• CSSE 332 Operating Systems
• CSSE 442 Computer Security
• CSSE/MA 473 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSSE/MA 491 Independent Study
• CSSE 494/5/6 Senior Thesis

• CSSE 120 Fundamentals of Software Development I
• CSSE 232 Computer Architecture I
• CSSE 494/5/6 Senior Thesis

• CSSE 232 Computer Architecture I
• CSSE/MA 473 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• CSSE 494/5/6 Senior Thesis

+ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

+ United States Air Force Academy

+ College of Santa Fe

+ Chapman University

• L. D. Merkle, M. C. McClurg, M. G. Ellis, and T. G. Hicks-Wright. EA-Based Generation of Compiler Heuristics for Polymorphous Computing Architectures. Presented in the Military and Security Applications of Evolutionary Computation Workshop of the 2006 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference.
• E. Borzello and L. Merkle. Multi-Robot Cooperation Using the Ant Algorithm with Variable Pheromone Placement. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation.
• L. D. Merkle and D. J. Burns. Hybrid Architectures for Evolutionary Computing Methods: Automated Transfer of Evolutionary Computation Successes to the Evolvable Hardware Domain. Presented in the Military and Security Applications of Evolutionary Computation Workshop of the 2004 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference.
• M. C. Carlisle and L. D. Merkle. Automated Load Balancing of a Missile Defense Simulation Using Domain Knowledge. Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 1, Issue 1, April 2004, pp. 59-68.
• L. D. Merkle, G. H. Gates, Jr., and G. B. Lamont. Scalability of an MPI-based fast messy genetic algorithm. In Caroll et al., ed., Applied Computing 1998: Proceedings of the 1998 Symposium on Applied Computing, New York : The Association for Computing Machinery, 1998.
• L. D. Merkle and G. B. Lamont. A random function based framework for evolutionary algorithms. In Thomas Bäck, editor, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Genetic Algorithms, San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kauffman, 1997.
• C. E. Kaiser, G. B. Lamont, L. D. Merkle, G. H. Gates, Jr., and R. Pachter. Exogenous parameter selection in a real-valued genetic algorithm. In Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Piscataway New Jersey : IEEE Service Center , 1997.
• L. D. Merkle and G. B. Lamont. An initial analysis of data parallelism in the fast messy genetic algorithm. In E. Deaton et al., eds., Applied Computing 1994: Proceedings of the 1994 Symposium on Applied Computing, New York : The Association for Computing Machinery, 1994.
• L. D. Merkle, and G. B. Lamont. Comparison of parallel messy genetic algorithm data distribution strategies. In S. Forrest, ed., Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Genetic Algorithms, San Mateo , CA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., 1993.

• L. D. Merkle. Selected Applications of Evolutionary Computation in Computational Science and Engineering. Indiana State University , Department of Life Sciences, 2006.
• L. D. Merkle and J. W. Luginsland. Design Optimization for a Novel Class of High Power Microwave Sources. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, presented in the special session on Evolutionary Design Optimization.
• L. D. Merkle. Design Optimization for a Novel Class of High Power Microwave Sources: Incorporating Constraints in a Real-Valued Evolutionary Algorithm. Colloquium presented at various academic institutions, 2001-2002.
• L. D. Merkle and J. W. Luginsland. Optimization of the signal growth rate in a class of multicavity RKOs with axially varying geometry using a parallel real-valued evolutionary algorithm. Presented at 2000 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science.
• G. E. Sasser, L. D. Merkle, R. E. Peterkin, et al. Virtual prototyping of RF weapons Challenge Project. Proceedings of the 1999 DoD HPC Users Group Meeting.
• L. D. Merkle and J. W. Luginsland. Constrained evolutionary optimization of the signal growth rate in an RKO with an axially varying waveguide diameter. Presented at 1999 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science.
• G. E. Sasser, L. D. Merkle, R. E. Peterkin, et al. Virtual prototyping of microwave devices using MHD, PIC, and CEM codes. Proceedings of the 1998 AIAA Conference.
• L. D. Merkle, R. E. Peterkin, et al. Virtual prototyping of RF weapons: A DoD Challenge Project. Proceedings of the 1998 DoD HPC Users Group Meeting.

