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Document: VITA-2000
Document: VITA-2000
Oberta A. Slotterbeck
Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Hiram College
Hiram, OH 44234
(330) 569-5275
obie@hiram.edu
FORMAL EDUCATION AND DEGREES:
Ph.D. (1969) The University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics:
Group Theory
M.A. (1966) The University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics:
Topology
B.S. (1958) Ohio State University, Majors: History, Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Hiram College (1974- ):
Professor of Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science (1982- )
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science
(1977-82)
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science
(1974-77)
Chair Mathematical Sciences Department (1986-1989)
System Administrator for department workstations (1990- )
University of Texas at Austin (1983-84):
Sabbatical leave from Hiram College, Visiting Professor of
Computer Science.
University of Florida (1969-73):
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (1970-73)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mathematics (1969-70)
Member of the Graduate Faculty in Mathematics (1970-73).
University of Texas at Austin (1964-69):
Teaching Associate of Mathematics (1967-69)
Teaching Assistant of Mathematics (1964-67)
Computer-Assisted Instruction Project Programmer, Education
Department (1964-67)
Freelance programming for various professors (1966-69).
Union County Regional High School District #1, Springfield, New
Jersey (1960-64):
Teacher of mathematics and gifted program (1962-64)
Educational Testing Director (1962-64).
Teacher and founder of educable program (1960-62)
Columbus Public School System, Ohio (1958-60):
Teacher of junior high educable class.
GRANTS:
National Science Foundation, CCLI-A&I, "Extending Software
Engineering Teamwork Beyond Physical and Curricular Boundaries", June
1, 2000 - May 31, 2002, PIs Oberta A. Slotterbeck and Ellen L.
Walker, $69,140.
National Science Foundation CAUSE, "Science Curriculum
Development Through Computer Methodology", $249,900 granted to
Hiram College, PI Wendell Johnson. Served as
Faculty Workshop Director, 1982, 1983.
Numerical Analysis and Computer Symbolic Computation", PIs Richard
Varga and Paul Wang, Kent State University.
Served as consultant for summers of 1981, 1982.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:
University courses:
1983-84: University of Texas at Austin. Audited graduate level
computer science courses while on sabbatical. Areas of
concentration: artificial intelligence, expert systems, operating
systems, graphics, and automatic theorem proving.
1969-73: University of Florida. Audited computing-related
courses while on the faculty due to an interest in this emerging
discipline.
1964-69: University of Texas at Austin. Audited computing
courses offered in various departments at the time.
1961-64: Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey. Courses
in undergraduate mathematics.
1963: Montclair State College, New Jersey. Summer courses in
graduate mathematics education.
1960-62: New Jersey State Teachers College, New Jersey, Summer
and evening courses in graduate mathematics education.
1962: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois,
Summer courses in graduate mathematics education.
1958-60: Ohio State University. Graduate work in psychology.
Completed all work for an M.S. except for a thesis.
Professional Development Courses and Workshops:
1986 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Device
Independent Computer Graphics, presenter: George Carson
(GSC Associates), May.
1985 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Concurrent and
Distributed Programming, presenter: Arthur Bernstein
(Computer Science Department, SUNY at Stony Brook), (1
day)
1983 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Structured
Programming and Design, presenter: Michael Marcotty, (1
day)
1982 ACM Workshop, Probablistic Algorithms, University of New
Hampshire, summer, (5 days) Partially financed by NSF.
1982 ACM Symposium on LISP and Functional Programming, August,
Carneige Mellon. (3 days)
1982 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Local Area
Computer Networks, presenter: David C. Wood, (1 day)
1981 ACM Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation,
Snowbird, Utah (5 days)
1981 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Software Science:
Applications to Software Project Costing, presenter:
Victor Schneider (Wang Laboratories, Inc.), (1 day)
1980 COACM Symposium, New Dimensions in Computer Graphics,
Columbus, Ohio (1 day)
1980 CVACM Professional Development Seminar, Using a Data Base
Correctly, presenter: Robert J. Tufts (Analytic Sciences
Corporation) (1 day)
1979 COCACM Symposium, Software Engineering, Columbus, Ohio (1
day).
1977 Numerical Analysis Short Course, AMS Winter Meeting,
Atlanta, Georgia (1 day).
1975 MAA Operations Research Short Course, Youngstown State
University (1 day).
PUBLICATIONS:
(With J. W. Baker and R. Aron) "Computing the Tsirelson Space
Norm", Computer Aided Proofs in Analysis, edited by K. R. Meyer and
D. S. Schmidt, IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications
(Volume 28), Springer-Verlag, 1991, p. 12-21.
