RESUME

 

LARRY M. STEPHENS

November 2006

 

Education

 

1977, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University.  Dissertation:  “Experimental Performance of Point-Process Estimators of Optical Pulse Delay”

 

1974, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

 

1968, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina

 

 

Professional Experience

 

1992-present, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina

 

January 1988-August 1989, Visiting Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), Austin, TX, while on leave from the University of South Carolina

 

1983-1992, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina

 

1977-1983, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina

 

1974-1977, NSF Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins University

 

1969-1974, United States Navy, Nuclear Engineering Officer, Division of Naval Reactors, Department of Energy, Washington, DC

 

1968-1969, NSF Graduate Fellow, Johns Hopkins University

 


Refereed Journal Publications

 

Multiagent Systems for Internet Applications,” with M. N. Huhns, in The Practical Handbook for Internet Computing, M. P. Singh, editor, CRC Press, 2005, pp. 17-1 to 17‑19.

 

“Constructing Consensus Ontologies for the Semantic Web: A Conceptual Approach,” with A. K. Gangam and M. N. Huhns, World Wide Web Journal, Kluwer Academic Publishers, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 421-442, December 2004.

 

“Weaving a Computing Fabric,” with J. W. Keele, J. E. Wray, W. M. Snelling, G. P. Harhay, R. R. Bradley, and M. N. Huhns, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 88-91, September/October 2002.

 

“Semantic Bridging of Independent Enterprise Ontologies,” with Michael N. Huhns, in Enterprise Inter- and Intra-Organizational Integration: Building International Consensus, Kurt Kosanke et al., editors, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, pp. 83-90, 2002

 

“Weaving a Computing Fabric,” with Michael N. Huhns, John W.Keele, Jim E.Wray, Warren M. Snelling, Greg P.Harhay, and Randy R. Bradley, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 92-95, September/October 2002.

 

“Consensus Ontologies: Reconciling the Semantics of Web Pages and Agents,” with Michael N. Huhns, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 5, no. 5, September-October 2001, pp. 92-95.

 

“Automating Supply Chains,” with Michael N. Huhns, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 5, no. 4, July-August 2001, pp. 90-93.

 

“Book Review of Truth from Trash.  How Learning Makes Sense, by Chris Thornton,” Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, vol. 4, no. 1/2, March/June 2000, pp. 131-134.

 

“Exploiting Expertise through Knowledge Networks,” with Michael N. Huhns, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 3, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 89-90.

 

“Personal Ontologies,” with Michael N. Huhns, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 3, no. 5, September-October 1999, pp. 85-87.

 

“Multiagent Systems and Societies of Agents,” with M. N. Huhns, Chapter 2 in Multiagent Systems, G. Weiss (ed.), MIT Press, 1998.

 

“Using a Domain Knowledge Ontology as a Semantic Gateway among Information Resources,” with M. L. Dowell and R. D. Bonnell, in Readings in Agents, M. Huhns and M. Singh (eds.), Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1997, pp. 255-260.

 

“Principles for Organizing Semantic Relations in Large Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 8, no. 3, 1996,  pp. 492-496.

 

“A Case Study in the Use of Large-Scale Knowledge-Based Technology for an Environmental Application,” N. B. Pinto and R. D. Bonnell, in Towards Very Large Knowledge Bases, (N. J. I Mars, ed.), IOS Press, 1995, pp. 156-162.

 

“Declarative Representations for Multiagent Systems,” with M. P. Singh and M. N. Huhns, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 5, no. 5, October 1993, pp. 721-739.

 

“The Classification of Binary Semantic Relations Based on Primitive Properties,” in Advances in Classification Research, S. M. Humphrey and B. H. Kwasnik, eds., Learned Information, Inc, Medford, New Jersey, 1991, pp. 159-168.

 

Plausible Inferencing Using Extended Composition,” with M. N. Huhns, Proceedings of the Eleventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Detroit, MI, August 1989, pp. 1420-1425.

 

“DAI for Document Retrieval: The MINDS Project,” with M. N. Huhns, U. Mukhopadhyay, and R. D. Bonnell, in Distributed Artificial Intelligence, M. N. Huhns (ed.), Pitman, London, 1987.

 

“An Intelligent System for Document Retrieval in Distributed Office Environments,” with U. Mukhopadhyay, M. N. Huhns, and R. D. Bonnell, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, vol. 37, no. 3, May 1986, pp. 123-135.  Reprinted in Readings in Distributed Artificial Intelligence, A. H. Bond and L. Gasser (eds.), Morgan Kaufmann, 1988, pp. 565-577.

