2006 IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium

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Last updated on April 26, 2006. This conference program is tentative and subject to change

Technical Program for Friday April 28, 2006

 

FMorningSession1

Newcomb Board Room
Data Mining and Database Applications Regular Sessions
Chair: Scott, CrinoUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession1.1

 
Improved Ballistic Test and Evaluation Methodology
Halstead, John (USMA), Sullivan, Shane (United States Military Acad.)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession1.2

 
Developing Empirical Correlations for the NASA Project Oriented Nanocomposite Extrusion
Duesterberg, Matthew Ku (Univ. of Virginia)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession1.3

 
Uniform Crime Report "SuperClean" Data Cleaning Tool
Wesley, John (Univ. of Virginia), Packer, Michael (Univ. of Virginia), Brown, Donald (Univ. of Virginia), Lyons, Andrew (Univ. of Virginia), Conklin, James (Univ. of Virginia), Hansen, Patrick (Univ. of Virginia), Thomason, Melissa (Univ. of Virginia)

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession1.4

 
A Process Modeling Tool for Systems Analysis of NASA's Distributed Active Archives Centers
Laufer, Dan (Univ. of Virginia), Madaras, Dave (Univ. of Virginia), McAvoy, Allison (Univ. of Virginia), Naik, Harshal (Univ. of Virginia), Pearce, Christine (Univ. of Virginia), Pirro, Laura (Univ. of Virginia), Scherer, William T. (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FMorningSession2

Newcomb Hall Art Gallery
Logistics and Transportation Systems I Regular Sessions
Chair: Donohue, SusanUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession2.1

 
Investigation of Future Air Taxi Services Using Discrete-Event Simulation
Boyd, Jeffrey (Univ. of Virginia), Bass, Ellen (Univ. of Virginia), Patek, Stephen (Univ. of Virginia), Lee, Douglas (Univ. of Virginia)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession2.2

 
Emergency Helicopter Support System
Norris, Jonathan (George Mason Univ.), Vogel, Eric (George Mason Univ.), Adkins, Dean (George Mason Univ.), Karmalla, Ayman (George Mason Univ.), Noboa-Heredia, Ignacio (George Mason Univ.)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession2.3

 
Eyes in the Domestic Sky: An Assessment of Sense and Avoid Technology for the Army’s “Warrior” Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (USMA)
Karhoff, Brian (United States Military Acad.), Limb, Jason (United States Military Acad.), Oravsky, Shane (United States Military Acad.), Shephard, Alfred (United States Military Acad.)

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession2.4

 
Unmanned Aerial Collision Avoidance System (ucas)
Umansky, Jesica (George Mason Univ.), Rhodes, Brett (George Mason Univ.), Asmat, Jose (George Mason Univ.), Villavicencio, Christopher (George Mason Univ.), Yunas, Amir (George Mason Univ.)
 

FMorningSession3

Newcomb South Meeting Room
Human Computer Interface I Regular Sessions
Chair: DeVoge, JustinUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession3.1

 
Modeling Education As an Information Network
Quinn, Alexander (Georgia Inst. of Tech.), Pritchett, Amy (Georgia Inst. of Tech.)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession3.2

 
A Toolset to Support the Development of Spatial and Temporal Judgment Experiments for Synthetic Vision Systems
Bolton, Matthew (Univ. of Virginia), Bass, Ellen (Univ. of Virginia), Comstock, Jr., James R. (NASA Langley Res. Center)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession3.3

 
Assessment and Enhancement of Synthetic Vision Systems Experimentation Software
Bolton, Matthew (Univ. of Virginia), Hagan, Thomas (Univ. of Virginia), Kustu, Deniz (Univ. of Virginia), LaChance, Lancen (Univ. of Virginia), Li, Steven (Univ. of Virginia), Bass, Ellen (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FMorningSession4

Newcomb 168 A
Wireless Networks Regular Sessions
Chair: Li, ChenyangUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession4.1

 
Optimization of a Cellular Wireless Access Network
Kraimeche, Khadija (James Madison Univ.), Kraimeche, Belka (James madison Univ.), Chiang, Kenneth (James Madison Univ.)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession4.2

