Resume for Edward A. Billard

Professor, Deparment of Mathematics and Computer Science
California State University, East Bay

Courses
Positions
Education
Research Interests
Publications

Courses

Undergraduate
- Data Structures
- Object-Oriented Programming*
- Operating Systems
- Software Engineering I*
- Software Engineering II*
- Software Testing and Quality Assurance*
- Database Architecture
- Web Site Development
Graduate
- Operating Systems Design*
- Advanced Software Engineering
- Distributed Computation
- Database Systems
- Language Design
- Research Methodologies
- Graduate Capstone*
*Includes Online Version

Positions

2010 -- Present	Professor in Faculty Early Retirement Program
2010	Professor Emeritus
2005 -- 2010	Professor
2001 -- 2010	Graduate Advisor
2000 -- 2005	Associate Professor (Tenure: 2002)
1996 -- 2000	Assistant Professor
	Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, California State University, East Bay
2001 (6 mos.)	Software Manager
	Wind River Systems, Alameda
1993 -- 1996	Assistant Professor (Tenure: 1996)
	Director, Operating Systems Laboratory
	School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Aizu, Japan
1992 -- 1993	Postdoctoral Scholar
1990 -- 1992	Research Assistant
	Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego
1989 -- 1993	Adjunct Instructor
	Graduate Program in Computer Science, West Coast University, San Diego
1982 -- 1988	Project Manager, Semiconductor Applications
	CTX International, a Motorola subsidiary, San Diego
1980 -- 1982	Software Engineer/Team Leader, Database Systems
	Telesoft, San Diego
1979 -- 1980	Instructor
1978 -- 1979	Teaching Assistant
	Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
1975 -- 1980	Software Consultant, Local Industry
	Boulder, Colorado
1973 -- 1975	Instructor, Physics and Mathematics
	US Peace Corps, Kenya
1971 (sum.)	NSF Lab Assistant, Solid State Physics Laboratory
1970 (sum.)	NSF Lab Assistant, Nuclear Physics Laboratory
	University of Colorado, Boulder

Education

1992	Ph.D. Computer Science
	Advisor: Dr. Joseph Pasquale
	University of California, San Diego
1980	M.S. Computer Science
1973	B.S. Engineering Physics with Special Honors
1973	B.S. Business
	University of Colorado, Boulder

Research Interests

Software Engineering
Object-Oriented Methodologies
Learning Automata
Autonomous Decentralized Systems
Distributed Queueing Systems
Distributed Decision Making
Game Theory
Intelligent Control
Educational Software

Publications

"Introducing software engineering developments to a classical operating systems course", IEEE Trans. Education, pp. 118-126, 48:1:2005.
"Operating system scenarios as Use Case Maps", ACM Workshop on Software and Performance, pp. 266-277, 2004.
"Patterns of agent interaction scenarios as Use Case Maps", IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 1933-1939, 34B:4:2004.
"Language-dependent performance of design patterns", ACM Software Engineering Notes, online, 28:3:2003.
"Learning in multi-level games with incomplete information - Part I", (with S. Lakshmivarahan), IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 329-339, 29B:3:1999.
"Learning in multi-level games with incomplete information - Part II", (with J. Zhou, S. Lakshmivarahan), IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 340-349, 29B:3:1999.
"Asymmetry in learning automata playing multi-level games", Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., 1998.
"Simulation of period-doubling behavior in distributed learning automata", (with S. Lakshmivarahan), Proc. ACM Symp. Applied Computing, pp. 690-695, 1998.
"Load balancing to adjust for proximity in some network topologies", (with J. Pasquale), Parallel Computing, pp. 2007-2023, 22:1997.
"Stabilizing distributed queueing systems using feedback based on diversity", IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 251-256, 27:2:1997.
"Chaotic behavior of learning automata in multi-level games under delayed information", Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 1412-1417, 1997.
"Laboratory exercises using a graphical user interface to a queueing simulator", (with A. Riedmiller), IEEE Trans. Education, pp. 154-157, 40:2:1997.
"Stability of dynamic groups in distributed computing systems", Applied Mathematics and Computation, pp. 209-222, 74:2:1996.
"Stability of adaptive search in multi-level games under delayed information", IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, and Cybern., pp. 231-240, 26:3:1996.
"Adaptation in a stochastic prisoner's dilemma with delayed information", BioSystems, pp. 211-227, 37:1996.
"Evolutionary strategies of stochastic learning automata in the prisoner's dilemma", BioSystems, pp. 93-104, 39:1996.
"A fluid model of shortest queue routing: Delayed feedback and inherent periodicity", Proc. IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, 3338-3340, 1996.
"Adaptive coordination in distributed systems with delayed communication", (with J. Pasquale), IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, and Cybern., pp. 546-554, 25:4:1995.
"Probabilistic coalition formation in distributed knowledge environments", (with J. Pasquale), IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, and Cybern., pp. 277-286, 25:2:1995.
"Utilizing local and global queueing resources with uncertainty in state and service", (with J. Pasquale), IEEE Intl. Symp. Autonomous Decentralized Systems, pp. 258-265, 1995.
"A GUI for a manager of lightweight processes", (with A. Riedmiller), ACM Software Engineering Notes, pp. 48-50, 20:5:1995.
"Effects of group size on goal-directed agents in distributed environments", Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 3403-3408, 1995.
"Stability conditions for agents pursuing individual goals under uncertainty", (with A. Riedmiller), IEEE Intl. Symp. Autonomous Decentralized Systems, pp. 360-367, 1995.
"Stability of distributed controllers with multiple delays", IEEE Intl. Symp. Intelligent Control, pp. 489-495, 1995.
"Dynamics of distributed transaction processing: load sharing versus locality preference", ISCA Intl. Conf. Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, pp. 70-76, 1995.
"Controlling instability in distributed queueing systems", IEEE Intl. Symp. Intelligent Control, pp. 111-117, 1994.
"Learning in multi-level stochastic games with delayed information", Proc. Conf. Uncertainty in AI, pp. 86-93, 1994.
"Localized decision making and the value of information in decentralized control", (with J. Pasquale), ISCA Intl. Conf. Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, pp. 417-425, 1994.
"Q-Sim: A GUI for a queueing simulator using Tcl/Tk", (with A. Riedmiller), ACM Software Engineering Notes, pp. 82-85, 19:4:1994.
"Instabilities in learning automata playing games with delayed information", Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 1160-1165, 1994.
"Spectral analysis of instability in decentralized load balancing", (with A. Riedmiller), ISCA Intl. Conf. Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, pp. 777-782, 1994.
"Effects of delayed communication in dynamic group formation", (with J. Pasquale), IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, and Cybern., pp. 1265-1275, 23:5:1993.
"Dynamic scope of control in decentralized job scheduling", (with J. Pasquale), IEEE Intl. Symp. Autonomous Decentralized Systems, pp. 183-189, 1993.
"A taxonomy of equilibria in probabilistic coalitions", (with J. Pasquale), Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 181-186, 1993.
"Effects of periodic communication on distributed decision-making", (with J. Pasquale), Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Syst., Man, Cybern., pp. 49-54, 1992.