NAME: Glen N. Williams
TITLE: Professor
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1965
M.Sc. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1961
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1960
EXPERIENCE:
Educational: Professor, Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 1987-present; Interim Department Head, Computer Science, July 1986-September 1988; Applied Mathematics Task Force, 1985-present; Chairman, Engineering Faculty Advisory Committee, 1984-1986; Engineering Faculty Advisory Committee, 1983-1986; Research Computing Advisory Committee, 1982-present; Academic and Research Computing Task Force, 1981-1982; Associate Professor, Computing Science, Texas A&M University, 1975-1987; Manager, Scientific Applications, Data Processing Center, Texas A&M university, 1974-1980; Member, Graduate Faculty, Texas A&M, 1973-present; Research Engineer, Industrial Engineering Division, Texas A&M University, March 1973-December 1973; Assistant Professor, Computing Science, Texas A&M University, 1974-1975; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, Red River Army Depot, September 1973-December 1973; Senior Staff Analyst, Data Processing Center, Texas A&M University, June 1973-August 1973; Research Engineer, Environmental Engineering Division, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, June 1973-August 1973; Research Engineer, Environmental Engineering Division, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1972-1974; Assistant Professor, Computing Science, Texas A&M University, 1969-1973; Senior Staff Analyst, Data Processing Center, Texas A&M University, 1969-1971.
Industrial: Project Engineer, USAF Weapons Laboratory, 1965-1968; Computer Science-Systems Engineer, IBM Corporation, June 1965-November 1965.
Consulting: Consultant, General Dynamics, Inc. 1986-present; Consultant, Evans-Hamilton, Inc., June 1974-present; Consultant, Houston Instruments, September 1973-December 1982; Consultant, Computer Graphics, International, September 1969-December 1969.
HONORS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Awards: IEEE Fellow, 1995; Halliburton Professor of Computer Science, 1992-93; IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984; Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, College of Engineering, 1985; Listed in American Men and Women of Science.
Society Memberships: Sigma Xi; IEEE Senior Member; IEEE Computer Society; IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society; Association for Computing Machinery.
RESEARCH INTERESTS/AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Computational Mathematics, Computer Graphics Systems, Scientific and Engineering Applications
RESEARCH SUPPORT:
Project Director, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Research and Development, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, January 1995-1998, IDIQ ceiling of $4,225, 752; Project Director, Incorporating the TAMU AUV Controller into the Nuwc 21UUV, Naval Underwater Warfare Center Division, Newport, September 1993-January 1995; Principal Investigator, Joint studies in Scientific Visualization, IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center, January 1991-December 1992, $40,000; Principal Investigator, A Computer Science Undergraduate Experiment with the IBM PS/2 Model 25, Sponsored by IBM Corporation, December 1988-August 1990; Project Director, Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Controller, Sponsored by Naval Surface Warfare Center, September 1988-July 1993, $4,611,918; Project Director, Knowledge-Based Systems for Naval Autonomous Vehicles, Sponsored by NOAA/Sea Grant, September 1987-June 1988, $700,000; Project Director, Knowledge-Based Systems for Naval Autonomous Vehicles, Sponsored by NOAA/Sea Grant (Naval Surface Warfare Center), January 1987-June 1987, $125,000; Principal Investigator, Engineering Application Code Design/Development, Sponsored by Texas Highway Department, August 1981-May 1984, $70,000; Co-Investigator, ICAM Interactive Graphics Consultant, Hughes Tool Co-Sponsored by U.S. Air Force, June 1982-December 1983, $280,000; Principal Investigator, Oceanographic Data Reduction, Sponsored by Evans-Hamilton, Inc., August 1974-present, $30,000 per year; Co-Investigator, Offshore Oil Rig Stability, Sponsored by Mobil Oil Company, August 1980, $30,000; Principal Investigator, Arlington Water Supply Plant Optimization, Sponsored by City of Arlington, Texas, September 1977-August 1978, $30,000; Principal Investigator, SEASWAB II, The Stability of Under-consolidated Sediments, Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, October 1976-August 1977, $370,000; Principal Investigator, Oil Spill Transport and Diffusion Models, Sponsored by Sea Grant Program (NOAA), September 1976-August 1977, $30,000; Co-Investigator, Coast Guard Manufacturing/Distribution Optimization, Sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard, March 1974-May 1974, $25,000; Co-Investigator, SEADOCK-The Offshore Texas Port Facility, Sponsored by the SEADOCK Corporation, January 1973-June 1974, $285,000; Co-Investigator, Industrial Waste Deposits in the Houston Ship Channel, Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, June 1972-December 1972, $75,000.
