THESIS SUPERVISION

LINDY, FREDY L., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Differential Solutions Using Long-Range Dual-Frequency GPS Correction Data," MS in Operations Research, September 2002, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, Second Reader:  Associate Professor Lyn R. Whitaker, Department of Operations Research.

VALASCHO, DANIEL W., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Use of USCG DGPS Correction Information Beyond Nominal Range," MS in Operations Research, September 2002, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor James Clynch, Second Reader:  Associate Professor Lyn R. Whitaker, Department of Operations Research.

MAXWELL, TIMOTHY A., Major, U.S. Marine Corps, "An Evaluation of the Hydra-7 Countermine Weapon System," MS in Operations Research, June 2000, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

NASH, WYATT J., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Calculation of Barrier Search Probability of Detection for Arbitrary Search Tracks," MS in Operations Research, March 2000, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

CHIYANGCABUT, SARAWOOT, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Royal Thai Navy, "An Analysis of a Satellite Surveillance System," MS in Operations Research, March 1999, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

LIMSAKUL, PIYA, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Royal Thai Navy, "Iterative Algorithms for Two-Person Zero-Sum Games," MS in Operations Research, March 1999, Co-Advisors:  Professors Alan R. Washburn and James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

NIELSON, CAROLINE M., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Analysis and Comparison of Several Potential Measures of Performance to be Used in Test and Evaluation of Passive Sonar Detection Systems," MS in Operations Research, September 1997, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

MALDONADO, LUIS, A., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "A Methodology for Evaluating Mine Actuation Data," MS thesis, June 1996, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

MCCUIRE, MICHAEL R., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Strategic Utility of Mini-Submarines," MS thesis, December 1995, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research (co-advisor with Professor Dan Moran).

BAKOS, GEORGE K., Lieutenant Commander, Hellenic Navy, "Submarine Approach and Attack Tactics--Simulation and Analysis," MS thesis, March 1995, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BREED, THOMAS I., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy and SULLIVAN, RAYMOND E., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Sonar In-Situ Mode Assessment System (SIMAS) Sensitivity Analysis and Validation," MS thesis, September 1993, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SANTOS, ALMIR GARNIER, Lieutenant Commander, Brazilian Navy, "Using Multiple Searchers to Locate a Randomly Moving Target," MS thesis, September 1993, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Robert R. Dell, Department of Operations Research.

GALLOTTA, ANDREW R., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy and JONES, W. PETER, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An ASW Tactical Planning Model for Active Monostatic and Bistatic Area Search," MS thesis, September 1993, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research (co-advisor with Michael J. Pastore).

MARTINS, GUSTAVO H. A., Lieutenant Commander, Brazilian Navy, "A New Branch-and-Bound Procedure for Computing Optimal Search Paths," MS thesis, March 1993, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research and Professor Craig W. Rasmussen.

CRISWELL, PHILIP W. JR., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Evaluation of the ASSET Campaign Model in a Regional Antisubmarine Warfare Context," MS thesis, September 1992, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

LOHR, WILLIAM JOHN, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Modeling the Search for a Randomly Moving Target by a Patrolling Searcher," MS thesis, September 1992, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Mike Bailey, Department of Operations Research.

CHANG, PENG-TSO, Lieutenant Commander, Republic of China, "Evaluation and Improvement of the ASW System Evaluation Tool," MS thesis, March 1992, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Yuh-jeng Lee.

CALLAHAN, SHAWN M., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Evaluation of Detection Modeling in ASSET," MS thesis, September 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SHAFFER, RICHARD M., "Evaluation of the MPA Detection and Allocation Models Utilized by the ASW Systems Evaluation Tool (ASSET)," MS thesis, September 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

VEBBER, PAUL, W., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Examination of Target Tracking in the Antisubmarine Warfare System Evaluation Tool (ASSET)," MS thesis, September 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

LUMAN, ROBERT J., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "A Method of Evaluating Submarine Tactics against Low-Frequency Active Monostatic Sonar in a Convergence Zone Environment," MS thesis, September 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

TINDAL, RALPH L., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Analysis of Tactical Employment of a Battlegroup Low-Frequency Active Multistatic Sonar System," MS thesis, March 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

HICKS, GERALD T., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Analysis of Torpedo Countermeasure Effectiveness Using the Interim Countermeasures Effectiveness Digital (CMED) Model," MS thesis, March 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

JONES, LEONARD B., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Commander, "An Assessment of the Noise Sub-models of the SIM.BAS Acoustic Detection Model," MS thesis, March 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

HAYDEN, TIMOTHY M. Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Simulation of an Intelligent Submarine Adversary," MS thesis, March 1991, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Man-Tak Shing.

