Ronald J. Vetter, Ph.D.

Department of Computer Science

University of North Carolina Wilmington

601 South College Road

Wilmington, North Carolina 28403

 

E-mail: vetterr@uncw.edu

Cell: (910) 538-3523

 

Education:

·         Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Minnesota, 1992.

·         M.S., Computer Science, North Dakota State University, 1986.

·         B.S., Computer Science, North Dakota State University, 1984.

·         B.S., Mathematics, North Dakota State University, 1984.

 

 

Professional Experience:

·         Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mobile Education LLC, Wilmington, NC 2007-present.

·         Professor, Computer Science Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2000-present.

·         Department Chair, Computer Science Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2000-2005.

·         Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Computer Science Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1998-2000.

·         Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1996-98.

·         Director, Computer Systems Institute, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1995-96.

·         Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1994-96.

·         Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1993-94.

·         Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Information Systems Department, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, 1992-93.

·         Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1988-92.

·         Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1984-86.

·         Computer Systems Analyst and Network Consultant, CBI Computer Services, Fargo, 1983-95.

 

 

Principal Areas of Research Interest:

·         Computer Networks

·         Mobile Computing

·         Parallel and Distributed Systems

·         Web-based Distance Learning

 

 

Publications:

86.  On the Design and Implementation of a System Integrating Outlook Mobile Services with the Short

      Message Service, with S. Border and J. Brown, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on

      Wireless Networks (ICWN'08), Las Vegas, NV, July 14-17, 2008.

 

85.  SMS: Short Message Service, with J. Brown and B. Shipman, Computer, Vol. 40, No. 12, December 2007, pp. 106-110.

 

84.  Extending GridNexus to Support the Visual Assembly of Web Services, with E. Harris and J. Brown, Proceedings of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 07), December 3-12, 2007.

 

83. Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education, with J. Brown, R. Hoon, and D. Saunders-White, Proceedings of the 2007 Educause Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 23-26, 2007.

 

82. Parallel Processing with GT4, with J. Brown, M. Freeze, and E. Harris, Poster Presentation at the International Conference on the Virtual Computing Initiative (ICVCI 2007), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, May 7-8, 2007.

 

81. Metadata Lessons Learned from the iLumina Digital Library, with B. Heath, D. McArthur, and M. McClelland, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 48, No. 7, July 2005.

     

80. Project Numina: Enhancing Student Learning with Handheld Computers, with B. Heath, R. Herman, G. Lugo, J. Reeves, and C. Ward, Computer, Vol. 38, No. 6, June 2005, pp. 46-53.

 

79. GridNexus: A Grid Services Scientific Workflow System, with J. Brown, C. Ferner, T. Hudson, A. Stapleton, A.  Martin, J. Martin, A. Rawls, W. Shipman, and M. Wood, International Journal of Computer & Information Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, June 2005.

 

78. On the Design and Implementation of a Location-Aware Campus-Based Computing Infrastructure, with E. Dunn, Poster Presentation at the 2005 UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 30, 2005.

 

77. A Mobile Learning Environment to Support a Virtual Education Community in Science and Mathematics, with B. Heath, R. Herman, G. Lugo, J. Reeves, and C. Ward, Technological Horizons in Education Journal, Vol. 32, No. 8,  March 2005.

 

76. Integrating Digital Libraries with Traditional Libraries: Collaborating for Sustainability, with D. Pfohl and D. Ward, Poster Presentation at the NSF NSDL Workshop, Chicago, IL, November 15-17, 2004.

 

75. Integrating Digital Libraries with Traditional Libraries: A Model for Sustaining NSDL Collections, with S. Cody and D. Ward, Poster Presentation at the NSF NSDL Workshop, Washington, DC, October 12-14, 2003.

 

74. An Integrated Framework for Implementing Quality of Network Concepts, with C. Ferner, Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 10, No. 4, December 2002.

 

73. Course Notes #48 - Dynamic Media on Demand: Exploring Wireless and Wired Streaming Technologies and Content, with T. Rhyne, L. Bishop, D. Holmes, and A. Turner, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH '02), San Antonio Conference Center, July 21-26, 2002.

 

72. Mobile Commerce: Framework, Applications, and Networking Support, with U. Varshney, ACM/Baltzer Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), Special Issue on Mobile Commerce, Vol. 7, June 2002, pp.185-198.

 

71. Guest Editor’s Introduction, with U. Varshney, Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications, Special Issue on Mobile Commerce, Vol. 7, No. 3, June 2002.

 

70. A Multicast Tree Construction Algorithm for Large Multiparty Conferences, with P. Juell and D.  Brekke, Journal of Telecommunication Systems, Vol. 17, No. 3, July 2001.

 

69. A Collaborative Approach for Creating Curriculum and Instructional Materials, with S. Sologuk and R. Stammen, Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2001, pp. 199-210.

 

68. Towards a Sharable Digital Library of Reusable Teaching Resources: Roles for Rich Metadata, with D. McArthur, B. Graves, S. Giersch, D. Ward, R. Dillaman, R. Herman, G. Lugo, J. Reeves, D. Knox, and S. Owen, Communications of the ACM, Special issue on Digital Libraries, Vol. 44, No. 5, May 2001.

 

67. Guest Editor’s Introduction, with A. Weaver and K. Swigger, Decision Support Systems Journal, Special Issue on E-Commerce, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2001.

 

66. Teaching and Learning in the Wireless Classroom, with P. Shotsberger, Computer, Vol. 34, No. 3, March 2001.

 

65. The Wireless Worldwide Web, Communications of the ACM, Invited Essay on the future of computing, Vol. 44, No. 3, March 2001.

 

64. A Framework for Emerging Mobile Commerce Applications, with U. Varshney, Proceedings of the 34th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-34), Maui, Hawaii, January 3-6, 2001.

 

63. Mobile E-commerce: A New Frontier, with U. Varshney and R. Kalakota, Computer, Special Issue on E-commerce, Vol. 33. No. 10, October 2000.

 

62. The Future of E-Commerce, with A. Weaver, A. Whinston, and K. Swigger, Guest Editor's Introduction, Computer, Special Issue on E-commerce, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 2000.

 

61. The Handheld Web: How Mobile Wireless Technologies Will Change Web-Based Instruction and Training, with P. Shotsberger, Educational Technology, Vol. XL, No. 5, September-October 2000, pp.49-52.

 

60. Emerging Mobile and Wireless Networks, with U. Varshney, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 43, No. 6, June 2000, pp. 73-81 (reprinted online in the June 2000 issue of iMP: The Magazine on Information Impacts, http://www.cisp.org/imp).

 

59. An International Distance Learning Nursing Course: Nursing in the US and Japan, with Yeoun Soo Kim, Journal of Cultural Diversity, Special Issue on International Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer 1999, pp. 48-56 (reprinted in the 2001 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Schattauer Publishing Company, 2001).

 

58. Network-based Professional Development: A Comparison of Statewide Initiatives, with P. Shotsberger, R. Stammen, G. Blue, and E. Greer, Proceedings of the World Conference on the WWW and Internet (WebNet ‘99), Honolulu, Hawaii, October 25-30, 1999.

 

57. Distance Learning Design/Model (DLD/M) Project, Proceedings of the Third UNC Workshop on the Use of Technology for Distance Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, September 22-23, 1999.

 

56. Web-Based Enterprise Computing, Computer, Vol. 32, No. 5, May 1999.

 

55. Entrepreneurial Creation of High Quality Distributed Learning Courses at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, with P. Turrisi, J. Brown, C. Ward, J. Wilson, M. Albert, and C. Kearsley, Paper/Panel Presentation at the 38th Annual Conference of the Association of General and Liberal Studies, St. Louis, Missouri, October 15-17, 1998.

 

54. Developing Fifteen Online Courses in 140 Days!, with C. Ward and G. Lugo, Proceedings of the Second Annual UNC Workshop on the Use of Technology for Distance Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, September 16-17, 1998.

