Daniel Fedorin
Corvallis, OR
(000) 000 0000
danila.fedorin@gmail.com

Education

Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, Major: Computer Science | Minor: Mathematics - Completed June 2020 • 4.0 GPA
Master of Science, Oregon State University, Computer Science - Expected June 2022 • 4.0 GPA

Skills

Programming Languages: C, C++, Haskell, Elm, Coq, Idris, Crystal, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Python, Nix, Haxe
Languages: English (native), Russian (native), French (conversational, DELF B1 certification)
Additional Skills: Compiler design, formal verification, algorithms, low-level development.

Projects

bloglang

— Compiler for a purely functional, lazily evaluated language explained in-depth on personal blog.

maypop

— Instructional implementation of a dependently typed functional programming language capable of formal proofs.

pegasus

— LALR parser generator currently supporting the C and Crystal languages.

scylla

— Elm-based purely functional front end for the Matrix chat protocol.

Publications

Divya Bajaj, Martin Erwig, Daniel Fedorin, Kai Gay: Adaptable Traces for Program Explanations, APLAS 2021
Divya Bajaj, Martin Erwig, Daniel Fedorin, Kai Gay: A Visual Notation for Succinct Program Traces, VL/HCC 2021
Jácome Cunha, Mihai Dan, Martin Erwig, Daniel Fedorin, Alex Grejuc: Explaining spreadsheets with spreadsheets (short paper).
GPCE 2018: 161-167

Work Experience

Research Assistant, Programming Language Theory

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | Spring 2018 - Present
  • Formalized denotational and operational semantics of new explanation-oriented programming languages.
  • Devised and implemented language to explain behavior of spreadsheets to new users.
  • Developed tooling in Haskell to interpret, verify, generate, and debug programming languages.
  • Contributed to research papers published to the GPCE and VL/HCC.

Front-End Intern, Hydrogen (chat client)

Element.io | June 2021 - September 2021
  • Spearheaded conversion of codebase to TypeScript, improving documentation and discovering hidden bugs.
  • Leveraged advanced type system features to precisely specify nontrivial program properties.
  • Developed a mocking system to help specify and test corner cases in a distributed communication system.
  • Independently implemented user-facing features including offline-first replies and sanitized HTML rendering.
  • Engaged in open-source development, interacting with community to respond to bug reports and feature requests.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Programming Language Theory, CS 381

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | Winter 2020 - Spring 2020
  • Engaged in weekly question-and-answer sessions regarding course topics.
  • Aided students in implementing a final project in the form of a custom programming language.
  • Proctored quizzes and exams for over 200 students.
  • Organized independent review sessions attended by over 70 students.

Additional Experience

Technical Writer

Independent | Spring 2015 - Present
  • Designed and published website currently live at danilafe.com.
  • Authored blog posts on topics spanning data structures, web development, programming languages, and compilers.
  • Formalized and described solutions to select Advent of Code problems using the Coq proof assistant.
  • Created 14-part series on compiler development, walking readers through lexing, parsing, compilation using LLVM, garbage collection, and polymorphic type checking.

Lead Programmer

Northwest Advanced Programming Workshop, Portland, OR | Summer 2017
  • Led a small team using the git version control system.
  • Designed and implemented a desktop calculator application with a focus on usability and feature-completeness.
  • Worked on a variety of components, including parsing input through a custom regular expression engine, evaluating expressions through Taylor Series, and UI design.
  • Profiled and debugged application using VisualVM in order to find inefficiencies, reducing computation time by 60%.

Honors and Awards

  • Drucilla Shepard Smith Award — Awarded to students maintaining a GPA of 4.0 while attending Oregon State University.
  • Honor Roll (all terms) — Awarded to students maintaining a full credit load and a GPA above 3.5.
  • Finalist — Google Code-In 2016, online competition in which participants complete tasks for open-source projects.