Resume and Publications

Bio

Margaret L. Loper has nineteen years of experience in modeling and simulation. She has worked with analytical, virtual environment and Monte Carlo simulations, as well as parallel and distributed simulation architectures (DIS and HLA). Her research interests include modeling paradigms, simulation theory, parallel and distributed systems, simulation in education, agent-based simulation, and temporal uncertainty.

For more details, look at my vita.

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, 2002

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

M.S. Computer Engineering, 1991

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1985

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Publications

Selected papers are listed below.

2004

Court, M., Goldsman, D., Kim, S., Loper, M., Pritchett, A. and Haddock, J..: “A Framework for Simulating Human Cognitive Behavior and Movement when Predicting Impacts of Catastrophic Events”, Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 5-8, 2004.

Loper, M. and Fujimoto, R.: “Exploiting Temporal Uncertainty in Process-Oriented Distributed Simulation”, Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 5-8, 2004.

Loper, M. and Fujimoto, R.: “A Case Study in Exploiting Temporal Uncertainty in Parallel Simulations”, The 2004 International Conference On Parallel Processing (ICPP-04), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 15-18, 2004.

2002

Approximate Time and Temporal Uncertainty in Parallel and Distributed Simulation, Ph.D. Thesis, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 2002.

2000

Loper, M.: “Exploiting Temporal Uncertainty in Simulation Models Using a Cluster Computing Environment”, Link Fellowship Final Report, September 1, 2000.

Loper, M. and Fujimoto, R.: “Pre-Sampling as an Approach for Exploiting Temporal Uncertainty”, the 14th Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (PADS), Bologna, Italy, May 28-31, 2000.

Loper, M. and Fujimoto, R.: “Experience with Approximate Time Order”, DARPA ASTT Technical Report, January 14, 2000.

Loper, M.: “A Methodology for Selecting Time Interval Size in ATC Federations”, section in DARPA ASTT Final Report, January 14, 2000.

1999

Loper, M.: “Computing Distributed Time Interval Boundaries”, CS Theory Project, March 13, 1999.

1998

McLean, T., Mark, L., Loper, M. and Rosenbaum, D.: “Applying Temporal Databases to HLA Data Collection and Analysis”, Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 13-16, 1998.

Bassiouni, M., Chiu, M., Loper, M., and Garnsey, M. “Relevance Filtering for Distributed Interactive Simulation”, Journal of Computer Systems, Science & Engineering, Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp. 39-47, 1998.

Loper, M. and Rosenbaum, D.: “The Federation Verification Tool”, Proceedings of the 1998 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, September 14-18, 1998.

Loper, M.: “Causal Ordering Protocols: A Survey”, DARPA ASTT Technical Report, June 15, 1998.

McLean, T., Loper, M., Burkhart, L. and Esslinger, D.: “Understanding Federate-RTI Service Interaction During Federate Conformance Testing”, Proceedings of the 1998 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop, March 9-13, 1998.

1997

Loper, M. “Computing Global Virtual Time in the Run Time Infrastructure”, CS Parallel Computer Architecture Project, June 3, 1997.

Bassiouni, M., Chiu, M., Garnsey, M., Loper, M., and Williams, J. "Performance and Reliability Analysis of Relevance Filtering for Scalable Distributed Interactive Simulation", ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS) Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 293-331, 1997.

Loper, M., McLean, T., Horst, M., and Crawford, K.: “The HLA Federate Compliance Testing Process, Revised”, Proceedings of the 1997 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, September 8-12, 1997.

1996

Loper, M. and Roberts, D.: “An Introduction to the HLA Interface Specification and Object Model Template Test Procedures”, Proceedings of the 15th Workshop on the Interoperability of Distributed Simulations, September 16-20, 1996, pp.651-656.

Loper, M.: “HLA Testing: Separating Compliance from Interoperability”, Proceedings of the 14th Workshop on the Interoperability of Distributed Simulations, March 11-15, 1996, pp.337-342.

1995

Bassiouni, M. and Loper, M.: "Application of OSI Standard Transfer Syntax in Real-Time Networks", Journal of Computer Standards and Interfaces, Elsevier Science Publishing, Vol. 17, pp. 349-357, 1995.

Hofer, R. and Loper, M.: “DIS Today”, Proceedings of the IEEE, Special Issue on Distributed Interactive Simulation, Vol. 83, No. 8, pp. 1124-1137, August 1995.

Loper, M. and Petty, M.: “Distributed Interactive Simulation and Emergency Management”, SCS Simulation MultiConference, Phoenix, AZ, April 9-13, 1995.

Loper, M.: “Introduction to Distributed Interactive Simulation”, Proceedings of SPIE’s International Symposium on Aerospace/Defense Sensing & Control and Dual-Use Photonics, Orlando, FL, April 17-21, 1995.

Bouwens, C., Matusof, R. and Loper, M.: “Application Profiles of Distributed Interactive Simulation Standards for Synthetic Environments”, Proceedings of the 1995 International Training Equipment Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, pp.165-172, April 25-27, 1995.

1994

Cheung, S. and Loper, M.: “Traffic Characterization of Manned-Simulators and Computer Generated Forces in DIS Exercises”, Fifth Annual Conference on AI, Simulation and Planning in High Autonomy Systems, Gainesville, FL, December 7-9, 1994.

Cheung, S. and Loper, M.: “Synchronizing Simulations in Distributed Interactive Simulation”, SCS Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, December 11-14, 1994.

Bassiouni, M. and Loper, M.: "Flexible Transfer Syntax for Interoperable Training Networks", IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM '94), Ft. Monmouth, NJ, October 2-5, 1994.

Bassiouni, M. and Loper, M.: "Performance Tests and Flexible Decoding for Transfer Syntax in Real-time Applications", IEEE International Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications (IPCCC'94), Tempe, AZ, April 1994.

Loper, M., Petty, M. and Good, M.: “Simulator Networking for Medical Applications”, Proceedings of the 1994 International Training Equipment Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, pp.412-419, April 26-28, 1994.

Loper, M.: “Phases vs. Profiles: A Strategy for CADIS”, Proceedings of the 10^th Workshop on the Standards for the Interoperability of Defense Simulations, Orlando, FL, pp.233-234, March 14-18, 1994.

For a complete list of my publications, look at my vita.