Peter Kemper Associate Professor Department of Computer Science College of William and Mary P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 McGlothlin-Street Hall, #104A Phone: 757-221-3462 Fax: 757-221-1717 Email: kemper at cs.wm.edu

Research Interests

Modeling, Techniques and Tools for Simulation and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems, Stochastic Models for Performance and Dependability Analysis, Human-Computer Interfaces, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Software Development, Analysis Techniques for Spatial-Temporal Data

Teaching

• CS420 Entrepreneurship and Computer Science(Summer 2017, Spring 2018)
  
• CS420 Human Computer Interface Design(Spring 2016)
  
• CS301, Software Development (Fall 2006,07,08,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17, Spring 2012, Summer 2015,16,17), see outstanding student results at F2014 Hall of Fame
  
• CS435/535 Software Engineering (Spring 2014)
  
• CS626, Data Analysis and Simulation (Spring 2013, Spring 2011)
  
• CS654, Advanced Computer Architecture (Spring 2009)
  
• CS780, Discrete State Models (Spring 2008)
  
• CS616, Stochastic Models in Computer Science (Fall 2007)
• CS780, Debugging Simulation Models (Spring 2007)
  

Advising

• CS major or minor, possible schedules: different variants of academic plans towards a major or minor in CS, e.g. how to get a CS major in 3 semesters, 4, 5, 6, or 7 semesters.
• WM student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): highly recommended for students interested in CS
• Charles Center at WM: check for scholarships in general and research experiences for undergrads (REUs) at WM in the summer in particular. The application deadline is always early in spring, e.g. March 2, 2016!
• Grace Hopper Conference: great opportunity for female CS students. GHC is the world's largest gathering of women technologists (about 15000 participants, October 2016, Houston, TX). The CS departments sends a team of students each year! Send an email to kemper at cs.wm.edu if you are interested. GHC applications for scholarships are due early in spring, e.g. March 30, 2016!

Recent activities in Conferences & Workshops

• Annual IEEE/IFIP Int. Conf. on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), DSN-PDS: PC Chair 2013, PC Member: 2007,08,09,12
• Int. Conf. on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST): General Co-Chair 2010, Steering Committee: 2004,07-09,12-15, PC Member: 2005,06,07,09,10,12,13
• Winter Simulation Conference (WSC): Track Co-Chair Simulation Methods and Tools 2012, Track PC Member: 2012,13
• Int. Workshop on the Numerical Solutions of Markov Chains (NSMC): PC Member: A.A. Markov Anniversary Meeting 2006, 2010
• Int. Conf. on the Application and Theory of Petri Nets (ATPN): PC Member: 2007,08
• Int. GI/ITG Conf. on Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB): PC Member 2006,12
• Int. Workshop on Biological Processes and Petri Nets (BioPPN): PC Member 2010,11,12,13
• Int. Workshop on Petri Nets and Software Engineering (PNSE): PC Member 2010,11,12,13
• Int. Workshop on Quantitative Models for Performance and Dependability (QPMD): PC Member 2012
• Int. Workship on Practical Applications of Stochastic Modelling (PASM): PC Member 2009,11
• Int. ICST Conf. on Simulation Tools and Techniques (SimuTools): PC Member 2008,11,12,13
• Int. Workshop on Petri Net Tools and Applications (PNTAP): PC Member 2008
• Conf. on Simulation and Visualization (SimVis): PC Member 2005,06,07

Projects

• Traviando: Trace Analysis of Discrete Event Systems
• Stochastic Models of Signaling Complexes
• Stochastic Workload Models of Storage Systems and Networks
• Networks of Weighted Automata

• 1998, DAAD-funded bilateral Vigoni Project in cooperation with S. Donatelli, Universita di Torino, Italy, on "Modelling and analysis of complex systems with hierarchical Petri nets"
• 1998-2006, DfG-funded Sonderforschungsbereich 559, "Modelling of large logistics networks", Project M2, "Efficient Analysis techniques" in cooperation with P. Buchholz, Universitaet Dortmund, Germany
• 2003-2005, DAAD/NSF-funded bilateral Project in cooperation with W. H. Sanders, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, on "On the Analysis of Multi-Paradigm Models of Mobius with Techniques Based on Kronecker Representation"
• 2004-2006, Research group, Holistic Modeling of Discrete Event Systems, funded by DoMuS, Universitaet Dortmund, Germany

Publications