Education

  • Ph.D. Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, 5/1993
  • M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Carolina, 12/1989
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering, Auburn University, 08/1986

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor (1993-1999), Associate Professor (1999-2005), Professor (2005-2010), R. Eugene Smith Professor (endowed professorship) (2007-2010), and Department Chair (2004-2010), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Memphis, 8/1993 - 6/2010
  • AM/FM/GIS Consultant (1991-1993), Intergraph Corporation, 1/1991 - 8/1993
  • Software Engineer (1988-1990), Michelin Tire Corporation, 3/1988 - 8/1990
  • Digital Controls Engineer (1986-1988), Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, 9/1986 - 3/1988

Expertise

Intelligent sensors and supporting software infrastructure, knowledge representation and inference, including Semantic Web applications, data and knowledge visualization, software engineering, logic programming applications, and geographic information systems (GIS).

Interests

STEM Education