Curriculum Vitae
`C. Arthur (Art) MacCarley, Ph.D. PE. amaccarl@calpoly.edu
`http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/amaccarl , http://telab.ee.calpoly.edu , and http://www.loragen.com
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`Interim Department Head, BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
`Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.
`Director, Cal Poly Transportation Electronics Laboratory
`California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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`Academic specialization: digital control systems, electronics, alternative energy, automotive engineering.
`Research specialization: automotive and transportation electronics, advanced sensors, renewable fuels and
`electric vehicles.
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`Education
`Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
` Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Computer-based Control Systems), 1987. Thesis: Suboptimal Control via
`Numeric Saturation in Linear Digital Compensators.
`University of California, Los Angeles, California
` M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1978. Thesis: Electronic Fuel Injection Techniques for Hydrogen Fueled Internal
`Combustion Engines.
` B.S. (Cum Laude) Engineering, Mechanical/Alternative Energy Specialization, 1976.
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`Employment
`3/88 to present California Polytechnic State University, Professor, Electrical Engineering. Teach
`undergraduate and graduate courses in control systems and computer engineering. Department Chair 2007-
`10. Director of Computer Engineering Program 2000-2003. Research funded by NSF, US DOE, US DOT,
`Caltrans, and PG&E on advanced highway monitoring and control systems, electric vehicles, electronic
`engine controls, and alternative fuels.
`1/11-5/11 Franklin Olin College of Engineering, Adjunct Professor of ECE. Visiting faculty appointment. Taught
`multidisciplinary freshman introductory lect/lab and senior elective on Sustainable Automotive Technologies.
`6/97 to present Loragen Corporation, Advanced Technology Group, Principal Engineer
`Interdisciplinary team contracted to deploy or evaluate advanced electronics and computer-controlled
`systems on highways. Provides high-tech experience for Cal Poly faculty and students. Clients include US
`Department of Energy, California Department of Transportation, Univ. of California Berkeley, Hughes SBRC.
`1/84 to 12/87 Purdue University, School of Electrical Engineering, David Ross Fellow
` Research in microprocessor-based control systems and advanced indirect sensing methods. Lead teaching
`assistant for digital laboratory; instructor for two undergrad laboratories; teaching asst. for two grad courses.
`8/82 to 9/83 American Bosch Division of United Technologies, Springfield, MA., Senior Engineer
` Design and optimization of electronic diesel engine controls. Lead engineer, controls group, responsible for
`development and testing of electronic engine control algorithms.
`5/82 to 8/82 Consulting Engineer in Private Practice, Denver, CO.
`Designed, constructed and tested electronic fuel injection and ignition control system for natural gas fueled
`engines, for CNG Vehicle Equipment Co., Fort Collins, Colorado.
`5/79 to 5/82 Denver Research Institute, University of Denver, CO., Research Engineer
`Principle investigator on three programs involving the development and testing of alternative fuel engines and
`vehicles. Designed electronic engine controls and on-board metal-hydride hydrogen fuel storage systems.
`9/77 to 5/79 Hughes Aircraft Co. Digital Communications Lab, El Segundo, CA., Member of Technical Staff
`Design, analysis and computer optimization of circuits for NASA Space Shuttle, GMS2 and GOES satellites.
`6/75 to 9/77 Research Assistant, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science
`Designed electronic fuel injection system for hydrogen-fueled vehicles, and cryogenic hydrogen fuel storage
`systems. Projects funded by US Dept. of Transportation, US Postal Service, and private donations.
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`Honors and Awards Received
`Dean's Honor List, UCLA, 1975 and 1976.
`Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society.
`Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honorary Society.
`Recipient of Hughes Aircraft Corporation Graduate Fellowship, 1977-78.
`Huffsmith Award, University of Denver, for best research paper of the year, 1980.
`Overall Champion, and winner of six individual class awards, 1981 Society of Automotive Engineers High
`Altitude Clean Air and Fuel Economy Rally.
`Recipient of David Ross Fellowship for doctoral study, 1985-87.
`Cal Poly Meritorious Promise and Professional Practice (MPPP) Award, 1990.
`Award recipient, DOE/NIST New Invention Competition, 1992.
`Most Inspirational Instructor Award, runner-up, 1989 and 1992.
`Outstanding Faculty-Student Involvement Award, 1992 and 1993.
`Outstanding Faculty Advisor, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
`Northrup-Grumman Excellence in Teaching and Applied Research Award, 1997.
`Litton Industries Excellence in Research and Development Award, 1997.
`Society of Automotive Engineers "Best Oral Presentation" Award, SAE International Congress, 2000.
`Society of Women Engineers Team Tech Competition Project Advisor, Recognition Plaque, 2003.
`Computer Engineering Program Appreciation Plaque, Director of Computer Engineering 2000-2003.
`Student Appreciation Award, Service as Computer Engineering Program Director, 2003.
`Society of Women Engineers Team Tech Competition Project Advisor, Recognition Plaques, 2004 and 2005.
`Caltrans nomination for State of California Award for most cost-effective research of the year, 2004.
`Cal Poly 20-year Service Award, 2008.
`EE Student Award for “Best Stories”, EE Department Banquet, 2010.
`Professional Recognition Plaque, personal gift from Cal Poly Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, 2009.
`Recognition pin for service to the disabled community, personal award from Cal Poly alum Congressional Medal
`Recipient Rory Cooper, 2010.
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`Professional Society Memberships
`Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical), Colorado
`Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Senior Member, 1976-present.
`International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE), original society member, 1976-1982.
`Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member, 1976-present.
`Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1980-present. Cal Poly Chapter President 1991/92.
`American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE), Senior Member, 1989-present.
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`Professional Service
`As student at UCLA 1973-78, member and captain of UCLA Hydrogen Car Team, developer of first practical
`hydrogen fueled vehicles, winner of several collegiate competitions. Developed electronic fuel injection for
`hydrogen fueled engines, which overcame the previously unsolved problem of intake backfiring.
`As director of the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at University of Denver Research Institute 1979-82, developed
`first electronically fuel injected multi-fuel (ethanol, methanol, gasoline) vehicle for US DOE. Also three
`hydrogen fueled vehicles (for Daimler Benz, US DOE, Eimco Mining Equipment Co., and City of Denver).
`As senior engineer for American Bosch, control systems team leader for development of first microprocessor-
`controlled diesel fuel injection system, 1981.
`As doctoral student in electrical engineering at Purdue, lead teaching assistant in digital and microprocessor
`laboratory, teaching assistant for nationally televised course “Advanced Microprocessors”, David Ross
`Fellow for research in distributed sensor processors (now known as sensor nets) and robotic controls.
`Faculty advisor to 150+ senior projects, 20+ MS theses in electrical and computer engineering, 1988-present.
`Faculty advisor of student or team winning the Hewlett Packard Senior Project of the Year Award, 1989, 90, 91,
`92, 93, 95, 98, 99, 2000, 2002.
`Deployed first EE Central UNIX computer system, using donated systems and components. 1988.
`Produced first computer-typeset lab manual in College of Engineering, using UNIX TROFF/EQN, 1988.
`Patent Disclosure “Indirect Sensing Method for Diesel Fuel Injection Quantity Control,” CP Foundation, 1989.
`Specified, deployed and wrote practical users manuals for EE Dept. network of 15 UNIX Workstations, 1990.
`Served as UNIX and network system administrator for the EE Dept., 1990-1999.
`Presentations for Electrical Engineering Graduate Seminar almost every year since 1989.
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`Faculty Advisor and Branch Counselor to Cal Poly Student IEEE Chapter, 1990-97.
`Cal Poly representative to Chancellor's Technology Transfer Task Force, 1993.
`Cal Poly Academic Senator, 1993-95.
