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Jonathan D. Lettvin

I attack/solve "insoluble" problems and generate unexpected successes.

My clients include Lotus, IBM, NASA, MIT, and many small high tech startups. I have patents, and publications, and have contributed to project success. These include virus search, high speed lexing, bit project/collect, panel-to-volume conversion, and automated generation of code and papers.

I generate zero-bug 100% coverage code in Python or C++. I'm interested in gpu and map/reduce. I am experienced in operating systems, editors, compilers, data ingesters, lattice math, and feature detection.

As a private project I develop neuron-shaped mathematical transforms, like discrete 3D convolution/correlation kernels achieving far sub-pixel image feature detection, using my MIT Physics training and early experience in a wet neuroscience lab.

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanlettvin
mailto:jlettvin@gmail.commailto:jdl@alum.mit.edu
STaRs (Situations Tactics Results) Personal ... Interests
Writing Samples ... Code_Samples Bibliography  Master Reference
Research ... Development_Tips wikipedia User:Jlettvin

Approach:

  • Motto: Small, Fast, Correct, Complete, Secure
  • agile/extreme, team, or sole contributor
  • curious, self-motivated, meticulous
  • physics, computer science, market analytics
  • problem solving and algorithm development
  • unit testing, code coverage, wiki, doxygen
  • zero bug policy

Methods:

  • C/C++, Python, ASM, STL, boost, bash
  • table/data driven solutions
  • distributed computing
  • data movement, data ingest, lexers
  • signal processing and feature detection
  • lattice/mesh convolution/correlation
  • optimization by algorithm and special tricks
Antivirus Patents Neural Math Patents
5559960 Software anti-virus facility Imaging System 7796173
5826012 Boot-time anti-virus and maintenance facility Geometric remapping with delay lines 7952626
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My personal goal is to answer Cajal's three questions about nervous systems (ISBN 0-19-507401-7 Histology of the Nervous System): "Practitioners will only be able to claim that a valid explanation of a histological observation has been provided if three questions can be answered satisfactorily: what is the functional role of the arrangement in the animal; what mechanisms underlie this function; and what sequence of chemical and mechanical events during evolution and development gave rise to these mechanisms." Santiago Ramón y Cajal

(A quote from Jerry Lettvin)
"If it does not change everything, why waste your time doing the study."

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