 
Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for a Space Relay Communications Network
Zeng, Hui (Univ. of Maryland, Coll. Park), Hadjitheodosiou, Michael (Univ. of Maryland, Coll. Park), Baras, John (Univ. of Maryland, Coll. Park)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession4.3

 
Efficient Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks
Pedraza, Fernán (Univ. de los Andes), Garcia, Alfredo (Univ. of Virginia), Medaglia, Andrés L. (Univ. de los Andes)

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession4.4

 
A Comparison of Utility-Based Information Management Policies in Sensor Networks
Dhanani, Shanif (Univ. of Virginia), Arseneau, John (Univ. of Virginia), Weatherton, Andrew (Univ. of Virginia), Caswell, Richard Byron (Univ. of Virginia), Singh, Navdeep (Univ. of Virginia), Patek, Stephen (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FMorningSession5

Newcomb 168 B
Systems Engineering Analytical Methods Regular Sessions
Chair: Barker, KashUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession5.1

 
Linear Programming Solvers for Markov Decision Processes
Bello, Diego (Univ. de los Andes), Riaño, Germán (Univ. de los Andes)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession5.2

 
Reserve-Constrained Multiarea Environmental/Economic Dispatch Using Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization
Wang, Lingfeng (Texas A&M Univ.), Singh, Chanan (Texas A&M Univ.)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession5.3

 
A Fuzzy-Logic-Based Methodology for Batch Process Scheduling
Zhang, Bo (Univ. of Southern California)

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession5.4

 
Decentralized Coordination Processes
Flanagan, Matt (Univ. of Virginia), Noakes, Philip (Univ. of Virginia), Paulsen, Laura (Univ. of Virginia), Verley, Ben (Univ. of Virginia), Weightman, James (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FMorningSession6

Newcomb Commonwealth room
Risk Analysis Regular Sessions
Chair: Yan, ZhenyuUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession6.1

 
Bio-Event Resource Management System (BRMS)
Amin, Yasmin (George Mason Univ.), Dam, Kim-Lynn (George Mason Univ.), Nicola, Timothy (George Mason Univ.), Salama, Shery (George Mason Univ.), Yassine, Kathryn (George Mason Univ.)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession6.2

 
Prioritizing Highway Construction Projects : Benefits Analysis
Carpenter, Nicole (Univ. of Virginia), Hashmani, Anita (Univ. of Virginia), McGinnis, Benjamin (Univ. of Virginia), Annes, Brian (Univ. of Virginia), Parrish, Michael (Univ. of Virginia), Lambert, James (Univ. of Virginia), Joshi, Nilesh (Univ. of Virginia)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession6.3

 
Identifying the Top Hazards in Army Ground Vehicle Operations
Sperling, Brian (United States Military Acad.), Hwang, Peter (United States Military Acad.), Domme, Sarah (West Point), Kim, Philip (United States Military Acad.), Wang, Matthew (United States Military Acad. (West Point))

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession6.4

 
Risk Identification, Assessment, and Management of the 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration
Dickey, Brett (Univ. of Virginia), Capetanakis, Anna (Univ. of Virginia), Harmer, Courtney (Univ. of Virginia), Orsi, Mark (Univ. of Virginia), Stewart, Doug (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FMorningSession7

Newcomb rm 389
Decision and Support Systems I: Methods and Applications Regular Sessions
Chair: Jones, MatthewUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession7.1

 
Design of Decision Support Systems for Dynamic Decision Making in Airline Operations
Feigh, Karen (Georgia Inst. of Tech.), Pritchett, Amy (Georgia Inst. of Tech.)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession7.2

 
Simulation-Based Decision Support Models for River Cargo Transportation
Paternina-Arboleda, Carlos (Univ. del Norte), Sarabia, Maria C. (Univ. del Norte), Rios, John (Univ. del Norte)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession7.3

