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Department Of Computer Science & Software Engineering
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Cary Laxer Claude Anderson Mark A. Ardis |
Andrew Kinley J. P. Mellor David Mutchler |
Dale
F. Oexmann Michael Wollowski |
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Head of the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8429
E-mail: Cary.Laxer@Rose-Hulman.edu
Website: http://www.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~laxer
Degrees:
- B.A., New York University, 1976
- Ph.D., Duke University, 1980
Areas of Specialization:
- Computer science education for high school and college students
- Computer-aided instruction
- Biomedical computing
- Data structures
- Computer graphics
Research Activities:
- Computer graphics
- Biomedical applications of computer graphics
- Computer science education
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Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8331
E-mail: Claude.Anderson@Rose-Hulman.edu
Degrees:
- B.S., California Institute of Technology, 1975
- M.S., University of Illinois, 1977
- M.S., Indiana University, 1987
- Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1981
Areas of Specialization:
- Theory of computation
- Programming language design and implementation Combinatorial group theory
- Object oriented programming (especially in Java)
Research Activities:
- Functional programming languages, especially Scheme
- Compiler design and optimization
- Software plagiarism detection
Industrial Experience:
- Professional Association Database Management System
- Object-oriented system for truck design
- Scheduling algorithms for laboratory robotics
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Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Phone: 812-877-8226
E-mail: Mark.A.Ardis@Rose-Hulman.edu
Website: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~ardis
Degrees:
- B.A., Cornell University, 1971
- M.S., University of Maryland, 1976
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1980
Areas of Specialization:
- Software engineering, domain engineering, formal methods
Research Activities:
- Domain engineering, applications of formal methods, technology transfer
Industrial Experience:
- Computer Sciences Corporation, computer programmer/systems analyst, 1971-1972
- Macro Systems, computer programmer/systems analyst, 1972-1974
- Delta Research, computer programmer/systems analyst, 1974-1976
- Bell Laboratories, software researcher, 1991-2000
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8974
E-mail: andrew.kinley@Rose-Hulman.edu
Degrees:
- B.A., Bowdoin College, 1993
- M.S., Indiana University, 1995
- Ph.D., Indiana University, 2000
Areas of Specialization:
- Artificial Intelligence, knowledge representation, learning, cognitive science
Research Activities:
- Member of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, Association for Computing
- Machinery, and the Cognitive Science Society
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8085
E-mail: J.P.Mellor@Rose-Hulman.edu
Website: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~mellor/
Degrees:
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1987
- B.S., Nuclear Technology, University of the State of NY, 1989
- S.M., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
Areas of Specialization:
- Computer vision
- Human-computer interaction
- Graphics
Research Activities:
- Automated methods for reconstructing 3D geometry
- Computer vision techniques for human-computer interaction
- Enhanced-reality visualization
Industrial Experience:
- Shift Engineer, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, Balston Spa, NY
- Research Assistant, MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, Cambridge, MA
- Consultant, Great Eastern Technology, Woburn, MA
- System Administrator, Zoesis, Inc., Newton, MA
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Associate Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8426
E-mail: David.Mutchler@Rose-Hulman.edu
Degrees:
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1976
- M.S., University of Virginia, 1980
- Ph.D., Duke University, 1986
Areas of Specialization:
- Artificial Intelligence (heuristic search, machine game-playing)
- Replicated databases
- Statistical testing of software
- Cryptography
- Graph algorithms
Research Activities:
- Design and analysis of algorithms and heuristics for machine game-playing, in particular, for imperfect information games
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Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Phone: 812-877-8384
E-mail: Dale.Oexmann@Rose-Hulman.edu
Degrees:
- B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1962
- M.S., Lehigh University, 1963
Areas of Specialization:
- System design
- Database design
- E/R modeling
Industrial Experience:
- Hamilton Glass Products and Applied Computing Devices,
- consultant, system design and installation
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Phone: 812-877-8650
E-mail: wollowski@rose-hulman.edu
Website: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~wollowsk
Degrees:
- Vordiplom, Universitä at Hamburg, Germany, 1986
- M.S., Indiana University, 1988
- Ph.D., Indiana University, 1998
Areas of Specialization:
- World-wide web
- Diagrammatic Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
Research Activities:
- Embedded systems driven by the world-wide web
- Diagrammatic theorem provers and diagrammatic information systems