Mike Rowe 608-732-2071
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SKILLS
CMMI Level 5 certification experience
Requirement Analysis & Design
Mission Planning – military
C / C++ / C# / R / VB / Fortran /
APL / REXX/
Image processing
Systems Architecture
Proposal writing (Air Force,
DARPA, Navy)
SCADA (Supervisor Control And
Data Acquisition)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Program/Project Management – teams to 50 contributors
Use Case Development
Microsoft Office Suite
University-level Teaching – ABET accredited Software Engineering
Statistics and Analytics
Startup Business Planning
Simulation, Modeling and
Optimization
Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Object-oriented Analysis and Design
Software Development Process –
RUP, Agile, XP
High Performance Computing
Prognostics and Diagnostics technical papers
MagicDraw and others
Published/presented more than 50
UML and SysML – Rose, Rhapsody,
Esterline Technologies, Inc.—AVISTA, Platteville WI - 5/2003 – Present (5/2003 – 6/2012 part-time, 6/2012 – present fulltime)
Principal Engineer / Staff Statistician
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Perform systems engineering for next generation unmanned air vehicle
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Perform modeling, statistical process control and statistical analysis in support of CMMI Level 5 certification, AVISTA is one of fewer than 25 US companies to attain Level 5. AVISTA is also 9001 certified.
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Develop and provide training/consulting in software engineering and statistical project management
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Consult on algorithms, software architecture, system architecture, design and process
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Design and develop automated requirements based tests for DO-178B(C) life- and mission-critical avionics systems
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System engineering for next generation UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI - 8/2002 – 5/2012
Professor, Software Engineering and Computer Science (now Professor Emeritus)
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Developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in an ABET accredited software engineering program
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Member of the Graduate Faculty – on 26 Thesis committees
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Published/presented 20 papers in refereed journals and conferences while at UW-Platteville
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Proposed and executed funded research, major projects include: Steganalysis Framework for DARPA,
Geotechnical Database of Wisconsin for WI DOT, Landfill Simulator for Civil Engineering Department
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Served on many university, college, and department committees
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See http://www.uwplatt.edu/~rowemi for details
Westwave Communications, Inc., Richardson, TX - 12/1999 – 2/2002
Program Manager
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Research and Development lab’s program manager of startup soft-switch telecommunications company
(spinoff of Alcatel)
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Managed development for several systems/groups, including: AMA (accounting system); redundant high available process management; SS7 Signaling Gateway system; Call Agent (BCSM); Feature Server with many Class 5 switch features; Traffic Statistics and Measurement; and Alarm collection, logging, distribution and notification system. I was also acting manager of the Test Automation group that includes
SCM, software builds, lab operations, test tool development and test execution.
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Helped define the software engineering process for this startup
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Developed and maintained schedules – reported progress to the senior director of research and development
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Led requirements, architecture, code and test reviews
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Westwave was reabsorbed back into Alcatel in 2002
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USDATA Corporation, Richardson, TX – 5/1998 – 12/1999 and 2/1994 – 9/1997 (see Digital Pilot for gap)
Program Manager, Software Development
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Program Manager for the development and maintenance of Factory Link, a commercial software system with over 40,000 licenses and was named Factory Automation Product of the year in 1995
 Reported to company’s executive committee: CEO, and VPs of Development and Support, Marketing, and
Sales
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Managed special projects, including: third-party component evaluations, requirements development for vertical markets (Semiconductor and Electronics, Steel Production, Automotive Manufacturing and
Assembly, Consumer Goods, and Oil and Gas)
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Architect of a high performance real-time statistical process control module, Power-SPC
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Provided statistical process control training and consulting to USDATA customers, including: Anheuser-
Busch, Boeing, Delphi, EDS, Ford, GE, GM, HP, IAM Pet Food, IBM, Kraft Foods, and others
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USDATA was acquired by Tecnomatix and Tecnomatix was later acquired by Siemens AG. Siemens still sells FactoryLink
University of Texas-Dallas, Dallas, TX - 1/1999 – 1/2000 (part-time)
Adjunct Professor, Computer Science
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Developed and taught graduate level courses in Discrete Mathematics and Software Reengineering
Digital Pilot, Dallas, TX – 9/1997 – 5/1998
Director of Research and Development
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One of startup founders, contributed to the strategic plan and directions of a startup Web Server and System
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Architecture consulting firm
Provided systems architecture consulting services to a multibillion dollar DoD development project.