 
Resource Allocation Interface Design for an Oil Distribution Plant
Pratsch, Craig (Univ. of Virginia), Cutrona, Christopher (Univ. of Virginia), Welter, Anelise (Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul), Valcarengh, Camila (Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul), Guerlain, Stephanie (Univ. of Virginia), Guimarães, Lia (Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul)
 

FMorningSession8

Clemons 322B
Economic and Financial Systems Regular Sessions
Chair: Crawford, JonathanUVa

10:00-10:30, Paper FMorningSession8.1

 
A Financial Services Gaming Simulation
Murad, Richard (Univ. of Virginia), Lau, Alan (Univ. of Virginia), Pascarella, William (Univ. of Virginia), Kim, Yohan (Univ. of Virginia), Chandra, Nitin (Univ. of Virginia), Herman, Brianne (Univ. of Virginia), Wu, Kevin (Univ. of Virginia), White, K. Preston (Univ. of Virginia)

10:30-11:00, Paper FMorningSession8.2

 
Understanding US Biodiesel Market Growth Using System Dynamics Modeling
Bantz, Steven George (James Madison Univ.), Deaton, Michael (James Madison Univ.)

11:00-11:30, Paper FMorningSession8.3

 
Strategic Online Advertising: Modeling Internet User Behavior with Advertising.com
Kristoff, Nicholas (Univ. of Virginia), Wong, Nathaniel (Univ. of Virginia), Johnston, Patrick (Univ. of Virginia), McGinness, Heather Ashley (Univ. of Virginia), Vu, Phuong (Univ. of Virginia), Wright, Jason (Univ. of Virginia)

11:30-12:00, Paper FMorningSession8.4

 
Designing a Search Mechanism for Debt Collection
Jin, Shu (Univ. of Virginia), Rolando, Hayden (Univ. of Viginia), Del Vecchio, Martin (Univ. of Virginia), Tuck, Hope (UVA), Mistretta, Alana (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FAfternoonSession1

Newcomb Board Room
Information Systems Regular Sessions
Chair: Baki, YvonneUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession1.1

 
An Approach to the Modular Design of Medical Research Systems
Han, Robert (Univ. of Virginia), Shageer, Hani (Univ. of Virginia), Belcher, Justin (Univ. of Virginia), Welsh, Brian (Univ. of Virginia), Corcoran, Meghan (Univ. of Virginia), DeVore, Michael (Univ. of Virginia), Pastore, Lisa (Univ. of Virginia)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession1.2

 
Casualty Assistance System Analysis
Brian, Sperling (USMA), Stramara, Kevin (USMA), Gutierrez, Thomas (United States Military Acad.), Wells, Caleb, Caleb (United States Military Acad.), Tanner, Christopher (United States Military Acad.)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession1.3

 
National Hazardous Material Commercial Vehicle Tracking System Design Study: Enhancing Security on Our Nation’s Roadways
Smith, Michael (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FAfternoonSession2

Newcomb Hall Art Gallery
Logistics and Transportation Systems II Regular Sessions
Chair: Tabas, LindsayUC Berkeley

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession2.1

 
Closely Spaced Parallel Approaches in Terminal Airspace
Al-Bulushi, Abdulmalik (George Mason Univ.), Chau, Narin (George Mason Univ.), Eftekari, Robert (George Mason Univ.), Graziano, Ryan (George Mason Univ.), Tarakemeh, Amon (George Mason Univ.)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession2.2

 
Mobile Device Programming for Finding Optimal Path on a Fast-Bus System
Vivas, Sonia ( Univ. de Los Andes), Riaño, Germán (Univ. de Los Andes)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession2.3

 
Process of Site Selection for Handbook on Benefits of Regional Transportation Collaboration
Benani, Jimmy (Univ. of Virginia), Solomon, Chad (Univ. of Virginia), Sawhney, Jasjeev (Univ. of Virginia), Ordemann, Beau (Univ. of Virginia), Gallagher, Chad (Univ. of Virginia), Scherer, William T. (Univ. of Virginia)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession2.4

 
Preliminary Design Analysis of Dynamic Airspace Super Sectors - DASS
Harris, Maraea (George Mason Univ.), Raza, Ali (George Mason Univ.), Rojas, Zulma (George Mason Univ.), Price, Erik (George Mason Univ.), Rajlawat, Sandeep (George Mason Univ.)
 

