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Of possible interest:
Job search. Andrei is looking for a scientist position. He is specializing in large-scale distributed applications involving machine learning applied to a variety of signals, notably human language. If interested, please contact Andrei.
Only to D-Day! Andrei will sustain his dissertation defense on August 17 2009 at 13:00 PST, in room CSE 403, Paul Allen Building, University of Washington. It's an open access exam—if you're around Seattle and looking for a nap, feel free to join.
Hot off the press: The Case for D. See the ensuing discussion on reddit. Translated in Turkish and Japanese.
Andrei's book The D Programming Language is available for preorder off Amazon. (Irina Vancea, his sister, authored the cover artwork.) Andrei's interest in the D programming language stems from his active participation in the design of D 2.0 as a close collaborator of D's creator, Walter Bright.
The first three chapters of The D Programming Language available for reading on subscription-based service Safari Rough cuts.
Andrei delivered the keynote at the Boost Conference 2009 in Aspen, Colorado (May 3-9). The talk's slides got widely discussed on reddit. Vote up!
Andrei's research is in Machine Learning applied to all domains of Human Language technology (Natural Langauge Processing, Speech Recognition, Machine Translation).
In the programming community, Andrei is best known for his two books, C++ Coding Standards (coathored with Herb Sutter) and Modern C++ Design. The latter book engendered the Loki library, used in a variety of products, including Windows Vista (see attribution) and some Adobe products (see attribution), and available as a package on a variety of Linux distributions (under name libloki). Also, Andrei is a former columnist for C/C++ Users Journal and a former columnist for the C++ Report.
Andrei's broad knowledge, creative thinking, and last but not least humorous and relaxed demeanor make him a sought-after speaker at conferences worldwide. You may want to watch the video recording of his talk for the Northwest C++ Users Group meeting on February 20, 2008, a recording of his talk at Amazon back in 2004, or his interview held in Beijing at the CSDN Web 2.0 Conference on November 29, 2007. Needless to say, your ratings, comments, and feedback for the talks are warmly welcome.
Andrei's less-known side include stints as a rock drummer (see him in two parodies with apologies to Jimi Hendrix and Billy Idol), a classical guitar player, a paratrooper in the Romanian military, and a consultant on Wall Street. Andrei's outstanding work in Computer Science has earned him an Alien of Extraordinary Ability Green Card on a petition submitted by his long-time friend, Gabriel Triculescu.
If you are thinking of buying either The D Programming Language, C++ Coding Standards, or Modern C++ Design, clicking on the links on this page will take you to Amazon Associates links that automatically give Andrei some percentage of the sales (there's no extra cost to you). The commissions are minuscule, but an absolute joy to watch. :o)
But before shopping from Amazon, do some comparison shopping (by clicking on the two following links) for C++ Coding Standards and Modern C++ Design—you might find suprisingly good deals.
Andrei's papers and articles are another great source you may want to peruse. If you like them, you'll likely enjoy his books, too.
Read Andrei's overly flattering interview with HotNews.ro in Romanian (don't miss the comments!) or English.