Responsibilities included membership on System Architecture committee (representing over 150 engineers), worked on high-level system architecture, analysis and design using Jacobson’s Use Case methods, Rational Unified Method, and UML using Rational Rose
Collin County Community College, Plano, TX - 1/1993 – 12/1995 (part-time)
Adjunct Professor, Computer Science
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Taught undergraduate Introduction of Software Engineering and Introduction to Unix Operating System courses
Analysts International Corporation, Dallas, TX – 3/1991 – 9/1993
Senior Consultant
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Completed a long-term consulting contract with IBM to design and develop intelligent configurators for
IBM medium and large scale systems. The system ensured valid software, hardware, cabinet, cable, power, cooling, footprint and clearance configuration as well as provided price quotes with specific customer discounts
Merit Technology, Inc., Plano, TX – 5/1988 – 2/1994 (3/1991 – 2/1994 part-time consultant)
Senior Scientist
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Researched, designed and implemented contact discriminators for Strategic Defense Initiative (antiballistic missile system) on massively parallel computing platforms – work sponsored by Naval Research
Labs
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Researched, designed and developed artificial intelligence based track correlation and data fusion techniques for graphical intelligence assessment workstation – work supported by classified customer
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Researched, designed and developed embedded inference engine with applications to study autonomous space vehicles – work supported by Air Force Space Command Technology Center
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Researched, designed and developed mission planning and mission verification system for autonomous air vehicles (UAVs) including the Global Hawk – work under contract with Teledyne Ryan
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Researched, designed and developed covert mission planning systems for fixed and rotary wing based missions – work supported by classified customers
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Developed expert systems to validate and correlate, intelligence reports and information – work supported
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by classified customer
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Developed force-on-force planning systems for US, NATO and foreign armed forces –worked support by classified customers
Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX – 8/1983 – 2/1988 and 7/1979 – 1/1981 (see Upjohn for gap)
Member of the Group Technical Staff, Corporate Engineering Laboratory (8/1983 – 2/1988)
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Pioneered real-time artificial intelligence and statistical process control systems for TI customers. Worked directly with VP of Engineering of several Fortune 100 companies to design and prototype next generation process diagnostics, prognostics and control.
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Designed and implemented data collection and analysis network connecting 50+ automated test sets for the
HARM Missile factory
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Ran several statistical quality control experiments to uncover product and factory process bottlenecks and inefficiencies
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Procured funding and led design and development of a machine learning based diagnostic system for the
HARM missile. This was an early application of my Ph.D. dissertation, “A Machine Learning Method
Suitable for Dynamic Domains”
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Beta tested the first non-mainframe version of SPSS on HP 9000 series Unix system.
Senior Software Engineering, Defense Equipment Division (7/1979 – 1/1981)
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Participated in the development of a large scale cluster of mainframes and hybrid computers to support engineering design, computation, modeling, and simulation. Center supported over 1000 engineers.
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Managed user consulting group and responsible for migrating software systems from TI’s Advanced
Scientific Supercomputers to this cluster of mainframes
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Performed capacity modeling and planning.
Upjohn Pharmaceutical, Kalamazoo, MI – 1/1981 – 8/1983
Software Project Administrator
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Project leader responsible for software development within International, Control, Asset Management and
Accounting Divisions, as well as managed the integration of the Corporate Standard Cost and Budget
Systems.
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Served on several corporate wide computing committees
Quatra Marketing Research, Minneapolis, MN – 6/1977 – 5/1979
Director of Computing Services
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Directed and assisted in the proposal, design, implementation, analysis, and report generation of marketing, product development, and site location research. Major projects included: Product Development/FDA
Tracking Database and Analysis System for Kimberly-Clark; Annual National Men's Apparel Market
Projection for Hart, Schaffner and Marx Clothing; produced market models for national and international companies; and many small studies for clients including Coors, Holiday Inns, International Multifoods,
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kirin Brewery, Nabisco, Pillsbury, Toro, and others.