FAfternoonSession3

Newcomb South Meeting Room
Human Computer Interface II Regular Sessions
Chair: Hogan, BrendanUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession3.1

 
Escreening: Developing an Electronic Screening Tool for Rural Primary Care
Akan, K Doruk (Univ. of Virginia), Farrell, Sarah P (Univ. of Virginia), Zerull, Lisa M (Univ. of Virginia), Mahone, Irma H (Univ. of Virginia), Guerlain, Stephanie (Univ. of Virginia)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession3.2

 
The Contribution of Resilience Engineering in an Oil Distribution Plant
Abech, Marcos (The Ohio State Univ.), berg, Gabriel (The Ohio State Univ.), Delis, Michael (The Ohio State Univ.)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession3.3

 
Critical Review and Redesign of a Petroleum Accident/Incident Reporting System
Yandziak, John James (Univ. of Virginia), Verboonen, Monique (Univ. of Virginia and Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro), de Lima, Osmar (Univ. of Virginia, Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Guerlain, Stephanie (Univ. of Virginia), Gomes, Jose Orlando (Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession3.4

 
Application of Resilience Engineering on Safety in Offshore Helicopter Transportation
da Mata, Thiago (The Ohio State Univ.), lacerda, maria (the ohio state Univ.), Hall, Colleen (The Ohio State Univ.), Santos, Andre (The Ohio State Univ.), Gajewski, David (The Ohio State Univ.), Woods, D. D. (The Ohio State Univ.), Gomes, J. O. (The Ohio State Univ.)
 

FAfternoonSession4

Newcomb 168 A
Military Applications Regular Sessions
Chair: Fox, JonathanUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession4.1

 
First Term Dental Readiness at Ft. Benning
Sullivan, Shane (United States Military Acad.), Hoffman, Matt (United States Military Acad.), Holland, Tynika (United States Military Acad.), Kim, Seann (United States Military Acad.), Powell, Robert (United States Military Acad.)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession4.2

 
Future Force Warrior
Martinez, Brian (USMA), Comstock, James (USMA), Freeborg, Christopher (USMA), Wilson, Darcy (USMA), Turner, Cameron (USMA)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession4.3

 
A Case Study in SISMAUT Using BRAC 2005 Military Value Analysis
Carlson, Melanie (Univ. of Virginia), Scherer, William T. (Univ. of Virginia)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession4.4

 
BRAC 2005 Attribute Analysis
Reynolds, Brian (USMA, West Point), Lee, Matthew (USMA, West Point), Roberts, Brad (USMA, West Point), Trainor, Tim (USMA, West Point)
 

FAfternoonSession5

Newcomb 168 B
Engineering Design Regular Sessions
Chair: Gupta, HimanshuUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession5.1

 
Design of a Nuclear Power Plant Supervisory Control System
Rixey, Rodney Alexander (Univ. of Virginia), Shepley, Jeffrey Paul (Univ. of Virginia), de Carvalho, Eduardo (Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Univ. of), Guerlain, Stephanie (Univ. of Virginia)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession5.2

 
Lunar Base Design and Re-Supply
Zuniga, Jason (United States Military Acad.), Bilal, John (US Military Acad.), Barlow, Christopher (US Military Acad.), Fletcher, Matthew (US Military Acad.)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession5.3

 
Jamjoom Manufacturing Re-Design
Eastman, Christopher (George Mason Univ.), Doolin, John Paul (George Mason Univ.), Wright, Wayne (George Mason Univ.), Sukhorukov, Kirill (George Mason Univ.), Jamjoom, Mohameed (George Mason Univ.)
 

