Jared Wogan

Master’s Student at the University of Western Ontario

Table of Contents

• Jared Wogan
  • Table of Contents
  • Research \ Interests
  • Certifications
  • Education
  • Work Experience
  • Awards and Honours
  • Publications
  • Research Experiences
  • Conference Posters
  • Media Appearances
  • Teaching Experience
  • Relevant Coursework
  • Skills
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Hobbies

Research \ Interests

I am a Master’s student at the University of Western Ontario, studying physics with a scientific computing specialization. I have written a Python package for general relativity, OGRePy, and a research project on wormhole time machines and multiple histories. I am passionate about cryptography and cyber security, data science, high performance computing, and software development. I am currently looking for a co-op position in 2023.

Certifications

In progress Cybersecurity Modules
Cyber Security Ontario
WIP

In progress Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft
WIP

March 2023 Introduction to Cybersecurity
Cisco
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March 2023 Introduction to Data Science
Cisco
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February 2023 Data Science Orientation
Coursera
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February 2023 Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
Coursera
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March 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist: Word 2013
Microsoft
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March 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013
Microsoft
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April 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft
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Education

June 2023 - September 2023 Compute Ontario Summer School
Compute Ontario
Courses on:

• Data Preparation
• Data Security and Secure Data Sharing
• Machine Learning
• High Performance Julia
• GPU Programming
• Object Oriented Programming in C++

June 2022 - September 2022 Compute Ontario Summer School
Compute Ontario
Courses on:

• Data Visualization
• Machine Learning
• High Performance Python
• GPU Programming
• C/C++, MPI, and OpenMP

2022 - Present M.Sc in Physics, Scientific Computing Specialization
Western University
Teaching assistant for:

• First year physics labs
• First year linear algebra Experience teaching and working one-on-one with students

2017 - 2022 B.Sc in Physics (Honours), Minor in Mathematics
Brock University, University of Guelph
Cumulative average of 84% (3.7 GPA on 4 point scale)
Major average of 92% (4.0 GPA on 4 point scale)
Upper level course average of 93% (4.0 GPA on 4 point scale)

2013 - 2017 Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Welland Centennial Secondary School
French immersion
Grade 12 average of 94.3%

Work Experience

May 2018 - September 2018 IT Intern / Coop Student
Canadian Niagara Power, Ontario, Canada

• Computer maintenance and deployment
• Preparing server backup tapes

May 2022 - September 2022 Stores and Maintenance Intern / Coop Student
Canadian Niagara Power, Ontario, Canada

• Stock management using SAP
• Building and yard maintenance
• Independent and collaborative work

April 2023 - Present MCAT Physics Tutor
The Princeton Review

• Teaching and tutoring students in physics
• Working with students to improve their understanding of physics concepts
• Teacher training and development

March 2019 - January 2022 Line Cook, Customer Service
McDonalds, Ontario, Canada

• Customer service
• Communication skills
• Working as a team towards common goals

June 2015 - September 2017 Dishwasher, Line Cook
Hard Rock Cafe, Ontario, Canada

• Working and collaborating with team members
• Communication skills
• Working in a stressful and time sensitive environment

Awards and Honours

2021 Returning Scholars Award
Brock University
Returning student with an average of 94.9% the previous year ($1,500)

2021 Match of Minds
Brock University
Research Grant ($5,000)

2021 Dean’s Honour List
Brock University
Average of 80%+ for academic year of 2020 - 2021

2017 Entrance Scholarship
University of Guelph
Outstanding admissions average ($7,000)

2017 Ontario Scholar
Welland Centennial Secondary School
Obtained an average of 80% or higher in any six Grade 12 courses

2017 Euclid Test
University of Waterloo
School champion

2017 Mathematics Scholarship
Welland Centennial Secondary School
Presented to the student with the highest GPA in grade 12 Mathematics ($150)

2017 Physics Scholarship
Welland Centennial Secondary School
Presented to the student with the highest GPA in grade 12 Physics ($150)

2016 Fermat Test
University of Waterloo
Certificate of Distinction for ranking top 25% of contestants

Publications

October 2021 Wormhole Time Machines and Multiple Histories
Barak Shoshany and Jared Wogan
arXiv:2110.02448
DOI: 10.1007/s10714-023-03094-8

Research Experiences

September 2021 - April 2022 PyOGRe
Undergraduate Thesis, Brock University
Advisor: Professor Barak Shoshany

• A Python Object-Oriented General Relativity package
  • Adaptation of the Mathematica package OGRe

April 2021 - September 2021 Wormhole Time Machines and Multiple Histories
Match of Minds, Brock University
Advisor: Professor Barak Shoshany

• Studying Time Travel Paradoxes and Causality
  • Created a simulation of paradoxes within Mathematica
  • Updated existing paradox model to use temperature instead of colours for the particles
  • Replaced model TDP space with a wormhole metric using general relativity to calculate geodesics that produce paradoxes

Conference Posters

June 6, 2022 - June 10, 2022 The Quantum Information Structure of Spacetime
Western University PyOGRe: A Python Object-Oriented General Relativity package

Media Appearances

December, 2020 New Brock research explores time travel paradoxes
Brock University, Ontario, Canada

Teaching Experience

January 2020 - Present Private Tutor
Independent, Ontario, Canada
High School and First Year Mathematics

• Teaching skills
• Learning to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively

2020 Independent Peer Tutor
Brock University

• Organized and taught a student study group for Electromagnetism
• Held review and one-on-one sessions with students in need of assistance

2017 Mathematics PAL
Welland Centennial Secondary School

• Teaching assistant and tutor for a grade 9 french mathematics course
• Worked one-on-one and motivated students
• Marked and wrote problems for tests

Relevant Coursework

Computer Science: Data Visualization, Data Structures, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Science, MPI, GPU Programming, Distributed Systems, Cybersecurity, Object Oriented Programming, Functional Programming

Physics: Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Optics, General & Special Relativity

Mathematics: Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Complex & Real Analysis, Differential Geometry

Skills

Programming Languages: Python, C/C++, Julia, Rust, Physica, Javascript, Markdown, HTML, CSS

Operating Systems: Mac OS, Linux, Windows

Software: Git, Mathematica, Maple, LaTeX

Languages: English (Fluent), French (Intermediate), Chinese (Beginner)

Personal Skills: Passionate, Hard Working, Collaborative, Time Management, Organization, Planning, Leadership, Curious

Extracurricular Activities

September 2021 - January 2023 Discord Maintainer
Brock University Physics Discord

• Created and maintain the (unofficial) University Physics Discord

2017 - 2018 Physics Club
University of Guelph

• Participated in weekly gatherings to discuss current developments Physics
• Meeting professors and other students
• Telescope observation night

2017 - 2018 Jack.org
University of Guelph

• Mental health awareness movement
• Volunteered and participated in regular events throughout school terms

Hobbies

Computers

• Regularly building and maintaining computers

Programming

• Passion Projects
  • Developed a Discord bot for use in my personal Discord
  • Creating fractals using Python

Music

• Occasional mixing done in FL Studio