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Dr. Jeffrey V. Nickerson

Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Decision Technologies

Location:Babbio Center 631
Phone:201.216.8124
Fax:201.216.5385
Email:jnickers@stevens.edu

Courses:
MIS 730 - Integrating IS Technologies
 

Research & Education

Research
  • Decision aids (Route guidance, emergency response)
  • Sensor Networks
  • Social Networks
  • Human-robot interaction (Autonomy and human behavior, remote laboratories)
  • Standardization (Design culture and Internet standards)
  • Integrating Information Systems (Web services, workflow, and other methods of coordination)
Education
  • Ph.D.(1994), Computer Science, New York University
  • M.S. (1987), New York University
  • M.F.A. (1982) Rhode Island School of Design
  • B.A. (1980), U.C. Berkeley
 

Achievements & Professional Societies

Professional Societies
  • IEEE
  • ACM
  • AAAS
  • Association of Information Systems (AIS)
    • Director of the Special Interest Group on Process Automation and Management (SIGPAM)
Honors & Awards
  • National Science Foundation ITR, US ARMY, Office of Naval Research, SAP

Publications

    Journals

    • Olariu, S., and Nickerson, J. V. . "A Probabilistic Approach to Integration", Decision Support Systems
    • Nickerson, J.V., Corter, J.E., Esche, S.K., and Chassapis, C.. (2007). "A Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Engineering Laboratories and Simulations in Education", Computers and Education. 3 (49)
    • Matsuka, T. & Corter, J.E.. (2007). "Observed attention allocation processes in category learning", Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
    • Stolkin, R., Vickers, L., and Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "Using Environmental Models To Optimize Sensor Placement", IEEE Sensors Journal. 3 (7)
    • Corter, J. E., Nickerson, J. V., Esche, S. K. Chassapis, C. Im, S., Ma, J.. (Aug 2007). "Constructing Reality: A study of remote, hands-on and simulated laboratories", ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction. 2 (14)
    • Wang, R. and Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "Search Strategy Optimization for Intruder Detection", IEEE Sensors Journal. 7 (3)  Link to paper
    • Stolkin, R., Vickers, L., & Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "Computational environmental models aid sensor placement optimization", IEEE Sensors Journal. 7 (3)  Link to paper
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Teaching the Integration of Information Systems Technologies", IEEE Transactions on Education. 49 (2)  Link to paper
    • Wang, R., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Search Strategy Optimization for Intruder Detection", IEEE Sensors Journal
    • Nickerson, J.V. zur Muehlen, M.. (2006). "The Ecology of Standards Processes: Insights from Internet Standards Making", MISQ (Special Issue)
    • Stolkin, R., Vickers, L., and Nickerson, Nickerson, J.V. . (2006). "Using Environmental Models To Optimize Sensor Placement", IEEE Sensors Journal accepted September
    • Nickerson, J.V., Corter, J.E., Esche, S.K., Chassapis, C.. (2006). "A Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Engineering laboratories and Simulations in Education", Computers & Education
    • Ma, J., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "A comparative literature review of hands-on, simulated and remote labs", ACM Computing Surveys
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "A Concept of Communication Distance and its Application to Six Situations in Mobile Environments", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (5)
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Logical Channels: Using Web Services for Cross-Organizational Workflow", Business Process Management Journal. 11 (3)
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2002). "Energia Cognitiva: doce temas en la obra de Nadin", Anthropos (197)
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (1992). "Review of Mihai Nadin's Mind: Anticipation and Chaos", American Journal of Semiotics
    • O'Gorman, L, Nickerson, J.V.. (1989). "An Approach to Fingerprint Filter Design", Pattern Recognition (22)
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (1989). "Circumventing the Barriers of Computation", Semiotica. 74
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (1985). "The Mind's Eye and the CRT Terminal: Towards a Diagrammatic Interface", Visible Language. 29 (3)

    Books

    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2003). "Cognitive Energy: 12 Themes in the work of Nadin", M. Vilanova and F. Chorda, A Mind at Work, Synchron, Heidelberg
    • Nickerson, J.V., and Wong, W.. (1996). "New Metaphors for Communications: What the Web Makes Possible", J. Keyes, McGraw-Hill Ultimate Multi-Media Handbook, McGraw-Hill., New York

    Report

    • Nickerson, J.V.. (2004). "Rally Point Simulations"  Link to paper
    • Nickerson, J.V.. (1994). "Visual Programming", Computer Science, New York University, New York. Ph.D.

