Edward Dougherty

Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Haldan Hall 104
617-731-7063
doughertyedward@pmc.edu

Education

  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 2004
    Thesis: "Anesthetic Detection and Quantification Using the Tufts Medical School Artificial Nose"
  • B.S., Computer Engineering, Syracuse University, 1999

Teaching Experience

  • Adjunct Professor, McIntosh College, Dover, NH, 2006-present
    • Courses: Foundational Math, Applied Math, College Algebra, Finite Math, and Environmental Science
    • Instructional Software: MyMathLab, iLrn, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab, Blackboard, and custom-built applications
    • Faculty Development In-Services: Active Learning, Online/Hybrid Course Training, Classroom Conflict Management, and Enhanced Workplace Atmosphere
    • Curriculum Development Committee Member: Created "Freshman Seminar for College Learning" course
    • Team Member: Assembled an Institutional Self-Study accreditation document for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
    • Academic Dean Search Committee Member: Adjunct Faculty representative for interviewing and reviewing applicants for the vacant Academic Dean position
  • Adjunct Instructor & Math Specialist, York County Community College, York, ME, 2007-present
    • Courses: Basic Math Skills, Basic Algebra, College Algebra, Finite Math, Statistics, Physics, and Pre-Calculus
    • Math Specialist Duties and Responsibilities: Work in the YCCC Learning Center as the campus Math tutor. Also support the college community by developing new course review materials/supplements, and math workshops.
    • Workshop Development: Developed and ran a workshop to prepare students for Basic Mathematics course.
    • Instructional Software: Plato
  • Instructor, New Hampshire Equestrian Academy, Rochester, NH, 2007-present
    • Courses: Geometry, Algebra II, and Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
    • Curriculum Development: Lead the development of customized math curricula for math students
  • Instructor, Sylvan Learning Center, Hampstead, NH, 2007
    • Courses: Developmental Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and SAT Math
    • Curriculum Development: Assisted in developing customized math curricula for math students

Industry Experience

  • Scientist, Charles River Analytics, Cambridge, MA, 2005-2006
    Designed and developed a prototype software application to assess the security of military software systems. Utilized Bayesian statistics to develop an innovative Bayesian network that models the decision reasoning and attack strategies employed by software attackers. By emulating software attackers, this application automates real-world software security screening; the need for costly man-power intensive test teams is minimized and subjective biases associated with human testers are eliminated.
  • Research Associate, Cogniscent, Inc., Westford, MA, 2004-2005
    Collected and analyzed data generated by the Tufts Medical School Aftifical Nose in response to chemical vapors. Designed and developed new sensor arrays to provide detection and discrimination of a range of vapors for medical, military, and homeland security applications. Assessed regression analysis, correlation, and signal time-averaging techniques to optimize detection and discrimination.
  • Research Staff: Ballistic Missile Defense Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, 2000-2004
    Developed mathematical algorithms to identify threatening objects in a ballistic missle complex. Aspects of geometry, trigonometry, and calculus were utilized to estimate physics-based characteristics of missle objets.
    Led the development of a library of ballistic missile defense pattern recognition algorithms including Gaussian and rule-based classifiers, neural networks, and Bayesian network junction tree inference engine. These algorithms were used by the entire ballistic missle defense division to support pattern recognition studies and the development of novel discrimination strategies.

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Achievement in Camputer Engineering Award: graduated first in major
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • Dean's List: all semesters
  • Senior Design Project: Outstanding Project Award
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Golden Key National Honor Society
  • Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Association and Organization Memberships

  • IEEE
  • Habitat for Humanity

Presentations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH, August 2005. Charles River Analytics Final Project Review: "Adaptive Software Attacker Modeling System"
  • University at Buffalo (SUNY), Biostatistics Department, Buffalo, NY, March 2005. Invited Talk: "Anestetic Detection and Quantification Using the Tufts Medical School Artificial Nose"
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, August 2004. Imaging Algorithm Development Group Presentation: "Innovative Physics-Based Estimation Algorithm"
  • Tufts University, Biomedical Engineering Department, Medford, MA, June 2004. MS Thesis Defense: "Anestetic Detection and Quantification Using the Tufts Medical School Artificial Nose"
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, August 2002. Ballistic Missile Defense Group Seminar: "Ballistic Missile Defense Classification Analysis Tools"
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, May 1999. Senior Design Project Presentation: "Assistive Technology Custom Computer Interface"

Publications

  • "Adaptive Cyber-attack Modeling System", Gonsalves, P. and Dougherty, E., Proceedings of SPIE Defense & Security, April 2006, vol. 6201
  • "Bayesian Network Approach for Discrimination Fusion", Humke, C., Dougherty, E., and Chong, C., 11th Annual AIAA/MDA Technology Conference, July 2002