Mark Land                            
                              AP&M 4859
                            UCSD CSE 0114
                       La Jolla, CA 92093-0114
                           mland@ucsd.edu
                    http://www.cs.ucsd.edu/~mland
                           (619) 453-4364


                              EDUCATION

   Ph.D. in Computer Science awarded in December 1998 by the
	University of California at San Diego.
        Dissertation title: "Evolutionary Algorithms with Local Search
	for Combinatorial Optimization"
        GPA: 4.0

   C.Phil. in Computer Science awarded in September 1996 by the
      University of California at San Diego.

   M.S. in Computer Science awarded in September 1994 by the University 
      of California at San Diego.
        GPA: 4.0

   B.S. in Computer Science awarded in June 1992 by the California 
      Institute of Technology.
        GPA in major: 4.1
        Major in Computer Science, with strong emphasis on Mathematics.
        Awards: graduation with honors


                          RESEARCH INTERESTS

        evolutionary computation, neural networks, machine learning,
	game theory, cellular automata, artificial life.



                                PAPERS

        M. Land, John J. SIDorowich, R. K. Belew, "Using Genetic
        Algorithms with Local Search for Thin Film Metrology", in
        International Conference on Genetic Algorithms 7, 1997.

        J. Pollack, A. Blair, M. Land, "Coevolution of a Backgammon
        Player", in Artificial Life V, 1997.

        M. Land, R. K. Belew: "No two-state CA for density classification 
        exists", Physical Review Letters, Vol. 74, No. 25, pp. 5148-5150.

        M. Land, R. K. Belew: "Towards a Self-Replicating Language 
        for Computation", in Evolutionary Programming IV, 1995.


                       PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


   Optimization Consultant for Industry                 (July '95 - Jan '98)
        Development and comparison of global optimization techniques,
        especially genetic algorithms using local search, applied to
        semiconductor thin-film metrology.



   Teaching Assistant                   University of California, San Diego
                                Computer Science and Engineering Department

        Winner of the TA Excellence Award - CSE department 1994-'95

	CSE 5a Introduction to Programming I                      (Fall '98)
        CSE 21 Mathematics for Algorithm and Systems Analysis   (Spring '95)
        CSE 12 Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming  (Winter '95)
        CSE 10 Introduction to Computer Science (C++)             (Fall '94)

        - For all of the following classes, I was the sole Teaching 
        Assistant for a class of 20-30 students.  

        CSE 178 Information Retrieval                           (Winter '94)
        CSE 181 Artificial Intelligence                         (Winter '94)
        CSE 162 Programming Languages for Artificial Intelligence (Fall '93)
        CSE 173 Comparative Study of Programming Languages        (Fall '93)
           - responsible for making up and grading assignments and quizzes,
             holding sections, office hours

   Teaching Assistant                   Caltech Computer Science Department
        
        CS 1   Introduction to Computer Science                 (Fall 1991)
                - ran laboratory sections for C programming
        CS 12  Introduction to Data Structures                (Winter 1991)
                - ran laboratory sections for C programming

   Teacher                  Caltech Secondary School Summer Science Program

        Summer 1990
        Teacher for high school physics class of 30 advanced students.
        Prepared all lectures, tests, homeworks for 7-week course.


                           EXTRACURRICULAR

        Director: Backgammon Club of San Diego, 1997-present.
        1997 Player of the Year, Backgammon Club of San Diego.