      Conference

      • Ben-Zvi T., and Nickerson, J. V.. (Jul 2007). "Sensor Placement Learning Automata", Proceedings of the INFORMS International Conference, Puerto Rico
      • Blake, M. B. Sliva, A.L., zur Muehlen, M., and Nickerson, J. V.. (Jan 2007). "Binding Now or Binding Later: The performance of UDDI registries", 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Barrett, S.. (2007). "Optimizing Sensor Placement for Intruder Detection with Genetic Algorithms", G. Muresan, T. Altiok, B. Melamed, and D. Zeng, IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, New Brunswick, NJ
      • Ben-Zvi T., and Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "A Strategy for Object Recognition with Detection Errors", Seventeenth Annual Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS), Montreal, Canada
      • Ben-Zvi, T., and Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "Responding to Changing Situations: Learning automata for sensor placement", Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Orlando, FL
      • Sakamoto, Y., & Nickerson, J. V.. (2007). "Social behavior in a team of autonomous sensors", G. Muresan, T. Altiok, B. Melamed, and D. Zeng, IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, New Brunswick, NJ
      • Shi, H., Kruger, D. & Nickerson, JV.. (2007). "Incorporating environmental information into underwater acoustic sensor coverage estimation in estuaries", Military Communications Conference, Orlando, FL
      • Shi, H., Kruger, D., Nickerson, JV.. (2007). "Environmental impact on underwater surveillance systems in estuary areas", IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, New Brunswick, NJ
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2007). "Assembling Sensor Networks", Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Nickerson, J.V., Olariu, S.. (2007). "Protecting with Sensor Networks: Attention and Response", Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences
      • Nickerson, J.V., Olariu, S.. (2007). "Courier Assignment in Social Networks", Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Ma, J., and Nickerson, J. V.. (2006). "A Pattern Approach to Understand Group Collaboration in Hands-on and Remote Laboratories", Pre-ICIS HCI Research in MIS Workshop (HCI/MIS'06)
      • L. Vickers, Stolkin, R., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Computational environmental models aid sensor placement optimization", MILCOM
      • Jian, J-Y., Matsuka, T., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Recognizing Deception in Trajectories", Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
      • Olariu, S., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Integration: Reaching consensus in low-diameter wireless networks", MILCOM
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Reconvening after a break in communication", Proceedings of the 16th Annual Workshop on Information Technology Systems (WITS). 4  Link to paper
      • Jian, J-Y., Matsuka, T., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Towards Deceptive Intention: Finding Trajectories and Its Analysis", Proceedings of the 50th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting
      • Matsuka, T., Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Modeling human hypothesis testing behaviors with simulated evolutionary processes. ", Proceedings of the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence International Conference on Evolutionary Computation.
      • Matsuka, T., Nickerson, J.V., Jian, J-Y.. (2006). "A prototype model that learns and generalize Medin, Alton, Edelson, & Frecko (1982) XOR category structure like humans do", Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
      • Meng, Y., J. Gan, Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Multi-robot Aggregation Strategies with Limited Communication", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
      • Matsuka, T., Y. Sakamoto, Nickerson, J.V., Chouchourelou. (2006). "A Cognitive Model of Multi-Objective/Multi-Concept Formation", International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
      • Meng, Y., Nickerson, J.V., J. Gan. (2006). "Hierarchical Multi-robot Coordination: Aggregation Strategies using Hybrid Communication", 3rd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2006). "Flying Sinks: Heuristics for movement in sensor networks", The 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Stolkin, R., Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Combining multiple autonomous mobile sensor behaviors using local clustering", MILCOM
      • Nickerson, J.V., Olariu, S.. (2005). "A Measure for Integration and its Application to Sensor Network", Workshop on Information Technology and Systems
      • Nickerson, J.V., S. S. Skiena. (2005). "Attention and Communication: Decision Scenarios for Teleoperating Robots", 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Olariu, S., Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Protecting with Sensor Networks: Perimeters and Axes", MILCOM
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Knowing How to Design Systems", HICSS Workshop on Multi-disciplinary Systems Design Knowledge
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Knowing How to Design Systems", HICSS Workshop on Multi-disciplinary Systems Design Knowledge
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "The Meaning of Arrows: Diagrams and Other Facets in System Sciences Literature ", 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Kamakaris, T Nickerson, J.V.. (2005). "Connectivity Maps: Measurements and applications ", 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
      • Corter, J.E., Nickerson, J.V., Esche, S.K., Chassapis, C.. (2004). "Remote vs. Hands-on Labs: Immersion, Learning modes, and Student Preferences", Frontiers in Education
      • Nickerson, J.V., Reilly, R.. (2004). "A Model for Investigating the Effects of Machine Autonomy on Human Behavior", Proceedings of the 37th Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences
      • Nickerson, J.V., Richard Reilly, R.. (2004). "A Model for Investigating the Effects of Machine Autonomy on Human Behavior", Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (IEEE Computer Society Press)  Link to paper
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2004). "Robots and Humans Reconvening", IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
      • Nickerson, Jeffrey V.; zur Muehlen, Michael. (Dec 12, 2003), Defending the Spirit of the Web: Conflicts in the Internet Standards Process. MISQ Workshop on ICT standardization at the 2003 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2003). Seattle, WA, USA
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (2003). "Event-based Workflow and the Management Interface", Proceedings of the 36th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (IEEE Computer Society Press)  Link to paper
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (1994). "Visual Programming: Limits of Graphic Representation", IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages.
      • Nickerson, J.V.. (1993). "Visual Conventions for System Design Using Ada 9X: Representing Asynchronous Transfer of Control.", Tri-Ada 1993 Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery.
      • O'Gorman, L., Nickerson, J.V.. (1988). "Matched filter design for fingerprint image enhancement", International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing