Patricia A. Jacobs

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

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS 

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., Glazebrook, K. D., and Seglie, E. A. “Operational analysis of modern condition based maintenance (CBM) to enhance system sustainability,” Invited paper, 23rd Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference, Hilton Head Island SC, 12-15 March 2007.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., Glazebrook, K. D., and Seglie, E. A. “A continuum of testing for military systems,” Invited paper, 23rd Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference, Hilton Head Island SC, 12-15 March 2007.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., and Seglie, E. A. “Explicit models for operational analysis of condition-based maintenance,” The sixth International Symposium on Business and Industrial Statistics, Azores, Portugal, 18-20 August 2007.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A., Kress, M. and Glazebrook, K. D. “Search for a malevolent needle in a benign haystack,” Invited presentation, INFORMS, Pittsburgh PA, 5-8 Nov. 2006.

Gaver, D. P., Jacobs, P. A. and Seglie, E. A. “On allocating a budget to robustify a critical subsystem,” Invited paper, International Conference on Degradation, Damage, Fatigue, and Accelerated Life Models in Reliability Testing , ALT 2006, Angers, France, 22-24 May 2006.

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, K. D. Glazebrook, and E. A. Seglie, “Reliability growth through block upgrade,” Invited paper, European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2005, Gdansk, Poland, June 27-30, 2005.

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, K. D. Glazebrook, and E. A. Seglie, “A stochastic usage model for testing multi-stage systems,” Contributed paper, Eleventh U. S. Army Conference on Applied Statistics, Monterey CA Oct. 19-21, 2005.

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, and H. Sato, “A maritime domain awareness and protection problem,” Invited presentation, INFORMS, San Francisco, Nov. 2005.

Gaver, D. P., P. A. Jacobs, and E. Seglie, “Opportunities at the Statistics-Operations Research Interface”, Invited presentation, NSF Sponsored Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, Jan. 10-12, 2004.

D. P. Gaver and P. A. Jacobs, “The uncertain time-critical tasking probability with long-tailed demand,” Invited presentation, CORS/INFORMS Joint International Meeting, Banff, Canada, May 16-19, 2004.

D. P. Gaver and P. A. Jacobs, “Some operations research (&/or statistics and mathematical modeling) problems in homeland defence,” Seminar, Department of Management, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ Feb 18, 2004 and Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ Feb 16, 2004.

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, and E. Seglie, “Probabilistic and statistical challenges in the design and operations of new (military) systems,” Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Ireland at Galway, Nov. 4, 2004.

D. P. Gaver, P. A. Jacobs, and E. Seglie, “Modern military evolutionary acquisition and reliability growth,” Invited presentation, National Academy of Sciences Workshop, Washington, DC, Dec 12-13, 2004.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P. A., Olwell, D., and Seglie, E.A., “Probability Models for Sequential Stage System Reliability Growth via Failure Mode Removal,” Workshop on Reliability Issue for DoD Systems, Washington, DC, June 9-10, 2000.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P. A., and Seglie, E.A., “Decision Criteria That Support 'learning' From Operational Testing,” Joint Research Conference on Statistics in Quality, Industry and Technology, Seattle, WA, June 26-28, 2000.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P. A., and Seglie, E.A., “System Reliability Growth via Failure Mode Removal,” Second International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, Bordeaux, France, July 4-7, 2000.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Stochastic Analysis of Some Vaccination Policies,” Invited Seminar at the University of Nottingham, August 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “WEBSIGHT:  An Internet Tool for Uncertainty Analysis in Operational Testing,” American Statistical Association Joint Annual Meetings, Baltimore, MD, August 8-12, 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Models and Controls for Unreliable Service,” 10th INFORMS Applied Probability Conference, Ulm, Germany, July 26-28, 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Battlespace Information War Analysis Tool (BAT/IW),” Presentation to Dr. Dale G. Uhler, Technical Director, N6, July 22, 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Modeling to Determine the Value of Information,” Presentation to MV 4900 class, July 15, 1999.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Stochastic Analysis of Some Vaccination Policies,” Presentation to Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, May 1999.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Parry, S.H., and Youngren, M.A., “Joint Stochastic Warfare Analysis Research,” Thirty-fifth U.S. Army Operations Research Symposium (AORS XXXV), Fort Lee, VA, November 12-14, 1996.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Youngren, M.A., “Combat Implications of Battlespace Awareness,” INFORMS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 3-6, 1996.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Two Biological Service Problems,” INFORMS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 3-6, 1996.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Testing for and Removing Design Faults:  A Missile Example,” Joint Statistical Meetings, Chicago, IL, August 4-8, 1996.

Youngren, M.A., Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Parry, S.H., “Assessing the Impact of C3I on Joint Theater-Level Warfighting,"” 64th Military Operations Research Society Symposium, Fort Leavenworth, KS, June 18-20, 1996.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Queuing With Tamed Stable Law Service,” INFORMS National Meeting, Washington, DC, May 5-8, 1996.

Carpenter, R.L., Gaver, D.P., Narayanan, T.K., Jacobs, P.A., and Jung, A., “A Stochastic Model of Cell Toxicity:  Comparison With Cell Culture Results,” Poster Session:  Liver/Gastrointestinal System, 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Anaheim, CA, March 10-14, 1996.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Attrition Modeling With Decoys:  An OOTW Motivation,” INFORMS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 29 - November 29, 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Parry, S.H., and Youngren, M.A., “The Models of J-STOCHWARS,” Operations Research Department Seminar, July 19, 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Dudenhoeffer, D.D., “Failure, Repair, and Replacement Analysis of a Navy Subsystem:  Case Study of a Pump,” Seventh International Symposium on Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, Dublin, Ireland, June 12-15, 1995.

Youngren, M.A., Gaver, D.P., and Jacobs, P.A., “Modeling the Impact of Joint Theater-Level Intelligence,” Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORSS), U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, June 1995.

Youngren, M.A., Gaver, D.P., and Jacobs, P.A., “Modeling Joint Theater-Level C3I,” Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORSS), U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, June 1995.

Youngren, M.A., Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Parry, S.H., “Joint STOCHWAR,” Technical Trade & Cooperation Program (TTCP) Working Group 6 Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 1995.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Purposeful Sensors,” Technical Trade & Cooperation Program (TTCP) Working Group 6 Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Carpenter, R.L., “Chemical Effects on Cells as Problems in Population Dynamics,” Fourth International Conference on Mathematical Population Dynamics, Houston, TX, May 23-27, 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Youngren, M.A., Jacobs, P.A., and Parry, S.H., “Future Theater Level Model Overview,” INFORMS National Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 23-26, 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Parry, S.H., and Youngren, M.A., “Intelligence and Fusion in the Future Theater Level Model,” INFORMS National Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 23-26, 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Youngren, M.A., “J-STOCHWARS,” Information Warfare Working Group, January 1995.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Parry, S.H., and Youngren, M., “The Future Theater-Level Model:  A Research Project Update,” Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, December 11-14, 1994.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Modeling and Statistical Analysis of Bioassay Data:  Medaka Cell Proliferation Under DEN and TCE,"” Army Biomedical Research and Development Project Review, September 20-22, 1994.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Ellis, N., “Transitory Queues in Telephone Response to a Survey,” TIMS XXXII, Anchorage, AK, June 12-15, 1994.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., Parry, S.H., and Youngren, M., “Characterizing Uncertainty in the Future Theater Level Model,” Joint National Meeting of The Institute of Management Science and the Operations Research Society of America, April 24-27, 1994.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Carpenter, R.L., “A Biologically Motivated Stochastic Model of Cell Toxicity,” 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Dallas, TX, March 13-17, 1994.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Statistical Issues in Combining Information,” Statistics Seminar, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, November 26, 1993.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Carpenter, R.L., “Preliminary Probability Models for Effects of Toxins in Organs,” ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October 31 - November 3, 1993.

Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Parry, S.H., “Modelling Sensor Effects,” Interim Progress Review, The Joint Staff J-8, 28 October 1993.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “Quantitative Analysis of Bioassay Data from Different Biomonitoring Test Systems (BTS),” Army Biomedical Research and Development Project Review, October 26-27, 1993.

Gaver, D.P. and Jacobs, P.A., “An Exploratory Stochastic Model for Toxic Effects on Cells,” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, September 29, 1993.

Gaver, D.P., Coffman, E.G., Jr., Jacobs, P.A., and Wright, P.E., “Adaptive Packing,” Applied Probability in Engineering, Computer and Communication Sciences, Paris, France, June 16-18, 1993.

Youngren, M., Gaver, D.P., Jacobs, P.A., and Parry, S.H., “Future Stochastic Theater Level Combat Modeling,” Working Group 14, Military Operations Research Society, Dayton, OH, June 1993.

Gaver, D.P., Youngren, M., and Jacobs, P.A., “Perception Updating in the Future Theater Level Combat Model,” Sensor Modeling Workshop, AMSAA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, May 25-26, 1993.


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