(With J. W. Baker and R. Aron)"An Algorithm for Computing the
Tsirelson's Space Norm", published as Appendix B (44 pages) in
Tsirelson's Space by P. Casazza and T. Shura, Lecture Notes in
Mathematics, 1989.
(With J. W. Baker) "Providing a Complex Number Environment for
MACSYMA and VAXIMA", Proceedings of the 1984 MACSYMA Conference,
1984, General Electric, Schenectady, New York. p. 39-49.
(With S. Ligh and B. McQuarrie) "On Near Fields", Journal of
the London Mathematical Society (2) 5 (1972), 87-90.
"Finite Factor Coverings of Groups", Journal of Algebra, 17
(1971), 67-73.
COLLOQUIA AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Mathematics Colloquium, Universidad De Seville, Department of
Mathematics, Seville, Spain. "A Computer Algorithm for Calculating
the Tsirelson Space Norm", September, 1992. (Invited)
Computer Algebra Conference, sponsored by Universidad
Politecnia de Madrid and Universidad De Alcada, Madrid, Spain.
Presented: "Adding a Complex Number Environment to MACSYMA",
September, 1992. (Invited)
"Computing the Tsirelson Space Norm- An Update", Conference in
Computer Aided Proofs in Analysis, University of Cincinnati, May,
1989 (With J. W. Baker and R. Aron) (Invited)
"Computing the Tsirelson Space Norm", International Conference
on Banach Spaces and Classical Analysis, Special Session on Using
Computers in Mathematical Research, Kent State University, Summer,
1985 (With J. W. Baker and R. Aron) (Invited)
"A Computer Algorithm for the Tsirelson Space Norm",
Mathematical Association of America Sectional Meeting, Special
Section on Scientific Computing, University of Akron, Spring, 1985
(With J. W. Baker and R. Aron) (Invited)
"Providing a Complex Number environment for MACSYMA",
Mathematical Association of America Sectional Meeting, Special
Section on Scientific Computing, University of Akron, Spring, 1985
(With J. W. Baker) (Invited)
"Computer Algebra Systems: Multidisciplinary Research Tools",
Colloquium of the Computer Sciences Department, University of Texas
at Austin, May, 1984. (Invited)
"A Computerized Society: Utopia or Nightmare?", Humanities
Address, Ohio Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Ohio
University, 1983. (Invited)
"How Computers are Changing Our Lives", Hermit Club,
Cleveland, 1983. (Invited)
Hiram College Library Forum talk entitled "A Bigger Ox? Or
More Oxen : An Introduction to Parallel Computing", 1983.
"Creating a Complex Number Environment for VAXIMA", Computer
Science Colloquium, Kent State University, 1982. (Invited)
"A Complex Domain Simplifier", Computer Science Colloquium,
Kent State University, 1982. (Invited)
"On Probablistic Algorithms", Computer Science Colloquium,
Kent State University, 1979. (Invited)
"Recent Developments on the Residually Central Problem in
Groups", Mathematics Colloquium, Penn State University, 1975.
(Invited)
"Groups with Special Systems of Subgroups", Mathematics
Colloquium, Cleveland State University, 1974. (Invited)
"Monolithic Hypercentral Groups", presented at American
Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 1973 (Abstract:
AMS Notices, #701-20-28)
"Wreath Products and Saturated Formations", presented at
American Mathematical Society Regional Meeting, Auburn University,
1971 (Abstract: AMS Notices #689-A42)
"Near Fields and N-Systems" (with S. Ligh and B. McQuarrie),
1971 (Abstract: AMS Notices #71T-A202)
"Residually Central Groups", Mathematics Colloquium,
University of Miami, 1970. (Invited)
"Free Products of Some Generalized Nilpotent and Generalized
Solvable Groups", presented at American Mathematical Society Winter
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 1970 (Abstract: AMS Notices #672-359)
"Factor Coverings of Groups", presented at Mathematical
Association of America Regional meeting, Rollins College, Florida,
1970.
"Finite Factor Coverings of Groups", Mathematics Colloquium,
University of Florida, 1969 (Invited)
"On Finite Factor Coverings of Groups", presented at American
Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, New Orleans, 1969. (Abstract:
AMS Notices #663-557)
"New Directions in Teaching High School Trigonometry",
National Council of Mathematics Teachers National Conference,
Houston, Texas, 1966. (Invited)
"Concepts in the 'New" Trigonometry Courses", Conference for
the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Teaching, Austin, Texas,
1965.
"Individually-tailored Programs for the Slow Learner and the
Gifted Child in Union County", Regional Conference of the Council
for Exceptional Children, Summit, New Jersey, 1961. (Invited)
"Exciting Vocational Experiences for the Slow Learner in
Junior High School", Regional Conference of the Council for
Exceptional Children, Columbus, Ohio, 1959.
MASTER THESIS DIRECTION AND OTHER GRADUATE COMMITTEE WORK:
Note: The first three were started under my direction when I was at
Kent State University on a research leave from Hiram College. The
students requested that I continue as an unofficial thesis director
even though an outside professor cannot officially chair a
supervisory committee at KSU. Consequently, a KSU professor was
listed as the official chair.
Steven J. Talus, Parallel Approaches to the Zero-One Knapsack
Problem, August, 1988, M.A. Supervisory Committee (unofficially
thesis director) Kent State University, Computer Science.
John C. Michalakes, Staran-VAX Interface Under Berkeley UNIX
4.3 BSD, December, 1988, M.A. Supervisory Committee (unofficially
thesis director), Kent State University, Computer Science.
Julia Lee, Developing Parallel SIMD Algorithms for the
Traveling Salesperson Problem, November, 1989, M.A. Supervisory
Committee (unofficially thesis director), Kent State University,
Computer Science.
Rick C. Massie, Parallelism of a Maximum Clique Algorithm:
Vectorization on the CRAY-MP of an Application Program for Matching
Chemical Structures, May, 1988, M.A. Supervisory Committee, Kent
State University, Computer Science.
Mohamed Omar Rayes, Developing a Complex Number Environment
Within MACSYMA, Spring, 1988, M.A. Supervisory Committee, Kent
State University, Computer Science.
From the University of Florida:
Michael Weinstein, M.A. Thesis Director and Chair of
Supervisory Committee, 1972, University of Florida, Mathematics.
Roy Dubourg, M.A. Thesis Director and Chair of Supervisory
Committee, 1972, University of Florida, Mathematics.
Tushar Ghosh, Ph.D. Supervisory Committee, 1971, University of
Florida, Electrical Engineering.
Frederick Showers, Ph.D. Supervisory Committee, 1971,
University of Florida, Mathematics Education.
Patricia Casey, M.A. Supervisory Committee, 1971, University
of Florida, Mathematics Education.
Au-Pang Wu, M.A. Supervisory Committee, 1971, University of
Florida, Mathematics.
CONSULTING:
Financial Analysis Services, Hiram, Ohio. Systems analysis
consulting, 1976-80.
NON-DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE:
1999 Supervised Mike John's graphics work for the opening
sequence at the Kent State University Fashion Show,
April
1996 Organizer and moderator for Computer Ethics Panel at
Deemer Symposium, Hiram College
1975-96 Cuyahoga Valley Association for Computing Machinery
(CVACM) Local chapter:
1978-96 Executive Committee
1978-96 Database Manager
1984-96 Professional Development Seminar
Organizing Committee
1982-83 President
1981-82 Vice-President
1979-81 Newsletter Editor
1975 Charter member
1980-96 Science Fairs, sponsored by Ohio Academy of
Science
1993-96 Executive Steering Committee for District
#5 Science Fairs
1988-96 Judge, State of Ohio Science Fair
1984-94 Judge, All Portage County Science Fair
1994 Project Excel Participant, Hiram College and
Trumbull County Teachers
1992 Junior Academy of Science National Meeting,
February, Chicago, IL. Visiting Scientist
presentation for high school students.
1992 Ohio Junior Symposium on Science and Humanities,
March, University of Toledo, Ohio. Visiting
Scientist presentation for high school students
1991 Faculty panel for Multicultural Preschool Workshop,
September, Hiram College
1989 Organizer and moderator for convocation, "Women in
Science", October, Hiram College
1989 Panel Participant in Computer Science and
Mathematics, National Science Foundation,
Teacher Preparation and Enhancement Program,
Washington, D.C.
1982-83 CAUSE workshop organizer and teacher, Hiram College,
summers
1978-79 Women in Science Workshop, contact person and
participant, Oberlin College, Ohio.
1978 Head Judge, ACM Programming Contest, East Central
Regional Contest.
Numerous committees at Hiram College:
1996- Weekend College Advisory Board
1997- WWW Advisory Board
1995- Retention and Enrollment Management Committee
1996-97 College Web Development Committee
1996-97 Information Technology Presidential Advisory
Committee
1992-94 Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion Committee
1992 Chair, Committee on Committees
1991-93 Committee on Committees
1991-92 College Life and Affirmative Action Committee
1990-93 Executive Steering Committee
1990 Priorities for Capital Campaign Committee
1989-93 Environmental Studies Board
1989-90 Partners in Education, Crestwood School System and
Hiram College
1988-92 Chair, College Life and Affirmative Action
Committee
1988-92 Minorities Board
1986-89 Logistics Task Force
1982-86 Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion Committee
1982-83 Medical Science Board
1982 Academic Dean Selection Committee
1980-82 Presidential Scholarship Committee
1979-80 Academic Dean's Ad Hoc Committee for Establishing
Interdisciplinary Courses
1979 Business Manager's Ad Hoc Committee for Reviewing
Computer Facilities
1978-82 Faculty Life Committee
1978-82 Chair, Salary Subcommittee of Faculty Life
1977-83 American Association of University Women Hiram
College Corporate Delegate
1977-79 Chair, Activities Unit Board
1977-79 Committee for Selecting Faculty Research Summer
Grants
1977-78 Educational Planning and Policy Committee
1977 Chair, Subcommittee of EPPC to Study Activity Units
1976 Faculty Senate (1 quarter until it was abolished)
1975-85 Computer Studies Advisory Board
1975-76 Career Development Committee
1974-75 Presidential Task Force for Developing a Computer
Science Major
Club Advising:
1984- Computer Club, ACM Student Chapter, Hiram College
1977-83 Computer Club, ACM Student Chapter (chartered
August, 1979), Hiram College
1988-92 Advisor Equestrian Team, Hiram College
1984- Advisor to programming team, Hiram College
1983-84 Co-Advisor to programming team, University of Texas
at Austin
1982-83 Advisor to Hiram College's National Scholastic
Programming Contest team, 2nd place winner in
the region, competing at the ACM Winter
Meeting, Orlando, Florida
1978-83 Advisor to programming team, Hiram College
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
2000 Software Engineering Education, March, Austin, Texas.
2000 SIGCSE 2000, March, Austin, Texas.
1999 Software Engineering Education, February, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
1999 SIGCS 1999, February, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1998 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
Minneapolis
1997 Grace Hopper Connference on Women in Computing, October,
San Jose, California.
1997 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
1997 IASTED International Conference on Parallel and
Distributed Systems, October, George Washington
University.
1996 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA '96),
August, Sunnyvale, CA.
1996 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
1995 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
1995 The American Mathematical Society Regional Meeting,
chaired a special session on Foundations and Mathematical
Aspects of Computer Science, November, Kent State
University.
1993 Ohio Academy of Science Spring Meeting, April, University
of Akron.
1993 DECUS Regional Meeting, Cleveland, OH, October.
1992 Ohio Academy of Science Spring Meeting, University of
Akron
1992 The Fourth Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively
Parallel Computation, October, Goddard Space Flight
Center, McLean, Virginia.
1992 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Annual Meeting, February, Chicago.
1991 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
St. Charles, Illinois, August 12- 16, 1991.
1991 ACM Annual Computer Science Conference, February, San
Antonio, Texas.
1991 Ohio Academy of Science, April Centennial Meeting, Ohio
State University
1990 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
St. Charles, IL
1990 The Third Symposium on Frontiers of Massively Parallel
Computation, October, University of Maryland.
1989 International Conference on Parallel Processing, August,
St. Charles, Illinois.
1989 11th Annual International Joint Conference on Artificial
Intelligence, August, Detroit, MI
1989 ACM-CSC '89 Annual Computer Science Conference, February,
Louisville, Kentucky.
1989 Computer Aided Proofs in Analysis, University of
Cincinnati.
1989 4th Annual SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for
Scientific Computing, December, Chicago, IL
1988 Second Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively Parallel
Computation, IEEE and NASA/Goddard Flight Center
sponsored, October, George Mason University.
1988 Spring DECUS U.S. Symposium, Artificial Intelligence,
Special Interest Group, May, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1986 ACM Annual Computer Science Conference, February,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
1986 ACM-IEEE Computer Society Fall Joint Computer Conference,
Dallas, Texas.
1985 ACM Annual Computer Science Conference, February, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
1985 MAA Sectional Meeting, University of Akron.
1984 Computer Algebra as a Tool for Research in Mathematics
and Physics, New York University and Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences, New York, New York.
1984 MACSYMA Users' Conference, July, General Electric
Corporate Research and Development Center, Schenectady,
New York.
1983 Computing and the Information Age, Centennial Symposium,
University of Texas at Austin.
1983 ACM Annual Computer Science Conference, February,
Orlando, Florida.
1982 ACM 82 Annual Conference, February, Dallas, Texas.
1979 MACSYMA Users' Conference, Washington, D.C.
1979 International Banach Space Conference, Kent State
University
1979 SIGCSE Conference, Dayton, Ohio.
1979 ACM 79 Annual Conference, February, Detroit, Michigan.
1977 Denison University Algebra Conference, Denison
University.
1977 National Computer Conference, Dallas, Texas.
1977 Regional ACM Conference of SIGCSE, Columbus, Ohio.
1977 NSF Regional Conference on Banach Spaces, Kent State
University.
1976 NSF Regional Conference on Banach Spaces, Kent State
University
1975 Conference on Computers in Undergraduate Curricula, Texas
Christian University, Texas.
1975 Charlotte Topology Conference, Charlotte, South Carolina
1974 International Congress of Mathematicians, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.
1973 American Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, Dallas,
Texas
1973 Symposium on Approximation Theory, University of Texas.
1973 Finite Group Theory Conference, co-chaired the
organizational committee, University of Florida.
1972 Ottawa Algebra Symposium, Carleton University, Canada.
(By invitation only).
1972 Texas Symposium on Computer Systems, University of Texas
1971 American Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, Atlantic
City, N.J. Chaired a Group Theory session.
1971 American Mathematical Society Regional Meeting, Auburn
University
1970 American Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, San
Antonio, Texas. Chaired a Group Theory session.
1970 Mathematical Association of America, Regional meeting,
Rollins College, Florida
1969 Mini Conference on Group Theory, Rice University. Chaired
a session on Group Theory (By invitation only).
1969 NSF Regional Conference on Nilpotent Groups, University
of Texas. Chaired a session.
1969 American Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, New Orleans
1967 ACM Symposium on Interactive Systems for Experimental
Applied Mathematics, Washington, D.C.
1966 ACM Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation,
Washington, D.C.
1974-77 Numerous local chapter meetings of DPMA
1978-96 Numerous local chapter meetings of ACM
REFEREEING ACTIVITIES:
Numerous computer science books for
Addison Wesley (1978- )
McGraw Hill (1976 - )
Prindle, Weber, Schmidt (1976-1980)
Houghton Mifflin (1975-1980)
Referee for the Mathematical Monthly, Mathematical Association
of America (1972-74)
COURSES TAUGHT:
Hiram College: (Freshman - Senior Level, 1974 -; an asterisk
denotes courses no longer in the curriculum )
CPSC 481: Independent Research and Study
CPSC 480*: Senior Seminar (replaced in 1995 by 387, 386,
and 388 as courses requiring preliminary proposals,
journal style papers, and oral presentations)
CPSC 466: Theory of Computation
CPSC 465: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CPSC 388 (formerly 353) Compiler Design and Construction
CPSC 387 (formerly 365) Graphics
CPSC 386 (formerly 355) Artificial Intelligence
CPSC 380*: Junior Seminar
1985-86 Expert Systems
1984-85 Artificial Intelligence: Vision and
Perception
1982-83 Concurrent Programming
1981-82 Advanced Graphics
1980-81 Designs of Operating Systems
CPSC 375*: Software Engineering
CPSC 367: Parallel Computing
CPSC 363: Computer Networks
CPSC 356: Database Design (formerly 370)
CPSC 359: Systems Analysis and Design
CPSC 354: Systems Administration
CPSC 352: Systems Programming
CPSC 351: Programming Languages
CPSC 350*: Data Structures
CPSC 345: Operating Systems
CPSC/MATH 325: Numerical Analysis
CPSC 252: Computer Organization
CPSC 253*: Introduction to Computer Organization II:
Assembly Language (replaced by single course,
CPSC 252)
CPSC 252*: Introduction to Computer Organization I:
Architecture (replaced by single course, CPSC 252)
CPSC 250*: Computer Programming Techniques and
Applications
CPSC 241*: Management Information Systems (Weekend
College only)
CPSC 221: Software Engineering: Verification
CPSC 223: Software Engineering: Project Management
CPSC 240: Computer Ethics
CPSC 201: Algorithm Design
CPSC 192*: Introduction to Data Structures: Pascal
CPSC 191*: Introduction to Programming: Pascal
CPSC 172: Introduction to Programming: C++
CPSC 171: Introduction to Computer Science (laboratory
based)
CPSC 154: FORTRAN (1 hour)
CPSC 153: C (1 hour)
CPSC 152: LISP (1 hour)
CPSC 151: COBOL (1 hour)
CPSC 150*:Introduction to Programming: FORTRAN
CPSC 165: The Information Age and Computers
CPSC 160: Computers and Society
CPSC 145*, 146*, 147*: Introduction to Business
Programming I, II, III (Weekend College only)
MATH 466: Abstract Algebra
MATH 218: Linear Algebra
MATH 217: Discrete Mathematics
MATH 198, 199, 200: Calculus- entire sequence
DIRECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS: From 1974 until 1995, all
computer science majors at Hiram College designed and implemented
a major research project and presented it to the faculty and other
students both orally and in a paper. I directed over two-thirds of
the projects during that time. To list all the projects would
require many pages. Below I have shown a representative sample of
some of those projects, namely ones from 1985-86, by giving the
title and a very brief description of the work.