 

53. Building Video-on-Demand Servers, with D. Du, J. Hsieh, and J. Liu, Journal of Telecommunication Systems, Special issue on Multimedia, Baltzer Science Publishers, Vol. 9, Nos. 3-4, September 1998.

 

52. The Counter-Based Congestion Avoidance Scheme for ABR Traffic in ATM Networks, with H. Choi and K. Nygard, Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, Phoenix/Tempe, AZ, February 16-18, 1998.

 

51. The Internet in the Year Ahead, with K. Kroeker, Computer, Vol. 31, No. 1, January 1998.

 

50. Developing an Online Web-based Course, Poster Presentation at the World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet (WebNet '97),Toronto, Canada, November 1-5, 1997.

 

49. Web-Based Education Experiences, with C. Severance, Computer, Vol. 30, No. 11, November 1997.

 

48. Developing an Online Internet-based Course, Proceedings of the First Annual UNC Workshop on the Use of Technology for Distance Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, September 24-25, 1997.

 

47. Liveness Testing for Video Conferencing on the Internet, with R. Hulm and D. Brekke, Proceedings of the 30th Annual Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '97), Kenosha, Wisconsin, April 17-19, 1997.

 

46. Web-based Teacher Professional Development: Current Implementations and Future Prospects, with P. Shotsberger, R. Stammen, M. Nelson, and Linda Baker, Technology and Teacher  Education Annual of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE ‘97), Orlando, Florida, April 1-5, 1997.

 

45. Asynchronous Transfer Mode: An Emerging Network Standard for High Speed Communications, Book Chapter in Advances in Computers, Volume 44, Academic Press, March 1997.

 

44. Web Publishing: No HTML Expertise Needed, Computer, Vol. 30, No. 2, March 1997.

 

43. A Method for Answering Queries over Future High Speed Networks, with W. Perrizo, A. Duggal, Z. Zhang, and S. Krebsbach, Proceedings of the ISCA 9th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAIN), Orlando, Florida, December 11-13, 1996.

 

42. Evaluation of Computer Conferencing Tools for Conducting Collaborative Seminars on the Internet, with P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson, International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 233-248, December 1996. 

 

41. Survey of Congestion Control Schemes for ABR Traffic in ATM Networks, with H. Choi, Data Communications Management, Auerbach Publications, October 1996.

 

40. TM-LAB: An Experimental Program for Viewing and Investigating Thematic Mapper Imagery on the PC, with J. Sanchez, M. Canton, W. Perrizo, Poster Presentation at the Pecora 13 Symposium, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 19-22, 1996.

 

39. Analysis of Variable Bit Rate Traffic Using MPEG-1 Over ATM Networks, with Y. Chua, NDSU Workshop on ATM Networking, August 7-9, 1996.

 

38. Choosing Optimal Network Parameters for Effective Congestion Control in ATM Networks, with H. Choi, NDSU Workshop on ATM Networking, August 7-9, 1996.

 

37. Some Aspects of Distributed Database Management in High Speed Network Environments, with S. Junnuru and W. Perrizo, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSE '96), Las Vegas, Nevada, July 9-11, 1996.

 

36. A Multimedia System for Asynchronous Collaboration Using the Multicast Backbone and the World Wide Web, with C. Jonalagada, Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Emerging Technologies and Applications in Communications, Portland, Oregon, May 7-10, 1996.

 

35. Pioneering on the New Frontiers of Education, with T. Krile and P. Juell, Internet Kiosk, Computer, Vol. 29, No. 5, May 1996.

 

34. North Dakota State University's World Wide Web Instructional Project, with P. Juell, J. Ross, V. Tareski, T. Krile, and N. Lilleberg, Proceedings of the 29th Annual Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '96), St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, April 18-20, 1996.

 

33. Design Criteria for Offering a College Course in an Interactive Computer Mediated Communication Environment (CD-ROM based), with  J. Wasson, D. Brekke, and P. Juell, Proceedings of the 29th Annual  Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '96), St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, April 18-20, 1996.