WHITEMAN, PHILIP S., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Analysis of Current and Future Threats to SSBN Survivability," MS thesis, March 1991, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BAEHR, JOSEPH S., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Submarine Vulnerability to Search Radar," MS thesis, September 1990, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

NORTHRIDGE, BRUCE W., "A Recommended Approach to Sonar Model Design," MS thesis, September 1990, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Bob Bourke.

AVEY, THOMAS G., Captain, U.S. Marine Coprs, "REFAB:  A Prototype Graphical Frontend for the RESA Naval Wargame," MS thesis, June 1990, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and LCDR John Yurchak, USN.

VALENTE, FRANK E., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Investigation of the EXPROB Algorithm," MS thesis, March 1990, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Neagle Forrest.

DANKO, DENNIS P., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Investigation and Analysis of Localization of SURTASS Detections," MS thesis, March 1990, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Neagle Forrest.

DENHAM, KEVIN P., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Evaluation of Passive Sonar Preprocessing and Target Tracking Algorithms," MS thesis, March 1990, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Chin H. Lee.

TISDALE, STEPHEN A., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Assessing Optimal Utilization of Potential Anti-Satellite Architectures (U)," MS thesis, December 1989, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and  Richard E. Rosenthal, Department of Operations Research.

CUBEROS, BERNABE C., Commander, Venezuelan Navy, "Analysis of the Accuracy of a Proposed Target Motion Analysis Procedure," MS thesis, September 1989, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Donald P. Gaver, Department of Operations Research.

MCMILLIN, PATRICK M., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "AN/SQQ-89(V) Lessons Learned," MS thesis, September 1989, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BUONI, FREDERICK B., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "The Design and Implementation of Detection Models for the Battle Management Assessment System," MS thesis, March 1989, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and John N. Yurchak.

NORTHRIDGE, BRUCE W., "The Design of Environmental-Acoustic Models for Use in ASW Simulations and Wargames," MS thesis still in progress, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Robert H. Bourke.

PREVETTE, STEVE S., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "MOSS Effectiveness in SSBN Tactical Security Exercises (U)," MS thesis, September 1988, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Donald P. Gaver, Department of Operations Research.

KRATOVIL, BRAD J., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "A Microcomputer Simulation Program to Model Transient and Steady-State Detection of an Evading Submarine by a Searching Submarine in a False Transient Environment," MS thesis, September 1988, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor R.N. Forrest.

BAKOTIC, MARK E., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "The Effectiveness of Acoustic Countermeasures in the Detection and Localization Process," MS thesis, September 1988, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor R.N. Forrest.

MADSON, RICHARD O., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Convergence Characteristics of Fictitious Play in a Search Game," MS thesis, September 1988, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Alan R. Washburn, Department of Operations Research.

KNOX, JAMES A., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "SURFASW:  A Seminar War Game Aid That Simulates Encounters Between Surface Ships and a Submarine (U)," MS thesis, June 1988, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

YOHE, JAMES R., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Simulation Analysis of Battle Group Multistatic Sonar Principles and Employment Methods (U)," MS thesis, March 1988, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor James V. Sanders.

TELSON, ROSS D., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Enhancing and Evaluating Sonar Detection Performance Through Signal Injection Aboard Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines, A Pilot Program," MS thesis, September 1987, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Donald P. Gaver, Department of Operations Research.

CALDWELL, JAMES F., JR., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Investigation and Implementation of an Algorithm for Computing Optimal Search Paths," MS thesis, September 1987, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

McNISH, MICHAEL J., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Effects of Uniform Target Density on Random Search," MS thesis, September 1987, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

STOBAUGH, ROBERT, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "The S-3B Tactical Missions Assisted by Spaced-Based Assets," MS thesis, September 1987, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BIESEL, DOUGLASS, T., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Analysis of a Maneuvering Target Tracking Filter as Implemented in the MK-48 ADCAP Torpedo," MS thesis, March 1987, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and LCDR Mark Mitchell, USN.

