Jennifer E. Walter

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Vassar College

Office: 124 OLB

Office hours: Spring 2008 to be determined

Office Phone: (845)437-7449 (Map)

Email: walter@cs.vassar.edu

VWiCS (Vassar Women in Computer Science)

Courses taught

CMPU101 - Introduction to Computer Science (Vassar): Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2003, Fall 2001
CMPU102 - Introduction to object-oriented programming (Vassar): Spring 2005, Fall 2004, Spring 2003, Fall 2002, Spring 2002
CMPU240 - Language theory and Computation (Vassar): Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2002
CMPU241 - Algorithmics (Vassar): Spring 2006, Spring 2003, Spring 2002
CMPU342 - Algorithmic Geometry (Vassar) *New course*, Spring 2006
CPSC433 - Formal Languages and Automata (Texas A&M): Summer 2001, Spring 2001

Research Interests

Development, analysis, and simulation of distributed algorithms. In particular, my work has concentrated on development of distributed algorithms for mobile ad hoc networks and for modular, reconfigurable robotic systems.

Publications

Journal Papers (^*indicates undergraduate student co-author):

J. Walter, E. Tsai^*, and N. Amato, Algorithms for Fast Concurrent Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 621-631, 2005.

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains, Springer-Verlag Journal on Distributed Computing, 17:171-189, 2004.

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, Concurrent metamorphosis of hexagonal robot chains into simple connected configurations, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 945-956, 2002.

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya, A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks, Wireless Networks , Vol. 9, No. 6, November 2001, pages 585-600.

Papers in refereed conferences and workshops (^*indicates undergraduate student co-author):

D. Little^* and J. Walter, Using Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots to Form Temporary Bridges, in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotic Systems, Aug. 2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pages 2652-2657 (acceptance rate 55%).

J. Kamunyori^* and J. Walter, Enveloping Multiple Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots , in Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications, June 2005, Las Vegas, NV, pages 3097-3103 (acceptance rate 26%).

J. Walter, M. Brooks^*, D. Little^*, and N. Amato, Enveloping Multi-Pocket Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, in Proc. of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Apr. 2004, New Orleans, LA, pages 2204-2209 (acceptance rate 58.8%).

J. Walter, M. Brooks^*, and N. Amato, Filling an Obstacle Pocket with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, in Proc. of the 8th Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, 10-13 March 2004, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (invited paper for special session), pages 703-711.

J. Walter and D. Little^*, Bridging Gaps in Traversal Surfaces with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, in Proc. of the American Nuclear Society 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments, 28-31 March, 2004, Gainesville, FL, pages 438-444 (invited paper for special session).

J. Walter, E. Tsai^*, and N. Amato, Enveloping Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2003, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 741-748 (acceptance rate 60.5%).

J. Walter, E. Tsai^*, and N. Amato, Choosing Good Paths for Fast Distributed Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2002, Washington, DC, pages 102-109 (acceptance rate 59.8%).

J. Walter, G. Cao, and M. Mohanty, A K-Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks (pdf format), in Proceedings of the first annual Workshop on Principles of Mobile Computing (POMC 2001), August 2001, pages 29-39 (acceptance rate 42%).

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains, in Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC 2000), Portland, Oregon, 2000, pages 171-180 (acceptance rate 27%).

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions, in Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III, Gerard T. McKee and Paul S. Schenker, eds., Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4196, pages 441-453, 2000 (invited paper for special session).

J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya, A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks, 1998 Dial M for Mobility workshop, Dallas TX, Oct. 1998, 15 pgs (acceptance rate 45%).

J. Walter and J. L. Welch, Hazard-Free Connection Release, 1997 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications (PDPTA '97), Las Vegas, NV, July 1997, pp. 1668-1672. The original version of this paper is available in my Master's Thesis, Texas A&M University, 1997.
Technical Reports:

D. Little and J. Walter, Using Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots to Form Temporary Bridges: Proof of Correctness, Texas A&M Parasol Robotic Laboratory Technical Report 05-001, 2005.

J. Walter, A K-Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Dynamic Networks, Texas A&M Technical Report 00-022, 31 pages, 2000.

J. Walter and S. Kini, A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks, Texas A&M Technical Report 97-014, 1997.

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