WESLEY ROYCE ELSBERRY

Curriculum Vitae

Overview


Personal and contact information

Born: January 23, 1960
Married: Diane Joyner Blackwood, 1984
Address: 6070 Sea Isle, Galveston, TX 77554 USA
Telephone: 409-737-5312 (voice), 409-737-5222 (data)
Email: welsberr@orca.tamu.edu

Education


Employment

Texas A&M University at Galveston 1994-present
Graduate Research Assistant, Marine Biology
Co-author and programmer for the FINSCAN project.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Marine Sciences
Taught MARS 250 "BASIC Programming" laboratory sections.
Taught CPSC 203 "Introduction to computing" laboratory sections. Primarily an introduction to the FORTRAN programming language.

Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories 1991-1993
Research Scientist Level 2
General computer software engineering, with emphasis on Unix C graphical user interface based systems.
Organized and chaired special interest group on artificial neural network applications, 1991-1993. To see what SIGANNA has done since then, click here.

Washington State University, Tri-Cities Campus 1992
Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science
Taught CS 440, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Fall, 1992.

Columbia Basin College, Computer Science Department 1993
Adjunct Faculty
Taught third quarter introductory Pascal course.

General Dynamics, Data Systems Division 1989 - 1991
Computer Systems Engineer 1989 - 1991
Real-time embedded avionics software programming in JOVIAL for the Fire Control Computer in F-16 Multi-Role Aircraft. System administrator for a heterogenous Sun workstation LAN.

Central Neural System BBS 1989 - Present
System Operator
Provided system administration for a dial-up bulletin board system specializing in science topics, especially artificial neural networks. (409) 737-5222.
- Established first RBBS-Net BBS devoted to Artificial Neural Network (ANN) discussion and code; created and moderated first and only ANN nationwide Echo discussion area, the NEURAL_NET Echo; collected and made available the largest and most complete selection of ANN PC simulations, tutorials, and text available by direct dial-up. Created and moderated the EVOLUTION Echo on FidoNet.

Lawrence Erlbaum, Publishers 1989 - 1991
Production and Research Assistant
Assisting Dr. Dan Levine in producing camera-ready copy for his book, "Introduction to Neural and Cognitive Modeling."

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 1983 - 1986
Biological Scientist 1985 - 1986
Use and programming of microcomputers, statistical analysis, technical writing, biological photography, copy photography, videography in support of physiological research on Balaenoptera physalus (fin whales).

Laboratory Technologist 1983 - 1985
Documentary photography, videography, production of presentation materials, audio-visual support, calibration of clinical instruments, and computer use in support of anesthesiology research.

Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida 1984 - 1986
Hyperbaric Chamber Attendant 1985 - 1986
Provided direct patient care in a high-pressure environment.

Public Relations Photographer 1984 - 1986
Production of high-quality color slides and silver prints for publication under deadlines.

Lane, Trohn, Clarke, Bertrand, and Williams, P.A., Lakeland, FL 1985
Statistical Consultant
Provided first low-level critique of statistical analysis entered by the opposition in a case with $8 million in disputed damages, contributing to a successful defense.

Media Image Photography, Gainesville, Florida 1982 - 1983
Darkroom Technician
Produced high-quality silver prints, made high-resolution negatives from prints, and provided photographic expertise for product, still-life, and architectural photography.

Independent Florida Alligator, Gainesville, Florida 1980-1982
Staff Photographer
Weekday deadlines for photojournalism.


Research Interests

Cognition in animals, computer modeling of cognitive and decision processes.

Teaching Experience

Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1994-1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Marine Sciences
Taught MARS 250 "BASIC Programming" laboratory sections. Taught CPSC 203 "Introduction to computing" laboratory sections. Primarily an introduction to the FORTRAN programming language.

Washington State University, Tri-Cities Campus 1992
Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science
Taught CS 440, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Fall, 1992.

Columbia Basin College, Computer Science Department 1993
Adjunct Faculty
Taught third quarter introductory Pascal course.


Scholarships and Fellowships

National Merit Scholarship, 1978-1982.

Texas A&M University Regents Fellowship, 1993-1994.

Texas Institute of Oceanography Fellowship 1995-1996.

Society activity


Published Book Reviews

Review of Neural Network Experiments on Personal Computers and Workstations by Granino Korn, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Neural Networks 6:737-739. 

Publications

Enterprising Science Needs Naturalism. 1997. Conference on Naturalism, Theism, and the Scientific Enterprise, Austin, TX.

Optimality in Biological and Artificial Neural Networks? 1997. Dan Levine and Wesley Elsberry, eds. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

 Event Recording with Multiple Observers: Lessons Learned. 1996. W.R. Elsberry & D.J. Blackwood. Animal Behavior Society Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.

Evidence of Acoustic Interference in Vocalizations of Lekking Male Greater Prairie Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus). 1996. D.J. Blackwood, M.M. Davis, W.R. Elsberry, & I.M. Berk. Animal Behavior Society Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.

Cetacean Behavior Event Recording. 1995. W.R. Elsberry & D.J. Blackwood. 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, FL.

Vocalization and Behavior Analysis of a Recovering Stranded Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis. 1995. 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, FL.

Frequently Asked Questions About "Punctuated Equilibria". 1996. W.R. Elsberry. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/punc-eq.html

The talk.origins/Evolution Echo Jargon File. 1994. W.R. Elsberry. http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/jargon/jargon.html

Putting Optimality in Its Place. W.R. Elsberry. 1992. Presentation to the INNS/MIND Workshop on Optimality in Biological and Artificial Neural Networks.

 Information access: what's available and where to get it. W.R. Elsberry. 1992. CoNNections, Newsletter of the IEEE Neural Network Council, 2(2):7-8.

Artificial neural networks: probing AI from the bottom up. W.R. Elsberry. 1991. Presented at IEEE MetroCon '91: Computing Comes of Age.

 Interactions among embedded extensive networks under uncertainty. Leven, S.J., & W.R. Elsberry. 1990. Proc. IEEE/INNS Joint Conference on Neural Networks.

 Integration and hybridization in neural network modelling. W.R. Elsberry. 1989. Master's thesis, University of Texas at Arlington. Available through University Microfilms.

 Competing network models and problem-solving. Blackwood, D.J., W.R. Elsberry, & S. Leven. 1988. Poster presentation at the 1988 International Neural Network Society conference.

 Author of PASCAL, PHOTOTIPS, and MIND columns on StarText, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's online information service, 1987-1990.


Extracurricular activities


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