`Principal Evaluator, US Dept of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Field Operational Test,
`“Evaluation of Video Intersection Detection System”, 1993-06.
`Principal Evaluator, US Dept of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Field Operational Test,
`“Evaluation of Integrated Freeway Ramp Meter and Arterial Control System”, 1993-06.
`Patent Disclosure “Rapid Battery Interchange,” Cal Poly Foundation, 1993.
`Invited speaker for IEEE Central Coast Professional Section Meetings, 1995, 1999 and 2007.
`Cal Poly Intellectual Property Committee, 1995-97.
`Developed modern EE/CPE Embedded Systems Laboratory, teaching both Intel and Motorola MCs, 1996.
`Founder and Incorporator of Loragen Corp., San Luis Obispo, CA (consulting and independent evaluation team
`of Cal Poly faculty and students) 1997.
`Interviewed by KSBY News for technical opinion on ordinance banning cell phone use at gas stations, 1998.
`Co-author of Cal Poly College of Engineering Mission Statement document, 1998.
`Academic Senate Research Committee, College of Engineering Representative, 1996-99.
`College of Engineering Strategic Planning Committee, 1997-98.
`College of Engineering Research and Professional Development Committee, Chair, 1997-99.
`Founder and faculty adviser, Cal Poly Electric Vehicle Engineering Club and Electric Racing Team, national
`winner of 4th place 1998 and 2nd place 1999. 1996-2012.
`Expert witness for California Department of Transportation Legal Division (1999-present).
`Director of Cal Poly Computer Engineering Program 2000–03.
`Spent June-August of 2000 fundraising for CPE and EE; traveled to 18 companies throughout California.
`Resultant contacts and donations provide continuing annual support of CPE, EE and CsC.
`Designated by Advancement Office in 2000 as the official contact between the College of Engineering and Bert
`and Candace Forbes, helping to secure $3 million dollar donation to Cal Poly CPE, half to the EE Dept.
`Organized and offered the first Computer Engineering Program Banquet, September 2001.
`Created first Industrial Advisory Board for the Computer Engineering Program, December 2001.
`Founder and permanent faculty co-advisor of Cal Poly Computer Engineering Honor Society, Fall 2001-present.
`Created and advised three Computer Engineering Capstone team projects with industrial collaborators.
`Appointee, Caltrans working group on telecommunications, meeting annually 2002-present.
`Raytheon Excellence in Teaching Award Selection Committee, 2004, 05, 06.
`Raytheon Excellence in Applied Research Award Selection Committee, 2004, 05, 06.
`Northrup-Grumman Excellence in Teaching and Research Award Selection Committee, 1999, 2004, 05, 06.
`Developed and continue to operate Caltrans Detector Testbed on I-405 in Irvine, 2002-present.
`Faculty advisor to the SWE Team Tech National Competition Team, 2003 (2nd place) and 2004 (1st place)
`Developed “SIBS Bill Analyzer” computer program for Caltrans. Program for auditing and controlling state
`telecommunications costs, attributed with saving over $4 million in first year of use, 2004.
`Member and Inter-committee Liaison, TRB Committee on User Information Systems, 2005-present.
`Faculty advisor, Cal Poly Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Club, 2005-present.
`Faculty advisor to the Cal Poly DARPA Grand Challenge Team, (semifinalists) 2005-06.
`Chair of Tenured and Probationary Faculty Committee, Tenured Faculty Committee, and Probationary Review
`Committee, Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Department, 2005-06.
`Expert witness in automotive electronics on four automobile accident cases, 2005-07.
`Developed Cal Poly EE “Control Systems” educational web site http://telab.ee.calpoly.edu/~amaccarl
`Invited participant in the “Baker Forum”, focusing on sustainability issues, 2006.
`Completed short “CDR Certification Course” conducted by Collision Safety Institute, (for qualification as
`automotive crash data expert witness), Vallejo, CA, July 2006.
`Co-organizer of special session “Next Generation of Driver Information Systems” at 2007 TRB Annual Meeting.
`College of Engineering Domain 5 (Professional Development) Advisory Committee, 2007.
`Member of SurGE, Cal Poly Sustainable Initiatives Working Group, headed by Margot McDonald, Architecture
`Selected to participate in US Congressional Caucus meeting on “Education in Simulation and Modeling,” 2007.
`College of Engineering RPT Committee. Co-author of draft CENG RPT Policy Document, 2007-2009.
`Represented Cal Poly at International Engineering Education Symposium, Seoul, Korea, 2009.
`College of Engineering Project-Based Learning Center Committee, representing CPE, 2006-present.
`College of Engineering Computers and Networks Committee, representing EE and CPE, 2006-present.
`Founder and faculty advisor to interdisciplinary Electric Vehicle Engineering Club, 2007.
`Active in many forums as advocate for improvement of research environment at Cal Poly.
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`Published lecture notes and laboratory manuals for 12 Electrical and Computer Engineering courses at Cal
`Poly, San Luis Obispo.
`Principal Investigator on 36 funded research projects involving various areas of advanced controls and
`transportation electronics 1989-present, totaling over $3.5 million in external funding. All projects have
`involved and provided employment for undergraduate and graduate students. Complete list on request.
`Member, National Academy of Engineering Transportation Research Board User Information Committee, 2006-
`Chair, Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Dept., 2007-2010.
`Member, College of Engineering Committee to write new Retention, Probation and Tenure Document, 2006-08.
`Invited Speaker, Cal Poly Focus the Nation campus-wide event. Presented “Global Warming: Problems and
`Solutions, An Engineering Approach”, with Yarrow Nelson and Linda Vanasupa, Jan 31, 2008.
`Invited Speaker, Inaugural Cal Poly Kennedy Library Science Café Series. Presentation: “My Methanol
`Motorcycle”, Jan 28, 2009.
`Department Chair, Electrical Engineering, 2007-2010. Among accomplishments were major fiscal restructuring,
`implementation of “Promise-keeping Policy” for assured student accommodation in required classes, and
`guidance of Department through ABET accreditation culminating in visit 2008.
`EPIC Course instructor, 2008 and 2009 (solar-powered model car design and competition).
`Volunteer GATE course teacher, Nipomo MESA Middle School, every year 2002-present.
`Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, during
`Sabbatical leave 2011. Developed and taught new course on Sustainable Automotive Technologies. Co-
`developed and taught major revision of freshman introduction course “Real-World Measurements”.
`Created “Electric Vehicle and Battery Safety Course” with certification examination for Cal Poly Electric Vehicle
`Engineering Club. Offered course and certification exam to all interested Cal Poly students, Dec. 2011.
`Created and taught new Cal Poly multidisciplinary engineering course “Automotive Technologies for a
`Sustainable Future”, Winter quarter, 2012.
`Recipient of Chevron Grant for support of student team projects in above course.
`Co-recipient (with ME faculty) of Chevron Grant for support of Wind Energy Project.
`Currently (2012) PI on Caltrans Division of Innovation and Research advanced detector testbed project.
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`University Courses Developed
`Major course revisions:
`EE 342, Control Systems Laboratory. Designed lab, wrote new lab manual, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998.
`EE/CPE 319/359 Digital Design with Laboratory. Introduced modern PLDs and FPGAs, and ABEL4 logic
`programming language.
`Created new courses:
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`EE 563 Graduate Seminar, 1989.
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`EE 514 Advanced Topics in Automatic Control, 1988.
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`EE/CPE 432 Digital Control Systems, 1989.
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`EE 434 Automotive Engineering for a Sustainable Future, 2013
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`EE/CPE 472 Microprocessor Controls Laboratory, 1989.
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`EE/CPE 336 Microprocessor Embedded Systems Lecture and Laboratory, 1994.
`EE470/471 Multidisciplinary lecture and lab “Automotive Technologies for a Sustainable Future”, Winter
`quarter, 2012.
`Assisted in the creation (2003), and instructor for CPE 350 and 450 Capstone Course Sequence, 2006-present.
`Course coordinator, EE 436 and 336, Embedded Systems Laboratories.
`Course coordinator, EE 342 Controls Laboratory 1993-2003.
`Course coordinator and major revisions, EE/CPE 219,259,319,359 digital area lectures and labs, 990-1998.
`Course coordinator, EE 432/472 Digital Control Systems lecture and laboratory.
`Course coordinator, EE 513, Linear Control Theory
`Course coordinator, EE 514, Advanced Topics in Automatic Controls.
`Creator of “Prof. MacCarley’s Control Systems Online Tutorial Web Site” www.telab.ee.calpoly.edu/~amaccarl ,
`a comprehensive online resource for control system education (content password-protected, access provided
`upon request). Continuously updated and in active use in courses, 1998-2012.
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`Journal Publications and Book Chapters
`"Development of a Sodium Borohydride Hydrogen Fuel Storage System for Vehicular Applications," Physica
`Status Solidi (A) Applied Research, pp. 315-321, 1976.
`“Energy Primer”, contributed section “Hydrogen Energy”, published by Portola Institute, Santa Cruz, CA, 1976.
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`"Electronic Fuel Injection Techniques for Hydrogen Powered I.C. Engines,” International Journal of Hydrogen
`Energy, V5.2, Pergamon Press, Oxford, England, 1980. Co-author: W.D. VanVorst.
`“Alternative Automotive Fuels Handbook,” Publication of National Science Foundation, under Grant No. ISP-
`8009001, administered by University of Denver Research Institute, 1981.
`"State Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems," International Journal of Control, V.43, No.5, 1986. Co-author:
`S. H. Zak.
`"An Auxiliary Sensor Processor to Provide Real Time Fuel Delivery Feedback for a Microprocessor Based
`Diesel Engine Controller," chapter in SAE publication "Recent Advances in Electronic Diesel Engine
`Control" and 1987 SAE Transactions. Co-author: D. G. Meyer.
`"A Study of Numeric Saturation Effects in Linear Digital Compensators," Electrical Engineering Technical
`Journal, Purdue University, School of Electrical Engineering, 1988. Co-author: D. G. Meyer (thesis advisor).
`"An Indirect Sensing Technique for Closed-Loop Diesel Fuel Quantity Control," Society of Automotive Engineers
`Transactions, 1990. Co-authors: W. Clark and K. Nakae (students).
`“Sample Rate Selection for Discrete Time Switching Controls”, IFAC Journal, International Assoc. for
`Mathematics and Computer Simulation and International Federation of Operational Research Societies,
`Pergamon Press, Inc. 1990
`"Evaluation of Video Image Processing Systems for Traffic Detection," Transportation Research Record No.
`1360, National Research Council, Wash. DC., 1992. Co-authors: S. Hockaday, D. Need, S. Taff.
`"Video Cameras for Roadway Surveillance: Technology Review and Product Evaluation Results,"
`Transportation Research Record No. 1410, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1993.
`Co-authors: D. Need, R. Neiman (students).
`"Video Technologies for Roadway Surveillance and Automated Detection," Society of Automated Engineers,
`Transactions, 1995. Co-author: L. Ponce (student).
`“Advanced Imaging Techniques for Traffic Surveillance and Hazard Detection,” Intellimotion (journal), Vol 6
`No.2, Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, University of California, Berkeley, March 1997.
`"Evaluation of Infrared and Millimeter-wave Imaging Technologies Applied to Traffic Management," Society of
`Automotive Engineers, Transactions, and chapter in SAE publication “Journal of Passenger Car Electronic
`and Electrical Systems”, 2001.
`"Computer Vision Detection System for Network Model Validation," Transportation Research Record 01-3442,
`National Research Council, Washington D.C., 2001. Co-author: B.M. Hemme (student).
`“Technical Evaluation of the Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control System Field Operational Test,” Transportation
`Research Record, National Research Council, Washington D.C., March 2004. Co-authors: J. E. Moore II,
`S. P. Mattingly, M. G. McNally.
`“Methods and Metrics of Evaluation of Evaluation of an Automated Real-Time Driver Warning System,”
`Transportation Research Record, No. 05-1423, National Research Council, Washington DC, January 2005.
`“A Study of the Response of Highway Traffic to Dynamic Fog Warning and Speed Advisory Messages,” TRB
`06-3086, Transportation Research Record, National Research Council, Washington, DC, Feb 2007. Co-
`authors: C. Ackles, T. Watts (students).
`“Automated Consensus-based Data Verification in the Caltrans Detector Testbed“ Transporatation Research
`Record, Vol. 1993, No. 1, pp. 124-130, 2007, National Research Council, Washington DC, January 2007.
`Co-author: J. Slonaker.
`“A Spy Under the Hood: Controlling Risk and Automotive EDR” Risk Management Magazine, Vol. 55, Issue:
`February 01, 2008. Co-author: Peter Thom Available online at
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`Conference Papers and Published Articles
`"Development of a Sodium Borohydride Hydrogen Fuel Storage System for Vehicular Applications," American
`Society of Aeronautical Engineers Conference on Future Transportation Fuels, AIAA Proceedings, 1976.)
`"Electronic Fuel Injection Techniques for Hydrogen Powered I.C. Engines," Proc. Second World Hydrogen
`Energy Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, International Association of Hydrogen Energy, Coral Gables, FL,
`1978. Co-author: W.D. VanVorst.
`"Hydrogen Fuel Applications for Urban Transit," Proc. AIAA Society and Aerospace Technology Workshop, Los
`Angeles, California, 1979.
`"Development of a High Speed Injection Valve for Electronic Hydrogen Fuel Injection," Proc. Third World
`Hydrogen Energy Conference, Tokyo, Japan, International Association of Hydrogen Energy, Coral Gables,
`Florida, September, 1980.
`"A Study of Factors Influencing Thermally Induced Backfiring in Hydrogen Fueled Engines, and Methods for
`Backfire Control," Proc. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, American Society of
`Mechanical Engineers, Atlanta, GA, July, 1981.
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`"An Auxiliary Sensor Processor to Provide Real Time Fuel Delivery Feedback for a Microprocessor Based
`Diesel Engine Controller," SAE International Congress, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 1987. Co-author: D. G. Meyer.
`"An Indirect Sensing Technique for Closed-Loop Diesel Fuel Quantity Control," Proc. Society of Automotive
`Engineers International Congress, Detroit, MI, 1990. Co-authors: W. Clark and K. Nakae (students).
`“Sample Rate Selection for Discrete Time Switching Controls”, Proc. 11th Triennial World Congress of the the
`International Federation of Automatic Control, Tallinn, Estonia, USSR. International Assoc. for Mathematics
`and Computer Simulation and International Federation of Operational Research Societies, Pergamon Press,
`Aug. 13-17, 1990.
`"Computer Image Processing Techniques for Highway Traffic Monitoring," Proc. AMSE Workshop on Computer
`Applications in Transportation, UC Berkeley, California, 1991. Co-author: E. Sullivan.
`"Testing and Feasibility of VIPS for Traffic Detection," Proc. Second International Conference on Applications of
`Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, American Society of Civil
`Engineers, August 18-21,1991. Co-author: A. Chatziioanou.
`"Dynamic Extension of Static Traffic Flow Models for Computer Simulation," Proc. IEEE Pittsburgh Simulation
`and Modeling Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1992. Co-author: E. Sullivan
`"Evaluation of Video Image Processing Systems for Traffic Detection," Transportation Research Board Annual
`Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1991. Co-authors: S. Hockaday, D. Need, S. Taff.
`"Video Cameras for Roadway Surveillance: Technology Review and Product Evaluation Results,"
`Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 1992. Co-
`authors: D. Need, R. Neiman (students).
`"Video Technologies for Roadway Surveillance and Automated Detection," Proc. Society of Automotive
`Engineers International Congress, Detroit, January, 1995. Co-author: L. Ponce (student).
`“Economic Analysis of Electric Vehicle Configuration,” 20th International Conference on Computers and
`Industrial Engineering, Kyongjo, Korea, 1996. Co-author: A. Seifoddini.
`“Electric Vehicles – Promise and Reality”, quoted and contributed several pages on the state of the art of battery
`electric vehicles to US DOE-sponsored Renewable Energy Institute web site (no longer avail) 1996.
`"Assessment of an Automated Driver Warning Systems: CAWS", Presentation and published notes for
`California Department of Transportation, Stockton, California, June 14, 1998.
`"EDSRS: Electronic Diesel Smoke Reduction System," Poster Session for the National Conference on Strategic
`Technologies, US Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technology, Washington, DC., Jan 7, 1999.
`"Infrared and Millimeter-wave Imaging For Traffic Surveillance and Detection," Proc. Transportation Research
`Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington D.C., January, 1999. Co-authors: B.
`Hemme (student), L. Klein.
`"Review and Assessment of Battery Interchange Methods For Electric Vehicles," Proc. SAE Future Car
`Conference 2000, Society of Automotive Engineers, Washington, DC. January 2000.
`"Evaluation of Infrared and Millimeter-wave Imaging Technologies Applied to Traffic Management," Proc. SAE
`International Congress and Exhibition, Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit, March 2000.
`"Battery Interchange Alternatives to In-Vehicle Charging: Technical, Safety and Economic Considerations,"
`Proc. FISITA 2000 World Automotive Congress, Seoul, Korea, June 2000.
`"Lessons Learned from Irvine Integrated Freeway Ramp Metering/Arterial Adaptive Signal Control Field
`Operational Test," Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 01-3354, National Research Council,
`Washington D.C., Jan 2001. Co-authors: S.P. Mattingly (student), M.G. McNally, J.E. Moore
`"Computer Vision Detection System for Network Model Validation," Transportation Research Board Annual
`Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2000. Co-author: B.M. Hemme (student).
`“Evaluation of Video Traffic Sensors for Intersection Signal Actuation: Methods and Metrics,” Transportation
`Research Board Annual Meeting, No. 02-3920, National Research Council, Washington DC, January 2002.
`“Technical Evaluation of the Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control System Field Operational Test,” Transportation
`Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, March 2003. Co-authors: J.
`E. Moore II, S. P. Mattingly, M. G. McNally.
`“Methods and Metrics of Evaluation of Evaluation of an Automated Real-Time Driver Warning System,”
`Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, March 2004.
`“A Study of the Response of Highway Traffic to Dynamic Fog Warning and Speed Advisory Messages,” Proc.
`Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington DC, Jan 2006.
`Co-authors: C. Ackles, T. Watts (students).
`“A Data Fusion Approach to Automated Vehicle Detector Testing” IEEE Digital Signal Processing and DSP in
`Education Conference, Teton, WY, Sept 2006. Co-authors: Neils Nesse (student) and John Slonaker.
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`“Automated Consensus-based Data Verification in the Caltrans Detector Testbed“ Proc. 2007 Transportation
`Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington DC, January 2006. Co-author:
`John Slonaker.
`“Global Warming: Problems and Solutions, An Engineering Approach”, Invited Published Presentation, Focus
`the Nation, National Academic Initiative for Global Awareness, Jan 31, 2008. Co-authors: Yarrow Nelson,
`Linda Vanasupa.
