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Eric W. Becker Computer Science & Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Box 19015, Arlington, TX 76019
Research Interests My primary research interests are object‐oriented programming and embedded devices. I am currently working on a Java‐based wireless sensor network with hidden Markov models as my core research, with supporting technologies in smart furniture, automatic sensor placement, and decision making. These projects are all geared toward the development of algorithms and technologies for ambient assistive living.
Education 9/2007‐present: Ph.D. Student in Computer Science and Engineering, GPA 4.0/4.0 University of Texas at Arlington Advisors: Dr. Fillia Makedon, Dr. Roger Walker 9/1996‐12/2000: Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, GPA 3.4/4.0 University of Texas at Arlington Thesis: An Object‐Oriented Approach to Symbolic Execution Advisor: Dr. David Kung 9/1990‐12/1995: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, GPA 3.165/4.0 University of Texas at Arlington
Relevant Course Work & Training Advanced Networks, Computer Vision, Computer Animation, Software Engineering, Advanced Software Engineering, Real Time Systems, Design of Compilers, Database Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, Computer Graphics, Non‐Linear Control, Machine Learning
Technical Knowledge SunSPOTs, Netbeans, TinyOS and NesC, PHP, MySQL, Visual C++, Java, Java AWT, HTML, JavaCC, Windows CE, Lex/Flex, JNI, C, C++, UNIX, LINUX, TCP/IP in C++ and Java, Rational Rose, Unified Modeling Language, Object Modeling Technique, Real‐Time Object‐Oriented Modeling, Structured Analysis and Design, Eclipse, Moven Motion Capture, Vicon Motion Capture
Publications • Eric Becker, Yurong Xu, Heng Huang, Fillia Makedon, “Requirements for implementation of localization into real‐world assistive environments,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2008: 13 • Eric Becker, Yurong Xu, Steven Ledford, Fillia Makedon, “A wireless sensor network architecture and its application in an assistive environment,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2008: 25 • Yurong Xu, Joshua Katuri, Eric Becker, Fillia Makedon, “RFID‐based Smart Medicine Drawer for Assistive Environments,” BIOT’08 • Yurong Xu, James Ford, Eric Becker, Fillia Makedon, “A BP‐Neural Network Improvement to Hop‐Counting for Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks,” Tools and Applications with Artificial Intelligence, 2009: 11‐23 • Eric Becker, Zhengyi Le, Kyungseo Park, Yong Lin, and Fillia Makedon, “Event‐based Experiments in an Assistive Environment using Wireless Sensor Networks and Voice Recognition,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece, June 9‐13, 2009. • Eric Becker, Gutemberg Guerra‐Filho, and Fillia Makedon, “Automatic Sensor Placement in a 3D Volume,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece, June 9‐13, 2009. • Eric Becker, Vangelis Metsis, Roman Arora, Jyothi Vinjumur, Yurong Xu, Fillia Makedon, “SmartDrawer: RFID‐Based Smart Medicine Drawer for Assistive Environments,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece, June 9‐13, 2009. • Yong Lin, Eric Becker, Kyungseo Park, Zhengyi Le, Fillia Makedon, “Decision Making in Assistive Environments using Multimodal Observations,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece, June 9‐13, 2009. • Kyungseo Park, Eric Becker, Jyothi K. Vinjumur, Zhengyi Le, and Fillia Makedon, “Human Behavioral Detection and Data Cleaning in Assisted Living Environment using Wireless Sensor Networks,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA'09), Corfu, Greece, June 9‐13, 2009. • C. Doukas, V. Metsis, E. Becker, Z. Le, F. Makedon, I. Maglogiannis, “Digital Cities of the Future: Extending @Home Assistive Technologies,” Telematics and Informatics (pending)
Technical Experience Heracleia Human Centered Laboratory, 2007 ‐ present Smart Drawer Project, @Home Assistive Living Apartment Project
Computer Science & Engineering Lecturer, 2006‐2007 Introduction to Programming for Engineers & Scientists
Transportation Instrumentation Laboratory, 2001‐2005 Sliding Profiler Project, Profilometer Project, Stop & Go Profile project, Template Analysis for Bump Detection Project, New Surface Index Project, Cross‐slope Laser Scanning project, Walking Profilometer project.
Software Engineering Center for Telecommunications, 1997‐2000 Object Relationship Tool, Bounding Block Diagram Tool, Object State Diagram Tool
Daughters of Charity Information Services, 1996‐1997 Bedcom Nursing Station, PhysAcc Remote Physician Access
UT Arlington Geology Department, 1994‐1995 Paleoclimatology Atlas Project
Honors Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2009 Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Honor Society, 2009 Engineer in Training, Texas, #38980, 2007 Passed National Engineering Exam (FE), 2007 Excellence in Research by a Master’s Student, 1999 Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 1995 National Merit Scholar, 1990
Conference and Journal Participation Attendee, Big D Symposium Attendee, BIOT’08 Attendee, ICOMPS’08 Organizing Committee, Petra 2008 Organizing Committee, Petra 2009 Reviewer, Petra ’08 Reviewer, Petra ’09 Reviewer, PUC‐Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Journal Reviewer, UAIS‐Universal Access in the Information Society Journal Reviewer, eJeta‐Electronic Journal for e‐Commerce Tools and Applications Reviewer, CSurj‐Computer Science Undergraduate Research Journal
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