About

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Portfolio
http://www.josephtrue.com/

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephtrue/

GitHub
https://github.com/joseph-true

Stack Overflow
https://stackoverflow.com/users/8060056/joseph-true

Patents

Visual Data Summaries with Cognitive Feedback
US Patent: 10,915,520
Granted: Feb 9, 2021

Method for Generating Word Cloud Visualizations
US Patent: 10,025,852
Granted: Jul 17, 2018

Identifying Closed Roads and Routes
US Patent: 9,989,368
Granted: Jun 5, 2018

Managing a Smart Appliance with a Mobile Device
US Patent: 9,959,728
Granted: May 1, 2018

Certifications

Introduction to R Programming (Aug, 2018)
DataCamp
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Intermediate R Programming (Sep, 2018)
DataCamp
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Data Science Foundations - Level 1 (Nov, 2016)
IBM
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Education

Master’s Degree, Computer Science (2006 – 2015)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA

Graduate Certificate, Computer Science - Software Engineering and User Interface Design (2010)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA
Graduate courses in Software System Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Immersive HCI, and Data Visualization

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (1991)
Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Graduate Courses in Computer Science

Data Science courses:
Human Computer Interaction courses:
Core courses:
  • CS 543 Computer Graphics, Fall 2014
  • CS 513 Introduction to Local And Wide Area Networks, Summer 2014
  • CS 5084 Introduction to Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Fall 2012
  • CS 5003 Foundations Of Computer Science: An Introduction, Fall 2011
  • CS 509 Design of Software Systems, Summer 2006

Academic Papers

Location Dashboard: A Mobile Mashup of Location-awareness, Location-discovery, and Personal Preferences
CS 525M - Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Spring, 2013, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Visual Network Explorer
CS 513 - A visual ping and traceroute application for Windows

Published Invention Ideas

Invention ideas that were published but not submitted for patenting.

Smart Devices
Remote monitoring and tracking of content in an internet connected refrigerator using webcams, augmented reality, and mobile devices
(https://priorart.ip.com/IPCOM/000228732)
Jul 01, 2013

Software
Expandable Help tips – A method for organizing, accessing, and displaying multiple levels of Help information directly within a user interface
(https://priorart.ip.com/IPCOM/000236404)
Apr 24, 2014

Method and user interface for multiple window management on a large multi-touch display surface
(https://priorart.ip.com/IPCOM/000224208)
Dec 13, 2012

Enhance the data of a Chart by introducing mobile device sensor input to improve the readability of the Chart
(https://priorart.ip.com/IPCOM/000226368)
Mar 30, 2013

Blogging about Data

Turning a Snowflake Schema into a Data Catalog and Exploration Tool
Aug 18, 2020

Summarizing and Exploring Datasets using Pandas-Profiling
Jun 26, 2020

Building Custom Data Visualizations in C#
Jun 16, 2020

Exploring and Visualizing the Auto MPG data set with Watson Analytics
Sep 18, 2016

​Data, Discover and Display – the new Watson Analytics User Experience
IBM Analytics Communities, 2016

Combining the strengths of Cognos Analytics, Watson Analytics and Datawatch Monarch, insights about 311 calls become clear
IBM Analytics Communities, 2016

Watson Analytics That 70s Data Use Case: Exploring the Auto MPG Data Set
IBM Analytics Communities, 2015

Watson Analytics Use Case: The Iris Data Set
IBM Analytics Communities, 2015

Watson Analytics takes a peek into Holiday Shopping and Weather
IBM Analytics Communities, 2015

Tools

Data Analysis and Visualization

  • Python/Jupyter Notebooks
  • IBM Watson Analytics
  • IBM SPSS Modeler
  • R
  • Weka
  • Orange​

Programming

  • Python
  • C# (Visual Studio)
  • Java (Eclipse)
  • Android SDK
  • Processing
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Google APIs (Maps, Places, Charts)

UI Design

  • Axure
  • Balsamiq
  • PowerPoint
  • Sketching by hand

Documentation

  • ArborText
  • FrameMaker
  • DITA/XML
  • WebWorks Publisher
  • RoboHelp
  • Document! X
  • Camtasia
  • InkScape