Brendan Hogan CV

Education

PhD Student, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia
Passed compresensive exams October 2007
Pursuing research in end-to-end analysis of distributed sensor networks
Advisor, Ellen Bass
M.S. Computational Operations Research, College of William and Mary, May 2002
Project: "A General Simulation Model for Traffic Intersection Performance"
Advisor, Larry Leemis
B.S. Mathematics and Physics, St. Lawrence University, May 2000

Awards

Chancellor's Graduate Student Fellowship, Virginia Community College System, Spring 2008
Ph.D. Student Partial Fellowship, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Discrete Choice Analysis Course, Spring 2007
Finalist, The MITRE Corporation 2005 Best Paper Competition
Early Career Profile, American Mathematical Society, Spring 2005
Special Recognition Award, The MITRE Corporation, Spring 2005
Excellence in Tutoring Award, St. Lawrence University, Spring 2000
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honorary Society, Spring 1999

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Instructor, Math Department, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Spring 2008
- Taught two sections of a 4 credit hour developmental math course with total enrollment of 36 students
- Responsible for course preparation, delivery, and grading
Instructor, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, Summers 2002, 2003, 2004
- Responsible for curriculum development, and selecting textbooks and course materials
- Mentored teaching assistants and assessed student performance with written evaluations
- Planned and implemented appropriately challenging lessons for gifted young students
  - Mathematical Excursions, Bristol, RI, 2002, two sessions of 105 instruction hours each
  - Flight Science, Alexandria, VA, 2003, one session of 64 instruction hours
  - Flight Science, Chestertown, MD, 2004, one session of 90 instruction hours
Instructor, Systems Robotics Design Camp, University of Virginia, Summer 2007
- Planned and implemented curriculum for enrichment course, two sessions of 20 instruction hours each
Teaching Assistant, Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Spring 2006
- Conducted review sessions for up to 30 students of Discrete Event Simulation
- Graded assignments and consulted on applied simulation projects
Teaching Assistant, Math Department, College of William and Mary, Fall 2000-Spring 2002
- Taught calculus labs to complement lectures given by professor
- Graded papers and held tutoring sessions to help struggling students
Peer Tutor, Academic Skills Office, St. Lawrence University, Fall 1997-Spring 2000
- Worked one-on-one with struggling math/physics students
- Held question and answer sessions for groups of up to 15 students
Teacher's Assistant, Math Department, St. Lawrence University, Fall 1999-Spring 2000
- Graded papers and conducted review sessions for an introductory math course

Industry Experience

Consultant, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA, Fall 2005 - Present
For the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD):
- Performed simulation studies of Traffic Flow Management actions in the National Airspace System
- Developed prototype airport performance metrics
Sr. Simulation Modeling Engineer, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA, Fall 2002 - Summer 2005
As part of the Performance and Economic Modeling and Analysis group of MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD):
- Implemented a forecasting procedure for predicting future flight activity
- Performed systems engineering analyses for sponsors at Air Traffic Control System Command Center
Research Assistant, Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, VA, Summer 2002
- Compared current highway standards for intersections with and without signals
- Implemented a simulation model for analysis of threshold turn conditions
Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis, Alexandria, VA, Summer 2001
- Obtained security clearance at the secret level for access to classified information
- Assisted in simulation studies for multiple Department of Defense contracts
NSF REU Program in Industrial Mathematics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Summer 1999
- Applied various mathematical techniques to a shape optimization problem for a local company
- Delivered presentations and prepared written reports for the sponsor
Physics Intern, Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY, Summer 1998
- Conducted experiments and organized data related to the study of powder mechanics
- Presented the results at a Development Technology Council Seminar for approx. 100 representatives from manufacturing and research departments

Publications

B. Hogan and E. Bass, "A Framework for End-to-end Evaluation of Distributed Sensor Networks," (in preparation).
B. Hogan, E. Bass, and D. Westbrook, "A Human-Automation Interaction Focused Framework to Evaluate Resource Allocation Strategies in Adaptive Distributed Sensor Networks," 2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, (accepted).
S. Shresta, M. Merkle, K. Hatton, P. Railsback, B. Hogan, T. Topiwala, K. Levin, and J. DeArmon, "Modeling Time-Based Flow Management under Conditions of Transient Disruptions to Arrival Capacity," 2010 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, Herndon, VA, May 2010.
D. Bhadra and B. Hogan, "Choice of Route Networks: A Qualitative Model for Over-Land and Over-Water Routes," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 45, No. 1, January-February 2008, pp. 56-63.
D. Bhadra and B. Hogan, "Choice of Route Networks by Market Pairs: Do Jet Fuel Prices and Airspace Design Matter?," Proceedings of the AIAA 6th Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, Wichita, KS, September 2006.
D. Bhadra, B. Hogan, and R. Schaufele, "Improving Aviation Forecasts for FAA's En Route Facilities," Journal of Air Traffic Control, Vol. 48, No. 2, April-June 2006, pp. 42-47.
D. Bhadra and B. Hogan, "A Preliminary Analysis of the Evolution of US Air Transportation Network," Proceedings of the AIAA 5th Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, Arlington, VA, September 2005.
D. Bhadra, J. Gentry, B. Hogan, and M.Wells, "Future Air Traffic Timetable Estimator," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 42, No. 2, March-April 2005, pp. 320-328.
B. Hogan and L.Wojcik, "Traffic Flow Management Modeling and Operational Complexity," Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, R. G. Ingalls, M. D. Rossetti, J. S. Smith, and B. A. Peters, eds.,Washington, DC, December 2004, pp. 1305-1311. [pdf]
D. Bhadra, J. Gentry, B. Hogan, and M. Wells, "Building the Time Table from Bottom Up Demand: A Microeconometric Approach," Proceedings of the 13th Federal Forecasters' Conference, Washington, DC, October 2003, pp. 117-122.

Brendan P. Hogan

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