Computer Science Engineering
Resume:
John Paxton
Computer Science Department
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
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http://cs.montana.edu/paxton
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science. The University of Michigan. 1990.
Thesis Area in Artificial Intelligence.
Master of Science in Computer Science. The University of Michigan. 1987.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. The Ohio State University. 1985.
Summa Cum Laude. Minors in German and Mathematics.
ExperienceComputer Science Department Head.
Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana.
August 2007 - present.
Computer Science Professor.
Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana.
Professor. July 2003 - present.
Associate Professor. July 1996 - June 2003.
Assistant Professor. September 1990 - June 1996.
Study Abroad Instructor
Kyoto University. Kyoto, Japan.
Summer Semester 2011.
Study Abroad Instructor
The University of Leipzig. Leipzig, Germany.
Summer Semester 2008.
Fulbright Professor
The University of Leipzig. Leipzig, Germany.
Winter Semester 2006 - 2007.
Visiting Instructor.
Al-Akhawayn University. Ifrane, Morocco.
April 2007, April 1995.
Study Abroad Instructor.
National University of Ireland. Galway, Ireland.
May 2005 - June 2005.
Visiting Instructor.
Massey University. Auckland, New Zealand.
July 2004 - August 2004.
Visiting Instructor.
Don Bosco University. Soyapango, El Salvador.
July 2003 - August 2003.
Invited Speaker.
University of Tamaulipas. Tampico, Mexico.
October 1999.
Consultant.
Reticular Systems, Inc. San Diego, California.
May 1996 - June 1996.
Teaching Assistant.
The University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Sept. 1985 - June 1990.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant - 1988.
Teaching AwardsAnna K. Fridley Award for Distinguished Teaching:
.Fulbright Award:
2006.President's Award for Excellence in Teaching: 2005.
Outstanding Computer Science Instructor Award:
1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006.
Student Selected Outstanding Computer Science Professor: 2004, 2006.
Alumni Association/Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence:
1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012.
Research Interests
Recent Publications and PresentationsPaxton, J. Sherick, H. and Marley, R.
An International Engineering Certificate: Incentivizing
Engineering Students to Pursue Global Experiences.
Frontiers in Education Conference, Seattle WA,
October 2012.Paxton, J.
Hitting the Ground Running: Making Strategic Changes.
The Department Chair, Volume 21, Number 3, Winter 2011.
Mead, R., Paxton, J. and Sojda, R.
New Software Methods in Radar Ornithology Using WSR-88D Weather
Data and Potential Application to Monitoring Effects of Climate Change
on Bird Migration.
iEMSs 2010: International Congress on Environmental Modelling
and Software.
Ottawa, Canada. July 2010.Paxton, J.
Hitting the Ground Running: Making Strategic Changes.
27th Annual Academic Chairpersons Conference.
Orlando, Florida. February 2010.Mead, R., Paxton, J. and Sojda, R.
Identifying Biological Echoes in Radar Scans Using
Machine Learning.
iEMSs 2008: International Congress on Environmental Modelling
and Software.
Barcelona, Spain. July 2008.Deb, D., Oudshoorn, M. and Paxton, J.
Self-managed Deployment in a Distributed Environment via
Utility Functions.
The 20th International Conference on Software Engineering
& Knowledge Engineering.
Redwood City, California. July 2008.Paxton, J.
Programming Competition Problems as a Basis for an Algorithms
and Data Structures Course.
Ninth Annual Northwesten Regional Conference Consortium for
Computing Sciences in Colleges.
McMinnville, Oregon. October 2007.Mead, R., Paxton, J. and Sojda, R.
Applications of Bayesian Networks in Ecological Modelling.
IASTED International Conference on Environmental Modelling and
Simulation. St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. December 2006.Paxton, J. The Preference Matrix as a Course Design Tool:
A Discussion Paper.
Sixth Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education
and Research. Koli, Finland. November 2006.Gardner, S., Lamb, R. and Paxton, J.