COLAK, UMIT, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Turkish Navy, "A Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Systematic Search for a Moving Target," MS thesis, March 1987, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Ed Rockower.

CARY, STEVEN H., Captain, U.S. Army, "Use of the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Computer for Combat Modeling," MS thesis, September 1986, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BROCK, DONALD F., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Bearing Error and Sonobuoy Position Uncertainty on an Extended Kalman Filter Bearings-Only Target Tracker," MS thesis, September 1986, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BREAUX, BENJAMEN F., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Effects of Hydrophone Reliability on Fixed Distributed Systems," MS thesis, September 1986, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor Calvin Dunlap).

WRIGHT, WALTER J., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Optimization of Optimal Ping Strategy for Random Active Sonar Search in a Counterdetection Environment," MS thesis, March 1986, Co-Advisors:  Professors James N. Eagle and Donald P. Gaver, Department of Operations Research.

BUTLER, EDWARD E., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Soviet Laser Radar Systems for Nonacoustic Antisubmarine Warfare," MS thesis, March 1986, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

BUTLER, CAREY, R., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Potential for an Advanced Submarine Reactor System," MS thesis, September 1985, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SEGAL, METIN, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Turkish Navy, "Two New Approximate Solution Techniques for a Moving Target Problem When Searcher Motion is Constrained," MS thesis, September 1985, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SPROWLS, TIMOTHY JAY, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "The Soviet SS-NX-21 Weapon System:  Targeting and Deployment Issues," MS thesis, September 1985, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

JOHNSON, LAURA JOYCE, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "The Soviet Manned Submersible Program:  An Emerging Underwater Threat," MS thesis, September 1985, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

ALGOOD, BERT ROSS, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "SUBS:  A Submarine Versus Submarine War Game," MS thesis, March 1985, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SPRUNG, GEORGE G., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "An Analysis of some Passive Sonobuoy Patterns against a Flaming Datum Target (U)," MS thesis, September 1984, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SISLIOGLU, MUCAHIT, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Turkish Navy, "A Mathematical Model for Calculating Detection Probability of a Diffusion Target," MS thesis, September 1984, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

STARK, WILLIAM, G., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "ASW Search using Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques (U)," MS thesis, September 1984, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

McGUINNESS, THOMAS, PATRICK, JR., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Investigation of Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Communications Using a Candidate Submarine Laser Communications System (U)," MS thesis, June 1984, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

MARTIN, CARRIE, ELIZABETH, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Soviet Naval Long-Range Land-Attack SLCM: Emerging Implications and Issues (U)," MS thesis, March 1984, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

FEENEY, CHRISTOPHER EDWARD, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "A War Gaming Approach for Submarine versus Submarine Modeling in the Marginal Ice Zone (U)," MS thesis, March 1984, Co-Advisors:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research, and Professor R.H. Bourke.

BOYER, PELHAM, G., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "Alternative Approaches to the Exploitation and Integration of Imaging Radar Sensor Data in Support of Near Real Time BG/ATF Combat Decision Making," MS thesis, September 1983 (awarded Naval Institute Prize; graduated with distinction). Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

EWING, WARD, H., Commander, U.S. Navy, "A Comparison of Two Extended Kalman Filter Algorithms for Air-to-Air Passive Ranging," MS thesis, September 1983, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

GUTHE, DOUGLAS, B., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Optimal Search for the Wake of a Moving Target when Searcher Motion is Constrained," MS thesis, September 1983 (awarded CNO Prize; graduated with distinction), Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

SLATON, STEVE, G., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, "A Computer Program to Model Passive Acoustic Antisubmarine Search using Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques," MS thesis, September 1983 (graduated with distinction), Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

GOODSON, SCOTT, W., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Near Optimal Finite Solutions to Three and Four Step Discrete Evasion Games," MS thesis, September 1983 (graduated with distinction), Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.

WREN, W.C., Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, "Evaluation of the Torpedo Model in the Naval Warfare Gaming System," MS thesis, March 1983, Advisor:  Professor James N. Eagle, Department of Operations Research.