2005 IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium
Award winning papers in red below

PROCEEDINGS (Adobe Acrobat) PROJECT TITLE/AUTHORS
A101

ENGINEERING TRADE STUDY: EXTRACT, TRANSFORM, LOAD TOOLS FOR DATA MIGRATION, Scott Henry, Sherlynn Hoon, Meeky Hwang, Diane Lee, Michael D. DeVore, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A102

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS: IMPROVED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL, Jacob Goldberg, Melih Iyigullu, James W. Lark, III, Donald Mixon, Ouang Nguyen, Robin Poullath, Jeffrey Taylor, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A103

FACILITATING INFORMATION SHARING AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: IMPROVING THE GEOSPATIAL REPOSITORY FOR ANALYSIS AND SAFETY PLANNING, Stephen Cheung, Andrew Daly, Jeremy Lam, Justin Pan, Brian Smith, Donald Brown, Jason Dalton, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Ronald Wilson, National Institute of Justice

A104

WEBCAT: THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED CRIME ANALYSIS TOOLKIT, Alexander Belgard, Terry Hsiung, Caitriona Kennedy, Christopher Muljadi, Ke Kathy Peng, Doris Wu, Donald Brown, Jason Dalton, Francis Prats, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Butch Johnstone, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

A201

A RISK-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING, ASSESSING, AND MANAGING RISKS TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNELS, Christopher W. Anderson, Daniel J. Courain, Patricia A. Edmonds, Adam C. Gouldey, Nicholas T. Ward, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A202

INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (IAS), Yousuf Mohammed Ashparie, Oluwaseyi Pius Bashorun, Greg Joseph Koch, Greg Ryan Siegel, Petko Traoumir Stoyanov, George Donohue, Andrew Loerch, George Mason University, Jerry Brashear, Critical Infrastructure Protection Project

A203

IMPACT OF SCRAMJET TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORTING THE ARMY’S MISSION TO DEFEND CONUS AGAINST CRUISE MISSLES AND TBM, Josh Hall, Chad Mayfield, Russ Toll, David Yu, United States Military Academy

A204

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT, D. LaRue Brown Jr., Joshua R. Drake, Jason T. Mulligan, William C. Murray II, Schuyler Williamson, Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., United States Military Academy

A301 VOLVO AIR FLOW ANALYSIS, Paul Boyd, Walter Hackett, Elaine Kwan, Kelly Loyer, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
A302 WORK DOMAIN ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OPERATIONS, Luis Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, Amy R. Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology
A303 EFFECTIVE TOOL USE IN A HABILE AGENT, Alexander B. Wood, Thomas E. Horton, Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, Robert St. Amant, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California
A304 INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF USER MODELS, Geoffrey P. Morgan, Steven R. Haynes, Frank E. Ritter, The Pennsylvania State University, Mark A. Cohen, Lock Haven University
A401

EQUIPMENT PROCESS LAYOUT & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, Carolina Rodriguez, Ernesto Serrano, Matthew Sondrup, Kimberly Willig, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

A402

EVALUATION AND REDESIGN OF PRODUCT AND SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESSES, Brian Alba, Chris Callaway, Kim Wade, Steven Stashwick, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

A403

REDUCTION OF MATERIAL HANDLING IN THE PACKING AREA OF IR STEELCRAFT, Mike Simpson, Elizabeth Mayhew, Kristin Maglia, Collen Jones, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

A404

OUT OF WELL CONTROL, Luciana Franca De Roberto, Weber Pimenta Gomes Netto, Jose Orlando Gomes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Mark Heitz, Nicholas Edwards, Suprena Isaac, David Woods, Emily Patterson, Ohio State University

A501

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE, Katherine Guttridge, Lydia Koehler, Lindsay Tabas, Melissa Villadelgado, Lauren Vogt, Marc Evans, William Scherer, Michael Smith, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A502

RAMP OPERATIONS MONITORING SYSTEM, Jorge Bonilla, Hassan Mohammed, Joel Norris, Thang Phung, Ingrid Zegada-Frias, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, George Mason University

