Brendan Del Favero

Hello and welcome! You can find information on this page about my research,
my interests, my side businesses,
my history, and how to contact
me.
Research
I am a Graduate Student in Engineering-Economic
Systems at Stanford University,
researching the use of Bayesian inference in information retrieval. My advisor
is Ross
Shachter.
I am also interested in likelihood-weighting simulation in Bayesian networks
and in file formats for Bayesian netowrks and models in general.
Here is a list of my publications. The citations will be available here
shortly in Endnote format and in BibTeX format.
Publications
- "Applying
Bayesian Networks to Information Retrieval" by Robert Fung and
Brendan Del Favero. In Communications of the ACM, March, 1995.
Interests
I spend much of my time in front of keyboards.
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I am a docent at the Jasper
Ridge Biological Preserve, a wonderful educational resource located
on the far end of the Stanford campus
In my spare time, I enjoy riding my bike and playing the piano and organ.
Businesses (or hobbies?)
Music
I am available to play organ or piano for church events such as Sunday services
and weddings.
Macintosh Consulting
I can help answer a wide variety of questions concerning Macintosh hardware,
repairs, upgrades, and software.
Web Page Design
I can help you design, set up, and maintain a Web page. Check out my work
on the Stanford
Newman Home Page.
History
I was raised in Clifton,
NJ, and educated at Choate Rosemary
Hall, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
and Stanford.
How to contact
me
You can send me e-mail at bdf@rahul.net.
Last updated July 11, 1998