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This is a template created by Ted Pavlic to help researchers prepare the senior personnel 2-page biographical sketch ("biosketch") that is required by the NSF for large multi-university NSF grant proposals.
You can read Ted's original post here.
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Biographical Sketch\\
{\large\textbf{Dr.~Theodore P.~Pavlic}}\\
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School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University,
e-mail: \href{mailto:tpavlic@asu.edu}{tpavlic@asu.edu},
tel: +1-760-483-3390
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\subsection{Professional Preparation}
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH;
Electrical \& Computer Engineering;
B.S.E.C.E., 2004
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The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH;
Electrical \& Computer Engineering;
M.S., 2006
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The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH;
Electrical \& Computer Engineering;
Ph.D., 2010
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The Ohio State University, Col., OH;
Computer Science \& Eng.;
Postdoctoral Researcher, 2010--2012
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Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ;
School of Life Sciences;
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2012--present
\subsection{Appointments}
\begin{itemize}[label={\quad 9999--9999:},leftmargin=*,itemsep=0pt]
\item[2012--present:]
\textbf{Postdoctoral Scholar},
Arizona State University,
Austin, TX
\item[2010--2012:]
\textbf{Postdoctoral Researcher},
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
\item[2002, 2003:]
\textbf{Hardware R\&D Intern},
National Instruments,
Austin, TX
\item[2001:]
\textbf{Core Systems Software Developer},
IBM Network Storage,
Research Triangle Park, NC
\item[1997--2001:]
\textbf{Information Technology Systems Engineer},
CallTech Communications,
Columbus, OH
\item[1995--1997:]
\textbf{Web Developer},
MegaLinx Communications,
Dublin, OH
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\subsection{Products}
\begin{bibenum}[itemsep=5pt]
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, S.~Wilson, G.P.~Kumar, and S.~Berman.
An enzyme-inspired approach to stochastic allocation of robotic
swarms around boundaries. In: \emph{Proceedings of the 16th
International Symposium on Robotics Research},
December 16--19. 2013. Accepted.
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, and K.M.~Passino. Distributed and
cooperative task processing: Cournot oligopolies on a graph.
\emph{IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics}. 2013. In press.
\doi{10.1109/TCYB.2013.2271776}
\item Kumar, G.P., A.~Buffin, \textbf{T.P.~Pavlic}, S.C.~Pratt, and
S.M.~Berman. A stochastic hybrid system model of collective
transport in the desert ant \emph{Aphaenogaster cockerelli}. In:
\emph{Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Hybrid
Systems: Communication and Control}, April 8--11,
2013.
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.} Physical Stigmergy for decentralized
constrained optimization: an intelligent lighting example. In:
\emph{Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on
Cyber-Physical Systems}, April 8--11, 2013.
Poster abstract.
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, S.~P.~Peddi, P.A.G.~Sivilotti, and B.W.~Weide.
Getting Out of the Way--Safety Verification without Compromise.
In: \emph{Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ACM Third International
Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems}, April
17--19, 2012. Poster abstract.
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, and K.M.~Passino. Generalizing foraging theory
for analysis and design. \emph{The International Journal of
Robotics Research [Special Issue on Stochasticity in Robotics
and Bio-Systems Part 1]}. 30(5):505--523. 2011.
\doi{10.1177/0278364910396551}
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, and K.M.~Passino. The sunk-cost effect as an
optimal rate-maximizing behavior. \emph{Acta Biotheoretica},
59(1):53--66. 2011. \doi{10.1007/s10441-010-9107-8}
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, and K.M.~Passino. When rate maximization is
impulsive. \emph{Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology},
64(8):1255--1265. August 2010. \doi{10.1007/s00265-010-0940-1}
\item \textbf{Pavlic, T.P.}, and K.M.~Passino. Foraging theory for
autonomous vehicle speed choice. \emph{Engineering Applications
of Artificial Intelligence}, 22:482--489, April 2009.
\doi{10.1016/j.engappai.2008.10.017}
\item Freuler, R.J., M.J.~Hoffmann, \textbf{T.P.~Pavlic}, J.M.~Beams,
J.P.~Radigan, P.K.~Dutta, J.T.~Demel, and E.D.~Justen.