A503

RUNWAY OPERATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (ROQA) SYSTEM, Janet Geldermann, Yusuf Mohamed, Robert Smith, Mahmoud Yessad, George Donohue, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, George Mason University

A504

SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE INSPECTION PROCESS OF CARGO CONTAINERS, Jason Sharpe, Engineering Science, Barb Tawney, K. Preston White, Jr., Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A601

PROJECT SELECTION FOR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT, Cody Apperson, Farid Arefzadeh, Abigail Dinsmore, Richard Grabowski, David May, Kathryn Morandi, Barb Tawney, K. Preston White, Jr., Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A602

TOWARDS A MODEL FOR SELECTION AND SCHEDULING OF RISKY PROJECTS, Jorge A. Sefair, Andrés L. Medaglia, Industrial Engineering Department, Universidad de los Andes

A603

EVALUATING THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF UTILITY COMPUTING AUCTION USING A SIMULATION MODEL, Sin Siong Teo, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

A604

A FUZZY NEURAL APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSING PCM EXECUTING PROBLEMS, Chin-Chang Chuang, Chia-Chang Tsai, Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

B101

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND LINKING OF NARRATIVES (TALON), Francis Gabriel-Marie Belmonte Prats, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B102

DESIGN RECOMMENDATION OF A COLLABORATIVE GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Phil Chambless, Jr., Samantha Hasselbauer, Scott Loeb, Chris Luhrs, Dave Newbery, William Scherer, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B103

DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TESTING AND MAPPING PRIVATE WELL WATER QUALITY, Jeff Cherry, Craig Freel, Brigitte Hoyer, Alison Jones, Akhil Sehgal, Garrick E. Louis, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B104

A WEB ARCHITECTURE TO SUPPORT THE TAILORING OF TRAINING CONTENT AND LEARNER ASSESSMENT, Roger Counihan, Justin M. DeVoge, Ellen J. Bass, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B201

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL SPECIALIST REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR THE INDIGENT POPULATION IN RICHMOND, Whitney E. Dunning, Alicia M. Lewis, Sankalp Malhotra, Thomas S. Nicholson, Alicia B. Wiygul, Barbara E. Tawney, Ph.D. Candidate, Robert M. Bennett, M.D., Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B202

ANALYZING THE PATIENT LOAD ON THE HOSPITALS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA, Barb Tawney, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B203

AN EXCEL FORECASTING MODEL TO AID IN DECISIONMAKING THAT AFFECTS HOSPITAL RESOURCE/BED UTILIZATION—HOSPITAL CAPABILITY TO ADMIT EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS, William A. Stout, Jr., Johns Hopkins Health Systems, Barbara Tawney, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B204

PATIENT HAND-OFF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT, Sang Bae, Miguel Guerrero, Linda Kim, Paul O’Quinn, Lida Tabatabaian, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

B301

HELICOPTER OFFSHORE SAFETY IN THE BRAZILIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, Barbara B. Lyra da Silva, Pedro R. Galvao de Medeiros, Jose Orlando Gomes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Michael C. Simenc, Jean-Yves Joseph, Dr. Emily Patterson, Dr. David Woods, Ohio State University

B302

DESIGNING A BALLAST CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATOR INTERFACE, Michael Manzi, Babak Soltani, Stephanie Guerlain, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Priscilla Antonello, Jessé Queres Jr., José Orlando Gomes, Industrial Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

B303

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY TOOLS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, Michelle Sunm, Ann M. Bisantz, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Rollin J. Terry Fairbanks, University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital

B304 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, Stephanie J. Macdonald, Ika Karkam, Nasser Al-Shirrawi, Rajnish K. Chowdhary, Esteban Morales Escalante, Afra Afandi, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona
B401

US ARMY EMPLOYMENT OF UNATTENDED GROUND SENSORS, Kenneth Elgort, Scott Komaromy, John Madden, Andrew Taylor, United States Military Academy

