William D. Shoaff

777 Beacon Street NW Associate Professor and Chair
Palm Bay, Florida 32907 Florida Institute of Technology
email: wds@cs.fit.edu The Program in Computer Science
www: http://cs.fit.edu/%7Ewds 150 W. University Boulevard
(407) 768-8000 extension 8066 Melbourne, Florida 32901

Education:


M.S. Computer Science University of Florida 1986.
Ph.D. Mathematics Southern Illinois University 1980.
M.S. Mathematics Southern Illinois University 1976.
B.A. Mathematics major/Physics minor) Southern Illinois University 1972.

Professional Experience:


1995 - Present Program Chair Computer Science Florida Tech
1994 - Present Associate Professor Computer Science Florida Tech
1986 - 1994 Assistant Professor Computer Science Florida Tech
1984 - 1986 Visiting Lecturer Computer and Information Sciences University of Florida
1980 - 1984 Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics Murray State University

Research Interests:


Parallel Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, Computational Genetics, Computer Graphics and it Applications.

Journal Papers:


  1. C. FULTON, S. PRUESS, AND W. SHOAFF, Parallel computation of Sturm-Liouville spectral density functions, Parallel Algorithms and Applications, 4 (1994), pp. 41-51.
  2. M. INUI, W. SHOAFF, L. FAUSETT, AND M. SCHNEIDER, The recognition of imperfect strings generated by fuzzy context sensitive grammars, International Journal of Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 62 (1994), pp. 21-29.
  3. height 2pt depth -1.6pt width 23pt, Domain independent temporal reasoning with recurring events, Computational Intelligence, (1995).
  4. M. SCHNEIDER, H. LIM, AND W. SHOAFF, The utilization of fuzzy sets in the recognition of imperfect strings, International Journal of Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 49 (1992), pp. 331-338.
  5. W. D. SHOAFF, Tchebycheff approximation of continuous functions by harmonic polynomials on conic sections, Journal of Approximation Theory, 44 (1985), pp. 277 - 288.
  6. S. THIfEBAUX, J. HERTZBERG, W. SHOAFF, AND M. SCHNEIDER, A stochastic model of actions and plans for anytime planning under uncertainty, International Journal for Intelligent Systems, (1994).

Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters and Technical Reports:


  1. E. MCDUFFIE, M. SCHNEIDER, W. SHOAFF, F. BUONI, AND E. SHNAIDER, Combining a fuzzy expert system and temporal scheduling, in Proceedings of the 7th Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium, Pensacola Beach, Florida, May 5 - 7 1994, Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society.
  2. R. MORRIS, W. SHOAFF, AND L. AL-KHATIB, Consistency of a network of non-convex intervals, in Proceedings of the 6th Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium, M. B. Fishman, ed., Florida Artificial Intellignece Research Symposium, April 18 - 21 1993, pp. 295-299.
  3. height 2pt depth -1.6pt width 23pt, Path consistency in a network of non-convex intervals, in 13th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, R. Bajcsy, ed., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., 28 August -- 3 September 1993, pp. 655 - 660.
  4. height 2pt depth -1.6pt width 23pt, An algebraic formulation of temporal knowledge for reasoning about recurring events, in Proceedings of the TIME-94 International Workshop on Temporal Representation and Reasoning, S. D. Goodwin and H. H. J., eds., Pensacola Beach, Florida, May 4 1994, pp. 29 - 34.
  5. height 2pt depth -1.6pt width 23pt, Reasoning about recurrence, in Workshop Notes, Spatial and Temporal Reasoning, AAAI-94, Seattle, Washingtion, 1994.
  6. height 2pt depth -1.6pt width 23pt, Design of an intelligent human-computer interface for the test, control and monitor system at kennedy space center, Technical Report CR-183406, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, October 1988.
  7. W. D. SHOAFF AND C. D. CHAN, A parallel algorithm for the singular value decomposition of rectangular matrices, in Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, G. Rodrigue, ed., Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA, 1989, ch. 14, pp. 72-76.
  8. W. D. SHOAFF, H. S. NEWMAN, T. R. NUTTALL, AND J. C. HOZIER, Supercomputer simulation of chromosomes, in Proceedings of the First International Conference on Electrophoresis, Supercomputing and the Human Genome, H. A. Lim and C. R. Cantor, eds., Teaneck, New Jersey, April 10 - 13 1990, Supercomputer Computations Research Institute and Florida State University, pp. 235 - 244.
  9. W. SHOAFF, L. DAVIS, J. HOZIER, AND M. SCHNEIDER, The detection of fuzzy repetitive patterns in long strings with application to microsatellite mapping, (1994).
  10. W. D. SHOAFF, T. R. NUTTALL, AND J. C. HOZIER, A software system of the assembly, manipulation, and visualization of digitally simulated chromosomes, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Modelling and Computer Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetics, N. A. Kolchanov and V. A. Ratner, eds., Commack, New York, 1990, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  11. S. THIfEBAUX, J. HERTZBERG, W. SHOAFF, AND M. SCHNEIDER, A stochastic model of actions and plans for anytime planning under uncertainty, in Beiträge zum 7. Workshop ``Planen und Konfigurieren'', A. Horz, ed., Arbeitspapiere der GMD No. 723, 1993, pp. 51 - 62.
  12. S. THIfEBAUX, J. HERTZBERG, W. SHOAFF, AND M. SCHNEIDER, A stochastic model of actions and plans for anytime planning under uncertainty, Technical Report TR-93-027, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, California, May 1993.
  13. S. THIfEBAUX, J. HERTZBERG, W. SHOAFF, AND M. SCHNEIDER, A stochastic model of actions and plans for anytime planning under uncertainty, in Current Trends in AI Planning, C. Bäckström and E. Sandewall, eds., IOS Press, December 1994, pp. 292 - 305.

