SAGA/STP Project (and related items):
Rucen Deng Thesis 2006 (.pdf version) "Spray Treatment Planning Using the Ant
System Metaheuristic"
RucenThesis.pdf.
Michael Rice Thesis Proposal 2004 (.pdf version) "Computational Intelligence Algorithms for
Optimized Vehicle Routing Applications in Geographic Information Systems"
RiceThesisProposal.pdf.
SAGA-3 Final Report (.pdf version)
SAGA3-report.pdf.
Corresponding MS Word version (.doc):
SAGA3-report.doc.
STP Source & Other Files (.zip created 11/03)
STP.zip.
Lei Wu Thesis November 2002 (.pdf version) "A Comparison of Nature Inspired Intelligent
Optimization Methods in Aerial Spray Deposition Management"
wu_lei_200212_ms.pdf.
Corresponding Thesis Presentation Slides (.ppt):
wu_lei_thesis.ppt.
Wanying Bi Thesis Spring 2000 (.pdf version) "Intelligent Decision Support System
for USDA Forest Service Aerial Spray Management"
SAGAThesis.PDF.
"Nature Inspired Heuristics in Aerial Spray
Deposition Management", by L. Wu, W.D. Potter, K. Rasheed, J. Ghent, D. Twardus,
H. Thistle, and M. Teske.
to appear in the Journal of Applied Systems Studies (special issue on Real Life
Applications of Nature Inspired Combinatorial Heuristics), Vol. 4, No. 2, 2003.
SAGA-JASS.pdf. (pdf version)
"A Comparison of Genetic Algorithm Methods in Aerial Spray Deposition Management,"
by L. Wu, W.D. Potter, K. Rasheed, H. Thistle, J. Ghent, D. Twardus,
and M. Teske.
in Proceedings of the Genetic And Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO'02), p. 1274,
New York, NY, July 9-13, 2002:
GECCO-02-poster.pdf.
"STP: An Aerial Spray Treatment Planning System", by W.D. Potter, Ramyaa, J. Li,
J. Ghent, D. Twardus, and H. Thistle.
Proceedings for the IEEE SoutheastCon 2002,
pp. 300-305, Columbia, SC, April 6, 2002.
STP2.doc.
Corresponding STP Paper Slides (.ppt):
STP2.ppt.
"Improving the Genetic Algorithm Performance in Aerial Spray
Deposition Management", by L. Wu, W.D. Potter, K. Rasheed, J. Ghent, D. Twardus,
H. Thistle, and M. Teske.
Proceedings for the IEEE SoutheastCon 2002,
pp. 306-311, Columbia, SC, April 6, 2002.
SEC111.doc.
Corresponding STP Paper Slides (.ppt):
SEC111.ppt.
Ramyaa Presentation Photo (4/02):
Ramyaa's Photo.
Lei Wu Presentation Photo (4/02):
Lei's Photo.
Old SAGA Paper:
agmr2000.doc.
"Aerial Spray Back Calculation by Genetic Algorithm," by
Potter, Bi, Twardus, Thistle, Twery, Ghent, and Teske.
NED Project:
D. Nute, Z. Cheng, A. Lyle, W.D. Potter, M.J. Twery,
S.A. Thomasma, and P.D. Knopp,
"Managing for Visual Goals in the NED-2 Decision-Support System for
Forest Ecosystems,"
in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Modelling
and Software, iEMSs, Proceedings on CD, Session 3: Integrated Models for Prediction,
pages: 6, Vermont, July 9-12, 2006.
Visual Goals paper (Draft 2; .doc format).
D. Nute, J. Bishop, Z. Cheng, W.D. Potter, D. Loftis, M.J. Twery,
S.A. Thomasma, and P.D. Knopp,
"Interleaving Growth and Regeneration Models in the NED-2 Decision Support System for
Forest Ecosystems,"
in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Modelling
and Software, iEMSs,
Proceedings on CD, Session 3: Integrated Models for Prediction, pages: 6,
Burlington, Vermont, July 9-12, 2006.
REGEN paper (Draft 2; .doc format).