B402 DEVELOPING A PARAMETRIC DESIGN TOOL FOR LIGHTER THAN AIR VEHICLES, Pavel Fomin, Mark McCarron, Shawn Michael Menz, Charles Alexander Scott, Susan Donohue, Garrick E. Louis, Michael C. Smith, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Gulu S. Gambhir. Jakob Harmon, Derald K. Lane, David Ott, Trey Spetch, Northrop Grumman TASC
B403 APPROXIMATION TO THE OPTIMUM DESIGN OF A MOTORCYCLE FRAME USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS, Jorge E. Rodríguez†‡, Andrés L. Medaglia†, Juan P. Casas‡, Industrial Engineering Department†, Mechanical Engineering Department‡, Universidad de los Andes
B404

BRADLEY LETHALITY STUDY, Cadet Sharonda Aplon, Cadet Derek Curry, Cadet David Hilling, Cadet Jayme Orr, Cadet Matthew Piosa, United States Military Academy

B501

TOWARDS A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MODEL FOR AIR TAXI DISPATCH PLANNING, Douglas W. Lee, Ellen J. Bass, Stephen D. Patek, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B502 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OPTIMIZATION OF VEHICLE BALANCE, George S. Lekoudis, Daniel R. Richardson, Christie R. Roark, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
B503 BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING FOR A HIGHWAY AGENCY – A DEMONSTRATION WITH PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES, Andrea E. Aliberti, Jef Benbanaste, Seon-Ho Choi, Isabelle Estripeaut, James J. Perry, Daniel J. Streufert, James H. Lambert, Research Associate Professor and Center Associate Director, Rachel K. Jennings, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia
B504

THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SALES FORCE AUTOMATION TOOL USING BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, Can Baysan, Arielle Bertman, Raul Maynigo, Griff Norville, Nicholas Osborne, Timothy Taylor, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B601

ANALYZING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY (COLOMBIA), Amanda E. Costantino, Jakub Dybala, Nithya Janakiraman, James P. O’Toole Jr., Neil F. Smith, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

B602 INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEST PRACTICES WITH DOD ACQUISITION PRACTICES, Jessica Lee Forman, Andrew Hitching, Travis Reinold, Eric Turner, Meghan Vrabel, COL Mike McGinnis, Advisor and Head, United States Military Academy
B603

NORTHROP GRUMMAN NEWPORT NEWS BREAKDOWN COST IMPACT, Cheryl Chang, Mike Colacurcio, Rick Summers, Vin Lam, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

B604

FINDING AN EQUILIBRIUM IN A LINEAR EXCHANGE MARKET MODEL USING MODIFIED BARRIER FUNCTION, Mun Chui, HyeYoon Chung, Ursula Morris, Arm Pangarad, Roman Polyak, George Mason University

C101

DEVELOPING A WEB-BASED TOOL FOR THE ANNOTATION OF THE STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS GENOME, Doruk Akan, Ellen J. Bass, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Ping Xu, Philips Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University

C102

A CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL OF CIRCULATING CELL ADHESION AND TRANSMIGRATION IN THE MICROVACULATURE, Melissa Yingling, Thomas O'Neill, Thomas C. Skalak, Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia

C103

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS, Thomas Boudreau, Marjorie Davis, Leslie Delery, Jen Korbich, Stephen Lambert, Erika Vogel, Barbara Tawney, Robert Bennett, M.D., Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

C201

CLUB CAR COMPETITIVE COST ANALYSIS, Octavio L. Fermin, Jacqueline Guill, Jimmy Kao, Matt Lytton, Daniel Maddox, Brian Mayerick, Steve Nicklas, Stephanie Vasiloff, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

C202

AN URBAN WARFARE APPLICATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FOR THE FIRST DERIVATIVE, Sonja Demuth, John Felini, Joseph Gerloff, James Mai, Nicholas Swingle, Phil Harton, Barry Horowitz, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia

C203 DYNAMIC MULTI-AGENT COORDINATION: ROBOCOPS, Peter A. Beling, Brad J. Beaulieu, Imhotep S. Durham, Ryan H. McKinstrie, Paul W. Shumate, Kyle G. Stamper, Elizabeth K. Verell , Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia