Patricia A. Jacobs

Distinguished Professor of Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

PAPERS 

Seagren, C. W., Gaver, D. P., and Jacobs, P. A. " A stochastic air combat logistics decision model for Blue versus Red opposition," Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 66, 2019, pp. 663-676.

McLemore, C., Gaver, D. P., and Jacobs, P. A. "A model for geographically distributed combat interactions of swarming naval and air forces," Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 63, 2016, pp. 562-576.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., and Thomas, L. C., "Small worlds by design," Mathematics Today, April 2016, pp. 212-215.

Gaver, D. P. and Jacobs, P. A. "Reliability growth by failure mode removal," Reliability and System Safety (RESS), Vol. 130, 2014, pp. 27-32

Gaver, D. P. and Jacobs, P. A., "Performing counter high-energy laser evasive tactics," International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems (IJORIS), Vol. 4, No. 3, 2013, pp. 47-60.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., and Glazebrook, K. D.  “Search for a malevolent needle in a benign haystack,”  Chapter 6 in Game Theoretic Risk Analysis of Security Threats (eds. Bier, V. M. and Azaiez, M. N.) International Series in Operations Research and Management Science, Vol. 128, Springer, New York, 2009.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A. and Sato, H. �Assessing resource requirements for maritime domain awareness and protection (security),� International Journal of Performability Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 2009), pp.85-98.

Glazebrook, K. D., Kirkbride, C., Mitchell H. M., Gaver, D. P. and Jacobs, P. A., “Index policies for shooting problems,” Operations Research, Vol. 55, No. 4, 2007, pp. 769-781.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Glazebrook, K. D., and Seglie, E. A.. “On a new stochastic model (non-time-homogeneous Poisson) for testing a multi-stage system to promote reliability growth,” Quality Technology & Quantitative Management Journal, 4, No. 1, (2007), 95-109.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Samorodnitsky, G., and Glazebrook, K. D.. “Modeling and analysis of uncertain time-critical tasking problems,” Naval Research Logistics, 53 , No. 6, (Sept. 2006), 588-599.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Stochastic properties of peer-to-peer communication architecture in a military setting,” Chapter 13 Computer Networks and Computer Systems A Tribute to Professor Erol Gelenbe (ed. J. Barria), Imperial College Press, London, UK 2006.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Seglie, E. A., "Dynamic management of systems undergoing evolutionary acquisition," Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Reliability (ed. A. Wilson, N. Limmnios, S. Keller-McNulty and Y. Armijo) Series on Quality, Reliability and Engineering Statistics, Vol 10, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2005, pp. 191-204.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., Glazebrook, K. and Seglie, E., "Reliability growth through block upgrade," in Advances in Safety and Reliability, K. Kolowrocki (ed.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, 2005, pp. 653-659.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., Glazebrook, K. and Seglie, E. “Probability Models for Sequential-Stage System Reliability Growth via Failure Mode Removal,” International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, Vol 10, No. 1, (March 2003), pp 15-40.

Gaver, D. P. , Jacobs, P. A. and Seglie, E. “Dynamic system acquisition and testing tradeoffs,” Safety and Reliability, ESREL 2003, ed. T. Bedford and P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder, A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands, (2003), pp.649-652.

Barkdoll, T. C., Gaver, D. P., Glazebrook, K. D. , Jacobs, P. A., and Posadas, S. �Suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) as an information duel,�  Naval Research Logistics 49 (2002) pp. 723-742.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A. and Seglie, E. �Stochastic models for promoting and testing system reliability evolution,� in Safety & Reliability: ESREL 2001 Towards a Safer World, Vol 2, ed. E. Zio, M. Demichela, N. Piccinini, Politecnico di Torino 2001, pp. 1109-1116.

Becker, K., Gaver, D. P., Glazebrook, K. D., Jacobs, P. A., and Lawphonpanich, S., “Allocation of tasks to specialized processors: a planning approach,” European Journal of Operational Research, 126 (2000), 80-88.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Waiting Times When Service Times are Stable Laws:  Tamed and Wild,� Chapter 15 in Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, eds. Shanthikumar, J.G. and Sumita, U., Vol. 19 in International Series in Operations Research and Management Science, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Methodology for an Operationally-based Test Length Decision,� IIE Transactions, 30, Issue 12, December 1998, pp. 1129-1134.

Gaver, D.P. Jacobs, P.A., and Dudenhoeffer, D.D., �Failure, Repair, and Replacement Analysis of a Navy Subsystem:  Case Study of a Pump,� Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, 13, 1998, pp. 369-376.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Testing or Fault-finding for Reliability Growth:  A Missile Destructive-test Example,� Naval Research Logistics, 44, 1997, pp. 623-637.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Attrition Modeling in the Presence of Decoys:  An Operations-other-than-war Motivation," Naval Research Logistics, 44 (1997), 507-514.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., Carpenter, R.L., and Burkhart, J.G., �A Mathematical Model for Intra-cellular Effects of Toxins on DNA Adduction and Repair,� Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 59, 1997, pp. 89-106.

Jacobs, P.A. and Gaver, D.P., �Asymptotic Properties of Stochastic Greedy Bin-packing,� Communications in Statistics-Stochastic Models, 11, 1995, pp. 333-348.

Almeida, R., Gaver, D.P., and Jacobs, P.A., �Simple Probability Models for Assessing the Value of Information in Defense Against Missile Attack,� Naval Research Logistics, 42, 1995, pp. 535-547.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Thomas, L.C., �Inspection Models and Their Applications,� IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Business and Industry, 3, 1991, pp. 283-303.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and O�Muircheartaigh, I.G., �Regression Analysis of Hierarchical Poisson-like Event Rate Data:  Superposition Model Effect on Predictions,� Commun. in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 19, 1990, pp. 3779-3797.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Inferring Finite-time Performance in the M/G/1 Queuing Model,� Queuing Systems Theory and Applications, 6, 1990, pp. 261-276.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �System Availability:  Time Dependence and Statistical Inference by (Semi) Non-parametric Methods,� Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, 5, 1989, pp. 357-375.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Nonparametric Estimation of the Probability of a Long Delay in the M/G/1 Queue,� J. Royal Statist. Soc., Ser. B, 50, 1988, pp. 392-402.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Thomas, L.C., �Optimal Inspection Policies for Standby Systems,� Commun. Statist. - Stochastic Models, 3, 1987, pp. 259-273.

Jacobs, P.A., �First Passage Times for Combinations of Random Loads,� SIAM J. of Appl. Math., 46, 1986, pp. 643-656.

Jacobs, P.A. and Gaver, D.P., �On Inference and Transient Response for M/G/1 Models,� Teletraffic Analysis and Computer Performance Evaluation, eds. Boxma, O.J., Cohen, J.W., and Tijms, H.C., Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (North-Holland), 1986, pp. 163-170.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Processor-shared time-sharing Models in Heavy Traffic,� SIAM J. on Computing, 15, 1986, pp. 1085-1099.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Latouche, G., �Finite Markov Chain Models Skip Free in One Direction,� Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 31, 1984, pp. 571-588.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Latouche, G., �Finite Birth and Death Models in Randomly Changing Environments,� Adv. Appl. Prob., 16, 1984, pp. 715-737.

Jacobs, P.A. and Lewis, P.A.W., �Stationary Discrete Moving Average Autoregressive Time Series Generated by Mixtures,� Journal of Time Series Analysis, 4, 1983, pp. 19-36.

Jacobs, P.A. and Gaver, D.P., �On Combinations of Random Loads,� SIAM J. Appl. Math., 40, 1981, pp. 454-466.

Jacobs, P.A., �Heavy Traffic Results for Single Server Queues With Dependent (EARMA) Service and Interarrival Times,� Adv. Appl. Prob., 12, 1980, pp. 517-529.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Storage Problems When Demand is �All or Nothing�,� Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 27, 1980, pp. 529-538.

Jacobs, P.A., �A Cyclic Queueing Network With Dependent Exponential Service Times,� J. Appl. Prob., 15, 1978, 573-589.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., �Non-homogeneously Paced Random Records and Associated Extremal Process,� J. Appl. Prob., 15, 1978, pp. 552-559.

Jacobs, P.A.and Lewis, P.A.W., �Discrete Time Series Generated by Mixtures II:  Asymptotic Properties,� J. Roy. Statist. Soc. B, 40, 1978, pp. 222-228.

Jacobs, P.A. and Lewis, P.A.W., �Discrete Time Series Generated by Mixtures I:  Correlational and Runs Properties,� J. Roy. Statist. Soc. B, 40, 1978, pp. 94-105.

Jacobs, P.A., �Excursions of a Markov Process Induced by Continuous Additive Functionals,� Z. Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie verw. Geb., 44, 1978, pp. 325-336.

Jacobs, P.A. and Lewis, P.A.W., �A Mixed Autoregressive-moving Average Exponential Sequence and Point Process (EARMA 1,1),� Adv. Appl. Prob., 9, 1977, pp. 87-104.

Jacobs, P.A., �A Poisson Convergence Theorem for a Particle System With Dependent Constant Velocities,� Stoch. Proc. Appl., 6, 1977, pp. 41-52.

Jacobs, P.A., �Functionals of an Infinite Particle System With Creation and Annihilation,� Adv. Appl. Prob., 6, 1974, pp. 636-650.

Jacobs, P.A., �A Random Measure Model for the Emission of Pollutants by Vehicles on a Highway,� Stoch. Proc. Appl., 2, 1974, pp. 163-176.


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