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Name: Licenciate in Computer Science
Institution: Universidad Nacional de La Plata (La Plata National
University), La Plata, Argentina
Starting Year: 1990
Graduation Date: May 1997
Average: 8.81 (over 10)

Student Teaching Assistant (25% appointment) (Ayudante Alumno Ordinario)
Computer Science Dept., National University of La Plata.
Assignment: Computer Programming (1^st year course).
Period: October 1993 trough November 1995.

Student Teaching Assistant (25% appointment) (Ayudante Alumno Ordinario)
Computer Science Dept., National University of La Plata.
Assignment: Object Oriented Programming (3^rd year course).
Period: October 1993 trough November 1995.

 Part-time Graduate Teaching Assistant (Ayudante Diplomado Ordinario con semidedicación)
Computer Science Dept., National University of La Plata.
Assignment: Multimedia Laboratory (5^th year course).
Period: November 1995 trough November 1996.

Head Teaching Assistant (25% appointment) (Jefe de Trabajos Prácticos dedicación simple) Computer Science Dept., National University of La Plata at Junín (Province of Buenos Aires).
Assignment: Project in Software Development (3^rd year course).
Period: October 1995 - present.

Full Time Graduate Teaching Assistant (Ayudante Diplomado Ordinario con dedicación exclusiva), Computer Science Dept., National University of La Plata.
Assignment: Programming Methodologies (2^nd year course).
Period: November 1996 – July 1997.

Full Time Graduate Teaching Assistant
Computer Science Dept., Virginia Institute of Technology and State University Assignment: CS2704 Object Oriented Programming
Period: August 1997 - Present

"Interfaces in Multimedia Systems", Southern University (Universidad del Sur) at Ushuaia, Argentina, may 1994. 1 hour.

"The world through Internet", Invited speaker in "Infocom 95", International Conference and exposition of Computer Technology and Telecommunications, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 1995. 2 hours.

"Building World Wide Web Sites", technical workshop at SADIO (Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativa - Argentine Society of Computer Science and Operative Research) ,Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 1995. 6 hours.

"Multimedia, Internet and The Word Wide Web", graduate course for Master in Information Systems, Mar del Plata University, Argentina, October 1996. 6 hours.

  Proceedings:  

• "Revistas en Hypermedia. Modelos y Experiencias" (Hypermedia Magazines, Models and Experiences), Alejandra Schiavoni, Claudia Queiruga, Marcelo Hourqueby, Silvia Dómini, Fernando Das Neves. CLEI 91, Latin American Conference of Computer Science, Islas Canarias, 1991.

• "Hypermedia: Una Herramienta Poderosa para construir Sistemas de Aprendizaje" (Hypermedia: A Powerful tool to create Learning Environments), Silvia Dómini, Alejandra Schiavoni, Fernando Das Neves. Iberoamerican Conference on Computer Science in Education, República Dominicana, 1991. 

In English:

Book Chapters:

•  "Bodyguard: A Pattern for Object Distribution", Fernando Das Neves and Alejandra Garrido. To Appear in "Pattern Languages of Programming III", Addison-Wesley, 1997. It was first discussed in the workshop "Patterns for Concurrent, Parallel and distributed Object-Oriented Systems" held at OOPSLA'95. Also accepted as a full paper at PLoP’96, Conference on Pattern Languages of Programming. Monticello (Illinois, USA), September 1996.

  Proceedings:

•  "On the relationships between hypermedia and the psychotherapeutic process", Pablo Bokzcowski, Fernando Das Neves and Gustavo Rossi. Track Multimedia 2-"Cognitive aspects of hyper and multimedia" of HCI'93, Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, August 1993. Orlando, USA.

• "Design Patterns for Geographic Information Systems", Silvia Gordillo, Fernando Das Neves, Catalina Mostaccio, Ana Levato. Samos International Conference on Geographic Information Systems in Urban Environmental and Regional Planning, Samos, Greece, April 1996. 

• "The Aleph: A tool to spatially represent user knowledge about the WWW docuverse", Fernando Das Neves. To appear in proceedings of Hypertext’97, International Conference on Hypertext Technology, Southampton, England, April 1997.

• "Toward a foundation for Object Oriented GIS Design", Fernando Das Neves, Silvia Gordillo, Catalina Mostaccio, Ana Levato. To appear in proceeding Joint European Conference on Geographic Information, Austria, April 1997.

Short Papers:

•  "Pictures from an Exhibition: A Spatial Methaphor for the concrete narrative in Hypermedia", Fernando Das Neves. Workshop on Spatial Metaphors in Information Systems, held at ECHT'94, European Conference on Hypermedia Technology 94, Edinburgh, Scotland, may 1994.

• Ad-Honorem Reseach Assistant at LIFIA Computer Science Laboratory in La Plata National University, directed by Dr. Gustavo Rossi, from June de 1991 to November 1995.
• Part-time Researcher class D at National University of La Plata (Argentina) working at LIFIA, from November 1995 to November 1996. Research areas includes visualization of large document spaces in hypermedia, and Geographic Database Systems modelling.

• Comparison and selection of software systems to develop Computer Based Training for the Training Division of Telefónica de Argentina (one of the two national telephone companies). June 1993.
• Advising to the Computer Science Department of the Universidad del Sur (Southern University) at Ushuaia to write a proposal to the Institute of Tourism of Tierra del Fuego (Infuetur - Instituto Fueguino de Turismo) to develop a multimedia system for tourist assistance and information. May 1994.
• Survey of the 1995 multimedia market profile in Argentina, performed with the direction of Dr. Gustavo Rossi by contract of FT Corporation (Japan). It was sold in the Asian markets starting December 1995.
  It included:
  • Current state of multimedia market in Argentina and future possibilities,
  • Profile of related fields like TV, Internet as content distribution platform,
  • Examples of multimedia applications developed in this country and experiences of local
    companies in this field,
  • Hardware and software platforms usually available at home.