Other Conference Presentations:


``Tchebycheff Approximation of Continuous Functions by Harmonic Polynomials on Conic Sections,'' William Shoaff, American Mathematical Society Annual Meeting, San Fransico, January, 1981.

``CalcPac: A Computerized Calculus Tutor,'' William Shoaff, Kentucky Section of the Mathematical Association of America Annual Meeting, Louisville, May 1983.

Demonstration of the Digisome Project Software -- Cray Research, Inc., William Shoaff, Genome Sequencing II, Hilton Head, South Carolina, September 30 - October 3, 1990.

``Parallelization of SLEDGE on Distributed Memory Machines,'' William Shoaff, Charles Fulton, Steve Pruess, Gregynog Workshop on Computational Techniques in Spectral Theory and Related Topics, Gregynog, Wales, July 11 -- July 16, 1993.

Grants and Awards:


Design and Development of a Graphical User Interface for the Florida Solar Energy Center, 1 November 1994 to 30 June 1995, $15,070.00, William Shoaff (PI).

Environmental Shading from a Directed Source, Florida Solar Energy Center, 1 May 1994 to 5 August 1994, $4,315.00, William Shoaff (PI).

Clinical Trials for a Computerized Macular Degeneration Test and Comparison with Conventional Amsler Grid, Holmes Regional Hospital, 10 January 1994 to 9 January 1995, $19,838, James McManus (PI), Joel Blatt, William Shoaff, and Alan Stokes (Co-Investigators).

Development of User Interface and Clinical Trials for a Computerized Macular Degeneration Test, Holmes Regional Hospital, 10 January 1993 to 9 January 1994, $16,351, James McManus (PI), Joel Blatt, William Shoaff, and Paula Sind (Co-Investigators).

Development of a Computerized Test for Macular Degeneration, Holmes Regional Hospital, 10 January 1992 to 9 January 1993, $19,956, James McManus (PI), Joel Blatt, William Shoaff, and Paula Sind (Co-Investigators).

Supercomputer Simulation of a Human Chromosome, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 17 November 1992 to 15 December 1993, 80 service units; (PSC charges $250 per service unit to academic users), William Shoaff (PI) and John Hozier.

Supercomputer Simulation of a Human Chromosome, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 15 November 1991 to 1 December 1992, 80 service units; William Shoaff (PI), John Hozier, and Ted Nuttall.

Supercomputer Simulation of a Human Chromosome, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, 15 January 1991 to 15 January 1992, 96 service units, William Shoaff (PI), Ted Nuttall, and John Hozier.

Supercomputer Simulation of a Human Chromosome, Cray Research, Inc., 12 June 1990 to 16 August 1990, $10,000, William Shoaff (PI) and Ted Nuttall.

NSF Grant No. ASC-882 1626, Mathematical Software for Parallel Computers, 15 August 1989 to 31 January 1992, $100,146 Charles Fulton (PI), Donald Fausett, Laurene Fausett, Gary Howell, and William Shoaff (Co-Investigators).

NASA/ASEE Summer Fellowship at Kennedy Space Center, Man-Machine Interfaces for Checkout of the Space Station and Ground Support, 10 June 1988 to 10 August 1988, $10,000.

Visitor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Numerical Linear Algebra Year, Hypercube Algorithms for the Singular Value Decomposition, 26 March 1988 to 2 April 2 1988 and 22 May 1988 to 28 May 1988, (Travel and Expenses).

National Computer Graphics Association Educational Grant, 20 March 1988 to 24 March 1988, (Travel and Expenses).

SIGGRAPH Educational Grant, 27 July 1987 to 31 July 1987, (Travel and Expenses).

Murray State University Instructional Improvement Grant, ``Computer Aided Instruction in Calculus'', Summer 1983, $2,000.

NATO Advanced Study Institute, ``Computational Methods of Complex Analysis,'' Braunlage, West Germany, Summer 1982. (Travel and Expenses).

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Personal:


Born: July 31, 1950, in Carbondale, Illinois.
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 145 lbs.
Health: Excellent.
Martial Status: Married, no children.
Avocations: Sailing, bicycling, cooking, reading.


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