FAfternoonSession6

Newcomb Commonwealth room
Public Policy Regular Sessions
Chair: Crowther, KennethUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession6.1

 
A Survey to Investigate Student Drinking Norms at Foxfield
Guha, Neil (Univ. of Virginia), Bass, Ellen (Univ. of Virginia), Bruce, Susan (Univ. of Virginia)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession6.2

 
Scenario Planning As a Tool for Choosing More Ethical Futures: A Case Study in Nanoscale Science and Technology
Smadja, Emmanuel (Univ. of Virginia)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession6.3

 
An Analysis of University Rank and the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Policy Statements
Baumgart, Leigh (The Univ. of Virginia), Bass, Ellen (Univ. of Virginia), Gerber, Katherine (The Univ. of Virginia)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession6.4

 
Macro-Economic Cyber Security Models
MacArthur, Amanda (Univ. of Virginia), Kiely, Matt (Univ. of Virginia), Kobe, Eric (Univ. of Virginia), Polk, Matt (Univ. of Virginia), Rains, Eric (Univ. of Virginia), Andrijcic, Eva (Univ. of Virginia), Crawford, Jonathan (Univ. of Virginia), Horowitz, Barry (Univ. of Virginia)
 

FAfternoonSession7

Newcomb rm 389
Decision and Support Systems II: Methods and Applications Regular Sessions
Chair: Henry, MatthewUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession7.1

 
Simulation and Modeling of New Cadet Uniform and Equipment Fitting, Inventory, and Distribution
Newkirk, Brandon (United States Military Acad.), McCoy, Jason (United States Military Acad.), Dunham, David (United States Military Acad.), McClain, Michael (United States Military Acad.), Kewley, Robert (United States Military Acad.)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession7.2

 
Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Redeployment Recommendation Based on Complete System State Analysis (EMS Redeploy)
Belshe, Timothy (Univ. of Arizona), Goodhue, Jeffrey (Univ. of Arizona), Yeh, Jessica (Univ. of Arizona)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession7.3

 
Webcat: The Development, Analysis and Implementation of a Web-Based Crime Analysis Toolkit
Almazlinos, Cemi (Univ. of Virginia), Bowman, Dan (Univ. of Virginia), Eagan, Ryan (Univ. of Virginia), Kuklinski, Tom (Univ. of Virginia), Nguyen, David (Univ. of Virginia), Brown, Donald (Univ. of Virginia), Conklin, James (Univ. of Virginia), Hansen, Patrick (Univ. of Virginia)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession7.4

 
Pick-Line Re-Profile for the Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex Distribution Center
Mehta, Vishal (Virginia Tech.), Batman, Russel (Virginia Tech.), Desai, Shail (Virginia Tech.)
 

FAfternoonSession8

Clemons 322B
Environmental Systems Regular Sessions
Chair: Bouabid, AliUVa

13:00-13:30, Paper FAfternoonSession8.1

 
Gap Analyses of Environmental Management Frameworks for Nanotechnology
Greenberg, Michael (Univ. of Virginia)

13:30-14:00, Paper FAfternoonSession8.2

 
Ecomod Monitoring System: Measuring Green Building Performance
Tramba, Alison (Univ. of Virginia), Yamakoshi, Brooke (Univ. of Virginia), Gambill, Katherine (Univ. of Virginia), Foster, Sarah (Univ. of Virginia)

14:00-14:30, Paper FAfternoonSession8.3

 
Groundwater Assessment in the Ivy Section of Albemarle County
Koch, Marshall (Univ. of Virginia), Harlan, Daniel (Univ. of Virginia), Jung, Minkang (Univ. of Virginia), Duval, Guy (Univ. of Virginia), Abebe, Lydia (Univ. of Virginia), Fechnay, Nancy (Univ. of Virginia), Rogers, Jeff (Univ. of Virginia), Louis, Garrick (Univ. of Virginia)

14:30-15:00, Paper FAfternoonSession8.4

 
Implementation of an Appropriate Household Water Purification System in Tourou, Cameroon
Foster, Lauren (Univ. of Virginia), Clopeck, Katherine (Univ. of Virginia), Manto, Jason (Univ. of Virginia), Krause, Carly (Univ. of Virginia), Yamakoshi, Brooke (Univ. of Virginia), Phillips, Dara (Univ. of Virginia)