J. Dewey, F. Maier, W.D. Potter, D. Nute, H.M. Rauscher, M.J. Twery,
P.D. Knopp, and S.A. Thomasma,
"Prescriptive Treatment Optimization Using a Genetic Algorithm: A Tool
for Forest Management,"
in the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Modelling
and Software, iEMSs,
Proceedings on CD, Session 4: Optimization in Environmental Modeling, pages: 6,
Burlington, Vermont, July 9-12, 2006.
GA Treatment Planner (Draft 4; .pdf format).
Zhiyuan Cheng Thesis Fall 2005 (.pdf version)
"The NED-2 Forest Ecosystem Management DSS: The Integration of
the Stand Visualization, the Loftis REGEN Model,
and Other Extensions" (Nute)
zhiyuan_thesis05.pdf.
John Dewey Thesis Summer 2005 (.pdf version) "Searching for
Prescriptive Treatment Schedules with a Genetic Algorithm: A Tool
for Forest Management"
Dewey_Thesis.pdf.
David Boucugnani Thesis November 2004 (draft .pdf version) "REGEN Agent:
A Modular and Generalized Forest Regeneration Agent"
DavidB-REGENthesis.pdf.
Sarah Witzig Thesis October 2004 (.pdf version) "The NED-2 Forest
Ecosystem Management DSS: The Integration of A Wildlife Model For The
Southeast, The Goal Analysis Agent And The Report Generation
Agent"
witzig_sarah_200412_ms.pdf.
Cy Routh Thesis July 2004 (.pdf version) "The NED-2 Forest
Ecosystem Management DSS: The Integration of Wildfire Risk
and GIS Agents"
routh_cy_200408_ms.pdf.
and .doc version:
routh_cy_200408_ms.doc.
Astrid Glende Thesis April 2004 (.pdf version) "The NED Forest
Management DSS: The Integration of Growth And Yield Models"
glende_astrid_200405_ms.pdf.
EMS Special Issue: "NED-2: An Agent-Based Decision Support System for Forest
Ecosystem Management,"
by D. Nute, W.D. Potter, F. Maier,
J. Wang, M. Twery, H.M. Rauscher, P.D. Knopp, S.A. Thomasma, M. Dass, H. Uchiyama, and Astrid Glende,
to appear in
Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol. 14, No. 5,
2003, Special Issue on Binding Environmental Sciences and Artificial Intelligence,
(U. Cortes, M. Marre, Eds.)
(.pdf version)
NED-2_Agents.pdf.
COMPAG-2005: "NED-2: A Decision Support System for
Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management,"
by M. Twery, P.D. Knopp, S.A. Thomasma, H.M. Rauscher, D. Nute, W.D. Potter, F. Maier,
J. Wang, M. Dass, H. Uchiyama, A. Glende, and R.E. Hoffman, in Computers and
Electronics for Agriculture, Vol. 49, pp. 24-43, 2005.
(.pdf version)
Twery-etal_NED2_Compag_2005.pdf.
COMPAG-2005:
"A Method for Integrating Multiple Components in a Decision Support System,"
by D. Nute, W.D. Potter, Z. Cheng, M. Dass, A. Glende, F. Maier, C. Routh,
H. Uchiyama, J. Wang, S. Witzig, M. Twery, P.D. Knopp, S.A. Thomasma,
H.M. Rauscher,
in Computer and Electronics for Agriculture, Vol 49, pp. 44-59, 2005.
(.pdf version)
nute-Compag_05_integrating_components.pdf.
IUFRO-2003: "NED-2: An Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Support System,"
by M. Twery, H.M. Rauscher, P.D. Knopp, S.A. Thomasma, D. Nute, W.D. Potter, F. Maier,
J. Wang, M. Dass, H. Uchiyama, and Astrid Glende, in Proceedings of the 2003 IUFRO International
Conference on Decision Support for Multiple Purpose Forestry,
Vienna, Austria, April, 2003.
Official Reference:
In Vacik H. et al [eds.]: Decision support for multiple purpose
forestry. A transdisciplinary conference on the development and
application of decision support tools for forest management, April
23-25, 2003, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences,
Vienna, Austria, CD-Rom Proceedings, p. 1-17.
