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Robert C. Whitehair (whitehair@cs.umass.edu)>
Robert C. Whitehair
- PhD Student
- Computer Science Department
- University of Massachusetts
- Amherst, MA 01003
- (413) 545-3444 (office)
- (413) 545-1249 (fax)
whitehair@cs.umass.edu
Other Pages
DIS Lab Home Page
CURRICULUM VITAE
Research Interests
Theoretical and mathematical foundations as applied to AI, simulation, and
computational mathematics, including discrete mathematics, probability
theory, and formal languages;
formal analysis techniques, design theories, and software engineering
methodologies for constructing sophisticated problem solvers
(especially artificial intelligence-based systems);
multi-agent, distributed problem solving systems;
scheduling, planning, and OR optimization tools and algorithms;
application of abstractions and approximations in real-time AI and as
meta-level knowledge in sensor interpretation systems;
and languages and development tools for parallel and distributed
processing.
I am currently applying my theoretical research results in further
research and development of enterprise management systems, concurrent
engineering systems, and simulation and analysis applications.
I have recently started a research project that is attempting to build the
world's first fully deployed "Virtual Enterprise."
Education
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. September 1989 -- present.
- Doctor of Philosophy: Computer Science.
- PhD Thesis: IDP/UPC: A Framework for the Analysis of Sophisticated Control
- Advisor: Dr. Victor R. Lesser
- Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI. September 1980 -- March 1984.
- Bachelor of Science: Computer Science
Employment
- Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of
Massachusetts. September 1986 --- present.
- Corporate Director and Research Consultant, Probots,
Inc., Northampton, MA. 1991 -- present.
- Educational/Research Consultant, Probots
Developments, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia. 1993 -- present.
- Corporate Director and Consultant, Top Level, Inc., Amherst, MA.
September 1989 -- present.
- Staff Research Writer, Smithsonian World Television Series/Adrion Malone
Production Company, Washington, DC. Summer-Fall 1986.
- Instructor, Michigan State University, Department
of Computer Science, East Lansing, Michigan. September 1985 --- June 1986.
- Consultant, Arthur Andersen & Co., Pittsburgh, PA. September 1984 -
September 1985.
- Research Assistant, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI. March 1983 - March 1984.
- Associate Programmer, International Business Machines, Endicott,
NY. Summer of 1983.
- Research Associate, GTE Automatic Electric Research and Development,
Phoenix, AZ. Summer of 1982.
- Associate Programmer, International Business Machines, Lexington,
KY. Summer of 1981.
Friends and Family
These are some interesting pictures that will eventually have clever
captions under them.
I'm the one on the right. (On the right side of the picture, that
is.) The other guy is someone I walked with in a parade once. Long
story. If you want to hear it, ask my wife. She appears below. She
used to be a charter sail boat captain in the Caribbean.
DIS Laboratory (my group's lab)
UMass Computer Science Dept. (my department)
last updated: 8 December 1994