 

32. Scalability of the MBone,  with D. Brekke and P. Juell,  Proceedings of the 29th Annual Small College Computing Symposium  (SCCS '96), St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, April 18-20, 1996.

 

31. Emerging Technologies for Distance Education, with V. Tong and P. Juell, Proceedings of the 29th Annual Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '96), St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, April 18-20, 1996.

 

30. Building Video-on-Demand Servers Using Shared-Memory Multiprocessors,  with D. Du, J. Hsieh, and J. Liu, University of Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Research Report, UMSI 96/37, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1996.

 

29. Computer-Controlled Devices Reach the Internet, Internet Kiosk, Computer, Vol. 28, No. 12, December 1995.

 

28. Using Color and Text in Projecting Multimedia Presentations, with C. Ward and S. Shapiro, IEEE Multimedia, Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter 1995, December 1995.  

 

27. Integrating Interactive Graphics Techniques with Future Technologies, with T. Rhyne, E. Gidney, T. Imielinski, and P. Maes, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH '95), Los Angeles, California, August 6-11, 1995.

26. Accessing Earth System Science Data and Applications through High-Bandwidth Networks, with M. Ali, et. al., IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special issue on Applications Enabling the Large Scale Deployment of Gigabit Networks, Vol. 13, No. 5, June 1995.

 

25. Softbots, Knowbots, and Whatnots, Part of article on Where is Software Headed?, Computer, Vol. 28, No. 8,  August 1995.

 

24. Logistics of Running a Collaborative Multimedia Seminar over  the Internet, with P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson, Proceedings of the 28th Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '95), Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, April 20-21, 1995.

 

23. Evaluation of Computer Conferencing Tools for Conducting Collaborative Seminars on the Internet, with P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson, Proceedings of the 28th Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '95), Augustana Collage, Sioux Falls, SD,  April 20-21, 1995.

 

22. Design Principles for Multi-Hop Wavelength and Time Division Multiplexed Optical Passive Star Networks, with S. Tong and D. Du, Journal of High Speed Networks, Vol. 4, No. 2, March 1995.

 

21. ATM Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols, Communications of the ACM, Special Issue on ATM Networks, Vol. 38, No. 2, February 1995.

 

20. Mosaic and the World Wide Web, with C. Spell and C. Ward, Computer, Vol. 27, No. 10, October 1994 (reprinted in Japanese and published in the February 1995 issue of Nikkei Electronics).

 

19. Videoconferencing on the Internet, Hot Topics, Computer, Vol. 28, No. 1, January 1995.

 

18. Storage and Network Requirements of a Low-Cost, Computer-Based Virtual Classroom, with P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson,Journal of Computing and Information Technology, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 1994.

 

17. Virtual Classroom Easier Than You Think!, Open Channel, Computer, Vol. 27, No. 6, June 1994 (reprinted in  Spanish and published in the Fall/Winter 1995 issue of the LANIA Newsletter).

 

16. Experiences With Projected Multimedia Presentations, with C. Ward and S. Shapiro, Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia, Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Multimedia in Education and Industry (AAIM '94), Charleston, SC, July 24-26, 1994.

 

15. Research Issues in Multimedia Database Management Systems, Proceedings of the Second Annual Mid-Continent Information and Database Systems Conference, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, May 22-24, 1994.

 

14. The Design of a Remote, Low-Cost, Multimedia Classroom, with  P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson, Proceedings. of the 27th Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '94), Winona State University, Winona, MN, April 29-30, 1994.

 

13. The Design and Implementation of an Electronic Distance Learning System Using Electronic Mail and a Network Presentation System (Mosaic), with P. Juell, D. Brekke, and J. Wasson, Proceedings of the  27th Small College Computing Symposium (SCCS '94), Winona State University, Winona, MN, April 29-30, 1994.

 

12. A Network Architecture for Distributed High Performance Heterogeneous Computing, with S. Bhattacharya, D. Du, A. Pavan,  S. Tong, and K. Williams, Proceedings of the 8th International Parallel Processing Symposium Workshop on Heterogenous Computing  (IPPS '94), Cancun, Mexico, April 26-29, 1994.