(
Conference
Web Page ):
(.doc version)
IUFRO_Twery_2003.doc.
(powerpoint presentation)
IUFRO-03-Twery.ppt.
IUFRO-2003: "An Agent Architecture for an Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Support System,"
by D. Nute, W.D. Potter, F. Maier,
J. Wang, M. Twery, H.M. Rauscher, P.D. Knopp, S.A. Thomasma, M. Dass, H. Uchiyama, and Astrid Glende,
in Proceedings of the 2003 IUFRO International
Conference on Decision Support for Multiple Purpose Forestry,
Vienna, Austria, April, 2003.
Official Reference:
In Vacik H. et al [eds.]: Decision support for multiple purpose
forestry. A transdisciplinary conference on the development and
application of decision support tools for forest management, April
23-25, 2003, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences,
Vienna, Austria, CD-Rom Proceedings, p. 1-12.
(
Conference
Web Page ):
(.doc version)
IUFRO_Nute_2003.doc.
(powerpoint presentation)
IUFRO-03-Astrid.ppt.
IKE-03 "Efficient Integration of PROLOG and Relational Databases in the NED Intelligent
Information System,"
by F. Maier, D. Nute, W. Potter, J. Wang, M. Twery, M. Rauscher, P. Knopp, S. Thomasma, M. Dass, and
H. Uchiyama, in the Proceedings of
the 2003 International Conference on Information and
Knowledge Engineering (IKE'03), pp. 364-369, June 23-26, 2003, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA
(.pdf submission version)
ike_submission.pdf.
(.pdf final version)
ike.pdf.
CoopIS-2002 "PROLOG/RDBMS Integration in the NED Intelligent
Information System,"
by F. Maier, D. Nute, W. Potter, J. Wang, M. Twery, M. Rauscher, P. Knopp, S. Thomasma, M. Dass, and
H. Uchiyama, Confederated International Conferences CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE 2002 Proceedings
(Tenth International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems), Meersman, Tari et al. (Eds.),
[Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2519, Springer, Berlin],
Irvine, California, p.528, October, 2002 (
PowerPoint Slides ):
(.pdf full version)
coopis.pdf.
Jin Wang Thesis July 2002 (.pdf version) "External Heterogeneous Information Source
Management Agents"
jin_wang_ms.pdf.
Xin Zhang Thesis June 2002 (.pdf version) "JXPERT: A JAVA/XML-based Intelligent
Information System"
zhang_xin_ms.pdf.
Deepak Chinthamalla Thesis June 2002 (.pdf version) "Blackboard-Based Information
Systems: Querying and Resolution"
chinthamalla_ms.pdf.
Fred Maier Thesis May 2002 (.pdf version) "Notes on a Blackboard: Recent work on NED2"
maier_ms.pdf.
Joe Procopio Thesis May 2002 (.pdf version) "A Three-Tier Design for Allowing Thin Clients
Using XML Lathered in SOAP to Access Legacy Applications"
procopio_ms.pdf.
Rajesh Kommineni Thesis May 2002 (.pdf version) "System Integration in the Forestry Domain"
kommineni_ms.pdf.
IIP-2002 (final version) "The NED IIS Project - Forest Ecosystem Management,"
by W. Potter, D. Nute, J. Wang, F. Maier, M. Twery, M. Rauscher, P. Knopp, S. Thomasma, M. Dass, and
H. Uchiyama, in Intelligent Information Processing - IFIP 17th World Computer Congress WCC2002 - TC12
Stream on Intelligent Information Processing (IIP-2002), M. Musen, B. Neumann, and R.
Studer (Eds.), pp. 293-296, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, conference held in Montreal, Canada, August 25-30, 2002:
(camera ready .pdf version)
NED-IIS-2002IIP.pdf.
SEACM-2002 (final version), "Information Integration Using the Blackboard Technique,"
by D. Chinthamalla, H. Muthyala, and W.D. Potter,
appearing in the Proceedings of the 40th Annual ACM Southeast Conference, pp. 39-44,
April 26-27, 2002, Raleigh, NC:
SE-ACM-Final2.doc.
iEMSs 2002 (final version), "Intelligent Model Management in a Forest Ecosystem
Management Decision Support System," by D. Nute, W.D. Potter, F. Maier, J. Wang, M. Twery,
H.M. Rauscher, P. Knopp, S.Thomasma, M. Dass, and H. Uchiyama,
appearing in: Integrated Assessment and Decision Support Proceedings of the
First Biennial Meeting of the International Environment Modeling and Software
Society, IEMSs, A.E. Rizzoli and A.J. Jakeman (eds), Vol. 3: 396-401,
Lugano, Switzerland, June 24-27, 2002: (pdf version)
Nute4_BESAI.pdf.
(ppt presentation)
iEMSs.ppt.
FVS Conference 2002 (final revision w/color figures), "An Intelligent Information System
for Forest Management: NED/FVS Integration," by J. Wang, W.D. Potter, D. Nute, F. Maier,
H.M. Rauscher, M.J. Twery, S. Thomasma, and P. Knopp, presented at the 2nd FVS Conference in
Fort Collins February 12-14, 2002:
FVS_conf2002_paper.pdf.
(power point slides)
FortCollins.ppt.
NED/FVS summary of operations (1/4/2001):
fvs0104.doc.
2000 SUBMISSIONS:
SAGA Chapter: "Handling the Back Calculation Problem in Aerial Spray
Models Using the Genetic Algorithm," by
Potter, Bi, Twardus, Thistle, Twery, Ghent, and Teske.
To appear in "Practical Applications of Soft Computing Techniques",
DeWilde and Jain, eds., Kluwer Publishing Company, Fall, 2000.
Keywords: genetic algrithms
SAGA-Chapter.pdf.
(note that the .pdf version "looks" slightly different when printed than
the .doc version in one or two instances related to tables).
CACIE Journal: "SAGA: The Aerial Spray Advisor Genetic Algorithm," by
Potter, Bi, Twardus, Thistle, Twery, Ghent, and Teske.
Keywords: genetic algrithms
SAGA-Journal.pdf.
(not available yet, coming soon)
IEA-AIE'2000 "Aerial Spray Deposition Management Using the Genetic Algorithm," by
Potter, Bi, Twardus, Thistle, Twery, Ghent, and Teske. Submitted as a Long Paper.
Keywords: genetic algorithms, aerial spray optimization.
IEA-AIE-SAGA.PDF.
BEST PAPER AWARD winner
IEA-AIE'2000 "Forest Ecosystem Management via the NED Intelligent
Information System," by
Potter, Deng, Somasekar, Liu, Rauscher, and Thomasma. Submitted as a Long Paper.
Keywords: intelligent information systems, interoperability, distributed computing.
IEA-AIE-NED.PDF.
METMBS'2000 "Bone-FixES: An External Skeletal Fixation Expert System," by
Potter, Aron, Dale, Greene, and Wang. Submitted as a Long Paper.
Keywords: expert systems, skeletal fixation, fracture fixation device.
METMBS-BoneFix.PDF.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
CompAg: "A Web-Based Expert System for Gypsy Moth Risk Assessment," by
Potter, Deng, Li, Xu, Wei, Lappas, Twery, and Bennett.
Keywords: expert system, world wide web, gypsy moth.
GypsyMoth.PDF.
CompAg: "Using DCOM to Support Interoperability in Forest Ecosystem Management
Decision Support Systems," by Potter, Liu, Deng, and Rauscher.
Keywords: interoperability, distributed computing, decision support system.
Interoperability.PDF.
Plant Sage (unavailable)-
Your Destination for Plant Knowledge; database, local, and web
search facility.
HIV Patient Care- (unavailable)
A physician's assistant expert system for managing HIV patient care.
Gypsy Moth Risk Assessment-
An expert system to help forest managers determine the risk assessment of a gypsy moth
infestation within a particular forest stand.
"Commodities Futures Prediction slides", by E. Foster
Slides (.ppt):
Foster.ppt.
Dairy Producer Assistant-
A producer's assistant expert system for dairy management (under construction).
Special Project Downloads
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links can be clicked and your browser should automatically begin the download process.
If you have any problems, please contact Don Potter.
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