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Company was acquired by ACNielsen.
University of North Dakota and U.S.D.A. Human Nutrition Laboratory, Grand Forks, ND – 8/1972 – 6/1977
Graduate Teaching and Graduate Research Assistant
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Performed statistical consulting and specialize statistical programming
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Conducted original research on behavioral, physiological, neurological and biochemical effects of various trace element deficiencies
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Programmed real-time research apparatus to perform long-term experiments
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Teaching assistant for introductory statistics courses – graded, office hours, pre-test help sessions and filled in lecturer when the professor was unavailable
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EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Ph.D.
Major
: Computer Science, dissertation: “A Machine Learning Method Suitable for Dynamic Domains”. This dissertation developed and tested a exponentially time weighted quasi Bayesian statistical technique for machine learning of very dynamic domains.
Minor : Statistics
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
M.B.A.
Major : Comprehensive Business
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Ph.D.
Major : Physiological Psychology, dissertation: “Prenatal Zinc Deficiency and Stress”. This dissertation studied various physiological effects, such as gastric ulcer formation, to stress in adult rats which were prenatally zinc deficient.
Minor: Statistics
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
M.A.
Major : Experimental Psychology, thesis: “Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Prenatal Zinc Deficiency”. This thesis studied physiological and learning related effects in adult rates which were prenatally zinc deficient.
University of Minnesota-Duluth
B.A. summa cum laude
Major : Psychology
PUBLICATIONS see http://www.uwplatt.edu/~rowemi/Recent Publications 2012.docx
to view recent publications
Hale, C and Rowe , M., A process Improvement Method and Results from a High Maturity Organization, Accepted for publication , CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, __________.
Hale, C. and Rowe
, M., “Advancing Requirements-Based Testing Models to Reduce Defects“, Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) 2012 High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Workshop, Washington, D.C.,
September 2012.
Hale, C. and Rowe
, M., “Reducing Defects through Improved Requirements-Based Testing Methods“, Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) 2011 High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Workshop, Washington, D.C.,
September 2011.
Hale, C. and Rowe , M., “Achieving Quality and Performance Using Real-Time Statistical Process Control”,
CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, January 2012.
Rowe , M., “Introducing Software Engineering to General Engineering Students”, ASEE 2011 North Midwest
Conference, Duluth, MN, October 2011.
Hasker, R. and Rowe , M., “Optimizing UMLint: Identifying Defects in UML Diagrams”, ASEE Conference, May
2011, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Stangel, M., Torgerson, D., Rowe , M., “Playing a Virtual Musical Instrument”, 44 rd Annual Midwest Instruction and
Computing Symposium, April 2011, St. Scholastic University, Duluth, MN
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Rowe , M., Bragg, T., Hale, C., Tigges, R., Kamm, R., and Bechwar, M., “Optimizing Requirements-Based Test
Reviews”, 43 rd Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2010, University of
Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Kelly, M. and Rowe , M., Cost of Quality: A Case Study on Process Improvement Model, at the Second Workshop on CMMI High Maturity Measurement and Analysis sponsored by Software Engineering Institute (SEI),
November 2008, Denver, CO.
Clifton J., Hasker, R., and Rowe , M., “ World-class Outcomes Assessment on a Shoestring ”, 2008 ASEE Annual
Conference, June 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.
Rowe , M. C., Farver, E., Bragg, T., Kelley, M., and Hale, C., “Statistical Process Control of Software Processes for
Obtaining CMMI Level 5”, 41th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2008,
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
Rowe , M. and Hasker, R., “The Characterization and Identification of Object-Oriented Model Defects”, 41th Annual
Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2008, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
Hickok, D., and Rowe , M. C., “A Live View of the World”, 41th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing
Symposium , April 2008, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
Hickok, D., Rowe
, M., “Fighting Piracy: A Framework For Media Fingerprinting”,
40th Annual Midwest
Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2007.
