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