• G. B. Lamont and L. D. Merkle. Towards Effective Evolutionary Algorithms for Polypeptide Structure Prediction. In G. Fogel and D. W. Corne, editors, Evolutionary Computation in Bioinformatics, 2002.
• C. E. Kaiser, L. D. Merkle, G. B. Lamont, G. H. Gates, Jr., and R. Pachter. Case studies in protein structure prediction with real-valued genetic algorithms. In M. Heath et al., ed., Proceedings of the Eighth SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, Philadelphia , PA : SIAM , 1997.
• C. E. Kaiser, G. B. Lamont, L. D. Merkle, G. H. Gates, Jr., and R. Pachter. Polypeptide structure prediction: Real-valued versus binary hybrid genetic algorithms. In Bryant et al., ed., Applied Computing 1997: Proceedings of the 1997 Symposium on Applied Computing, New York : The Association for Computing Machinery, 1997.
• L. D. Merkle, G. H. Gates, Jr., G. B. Lamont, and R. Pachter. Hybrid genetic algorithms for minimization of a polypeptide specific energy model. In Thomas Bäck, Zbigniew Michalewicz, and Hiroaki Kitano, eds., Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Piscataway New Jersey: IEEE Service Center, 1996.
• L. D. Merkle, R. L. Gaulke, G. B. Lamont, G. H. Gates, Jr., and R. Pachter. Hybrid genetic algorithms for polypeptide energy minimization. In Applied Computing 1996: Proceedings of the 1996 Symposium on Applied Computing, New York: The Association for Computing Machinery, 1996.
• G. H. Gates, Jr., R. Pachter, L. D. Merkle, and G. B. Lamont. Simple genetic algorithm parameter selection for protein structure prediction. In David Fogel, editor, Proceedings of the Second IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Piscataway New Jersey: IEEE Service Center, 1995.

• A. Chidanandan, J.P. Mellor, and L. D. Merkle. Design and Implementation of a Minuscule General Purpose Processor in an Undergraduate Computer Architecture Course. 2007 International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education. To appear.
• B. S. Fagin and L. D. Merkle. Measuring the Effectiveness of Robots in Teaching Computer Science. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2003.
• B. S. Fagin and L. D. Merkle. Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Robots on Computer Science Education. ACM Journal of Educational Resources in Computing, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 2002, pp. 1-18.
• A. T. Chamillard and L. D. Merkle. Evolution of an Introductory Computer Science Course: The Long Haul. Presented at the 2002 Rocky Mountain Conference of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges.
• A. T. Chamillard and L. D. Merkle. Management Challenges in a Large Introductory Computer Science Course. Proceedings of the Thirty-Third SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2002.
• B. S. Fagin, L. D. Merkle, and T. W. Eggers. Teaching Computer Science Concepts with Robotics Using Ada/Mindstorms 2.0. Proceedings of SIGAda 2001.

• A. Chidanandan, R. DeVasher, P. Ferro, D. Fisher, S. Mitra-Kirtley, L. Merkle, D. Mutchler, S. Sexton, M. Simoni, and J. Williams. Work in Progress - Assessing the Impact of Pen-Based Computing and Collaboration-Facilitating Software in the Classroom. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education 2007. To appear.
• Case Study of DyKnow Vision software at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
• A. Chidanandan, R. DeVasher, P. Ferro, D. Fisher, S. Kirtley, L. Merkle, D. Mutchler, M. Simoni, S. Sexton, A. Watt, and J. Williams. Evaluating the Symbiosis of DyKnow Software and Pen-Based Computing in the Rose-Hulman Classroom. The Second Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education, 2007.
• Z. Chambers, A. Chidanandan, R. DeVasher, L. Merkle, M. Minster, S. Mitra-Kirtley, D. Mutchler, S. Sexton, A. Watt, J. Williams, and M. Zoetewey. What is Beyond the Laptop Initiative? Perhaps: Tablet PCs and DyKnow Vision Software. Proceedings of Frontiers in Education 2006.
• J. Holden, R. Layton, L. Merkle, and T. Hudson. Underwater Hacker Missile Wars: A Cryptography and Engineering Contest. Cryptologia, Vol. 30, 2006, pp 69-77.
• R. Layton, J. Holden, T. Hudson, and L. Merkle. Underwater Model Rockets: An Innovative Design Problem and Competition for Undergraduate Students in Engineering, Math and Science. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Best paper in Mechanical Engineering Division.

• L. D. Merkle. Electronic Voting. Invited panel member, Illiana Information Technology Association October Meeting, 2004.
• L. D. Merkle. Fielding expert systems: Really getting them used. Invited panel member, First World Congress on Expert Systems, 1991.
• Approximately 30 other conference papers and presentations, some of which are available here.