Jim Brumbaugh-Smith
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Manchester College
Professional Background and Activities
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences,
2000
Dissertation:
"Diversified
Network Routing Via Minimax Objectives"
Advisor: Dr.
Douglas R. Shier
Clemson
University, SC
M.S., Mathematical Sciences,
1985
Concentration in operations
research.
Clemson University, SC
B.S., Mathematics
and Computer Science, 1984
Manchester
College, IN
EMPLOYMENT
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Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell
Laboratories, Naperville, IL (1985–1989)
Engineered disk memory and traffic-sensitive
equipment for the 5ESSTM
Digital Switching System.
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Instructor of Mathematics, Manchester College, North Manchester, IN
(1992–1995)
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Doctoral Student/Teaching Assistant, Clemson University (1995–1997)
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Manchester College (1997–2002)
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, Manchester College (2002 to present)
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Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
(2006 to present)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Routing in communications and transportation networks
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Network flow and shortest path applications
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Multicriterion shortest path problems
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Co-author, "NIVAH ― A Composite Index Measuring Violence and Harm in the U.S.,"
Social Indicators Research, forthcoming 2007.
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Co-author, "Minimax Models for Diverse Routing," INFORMS
Journal on Computing, 2002.
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Co-author, "The National Violence Index," presented at International
Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, 2001.
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Co-author, "Game-Theoretic Models for Diverse Routing", presented at
National
INFORMS Conference, Salt Lake City, May 7-10, 2000.
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Co-author, "An Empirical Investigation of Some Bicriterion Shortest
Path Algorithms," European
Journal of Operational Research, 1989.
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Presenter, "Busy-Hour Engineering Methodologies," Eastern Communications
Forum, Washington, DC, May 1989 (representing AT&T Bell Laboratories).
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Member, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
(INFORMS).
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
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