Berhorn A., Rowe , M., “An Introduction to the Development of Web Applications using Ruby on Rails with Ajax”,
40th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2007.
Potthast, S., Rowe , M., “An Analysis of Approaches for Asynchronous Communication in Web Applications”, 40th
Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2007.
Altmannsberger, A., Bühler, F., Rowe , M., “A Rational Unified Process (RUP) Plug-in To Support Requirements
Quality Assurance”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2006, Iowa
Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA.
Lesniak, D. R., Hickok, D., Whisler, K., and Rowe , M. C., “Target Discrimination and Neutralization as a
Departmental Legacy Project”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2006,
Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA.
Nykl, S., Riese, K., Runde, J. and Rowe , M., “GPS Controlled Vehicle”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and
Computing Symposium , April 2006, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA..
Lesniak, D. R., Hickok, D., Whisler, K., and Rowe , M. C., “An Autonomous Paper Airplane Defense System”,
38th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau
Claire.
Hickok, D., Lesniak, D. R., and Rowe
, M., “File Type Detection Technology”,
38th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Rowe , M., “A short lab exercise of Test Driven Development (TDD)”, 38th Annual Midwest Instruction and
Computing Symposium , April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Rowe , M., “Student Submitted Quiz Questions as Method to Increase Understanding of Material and Initiate
Studying”, 37th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium , April 2004, University of
Minnesota, Morris.
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Rowe , M., A Machine Learning Method Suitable for Dynamic Domains , Ph.D. dissertation, University of North
Texas, 1996.
Labhart, J., and Rowe , M., “Autonomous Satellite Control by Expert Systems running on the Advanced Space-
Based GVSC (Generic VHSIC Space Computer)”, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference
(NAECON), May 1992, Dayton .
Matney, S., Rowe , M., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “Project PIPER: Inference on the Butterfly Parallel
Computer”, Naval Research Laboratory Technical Report , 1991, Washington, D.C.
Rowe , M., Labhart, J., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “Forward Chaining Parallel Inference”, IEEE Symposium on
Parallel and Distributed Processing, December 1990, Dallas.
Labhart, J., Rowe
, M., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “Forward Chaining Parallel Inference”,
IEEE NAECON, May
1990, Dayton .
Matney, S., Rowe , M., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “'PIPER A Parallel Inference Engine”, SDIO (Strategic
Defense Initiative Office), 5th Parallel Programming Conference , October 1989, L.A.
Labhart, J., Rowe , M., Jesson, J.R., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “PIPER: A Parallel Inference Engine for the
Butterfly Multi-computer”, A.I. in Aeronautical Applications Conference , October, 1989, Monterey, Ca.
Rowe , M.C., Kelly, L., and Bechtel, R.J., “'An N-Space Distance Model of Data Fusion” (unclassified), Tri-Service
Data Fusion Symposium (classified) , May, 1989, Laurel, Maryland.
Matney, S., Rowe , M., Jesson, J.R., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “Preliminary results for the PIPER Project: A
Parallel Inference Engine for the Butterfly Multi-computer”, IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed
Processing , May 1989, Dallas.
Matney, S., Rowe , M., Jesson, J.R., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “PIPER Project: The Design of a Parallel
Inference Engine for the Butterfly Multi-computer”, AISIG SDIO (Strategic Defense Initiative Office)
Technology Transfer Conference , March 1989, Washington, DC.
Rowe , M., Williams, K., Bechtel, R.J., and Coleman, B., “Shared Memory Evaluation Task: Integrated Testbed
Systems Integration Program”, Technical Report for United States Air Force AFWAL / AAAS, Prime
Contract: F33615-87-D-1452(TRW) and Subcontract: DB26382Z8A(Merit Technology ), March, 1989.
Rowe , M. and Veitch, A., “ET-v2: An Artificial Intelligence Assist in Troubleshooting”, Invited Paper Proceedings of ATE-EAST Conference , June, 1987, Boston.
Rowe , M., “How Can A.I. Help S.M.T. and C.A.D.”, Invited Panel Member ATE-WEST, January 1987, L.A.
