FineprintDoctor of Science 1992. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Dissertation: Induction with Randomization Testing: Decision-Oriented Analysis of Large Data Sets.
Graduate Certificate, Artificial Intelligence, 1989. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Master of Science, Engineering and Policy, 1988. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Thesis: Methods for Classifying Contaminated Groundwater Sites: Techniques from Artificial Intelligence and Statistics.
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1986. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Associate Professor and Director, Knowledge Discovery Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Computer Science Department. September 2004 - present. Conduct research and lecture on knowledge discovery, data mining, and research methods. Lead a research group of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting faculty, and professional staff. Consult for outside groups in government and industry.
Research Assistant Professor and Director, Knowledge Discovery Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Computer Science Department. September 2000 - August 2004. Conducted research and lectured on knowledge discovery and data mining. Led a research group of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting faculty, and professional staff. Consulted for outside groups in government and industry.
Research Scientist, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Computer Science Department. September 1995 - September 2000. Conducted research and lectured on machine learning, data mining, and experimental methods for evaluating AI systems. Studied, designed, and implemented systems for constructing predictive models from data.
Analyst. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. September 1991 - September 1995. Evaluated potential of AI technologies to detect money laundering using financial data. Reviewed and analyzed quantitative schemes to evaluate the environmental attributes of products and to evaluate the environmental costs of energy production. Promoted use of graphical data analysis techniques within the Office.
Consultant. St. Louis County Water Company. 1989-1990. Developed demand forecasting software for rate-setting in accordance with state regulations. Advised CEO and General Counsel on validity and reliability of alternative statistical techniques. Prepared testimony to be given before the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Analyst, Business Development Staff, St. Louis Technology Center.1987-1989. Assessed business concepts, evaluated competitive positions, and developed strategic plans for high-technology start-up companies.
Graduate — Concorde Trading Company Graduate Scholarship (1987-1990) • Engineering and Policy Departmental Fellowship (1986-1987, 1990-1991).
Undergraduate — National Merit Scholar (1981-1985) • Regent's Scholar (1981-1982) • Cengas-Minnegasco Scholar (1981-1982) • Outstanding Novice Debater (1982) • Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha (1982).
Editorial Boards — Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (2001-2004) • Journal of Privacty Technology (2004-present) • Machine Learning (2001-2005).
Professional Reviewing — Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (1996-present) • Journal of Machine Learning Research (2002-present) • Machine Learning (1997-present) • Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (2000) • Complex Systems (2001) • Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics (1998) • Artificial Intelligence Journal (1996) • International Conference on Machine Learning (2000) • International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (1999, 2001) • Academic Press (2001) • Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2001) • John Wiley and Sons (1998) • Oxford University Press (1996).
Workshop Organization — Co-Chair, IJCAI 2003 Workshop on Learning Statistical Models from Relational Data • Co-Chair, AAAI 2000 Workshop on Learning Statistical Models from Relational Data • Co-Chair, 1998 AAAI Fall Symposium on AI & Link Analysis.
Conference and Workshop Program Committees — National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Senior Program Committee 2005; Program Committee 1999-2000) • International Conference on Machine Learning (Area Chair 2003-2004; Program Committee 2000-2002, 2005-2006; Government Funding Chair 2004; Workshop and Tutorials Chair, 2001) • International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining(Senior Program Committee 2006; Program Committee 1997-1999, 2001-2005; Poster Chair, 1998; Best Paper Award Committee 1997) • International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming (2002) • IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (2003) • AAAI 2004 Workshop on Learning Statistical Models from Relational Data • Workshop on Multi-Relational Data Mining (2002-2003) • International Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis (1997, 1999, 2001).
External Committees — Sigma Xi, Committee on Meetings (2000-2004) • Institute for Technology Assessment, Steering Committee (1995-1997).
Departmental Committees — Graduate Program Committee (2006-2007) • Diversity Committee (2005-2006) •Graduate Admissions Committee (2004-2005) • Honors Coordinator (2004-2005) • Personnel Committee (2003-2004) • Information Outreach Committee (1998-2003, Chair 2001-2003) • Space Committee (2001-2002) • Executive Committee (2005-2006, 1999-2001) • Ad Hoc Grad Program Committee (2001) • Ad Hoc Committee on Research Faculty (2000) • Gala Opening Committee (1999-2002).
American Association for Artificial Intelligence • Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility • Sigma Xi.
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