Experiences with a Comprehensive Freshman Hands-On Course~--
Designing, Building, and Testing Small Autonomous Robots. In:
\emph{Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering
Education Annual Conference \& Exposition}, 2003.
\end{bibenum}
\subsection{Synergistic Activities}
\begin{bibenum}[itemsep=4pt]
\item \textbf{Conference service:}
(i) Organizer and associate editor for invited session:
``Correctness by Verification and Design'',
14\textsuperscript{th} IEEE Conference on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, Washington, DC, October
5--7, 2011.
(ii) Organizer for proposed mini-symposium: ``Optimization and
Rationality in Eusocial Insects'', 2013 Society for Mathematical
Biology Annual Meeting and Conference, Tempe, AZ,
June 10--13, 2013
(iii) Co-organizer for technical session: ``Complex Systems of
Social Insects in Research and Education'', 2013 Biomathematics
and Ecology: Education and Research, Arlington, VA,
October 11--13, 2013.
\item \textbf{University service:} Chair of committee for the
development of biomimicry and bio-inspired research and education
initiatives at Arizona State University, 2013.
\item \textbf{Community service:}
(i) As NSF GK-12 fellow, developed and implemented science
lessons for local inner-city public school, 2006--2007.
(ii) Recognized in \emph{Wired} magazine for OSS work Linux
Virtual Server project, 2000.
\item \textbf{Mentoring:}
(i) Founding faculty co-adviser for Interdisciplinary Complexity
Science Student Organization at Arizona State University, 2013.
(ii) Founding mentor of 2002 FIRST high-school robotics team
that received regional honor for inspiration in engineering,
Dublin, OH.
(iii) Founding mentor of 2001 FIRST LEGO League all-girls
middle-school robotics team, Columbus, OH
\item \textbf{Teaching:}
(i) Authored hundreds of pages of Creative-Commons-licensed
course material for courses in analog electronics and control
for undergraduate and graduate students, The Ohio State
University, 2007--2009.
(ii) Developed and implemented Electrical and Computer
Engineering undergraduate student design project on
retrofittable vehicle-to-vehicle communications system for
adaptive cruise control in mixed-traffic environments, The Ohio
State University, 2012.
(iii) Mathematical modeling guest lecturer, Research Strategies
for Animal Behavior, Arizona State University, 2013.
\end{bibenum}
\subsection{Collaborators \& Other Affiliations}
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\item \textbf{Collaborators and Co-Editors:}
\emph{The Ohio State University}:
Manas Agrawal;
Emrah Adamey;
Vijay Gadepally;
Arda Kurt;
Ashok K.~Krishnamurthy;
\"{U}mit \"{O}zg\"{u}ner;
Jaeyong Park;
Kevin M.~Passino;
Sai Prathyusha Peddi;
Keith A.~Redmill;
Paolo A.~G.~Sivilotti;
Michael Vernier;
Alan D.~Weide;
Bruce W.~Weide;
\emph{Arizona State University}:
Dieter Armbruster;
Spring Berman;
Aur{\'{e}}lie Buffin;
Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz;
Luis Cisneros;
Paul Davies;
Jessica D.~Ebie;
James J.~Elser;
Georgios E.~Fainekos;
Jennifer Fewell;
Jon F.~Harrison;
Christal Johnson;
Yun Kang;
Yang Kuang;
Ganesh P.~Kumar;
Alex Nachman;
Susan Neuer;
Stephen C.~Pratt;
Hana Putnam;
Jason Raymond;
P.~Logan Rogers;
Takao Sasaki;
Zachary Shaffer;
Oyita Udiani;
Taylor Vance;
Sara Imari Walker;
Sean Wilson;
\emph{New Jersey Institute of Technology}:
Simon Garnier;
Chris Reid
\item \textbf{Graduate Advisers and Postdoctoral Sponsors:}
\emph{The Ohio State University}:
Kevin M.~Passino;
Paolo A.~G.~Sivilotti;
\emph{Arizona State University}:
Stephen C.~Pratt (Arizona State University)
\item \textbf{Thesis Adviser and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor:}
\emph{Undergraduate honors thesis students:}
Christal Johnson (Arizona State University).
Total graduate students: 0; Total postgraduate scholars: 0.
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