 

11. Electronic Timekeeping, with A. Manager and G. Wawers, NACUBO Business Officer, Vol. 27, No. 6, December 1993.

 

10. The Design and Implementation of a Computerized Presentation System for a Classroom Using an X Cluster, Technical Report: NDSU-CSOR-TR9311, with P. Juell, D. Brekke, T. Gibbons, and J. Wasson, August 1993.

 

9.  Communication Networks: Present and Future, Proceedings of the First Annual Mid-Continent Information Systems Conference  (MISC-93), North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, May 3-4, 1993.

 

8.  The CM-2 Data Transposition Problem, with D. Du and A. Kleitz,  Proceedings of the Seventh International Parallel Processing Symposium (IPPS '93), Newport Beach, CA, April 13-16, 1993.

 

7.  Distributed Computing With High Speed Optical Networks, with D. Du, Computer, Vol. 26, No. 2, February 1993.

 

6.  Network Architectures for High Performance Computing Environments, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota, June 1992.

 

5. Network Supercomputing, with D. Du and A. Klietz, IEEE Network, Vol. 6, No. 3, May 1992. 

 

4.  Network Supercomputing: Experiments with a CRAY-2 to CM-2 HIPPI Connection, with D. Du and A. Kleitz, Proceedings of the 6th International Parallel Processing Symposium (IPPS '92) Workshop on Heterogeneous Processing, Beverly Hills, CA, March 23-26, 1992.

 

3.  Topological Design of Optically Switched WDM Networks, with D. Du and K. Williams, Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Local Computer Networks, Minneapolis, MN, October 14-17, 1991.

 

2.  A Dynamic CSMA/CD-Based Protocol Using Alternating Persistence, with D. Du, University of Minnesota Computer Science Department Technical Report (TR89-30), April 1989.

 

1.  A Background Task Scheduler for MS-DOS, M.S. Thesis, North Dakota State University, September 1986.

 

 

Invited Talks and Public Presentations:

·         Mobile Education: A Collaborative Effort to Leverage IT Investments at UNCW, with Jeff Brown,

Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, April 2, 2008.

 

·         Building Mobile Messaging Applications with SMS, ACM Distinguished Lecture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, March 18, 2008.

 

·         Extending GridNexus to Support the Visual Assembly of Web Services, with E. Harris and J. Brown, Proceedings of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 07), December 3-12, 2007.

 

·         Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education, with J. Brown, R. Hoon, and D. Saunders-White, 2007 Educause Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 23-26, 2007.

 

·         Building Mobile Messaging Applications with SMS, Invited talk at the University of Virginia, June 19, 2007.

 

·         Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education, with J. Brown, 2007 Southeast Educause Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 10-13, 1007.

 

·         Parallel Processing with GT4, with J. Brown, M. Freeze, and E. Harris, Poster Presentation at the International Conference on the Virtual Computing Initiative (ICVCI 2007), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, May 7-8, 2007.

 

·         GridNexus: A Graphical User Interface for Grid Computing Applications, with E. Harris, Grid Computing Symposium and High Performance Computing Workshop, NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, April 13, 2007.

 

·         Investigating Innovative Applications of Blogs and Podcasts in University Environments, with L. Patterson, Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, March 29, 2007.

 

·         Real-time Shuttle Bus Tracker, with A. Rawls and J. Brown, Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, March 29, 2007.

 

·         GridNexus: A Graphical User Interface for Grid Computing Applications, with E. Harris, N. Martin, A. Stapleton, and J. Brown, Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, March 29, 2007.

 

·         Short Message Service Applications, with B. Shipman, and J. Brown, Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, March 29, 2007.

 

·         Application of Biometrics to Mobile Devices, with A. Curley, B. Shipman, J. Kim, and K. Ricanek, Poster Presentation at the Interact Technology Showcase, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division, Wilmington, NC, March 29, 2007.

 

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