An Initial Investigation on the Use of Fractional Calculus
With Neural Networks.
IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence.
San Francisco, CA. November 2006.Paxton, J. Undergraduate Consultation:
Opportunities and Challenges.
Seventh Annual Northwestern Regional Consortium for
Computing Sciences in Colleges Conference. Seattle, WA.
October 2005.
Richter, J. and Paxton, J. Adaptive Evolutionary
Algorithms on Unitation, Royal Road and Longpath Functions.
IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence.
Calgary, Canada. July 2005.
Elser, J. and Paxton, J. A Search Engine That Learns.
IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence.
Calgary, Canada. July 2005.
Emery, M., Paxton, J. and Donovan, R.
Application and Testing of a Cougaar Agent-Based Architecture.
IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence.
Calgary, Canada. July 2005.
Richter, N., Paxton, J. and Wright, A.
EA Models and Population Fixed-Points Versus Mutation Rates
for Functions of Unitation. GECCO 2005.
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference.
Washington, DC. June 2005.
Paxton, J. Web Design!
Sixth Annual Northwestern Regional Consortium for
Computing Sciences in Colleges Conference. Salem, OR.
October 2004.
Paxton, J. and Heredia, K.
Providing Curricular Assistance to a Third World
University Computer Science Department.
9th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology
in Computer Science Education.
Leeds, UK. June 2004.
Richter, N., Wright, A. and Paxton, J.
Exploration of Population Fixed-Points Versus Mutation Rates
for Functions of Unitation. GECCO Evolutionary Computation
Theory Workshop. Seattle, WA. June 2004.
Paxton, J. Perspectivas de Inteligencia Artificial.
22nd IEEE Conescapan Conference.
San Salvador, El Salvador. August 2003.
Paxton, J. Live Programming as a Lecture Technique.
Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges - Northwest.
Seattle, WA. October 2002.
Recent Grant InvolvementNASA EPScOR grant with Rafal Angryk (PI), Petrus Martens (co-PI)
and Tim Olson (Institutional PI at Salish Kootenai College),
$1,125,032. Minor role as Co-I.Large-Scale Content-based Image Retrieval System (CBIR) for
Interactive Search through the Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO).
Summer 2011 - Summer 2015.NREL grant, $53,929.
Investigating Whether Artificial Intelligence Can Be
Used to Detect Birds in Nexrad Data.
Spring 2008 - Summer 2010.USGS grant with Rick Sojda, $22,748.
Investigating Whether Artificial Intelligence Can Be
Used to Detect Birds in Nexrad Data.
Summer 2006 - Summer 2008.USGS grant with Rick Sojda, $9,823.
Wetland Data Organization and Computer Modelling.
Fall 2005 - Fall 2007.RightNow Technologies grant, $15,000.
Building a Web Search Engine that Learns.
Spring 2005 - Summer 2005.Montana Board of Commercialization grant with Rick Donovan,
approximately $24,000.
Providing Airport Surveillance with the COUGAAR Architecture.
Summer 2004 - Fall 2005.
USGS grant with Rick Sojda, $8,500.
Developing Integrated Modeling Methods for Assessing
the Effects of Coalbed Methane Production on Emergent
Wetlands. Summer 2002.
Current Graduate Student CommitteesPh.D. Students: Pat Donnelly, Nathan Fortier, Aaron Hall,
Rich McAllister, Mike Schuh, Hasari Tosun, Scott WahlM.S. Students: Devin Gray
Academic ServiceComputer Science Department HeadUniversity International Programs CommitteeCollege of Engineering Space and Facilities Committee ChairCollege of Engineering Global AdvocateCollege of Engineering Development Officer Search CommitteeComputer Science Department Student AdvisorComputer Science Department ACM Chapter AdvisorPresidential Scholarship Selection CommitteeLiberal Studies Review CommitteeMSU Faculty Development Advisory Committee
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