John Choma, "Automatic Theorem Proving".
Converted an INTERLISP theorem prover of W. Bledsoe to COMMON
LISP and used the prover to demonstrate automatic theorem proving
techniques.
William Filion, "Story Generating Programs".
Wrote a story generator using agendas.
Pat Gintert, "Collecting and Analyzing Experimental Data".
Interfaced an Apple IIe to several physics laboratory
experiments to automatically collect and analyze experimental data.
Chad Hegerty:, "Robotic Arm Movements".
Investigated the geometric constraints of robotic arm
movements and compared theoretical work in this area with existing
industrial robotic arms.
Howard Kimney, III, " Analyzing the Performance of an Operating
System"
Conducted an investigation of the campus VAX-VMS operating
system as configured and suggested improvements.
Christopher Kovach, "Shading and Lighting in Graphics Displays".
Compared several models for lighting and shading by using
greytoning techniques on a GIGI.
Sandra Marxen, "Software Reliability and Technical Problems of Star
Wars"
Translated the technical problems of software reliability into
terms that the general public can understand.
Greg Merz, "Proving Programs Correct".
Demonstrated many of the basic techniques by proving several
programs correct.
Karen Muehlhauser, "Poetry Generation- A Comparison of Current
Techniques"
Wrote a poetry generator in COMMON LISP. The output was highly
praised by our resident poet, Professor Hale Chatfield.
Paul Stephan, "Parallel Sorting Algorithms".
Compared and analyzed the complexity of parallel sorting
algorithms.
Robert Switalski, "Expert System Generating Using OPS5"
Implemented an expert system for identifying chemical
compounds in a beginning chemistry laboratory. Worked with a
chemistry professor to test the system.
Robert Vance, "Implementing Languages as Threaded Code".
Implemented FORTH on the VAX 11-780.
Catherine Vishnevsky, "Fractals:.
Investigated the mathematical foundations of fractal geometry
and demonstrated the use of 2D fractals by generating graphics
displays.
I also introduced "project courses" in artificial
intelligence, graphics, and compiler writing. These courses
required each student to design and implement a major research
project and present it to the faculty and other students both
orally and in a paper. In 1995, we decided to require each student
to take two of these courses instead of a senior seminar. I have
included the listing of the talks for the artificial intelligence
course in 1995 as representation of these projects.
You are invited to the 3rd Artificial Intelligence Seminar
presented by the students in CPSC 355: Artificial Intelligence. At
the two evening sessions, students will present, discuss, and
demonstrate prototype artificial intelligence systems that they
have built during the quarter.
The following is the schedule for the talks on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week:
Tuesday, March 7: Talks: 7-9:30, H-203
7:00 John L. Fleming
Solving a problem using a neural network.
7:30 Adam P. Taylor
Using blind searches to traverse a maze.
8:00 Jacalyn M. Halle
An expert system for playing interactive Pente.
8:30 Kelley A. Pellini
Using frames to explore simple relationships between
characters in a story, "Gone With the Wind".
9:00 Darren T. Mancuso
An expert system for choosing first aid remedies.
Wednesday, March 8: Talks 7-9:00, H-203
7:00 Steve J. Haley
A genetic algorithm for solving the knapsack
problem.
7:30 S. Daniel Toth
Simplifying group theory expressions using a beam
search and production rules.
8:00 Vaughn M. Evert
A system for playing 3-dimensional tic-tac-toe.
8:30 Noelle R. Walter
An expert system for playing Connect 4.