 1999.
Curves and Surfaces for Computer Aided Geometric Design, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Madrid, Spain. December 1997-June 1998.
Conference on Riemann Surfaces, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. Madrid, Spain. July 1998.
Corso Estivo di Matematica (Summer Course on Mathematics) organized by the Scuola Matematica Interuniversitaria. Perugia, Italy. July-August 1997.
- Algebraic Topology, with Prof. K. Gruenberg (London University, UK).
- Differential Geometry, with Prof. G. Thorbergsson (Universitat Koln, Germany).

Related Activities

Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina.
- Co-organized and presented the seminar "Getting to know the courses". (August 2008)
  This belongs to a series of seminars designed for graduate assistants who are teaching Math on their own for the first time. New faculty, visitors and post-docs who teach for the first time in USC were encouraged to attend as well.
- Assistant Editor for the IMI and Nanocenter International Seminar Series 2009---Imaging in Electron Microscopy.
Department of Mathematics, Purdue University.
- Graduate Representative. (December 2001-January 2003)
- Teaching Assistant peer mentor. (Since April 2003)
- Assigned to the "Homework on the Web" project in June 2003.
  The purpose of this project is to build an internet-based system for generating and delivering individualized sets of homework problems to students in Math courses, with features of inmediate feedback on the validity of answers, and possibilily of correcting mistakes until answers are satisfactory.
  Technical questions related to this project should be addressed to Prof. Bradley J. Lucier (lucier@math.purdue.edu).
Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (Spanish Blind Society) and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. September 1998-May 1999.
- Recording to audio tapes several textbooks used in Mathematics Lectures at the Department of Mathematics of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
AISC 2000
- Attended participants inquiries.
- Wrote reports for transportation and general information about the Conferences (see http://www.ucm.es/info/aisc2000).
- Organized software/hardware on Conference Rooms.
IMACS-ACA'99
- Attended participants inquiries.
- Wrote reports for transportation and general information about the Conferences (see http://math.unm.edu/ACA/1999.html).
- Organized software/hardware on Conference Rooms.