Professor Ronald F. Demara

 

Professional Preparation:

Lehigh University Electrical Engineering B.S. 1987
University of Maryland - College Park Electrical Engineering M.S. 1989
University of Southern California Computer Engineering Ph.D. 1992
State of California Professional Engr-Electrical P.E. 1992-present

Appointments:

University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL: 1993 - Present

Faculty Joint Appointment, Department of Computer Science: 2004 - Present

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: 1999 - Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: 1993 - 1998

Taught 13 different courses, developed 6 courses, and served as Program Coordinator. Conducted research in Computer Architecture and Intelligent Systems as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI of funded research projects totaling approximately $4.2M of which roughly half was from Federal sponsors. Completed over 80 publications in conference proceedings, journals, and book chapters. Directed a total of 26 graduate students whom have completed MS thesis or Ph.D. dissertation, 5 additional Ph.D. students currently under advisement. Six of my former advisees have pursued full-time faculty positions at accredited universities and three are tenured.

NASA Ames Laboratory - Moffett Field, CA: 2002, Visiting Research Scientist
Conducted research in Autonomous FPGA Repair on XilinxXCV1000 platform. Developed and refined new GA representations, FPGA routing strategies, experiment design, and publication of results.

University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA: 1989-1992, Research Assistant
Research in application-specific Computer Architectures. Designed the SNAP-1 Multiprocessor, a 144-CPU DSP system for real-time speaker-independent continuous speech processing.

IBM Corporation - Manassas, VA: 1987-1989, Associate Engineer, Federal and Complex Systems

Publications:

a) Closely Related to Research Topic
1. R. C. Watkins, K. M. Reynolds, R. F. DeMara, M. Georgiopoulos, A. J. Gonzalez, and R. Eaglin, "Exploring Data Mining Technologies as Tools to Investigate Money Laundering," Journal of Policing Practice and Research: An International Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2, January, 2003, pp. 163 - 178.

2. A. J. Gonzalez, W. J. Gerber, R. F. DeMara, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Context-driven Near-term Intention Recognition," Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 2004.

3. D. S. Carstens, P. McCauley-Bell, L. C. Malone, and R. F. DeMara, "Evaluation of the Human Impact of Password Authentication Practices on Information Security," Informing Science Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, August, 2004, pp. 67 - 85.

4. H. A. Bahr and R. F. DeMara, "Smart Priority Queue Algorithms for Self-optimizing Event Storage," Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, Vol. 12, No. 1, April, 2004, pp. 15 - 40.

5. R. F. DeMara and A. J. Rocke, "Mitigation of Network Tampering Using Dynamic Dispatch of Mobile Agents," Computers and Security, Vol. 23, No. 1, February, 2004, pp. 31 - 42.

b) Other Significant Publications
1. S. C. Smith, R. F. DeMara, J. S. Yuan, D. Ferguson, and D. Lamb, "Optimization of NULL Convention Self-timed Circuits," Integration, The VLSI Journal, Vol. 37, No. 3, August, 2004, pp. 135 - 165.

2. Y. Tseng, R. F. DeMara, and P. Wilder, "Distributed-Sum Termination Detection Supporting Multithreaded Execution," Parallel Computing, Vol. 29, No. 7, July, 2003, pp. 953 - 968.

3. S W. Kuang, J. S. Yuan, R. F. DeMara, M. Hagedorn, and K. Fant, "Performance Analysis and Optimization of NCL Self-timed Rings," IEE Proceedings on Circuits, Devices, and Systems, Vol.
150, No. 3, June, 2003, pp. 167 - 172.

4. J. Castro, M. Georgiopoulos, R. F. DeMara, and A. J. Gonzalez, "A Partitioned Fuzzy ARTMAP Implementation for Fast Processing of Large Databases on Sequential Machines," in Proceedings of the Seventieth International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium (FLAIRS'04), Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A., May 17 - 19, 2004.

5. M. Georgiopoulos, R. F. DeMara, E. Gelenbe, A. Gonzalez, M. Kysilka, M. Mollaghasemi, A. Wu, and I. Russell, "Machine Learning Advances for Engineering and Science Education: A CRCD Experience at the University of Central Florida", in Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN'03), pp. 465 - 468, Istanbul, Turkey, June 26 - 29, 2003.

Synergistic Activities:

1. R. F. DeMara, Adaptive Fault Occlusion through Competitive Runtime Reconfiguration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), October 2004 - September 2007, $356,000 plus $40,017 university match and $129,521 cost share for a total of $525,538.

2. M. Georgiopoulos, R. F. DeMara, A. J. Gonzalez, M. Kysilka, M. Mollaghasemi, E. Gelenbe, and A. Wu, Machine Learning Advances for Engineering Education, National Science Foundation (NSF), June 2002 - May 2004, $407,377 plus match totaling $572,028.

3. R. F. DeMara, A. J. Gonzalez, and M. Georgiopoulos, Bandwidth and Latency Implications of Integrated Training and Tactical Communication Networks, U.S. Army Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), May 2002 - Sept 2004, $268,057.

4. A. J. Gonzalez, M. Georgiopoulos, and R. F. DeMara, Learning Robotic Behaviors from Observation of Human Performance, U.S. Army Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), May 2002 - April 2003, $110,000.

Professional Activities:

1. Reviewer for National Science Foundation, IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Computing, IEEE Trans. on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Journal of Autonomous and Multi-Agent Systems and numerous conferences.

2. President (1999-2000) and Vice-President (1998-1999) of Computer and Technology Division of ASEE's Southeast Section

3. Senior Member of IEEE; Member of IEEE Computer Society, ACM, and ASEE.

4. Associate Editor for Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers and editorial board of Microprocessors and Microsystems

Honors and Awards:

1. Research Initiation Award: University of Central Florida 2003-2004.

2. Distinguished Research Lecturer: UCF College of Engineering, 2003-2004.

3. State of Florida University System Teaching Initiative Program Award, 2001-2002 and 1996-1997.

4. Faculty Advisor of the Year: UCF College of Engineering, 1994-1995.

5. Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies.