MAUREEN DOYLE

 

Department of Computer Science

Nunn Drive

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY 41099

(859) 572-5468

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1998-2004

Ph.D. in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics (SCCM) (January 2004)
M.S. in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics (2001)


Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 1990

M.S. in Mathematics with a concentration in Statistics


University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, 1982

B.S. in Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

2006-Present                 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Northern Kentucky University

2003-2006                     Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Morehead State University

2001                             Teaching Assistant, Stanford University

1983-1985                     Instructor, University of Lowell

 

DISSERTATION

 

"A Barrier Method for Sparse Nonconvex Optimization Problems"      Advisor: Professor Walter Murray

 


INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

 

1994-2003   Senior Scientist, BBN Technologies

 

Managed a research project, which examined simultaneous collaboration using Quality of Service  of Objects; Lead a team of eight software developers for a distributed mapping product, OpenMapTM. Defined project objectives, task assignment and management, products design for multiple clients’ requirements, and customer relations. In 1996, was awarded a DARPA ISO, JTF Program Manager letter of commendation for teamwork; Designed and developed software for a fielded two-dimensional underwater tracking algorithm, and was awarded, from the Navy, Project Excellence Award in 1993 and 1994.

 

1987-1994   Software Engineer, ALPHATECH Inc.

 

Developed, implemented and evaluated algorithms for tracking large scale, closely spaced objects; Developed software for Petri-Net modeling tool; Implemented a robust algorithm for epsilon-optimal test scheduling algorithm.

 

1985-1987   Software Quality Assurance Engineer, General Electric Company

 

Developed and organized Software Quality Assurance department satisfying MIL-STD-2167 (US Government Software Development Standard).

 

1982-1985   Reliability Engineer, Data General Corporation

 

Developed requirements and designed a software product to automate the reliability prediction process; Researched and developed a method for monitoring multivariate parameters on Statistical Process Control charts.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS


M. Doyle, B. Rawe, A. Rogers, "JDLX: Visualization of Dancing Links," CCSC-Midwest 2008 Conference October, 2008, accepted May, 2008.

 

R.D. Chatham, M. Doyle, J.J. Miller, A.M. Rogers, R.D. Skaggs, J.A. Ward, "Algorithm Performance For Chessboard Separation Problems," Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing Special Issue, accepted April, 2008.

 

M. Doyle K. Kirby, and G. Newell, “Engaging Constructions: Family-Based Computing Experiences for Immigrant Middle School Students” Proceedings of the 39th annual Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2008. 


M. Doyle S. Soled, and B. Richardson. Work In Progress:  How Elementary Programming Impacts Student’s Attitude in Computer Science,"  Frontiers in Education Conference 2007. 


R.D. Chatham, M. Doyle, G.H. Fricke, J. Reitmann, R.D. Skaggs, and M. Wolff. “Independence and domination separation on chessboard graphs,”  (accepted) Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing.

 

H. Tsaknakis, MD. Buckley, R. B. Washburn, “Tracking Closely-Spaced Objects Using Multi-Assignment Algorithms,” Tri-Service Data Fusion Symposium, November, 1991.

 

J.L. Weiss,  M. Doyle-Buckley, J.C. Deckert, “A prototype test-engineering workstation for analog electronics”  Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989, 22-26 May 1989, Page(s):1937 - 1943 vol.4

 


INVITED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

“JDLX: A Visualization of Dancing Links,” M. Doyle, B. Rawe, A. Rogers, CCSC-Midwest 2008 Conference,  Holland, MI 2008. (scheduled)


“Consider Technology,” M. Doyle, South Shore Vocational Technical High School IT students, May 22, Weymouth MA 2008.


“Decomposition Schemes for Differential Mathematical Programming Equality Constrained Problems,” M. Doyle and U. Shanbhag, SIAM Conference on Optimization, May 9-12, Boston MA 2008.


“Engaging Constructions: Family-Based Computing Experiences for Immigrant Middle School Students,” M. Doyle, K. Kirby, and G. Newell, The 39th annual Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education,  March 12-15, Portland OR 2008. 

 

"Educational Outreach to Hispanic Immigrants in the Midwest: An Approach through Computing," H. Riffe, B. Kirby, K. Kirby, M. Doyle, Council of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference, October 22, 2007.


                                    “Algorithm Performance for Chessboard Separation Problems,” M. Doyle, J. Miller, A. Rogers, J.Ward, 

                                    21st Midwest Conference on Combinatorics, Cryptography, and Computing,  Charleston, SC, October 2007.

 

                                    "Robotics Paving The Way", M. Doyle, Northern Kentucky Rotary Club,  Covington, KY, July, 2007.

 

"A Geometric Appreciation of the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)", M. Doyle, Discrete Algorithms Seminar, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, December, 2006.

 

“The Distribution of Attention with moving objects is affected by Spatial Probabilities”, Cary S. Feria and M. Doyle, Vision Science Society Conference,   Sarasota Bay, FL, May, 2006.

 

“Moving MELBA to MLBA”, Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Richmond, KY, November 2005.

 

“Project NeXT Experiences”, with M.Dobranski and T. O’Brien at Morehead State University MCS Seminar, Morehead, KY, April 2005.

 

“Faculty-Student Connection Outside of the Classroom”, with A. Thompson and N. Gilbert at the Joint  Mathematics Meeting, Atlanta, GA,  January 2005.

 

“Barrier Algorithms for Sparse Nonlinear Optimization Problems”,  Invited Speaker. BBN Science  Development Seminar, Cambridge, MA, July 2004.

 

“Linear algebra and the desire to effectively search for data in the internet“, Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Bowling Green, KY, November, 2003

 

"Barrier Algorithms for Sparse Nonlinear Optimization Problems", SIAM 50th Anniversary Conference, Philadelphia, PA. July, 2002

"Barrier Algorithms for Large, Sparse Nonlinear Optimization Problems", Research, Careers, and Computer Science: A Maryland Symposium, University of Maryland. November, 2001

 

 

GRANTS                                                                                                 

 

 

2007               co-Principal Investigator, with D. Chatham, R, Blankenship, and R. D. Skaggs.
Kentucky NSF EPSCOR Grant UKRF 3046884400-07-419 , "Separation Problems on Chessboard Graphs."

 

2006               co-Principal Investigator, with B. Kirby.  CINSAM Grant, "Robotics Soccer."

                      Principal  Investigator.  NKU Project Grant Award 80100000061, "Improving the Robustness of Linesearch Barrier Optimization Methods."

 

2005                               Principal Investigator with D. Chatham, T. O’B and R. Duane Skaggs.  Kentucky NASA EPSCoR Grant NCC5-571, “A Scaleable Research Cluster: A   Teaching Tool in Parallel Computing.”

 

2004                               co-Principal Investigator, with R. Duane Skaggs. Morehead State University. Internal funded grant “High Performance Computing Cluster.”

 

Morehead State University Teaching and Learning Center grant to participate in Project NeXT at the Joint Mathematics Meeting, January 2005.

 

Tiered-Mentoring Grant from Kentucky Department of Higher Education. PI Dean Gerald DeMoss.    

 

2001-2003               National Science Foundation Grant CCR 9988204 and Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-96-1-0274

 

 

 

FELLOWSHIPS

 

 

2004                                  2004 Project NeXT Fellow, funded by Exxon-Mobil and Morehead State University.

1998                                  Dean’s Doctorial Diversity Fellowship Assistantship Award

1999                                  College of Engineering Stanford University, Stanford CA.

 

 

 

AWARDS and HONORS

 

2006                 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Morehead State University.

 

2000                 SIAM Student Travel Award for the Annual SIAM Meeting, Philadelphia PA

 

2000                 Graduate Service Award, Stanford University

Nominated for service in peer tutoring project and creation of an organization for adults returning to school (Stanford Returning Students Association).

 

1991                 Joseph G. Wohl Memorial Award,  ALPHATECH, Inc. Burlington, MA

Annual research paper award for "Tracking Closely-Spaced Objects using Multi-Assignment Algorithms"  by Tsaknakis, Washburn, Doyle Buckley.

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Introduction to Computer Science with Lab for Computer Science, Math and Math Education majors

CS0, CS1

Introduction to Computer Information Technology

Data Structures

Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms

Operating Systems

Software Engineering

Advanced Software Engineering

Computer Graphics

Scientific Computing and Parallel Programming