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS:
Journal Publications: 12 Conference Proceedings: 20 Presentations: 25
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
"Multi-dimensional Convex Polytopes," SIGGRAPH '92, Electronic Screening Room, Chicago, IL, July 1992 (co-authored T. Asbury).
"Inside the Hypercube," SIGGRAPH '92, Technical Slide Set, Chicago, IL, July 1992 (co-authored T. Ashbury).
"Visualization of Molecular Dynamics via Ray Tracing and Animation in a Vectorized Environment" IBM Journal of Research and Development, Vol. 35 1/2, pp. 108-118, 1991 (co-authored E. Nelson, D. Barnett, K. Muzny).
"Dynamic Identity Verification via Keystroke Characteristics," International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol. 35, pp. 859-870, 1991 (co-authored J. Leggett, M. Usinick, M. Longnecker).
"Verification of User Identity via Keyboard Characteristics," Human Factors in Management Information Systems, Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex Publishing, 1987.
"A Prototype for Simulation and Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Control System," Modeling and Simulation Symposium, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, June 1988 (co-authored D. Safford).
"Reliability Design of a Distributed Knowledge Based System for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle," Symposium on Unmanned, Untethered Submersible Technology, University of New Hampshire, June 1987 (co-authored U. Pooch, D. Safford).
"Verification of User Identity via Keyboard Characteristics," Proceedings, Symposium on Human Factors in Management Information Systems, October 1986 (co-authored J. Leggett).
"Rule Based Object Oriented Simulation Systems," Proceedings, Society for Computer Simulation Multi-conference, January 1986. (Also included in Intelligent Simulation Systems, SCS Simulation Series, Vol 17, No. 1, pp. 107-112, January 1986) (co-authored H.Adelsberger, U. Pooch, R. Shannon).
"An Underwater Ultrasonic Triangulation System," Proceedings, U.S. Minerals Management Service Information Transfer Meeting, October 1985.
"Identity Verification Through Keyboard Characteristics," International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol. 23, pp. 263-273, 1985 (co-authored D. Umphress).
"A High Resolution Ultra-sound Triangulation System for Mapping Underwater Sites," Proceedings, Conference on Underwater Archeology, January 1985 (co-authored D. Hahn, M. Wilcox, P. Wilcox).
"An Empirical Investigation of Voice as an Input Modality for Computer Programming," International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol. 21, pp. 493-520. 1984 (co-authored J. Leggett).
"An Adaptive Application of Multi-quadric Interpolants for Numerically Modelling Large Numbers of Irregularly Spaced Hydrographic Data," Surveying and Mapping, Vol. 44, pp. 365-381, 1984 (co-authored R. Schiro).
"An Investigation of Voice as in Input Mode for Computer Programming and Home Environmental Control," Proceedings, IEEE Region 5 Conference, April 1984 (co-authored J. Leggett).
"An Adaptive Method for Numerically Modelling Large Numbers of Irregularly Spaced Data," Proceedings, Sixth International Symposium on Automated Cartography, October 1983 (co-authored R. Schiro).
"Transient Electrical Heating of Toroidal Coils for Rectangular Cross-Section," J. of Heat Transfer, Paper No. 75-HT-B, November 1974 (co-authored H. Cooper).
"The Impact of Order on Improvement of Serial Operations," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, July 1974 (co-authored A. Wothman, T. Webster).