`“Adaptive Automatic Ground Truth Generation for Testing of Vehicle Detectors”, 2009 Transportation Research
`Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington DC, January 2009. Also accepted for
`publication in Transportation Research Record (Journal), Volume TBA, 2010.
`“Teaching Sustainability in Cal Poly Electrical and Computer Engineering Programs”, Presentation at UC/CSU
`Conference on Sustainability in Curricula, UC Santa Barbara, June 22, 2009.
`“Retention, Promotion and Tenure Policies in the College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State
`University, San Luis Obispo”, Televised presentation and proceedings publication, International Engineering
`Education Symposium, Seoul National Technical University, S. Korea, 2009. Co-author: M. L. Noori
`“A Comparison of Real-time and Short-term Aggregated Metrics of Potential Accident Risk and Severity”,
`Published via Digital Commons, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo,
`http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu August 2011.
`“Traffic Ground Truth Estimation using a Multi-Sensor Consensus Filter”, accepted for publication and
`presentation at 2011 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council,
`Washington DC, January 2012. Co-author: Erik Sandberg
`“Automotive Technologies for a Sustainable Future: Alternative Fuel Engineering Education with Emphasis on
`DME and Methanol as Transition Fuels,” Fifth International DME Conference, Ann Arbor MI, International
`DME Association, London, England, April 2013.
`“The Cal Poly Rapid Battery Exchange Project: Automated Battery Exchange as an Alternative to Fast-Charging
`of Electric Vehicles.” IEEE Power and Energy Conference, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
`Obispo, 2013. Co-authors: C.A., A. Morris, M. Desando, S. Spielman, N. Hara.
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`Published Research Reports
`"Development of a Multi-fuel Vehicle using Electronic Fuel Injection," Final Project Report, Regional Technology
`Advancement grant, US Department of Energy, Region 8, September, 1981.
`“Acceleration of Automobiles Fueled by Natural Gas and Gasoline: A Comparison”, Report to the National
`Science Foundation, Published by Denver Urban Observatory and City of Denver, University of Denver
`Research Institute, 1982.
`"Evaluation of Image Processing Technology for Application on Highway Operations," Final Report to the
`California Department of Transportation, TR 91-2, June 1991. Co-author: S. Hockaday.
`"Noise-Optimal Control of HEMT LNA's for Compensation of Temperature Deviations," The Telecommunications
`and Data Acquisition Progress Report, 42-109, NASA JPL/Caltech, May 1992.
`Co-authors: J.J. Bautista, P.A. Willis.
`"Evaluation of Closed-Circuit Television Technology for Application in Highway Operations," Final Project
`Report, Caltrans Contract 51J932, Caltrans Division of New Technology, San Luis Obispo, CA., 1992.
`"Video Cameras for Roadway Surveillance: Technology Review and Product Evaluation Results," Report to the
`California Dept. of Transportation, Cal Poly Transportation Electronics Laboratory, 1992.
`"Feasibility Study: Rapid Battery Interchange for Electric Vehicles," published study commissioned by Pacific
`Gas and Electric Co., Transportation Electronics Laboratory, Cal Poly EL/EE Dept. PR93-1, 1993.
`"Rapid Battery Interchange Electric Transit Bus Demonstration, Phase I," final project report (published) to
`Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Transportation Electronics Laboratory, Cal Poly EE Dept. PR95-5, 1995.
`"Design and Deployment Planning (Phase II), Rapid Battery Interchange Electric Transit Bus" Project report
`published by California Energy Commission. Cal Poly Transportation Electronics Laboratory PR96-1,1996.
`"Design Considerations for Automated Electric Vehicle Battery Interchange," Transportation Electronics
`Laboratory, California Polytechnic State University, SLO, Report published by sponsor Pacific Gas and
`Electric Company, No. TEL4881a97, January 1997.
`“City of Anaheim / Caltrans / FHWA Advanced Traffic Control System Field Operational Test Evaluation Task C,
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