 Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
Graduate Coordinator for Master's Program in Computer Engineering
Office: Engineering and Technology (ET) 222
Office hours (Fall 2009): MW 1:40-2:30
E-mail: jasmith .at. boisestate .dot. edu
Dr. Smith's research area is bioinformatics with specialization in non-coding RNA (ncRNA) gene search.
Specifically, improvements to speed and efficacy of covariance-model-based ncRNA search through
modifications to algorithms, improved model parameter estimation, and special-purpose computing architectures.
Publications (follow link for complete list)
Smith, "RNA Search with Decision Trees and Partial Covariance Models," IEEE Trans. on Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, pp. 517-527, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2009.
Smith & Wiese, "Integrating Thermodynamic and Observed-Frequency Data for Non-coding RNA Gene Search," Trans. Computational Systems Biology X, pp. 124-142, Corrado Priami ed., Springer, 2008. Dr. Smith's ScholarWorks page Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Technical Committee (BBTC) of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CIBCB)
- Special Sessions Chair 2009, General Chair 2008, Technical Co-Chair (2007 with Dr. Kay C. Wiese & 2006 with Dr. L. Gwenn Volkert), Proceedings Chair 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)
- Special Session Co-Chair (2007 with Dr. Madhu Chetty & 2006 with Dr. Kay C. Wiese)
Micro-Mouse Chair, IEEE Region 6 Northeast Area
Mentor for MentorNet Faculty Advisor, Kappa Pi Chapter (BSU) of Eta Kappa Nu Other Registered Professional Engineer, State of Idaho, Number 11158 Senior Member, IEEE Member, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Member, Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) electrical engineering honor society
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho, 2004 (advisor, Dr. James F. Frenzel)
PhD in Economics, State University of New York at Albany, 1998 (advisor, Dr. Betty C. Daniel)
MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1993 (advisor, Dr. Peter Willett)
BS in Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1986
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