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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, forensics, artificial intelligence, and project management. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses, supervised dissertations, and secured government contracts. Over 100 publications.
| Ph.D. Electrical Eng., Cornell, ECE | Fulbright Scholar, Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm | ||||
| M.S. Electrical Eng., Cornell, ECE | B.S. Engineering Sciences, Swarthmore |
| Pace University, Seidenberg School of CSIS, Computer Science Professor | 2000-present |
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Associate Program Director of the
Doctor of Professional Studies (D.P.S.) in Computing program; supervised three M.S. theses and fifteen D.P.S. dissertations; Director Pervasive Computing Lab; teaches Software Engineering, Capstone Projects, D.P.S. Research Seminar and Emerging IT |
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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, Computer Science Adjunct Assistant Professor | 1968-1972 |
| Taught graduate pattern recognition courses, supervised five M.S. theses and three Ph.D. dissertations | |
| Consultant: Wearable and Pen Computing, Handwriting Recognition, Patents | 1992-present |
| Expert consultant on patent infringement cases re 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 ThinkWrite handwriting recognizer and added 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 and Processing | 1967-1972 |
| Secured government contracts, principal investigator on six Rome Air Development Center contracts | |