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| Office: | CSIS, Pace University, Goldstein Center 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville NY 10570 E-mail: ctappert@pace.edu Phone: 914-773-3989 Fax: x3533 |
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Extensive experience in computer science, specializing in pattern recognition, pen computing and speech applications, information assurance, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses, supervised dissertations, and secured government contracts. Over 100 publications: books chapters, journals articles, conference papers, and patents.
| Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Cornell | Fulbright Scholar, Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm | ||||
| M.S. Electrical Engineering, Cornell | B.S. Engineering Sciences, Swarthmore |
| Pace University, Computer Science Professor | 2000-present |
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Associate Program Director of the Doctor of Professional Studies
(D.P.S.) in Computing program; Director of the Pervasive Computing Lab; teaches Software Engineering, Pervasive Computing, Computing Projects, D.P.S. courses |
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| U.S. Military Academy, Computer Science Associate Professor | 1993-2000 |
| Taught undergraduate courses in Graphics, Languages, Databases, Info Systems, Intro Computing | |
| SUNY Purchase and Pace University, Adjunct Associate Professor | 1990-1993 |
| Taught undergraduate courses in computer operating systems and data structures | |
| North Carolina State University, C. S. Adjunct Assistant Professor | 1968-1972 |
| Taught graduate courses in pattern recognition, supervised five M.S. and three PhD theses | |
| Consultant: Wearable & Pen Computing, Handwriting Recognition, Patents | 1992-present |
| Expert consultant on patent infringement cases involving pen computing/handwriting recognition (1997-present) | |
| Army Research Labs: Investigated the military potential of wearable computers (summers of 1996 and 97) | |
| Gave seminars on online handwriting recognition at Apple Computer, Digital Equipment, CIC (1992-93) | |
| Improved IBM's ThinkWrite handwriting recognizer, extended it to European languages (1992-93 & summer 94) | |
| Research: IBM Watson Lab: Pen Computing, Speech/Handwriting Recognition | 1972-1992 |
| Spearheaded development of the handwriting recognizer in IBM's ThinkPad product | |
| Handwriting research project leader: supervised Post Doctoral, co-op, and summer students | |
| Developed speech recognition systems for discrete words and continuous speech | |
| Research: IBM Systems Division: Speech Recognition & Processing | 1967-1972 |
| Secured government contracts, directed Rome Air Development Center contract research as principal investigator | |