Steve Melnikoff: eResearch Scientist
Steve Melnikoff comes to VeRSI and Melbourne University with thirty years experience in scientific computing, data analysis, and simulation. He has more than fifteen years consulting experience, advising in the areas of systems engineering, data modeling and strategic planning, as well as project management. Emigrating from Seattle, Washington to Australia in 2001 he joined the department of computer science at Melbourne University as a casual lecturer in 2002. In early 2003 he returned to his primary areas of interest: computational, medical and high-energy physics, relocating to the School of Physics.
As a diagnostic imaging fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, Steve participated in a number of research projects. He contributed to the development of high precision quantitative CT bone densitometry methods and algorithms for assessment of osteoporosis fracture risk. An outgrowth of that work was the analysis of kyphosis measurements and correlation with back pain, disability and osteopenia. He also developed the department's first multimedia training programs for radiology students, and initiated database strategies for its film libraries. A final project there was development of the advanced computing facility as part of the Medical Center's MRI Research Laboratory in conjunction with the IBM Palo Alto research center.
His Ph.D. training at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and post-doctoral research work with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory provided much of his background in Monte Carlo methods, and gave him direct experience with early versions of GEANT and EGS. He has also worked as a consultant to the US Department of Energy, GE Nuclear Systems, and the Lockheed-Martin Corporation on a variety of large-scale national projects.
Contact Information
steve.melnikoff@versi.edu.au
phone: 03 8344 1871
mobile: 0417 347 189