Rowe , M., “A.I. For A.T.E. Environments on PC-Class Machines”, Invited Presentation/Workshop and Chair of
Session, ATE-WEST, January, 1987, L.A.
Rowe , M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a
Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Invited Paper: Proceedings of ATE-WEST Conference , January, 1987,
L.A.
Rowe , M., “Electronic Test Forum: Artificial Intelligence, What Can You Do With It?”, Invited Panel Member
ATE-Silicon Valley, October 1986, Santa Clara.
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Rowe , M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a
Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Invited Paper:
Proceedings of ATE-Silicon Valley Conference , October,
1986, Santa Clara.
Rowe , M., AAAI-86: AI in Manufacturing Workshop, One of 35 people accepted to present research and participate, AAAI-86, August 1986, Philadelphia.
Rowe , M., “Electronic Test Forum: Artificial Intelligence, What Can You Do With It?”, Invited Panel Member
ATE-East, June 1986, Boston.
Rowe , M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a
Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Proceedings of ATE-East Conference , June 1986, Boston.
Rowe
, M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “An Adaptive Learning Diagnostic System For Complex
Domains: ET”, Texas Instrument's Engineering Journal , February, 1986.
Rowe , M., Keener, R., Veitch, A., and Lantz, R.B., “ET: Expert Technician / Experience Trapper”, Proceedings of the IEEE Second International Conference of Artificial Intelligence Applications , December 1985, Miami.
Rowe , M., “Industrial AI Applications: ET and the CHOKE CHECKER”, Presented at Texas Instruments'
Worldwide Manufacturing Technology Symposium, Dallas, Texas, September 24-25, 1985.
Rowe , M., Sveinsson, J.C., Benavides, J.A., Crozier, L., Hemphill, D., Hozie, J., Lantz, R.B., and St. Martin, A., “A
Texas Instruments' Test Equipment Network for Data Collection, Consolidation and Analysis”,
Proceedings of the International SPSS Software Users Exchange (ISSUE ), 1984 Chicago.
Rowe , M. and Stoneburner, D.F., “An APL Solution to Prime Number Generation Using a Modified Eratosthenes
Sieve Method”, BYTE May 1983. Describes a solution which was faster than all but assembler solutions
(over one hundred) January 1983 BYTE . Also in The Journal Of Analytical Chemistry , June 1983 and in various APL newsletters.
Rowe , M. and Ellinger, R.S., “A General Discussion of Networking Concepts and Equipment with Emphasis on
Today's Communications Problems”, Presented at The Western Michigan Computer Conference, 1982,
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Rowe , M., Prenatal Zinc Deficiency and Stress in the Rat, Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Dakota, 1978.
Halas, E.S., Reynolds, G., Rowe , M., Heinrich, M., and Pirc, M., “Comparison of Frequency, Intensity, and
Duration of Aggressive Responses in Rats”, Physiology and Behavior , 1977.
Rowe , M., Halas, E.S., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Prenatal Malnutrition on Stress Tolerance in Adult Rats”,
Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association , 1977, Chicago. (This was based on findings of my
Ph.D. dissertation.)
Halas, E.S., Rowe , M., Johnson, O.B., McKinsie, J.M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Intrauterine Zinc
Deficiency on Subsequent Behavior”, published in Prasad, A.S.(ed), Trace Elements In Human Health And
Disease , New York, N.Y.: Academic Press, 1976.
Halas, E.S., Rowe , M., Johnson, O.B., McKinsie, J.M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Intrauterine Zinc
Deficiency on Subsequent Behavior”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Trace Elements in
Human Health and Disease , sponsored by the United Nations World Health Organization, 1975. (This was based on findings of my Master's Thesis.)
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Reynolds, G., Halas, E.S., Fosmire, G., Rowe , M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Prenatal Nutrition, Catecholamines and
Aggression”, Presented at the
Midwestern Psychological Association , May 1976, Chicago.
Rowe , M., Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Zinc Deficiency in Rats, Master's Thesis, University of North
Dakota, 1974.
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