 

“An Architecture for Control and Communications in Distributed Artificial Intelligence Systems,” with J. D. Yang and M. N. Huhns, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. 15, no. 3, May 1985, pp. 316-326.  Reprinted in Readings in Distributed Artificial Intelligence, A. H. Bond and L. Gasser (eds.), Morgan Kaufmann, 1988, pp. 606-616.

 

“Photoelectron Counter Dead-Time Effects on Direct Detection Optical Communication Systems,” with F. M. Davidson, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. Com-25, June 1977, pp. 615-621.

 

“Experimental Performance of Point Process Estimators of Optical Pulse Delay,” with F. M. Davidson, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. Com-26, August 1978, pp. 1239-1247.

 

 

Refereed Conference Publications and Presentations

 

“Developing Consensus Ontologies for the Semantic Web,” with Michael N. Huhns and Aurovinda K. Gangam, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Semantic Integration, Second International Conference on the Semantic Web (ISWC-03), Sanibel Island, FL, pp. 86-92, October 20, 2003.

 

“Intelligent software agents for managing distributed genomics data,” with J. W. Keele, J. E. Wray, M. N. Huhns, W. M. Snelling, G. P. Harhay, and R. R. Bradley, Proc. 28th Conference of the International Society of Animal Genetics ISAG, Göttingen, Germany, August 2002.

 

“Automating Supply-Chain Management,” (with Michael N. Huhns and Nenad Ivezic), in Proceedings First International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), Bologna, Italy, July 15-19, 2002.

 

“Consensus Ontologies: Reconciling Enterprise Semantics,” (with Michael N. Huhns), Proc. Third International Conference on Enterprise Integration and Modeling Technology, Valencia, Spain, April 2002.

 

“Dynamic Reconciliation of Semantics among Numerous Local Ontologies: A Preliminary Report,” with M. N. Huhns, submitted to Tenth Semantic Web Workshop, Hong Kong, January 2001.

 

“Autonomous Networked Tactical Sentries,” with John B. Bowles, et al., in Proceedings of Compiler and Architecture Support for Embedded Systems (CASES), Washington, DC, January 1999, pp. 1-7.

 

“Learning in Multiagent Systems,” with M. L. Dowell, Proceedings of the Second International Working Conference on Cooperating Knowledge Based Systems, University of Keele, England, June 1994.

 

“Modeling Multiagent Systems,” with R. Fulbright, Proceedings of the Second International Working Conference on Cooperating Knowledge Based Systems, University of Keele, England, June 1994.

 

“A Two-Tiered Approach for Organizing Slots in Large Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Proceedings of the 3rd ASIS SIG/CR Workshop on Classification Research, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 1992.

 

“The Classification of Binary Semantic Relations Based on Defining Properties,” Proceedings of the 1st ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop, American Society for Information Science Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, November 4, 1990, pp. 161-170.

 

“Agent Control Strategy as an Effector of DAI System Performance,” with M. Merx, Proceedings of the Tenth International Workshop on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Bandera, Texas, October 16-20, 1990, chapter 14.

 

“Agent Organization as an Effector of DAI System Performance,” with M. Merx, Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Rosario Resort, Eastsound, WA, September 12-14, 1989, pp. 263-292.

 

“Extending Knowledge Bases through Plausible Inferencing,” with M. N. Huhns, presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Machine Learning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 1989.

 

“Cooperation for DAI through Common-Sense Knowledge,” with M. N. Huhns and D. B. Lenat, presented at the Eighth Workshop on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Lake Arrowhead, CA, May 1988.

 

“MINDS: Multiple Intelligent Document Servers,” with R. D. Bonnell, M. N. Huhns and U. Mukhopadhyay, Proceedings of IEEE First International Conference on Office Automation, New Orleans, LA, December 1984, pp. 125-136.

 

 

Invited Presentations and Seminars

 

“Declarative Representations of Geographical Information,” Carnot Workshop on Reasoning about Location Information, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), Austin, Texas, January 1993.

 

“Common Sense Knowledge:  Issues on Knowledge Reuse for Large Systems,” Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC, June 1992.

 

“Distributed Artificial Intelligence: A Tutorial,” with M. N. Huhns, Third International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, Charleston, South Carolina, July 14, 1990.

 

 

Unrefereed Publications and Presentations

 

“Information Domain Modeling of Emergent Systems,” with Ron. F. Fulbright, Technical Report CSCE 2002-014, May 2002, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC  219208

 

“Determining Improved Values for Coordination and Communication Parameters in Multiagent Systems: A Case Study,” with Michael L. Dowell, Technical Report USC-ECE-LMS-99-051, May 1999.

 

“An Early-Resolution Linker-Loader for Autonomous Networked Tactical Sentry Software,” for Raytheon TI systems, Inc., Technical Report USC-ECE-LMS-99-061, June 1999.  The report included the delivery of a software system consisting of 5,000 lines of tested and debugged Java code.

 

“Applying Large-Scale Knowledge-Based Technology for Understanding the Environmental Impact of SRS Operations:  Final Report on SCUREF Task Order 43,” with N. Pinto, R. D. Bonnell, and Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-16, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, August 1993.

 

“The Classification of Relations in Large Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-14, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, July 1993.

 

“A Methodology for Organizing Relations in Frame-Structured Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-12, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, June 1993.

 

“Organizing Domain Theories for Geographical Reasoning Using Contexts,” with N. Pinto and R. D. Bonnell, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-10, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, May 1993.

 

“Reverse Engineering for Knowledge-Based System Understanding,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-08, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, March 1993.

 

“Knowledge Discovery for High-Level Software Understanding,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-06, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, March 1993.

 

“Organizing Domain Theories for Geographical Reasoning using Contexts in Cyc,” with N. B. Pinto and R. D. Bonnell, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-04, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, January 1993.

 

“A Methodology for Organizing Slots in Large Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-93-02, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, January 1993.

 

“Restructuring the Cyc Ontology for Geographical Reasoning:  Interim Report on SCUREF Task Order 43,” with N. Pinto, R. D. Bonnell, and Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-12, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, December 1992.

 

“Intelligent On-Board Mobile Robot Control Architecture,” with Ron Fulbright, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-11, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, August 1992.

 

“Organizing Slots for Large Frame-Structured Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-10, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, June 1992.

 

“Development of a Computer Knowledge Base for Understanding the Environmental Concerns of Radioactivity:  Final Report on SCUREF Task Order 43,” with R. D. Bonnell, Y. F. Chen, and N. Pinto, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-08, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, June 1992.

 

“Terminological Properties for Slot Maintenance,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-05, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, May 1992.

 

“A Framework for Slot Organization in Large Knowledge Bases,” with Y. F. Chen, Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-04, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, May 1992.

 

“The Classification of Semantic Relations in Large Knowledge Bases,” Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-02, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, March 1992.

 

“Problem-Solving Strategies for a DAI Pursuit Game,” with A. Narasimhaswamy, USC Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-92-05, January 1992.

 

“Development of a Computer Knowledge Base for Understanding the Environmental Concerns of Radioactivity:  Progress Report on SCUREF Task Order 43, “ with R. D. Bonnell, Y. Chen, and N. Pinto, October 1991.

 

“Common-Sense Reasoning for Intelligent Reactor-Operator Aides,” USC Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-91-04, March 1991.

 

“Taxonomizing Slots in Large Knowledge Bases,” USC Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-91-03, February 1991.

 

“The Classification of Semantic Relations in Large Knowledge Bases,” USC Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-91-02, January 1991.

 

“Declarative Representations of Multiagent Systems,” with M. N. Huhns and M. P. Singh, MCC Technical Report Number ACT-RA-220-90, September 1990.

 

“Common Sense Reasoning about the Environmental Impact of Radioactivity from the Savannah River Site,” with M. L. Dowell, USC Technical Report No. ECE-LMS-90-01, September 1990.

 

“Cooperative Problem Solving through Common-Sense Knowledge,” with M. N. Huhns and M. A. Gray, MCC Technical Report Number ACT-AI-218-89-P, June 1989

 

“A Distributed Artificial Intelligence System for Scheduling Automatic Guided Vehicles,” with J. F. McElroy, USCMI Report No. 89-01, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, February 1989.  Also presented at IEEE Southeastcon, Columbia, SC, April 1989.

 

“The Influence of Organizational Hierarchies on the Performance of Distributed Intelligent Systems,” with M. Merx, USCMI Report No. 89-02, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, February 1989.

 

“Extended Composition of Relations,” with M. N. Huhns, MCC Technical Report Number ACA-AI-376-88, November 1988.

 

“An Experiment in Communication and Cooperation in a Distributed Artificial Intelligence System,” with Sheng-Ron Chang, USCMI Technical Report 87-71, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, December 1987.

“Knowledge Classification in CYC,” with M. N. Huhns, MCC Technical Report Number ACA-AI-091-88-Q, April 1988.

 

“Distributed Knowledge-Based Systems for Antares,” with M. N. Huhns, MCC Technical Report Number ACA-AI-056-88-Q, February 1988.

 

“Cooperation for DAI through Common-Sense Knowledge,” with M. N. Huhns and D. B. Lenat, MCC Technical Report Number ACA-AI-060-88, February 1988.

 

“A Study of Control and Cooperation in Distributed Artificial Intelligence Systems,” with Srinivas Kanuparthy, USCMI Technical Report 87-70, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, December 1987.

 

“A Parallel AO* Algorithm for Distributed Problem Solving,” with Sheng-Hui Chu, USCMI Technical Report 87-49, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, October 1987.

 

“A Testbed for Communication Among Distributed Intelligent Agents,” with D. C. Skeen, USCMI Technical Report 87-48, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, October 1987.

 

“COACH: An Intelligent Tutor for a Learning-While-Doing Environment,” with R. D. Bonnell, A. W. Hui, and E. T. Whitaker, USCMI Technical Report 86-05, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, February 1986.

 

“KRONOS: An Intelligent Personal Scheduler,” with R. D. Bonnell and W. Zhang, USCMI Technical Report 85-30, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, August 1985.

 

“COACH: An Intelligent Tutor for an Integrated Office Environment,” with R. D. Bonnell, E. T. Whitaker, A. W. Hui, and W. Zhang, USCMI Technical Report 85-05, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, August 1985.

 

“Implementation of a Distributed Expert System for the Intelligent File System,” with M. N. Huhns, and R. D. Bonnell, USCMI Technical Report 85-10, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, June 1985.

 

“Logical Data Modeling for the Intelligent File System,” with I. Lee, R. D. Bonnell, and M. N. Huhns, USCMI Technical Report 85-07, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, June 1985.

 

“A Network Communications Server for LISP in a Distributed Environment,” with G. H. Keaton and R. D. Bonnell, USCMI Technical Report 85-06, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, June 1985.

 

“A Distributed Knowledge-Based Learning System for Information Retrieval,” with U. Mukhopadhyay, M. N. Huhns, and R. D. Bonnell, USCMI Technical Report 85-05, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, May 1985.

 

“Control and Cooperation in Distributed Expert Systems,” with M. N. Huhns and R. D. Bonnell, Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon, April 1983, pp. 241-245.

 

“A Structure for Distributed Expert Systems Based on Dynamic Planning,” with M. N. Huhns and J. D. Yang, USCMI Technical Report 83-05, Center for Machine Intelligence, University of South Carolina, January 1983.

 

“Multiple Microcomputer Control Algorithm Feasibility Prototype,” with R. O. Pettus et al., Naval Training Equipment Center Report NAVTRAEQUIPCEN 79-C-0096-1, August 1981.

 

“Computer Graphics Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Serial Two-Dimensional Sections,” with M. N. Huhns, Y. C. Tsai, and J. R. Augustine, Proceedings of 13th Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Orlando, Florida, March 1981, pp. I-B-23 to I-B-27.

 

“A Front-End Processor and Image Processing Interface for a VAX-11/780,” with J. D. Yang and M. N. Huhns, Proceedings of 12th Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, May 1980, pp. 243-246.

 

“Memory Alignment Controller for a Bit-Slice 32-Bit Computer,” with J. Avila and M. N. Huhns, Proceedings of 12th Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, May 1980, pp. 11-15.

 

“Microcoding a Bit-Slice Super Minicomputer,” with B. Y. Chen and M. N. Huhns, Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon, April 1980, pp. 221-222.

 

“A Multiple Microprocessor System for Real Time Applications,” with D. A. DuPre, et al., Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon, April 1980, pp. 342-343.

 

“Hardware Design of a Bit-Slice Processor,” with F. A. Cochrane, et al., Proceeding of IEEE Southeastcon, April 1980, pp. 221-222.

 

“Multiple Microcomputer Control Algorithm,” with R. O. Pettus et al., Naval Training Equipment Center Report NAVTRAEQUIPCEN 78-C-0157-1, September 1979.

 

“Special Purpose Digital Equipment used in Optical Communications Experiments,” Proceedings of 11th Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 1979, pp. 181-185.

 

“Study of Advanced Professional Requirements Relative to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering in Industry and Government,” with T. A. Jur et al., U. S. Department of Energy Report SRO-0947-M2, December 1978.

 

 

Ph.D. Research Programs Directed

 

Ron Fulbright, “Information Domain Modeling of Emergent Phenomena,” May 2002.

 

Michael L. Dowell, “Learning in DAI Systems,” December 1995.

 

Yufeng Chen, “Organizing Relations in Large Knowledge Bases,” August 1993.

 

Matthias Merx, “The Influence of Organizational Hierarchies on the Performance of Distributed Intelligent Systems,” January 1989.

 

 

M.S. Research Programs Directed

 

Arun Narasimhaswamy, “A Declarative Representational Testbed for Studying Multiagent Systems,” December 1991.

 

Jeffrey F. McElroy, “A Distributed Artificial Intelligence System for Cooperating, Autonomous Vehicles in a Manufacturing Environment,” November 1988.

 

Srinivas Kanuparthy, “Metaknowledge Parameters for Control and Cooperation in  Distributed Artificial Intelligence Systems,” December 1987.

 

Sheng-Ron Chang, “Cooperation Among Intelligent Agents in Game Playing  Problems,” November 1987.

 

David C. Skeen, “A Testbed for Communication Among Distributed Intelligent Agents,” July 1987.

 

Sheng-Hui Chu, “A Parallel AO* Algorithm for Distributed Problem Solving,” May 1987.

 

Ki-Hyun Joo, “Knowledge Representation using an Internal Property List in  Frame-Based Systems,” June 1986.

 

Curtiss Yang, “An Expert System for Selection of Hydraulic Pumps,”  December 1985.

 

Garfield H. Keaton, “A Network Communications Server for LISP in a Distributed  Environment,” June 1985.

 

Kwang Pin Pao, “Hidden Line Removal for Line Drawing Systems,” May 1984.

 

P. R. McEntire, “A Three-Dimensional, Device-Independent Graphics Package,”  August, 1982.

 

J. Huang, “Computer Graphics Curve and Surface Generation for Engineering  Design,” August 1982.

 

A. Del Corral, “Construction and Performance Evaluation of a  Microprogrammable, Bit-Slice Computer,” August 1981.

 

T. C. Tsai, “Computer Graphics Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Parallel  Cross Section Data,” December 1980.

 

B. Y. Chen, “Microprogramming for a Bit-Slice Microcomputer,” May 1980.

 

J. A. Hernandez, “Memory Alignment Controller for a 32-Bit Computer,” May  1980.

 

 

Funded Research

 

Developing Consensus Ontologies: Reconciling the Semantics of Web Pages,” University of South Carolina Research Grant, $55,045, January 2002-December 2002.

 

“Cooperating Intelligent Software Agents for Genomic Research,” co-principal investigator with M. N. Huhns, USDA, $250,000, May 2001-December 2002.

 

“Autonomous Networked Tactical Sensor System,” co-principal investigator with M. N. Huhns, DARPA-Raytheon, $135,000 (LMS share), July 1997-June 2000

 

“Logistics Information Access via Cooperating Agents,” co-principal investigator with M. N. Huhns, DARPA, $62,511, January 1997-December 1997

 

“Healthcare Enterprise Information Management,” co-principal investigator with M. N. Huhns, NIST, $39,226, July 1996-May 1997.

 

“EDGAR:  A Graphical Interface for the Equipment Description Grammar,” Sandia National Laboratories, $58,984, June 30, 1995 to June 30, 1996.

 

“Motif GUI Application Builder for GENISAS Control Software,” South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation, $96,000, May 1994 to August 1995.

 

“Evaluation of ROCK as a Replacement for Cyc,” South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation, $74,000, June 1994 to June 1995.

 

“Enhancements to Drum Inspection Robot On-Board Computer,” South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation, $20,000, January 1, 1994 to May 15, 1994.

 

“Drum Inspection Robot On-Board Computer,” South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation, $93,027, January 15, 1993 to December 31, 1993.

 

“Development of a Computer Knowledge Base for Understanding Environmental Concerns of Radioactivity,” South Carolina Universities Research and Educational Foundation, $108,000, May 1, 1992 to August 31, 1993.

 

“Development of a Computer Knowledge Base for Understanding Environmental Concerns of Radioactivity,” Westinghouse Savannah River Company, $100,043; May 1, 1991 to April 30, 1992.

 

“Demonstration of a Computer Knowledge Base for Understanding Environmental Concerns of Radioactivity,” Westinghouse Savannah River Company, $36,620, July 1990-January 1991.

 

“Request for Donation of a Symbolics LISP Computer for Research in Knowledge Representation,” with R. D. Bonnell, NCR Corporation, $15,000, January 1991.

 

“HOPE: Human Oriented Programming Environment,” NCR Corporation, $292,772, with R. O. Pettus (principal investigator), January 1987 to December 1987.

 

“Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology to Office Automation Products,” NCR Corporation, $33,400, with R. D. Bonnell, June-August 1985.

 

“A Distributed Expert System Approach to the File-Ready System,” NCR Corporation, $142,868, with R. D. Bonnell and M. N Huhns, January 1984 to June 1985.

 

“Quantification of Metaknowledge Parameters for Distributed Expert Systems,” University of South Carolina Research and Productive Scholarship Grant, $2000, 1983.

 

“Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Multiple Microcomputer Control Algorithm Feasibility Prototype,” Naval Training Equipment Center, $308,581, with R. O. Pettus, M. N. Huhns, and R. D. Bonnell, September 1979 to August 1981.

 

“Rationale and Specifications for an Engineering Minicomputer,” with R. O. Pettus, R. D. Bonnell, and M. N. Huhns, South Carolina Budget and Control Board, $350,000, March 1979.

 

“Multiple Microcomputer Control Algorithm Investigation,” Naval Training Equipment Center, $96,470, with R. O. Pettus, M. N. Huhns, and R. D. Bonnell, September 1978 to September 1979.

 

“Study of Advanced Professional Educational Requirements Relative to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering in Industry and Government,” U. S. Department of Energy, $250,000, with T. Jur et al., December 1977 to December 1978.

 

 

Patents

 

“Multiple-Microcomputer Processing,” U. S. Patent Number 4,414,624, with C. F. Summer, Jr., et al., November 8, 1983.

 


Consulting

 

National Institute for Standards and Technology, “Automating Business-to-Business Transactions,” 2001.

 

National Institute for Standards and Technology, “Process Specification Language Ontology Translation Effort,” 2000.

 

Global InfoTek, Inc., Arlington, VA, “Semantic Reconciliation for theDARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML),” 2000.

 

ATT-GIS, Columbia, SC, “Feasibility Study for Applying Carnot Technology,” 1993-1994.

 

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), Austin, Texas.  Consultant for enterprise integration, distributed artificial intelligence, and knowledge representation, 1988 to 1992.

 

Metis Systems Inc., Columbia, SC.  Consultant for artificial intelligence applications in commercial banking systems, 1985-1987.

 

NCR Corporation, Engineering and Manufacturing Division, Columbia, SC.  Senior instructor for course development in microprocessor operating systems, May 1982 to December 1982.

 

 

Honors and Awards

 

Phi Beta Kappa

Tau Beta Pi

Eta Kappa Nu

Sigma Xi

Pi Mu Epsilon

NSF Graduate Fellow

Distinguished Naval Graduate, Officer Candidate School

 

 

Professional Societies

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member since 1991.

American Association for Artificial Intelligence

Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina

 

 

Professional Service

 

Invited by the editors of Prentice-Hall, Inc., to review the text Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design, Victor P. Nelson et al., for preparation of a second edition, May 1999.

 

Regular reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics and IEEE Computer Magazine, and IEEE Internet Computing.

 

Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics:  Special Issue on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, to appear in early 1992.

 

Member, Program Committee, International Conference on Cooperating Knowledge-Based Systems, University of Keele, England, June 1994.

 

Reviewer for Second International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, May, 1993.

 

Reviewer for Fourth International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, Kauai, Hawaii, June 1991.

 

Member, Program Committee, Tenth International Workshop on Distributed Artificial Intelligence, sponsored by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, Bandera, Texas, October 1990.  Reviewed 20 papers for this workshop.

 

Reviewer for a second edition of the text book Artificial Intelligence and the Design of Expert Systems, by G. F. Luger and W. A. Stubblefield, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Redwood City, CA, 1989; review submitted March 1990.

 

Reviewer for Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Volume II, L. Gasser and M. N. Huhns (editors), Pitman Publishing Company, March 1989.

 

University, College, and Department Services

 

Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1992-present

 

Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 1996-1999

 

Member, Faculty Search Committee, 1999-2000; 2001-2002

 

Faculty Senate representative 1991-1994

 

Reviewer for high-school student projects and papers, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Physics, USC, 1996 to 2000.