Bio
Originally born in Oklahoma, I've lived a number a places in the midwest before moving to Fargo in 97. My primary interests in computer science are graphics, AI and real time systems. After becoming an undergraduate research assistant, I focused on agent routing and scheduling problems, simulations and visualizations.
I am currently an NDSU PhD candidate mentored by Dr. Kendall Nygard. I'm a charter membership in NDSU Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, a recipient of the NDSU Presidential Fellowship and an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation scholar.
On 8/30/08 I'll be marrying my fiancée I married Stephanie Hanson!
You can check out some of our wedding photos
courtesy of Katie Lewis.
Education
Offerle Middle School - Offerle, KSEdward Schreyer School - Beausejour, MB
Honors in Literary English
University of Winnipeg - Winnipeg, MB
(enrichment course in analytical mathematics)
North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science with honors
Minors in Psychology and Mathematics
Master of Science, Computer Science
ASF info
I received ASF sponsorship from 2005 to 2008. While under ASF sponsorship I has contributed to several research projects involving unmanned air vehicles. I attended the 2008 ASHS technical conference where I presented my preliminary dissertation findings.
Non-Profits Involvment
I am a routine blood/platelet donor and encourage you to donate at least once if you haven't already. An hour of your time may very well save someone's life. If that's not enough, they'll also give you a free cholesterol count. Contact United Blood Services to learn more.
Computer Graphics Links
Here are some of the computer graphics related sites I routinely visit:Random
My Erdös number is four:
Erdös, Paul, Furedi, M., Loebl, Martin, and Sos, V. T., "Discrepancy of Trees", Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica 30, 1994, 337-356
Loebl, Martin, and Greenberg, Peter, "Strong Connectivity of Polyhedral Complexes", Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics, 1996, 117-125
Nygard, Kendall E., Greenberg, Peter, Bolkan, Waverly E., and Swenson, Elizabeth J., "Generalized Assignment Methods for the Deadline Vehicle Routing Problem", Vehicle Routing: Methods and Studies, Studies in Management Science Systems, 16, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1988 ,102-127
Kendall E. Nygard, Karl Altenburg, Jingpeng Tang, Doug Schesvold, and Jonathan Pikalek, “Alternative Control Methodologies for Patrolling Assets with Unmanned Air Vehicles,” Fifth International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization, December, 2004.
My Bacon number is five:
I'm engaged married to Steph Hanson.
Steph Hanson was a resident at UW-Madison with her friend, Dr. Carrie Barker.
Carrie is an accomplished violinist and played at a No Doubt concert.
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt was in "Zoolander" with Theo Kogan.
Theo Kogan was in "In the Cut" with Kevin Bacon.
Audio
Escape Pod offers free weekly sci-fi podcasts - great if you enjoy the genre & are frequently on the move.