Saurabh Mittal, PhD |
218 E Pastime Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 www.saurabh-mittal.com |
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Work: (520) 626-4846 Cell: (520) 204-2641 |
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doc txt • Managed project with an estimated budget of $0.5 million
• Professional research experience for over three years in leadership role
• Strong research and analytical skills with visible publication record in US Defense and internationally circulated journals/conferences.
• Proven skills in XML, data-engineering and OOPS (Java and C#)
• Qualified expert in Discrete Event Modeling and Simulation
• Leader in Net-centric Modeling and Simulation-Based Systems Engineering
• Excellent written, verbal presentation skills
• Areas of Influence
• Software design, test and analysis for distributed SoSs
• Executable Architectures for Net-centric Systems with focus on DoDAF
• Interoperability and cross-platform M&S using SOA
• Agent directed simulation
• Unified Process for integrated development and testing of Systems of systems
• XML-Based software engineering using Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Receipient of National Training Simulation Association (NTSA) award for Best M&S Development in Cross-functional area for Project ATC-Gen as a team-member (2006)
• Nominated for outstanding Research Assistant/Staff award at Graduate Professional Students Association (GPSA) at University of Arizona (2006)
• Appointed as one of the Judges for evaluation of Travel Grant Applications at Graduate Students Professional Council (GPSC) at Univ. of Arizona, 2006
• Graduate Tuition Scholar, ECE Department from Fall 2001 to Fall 2005
• 'Herculean Effort' Leadership award by ECE Department, University of Arizona, 2004
• Official Research Assistant for the largest of NSF funded ULN (Ultra Large Networks) Workshop, Nov. 2001
• Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS)
• Journal: Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory (Elsevier)
• Journal: ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (ACM)
• Journal: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS)
• Journal: Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing (WAC)
• Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC'07)
• Winter Simulation Multiconference (WSC'07)
• First International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques for Communications, Networks and Systems, SIMUTools, France
• Reviewer and member of Program Committee for
• 22nd European Conference on Modeling and Simulation, ECMS 2008, Nicosia, Cyprus
• High Performance Computing and Simulation Symposium, HPCS 2008, Ontario, Canada
• DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium (DEVS' 07), Spring Simulation Multiconference (SpringSim' 07), Virginia, USA
• DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium (DEVS' 06), Spring Simulation Multiconference (SpringSim' 06), Alabama, USA
• Session Chair for
• Special Session on "DEVS Collaborative Execution and Systems modeling over SOA" in DEVS'07, Virginia, USA
• IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC05, October 10-12, Hawaii.
• Panelist on Advisory Board for Business Week Magazine
Minor 1: Systems and Industrial Engineering
Minor 2: Management Information Systems
Research Advisor: Professor Bernard P. Zeigler
GPA 3.57/4.0
Thesis: DEVS Unified Process for Integrated Development and Testing of Service Oriented Architectures (pdf, ppt, avi)
M.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering, November 2003
Research Advisor: Professor Zeigler
GPA 3.7/4.0
Thesis: Attention-focusing Architecture for Scalable Network-Systems using Discrete Event Modeling (pdf)
GPA 3.7/4.0
Thesis: Performance Evaluation of Static Routing Algorithms over Dynamic Multi-service Networks
• C.13: Saurabh Mittal, Bernard P. Zeigler, GENETSCOPE: From Legacy to Object-oriented DEVS M&S
• C.12: Saurabh Mittal, Moon Ho. Hwang, Bernard P. Zeigler, FD-DEVS: An Implementation of W3C XML Schema for Finite Deterministic DEVS
• C.11: Saurabh Mittal, Chungman Seo, Phil Hammonds, Bernard P. Zeigler, Collaborative M&S Strategy for BPEL-DoDAF Architectures
• J.9: Saurabh Mittal, José Luis Risco Martín, Bernard P. Zeigler, Automating DEVS-DoDAF Test & Evaluation Methodology using DEVSML
• J.8: Saurabh Mittal, Amit Mitra, Amar Gupta, Bernard P. Zeigler, Strengthening OV-6a Semantics with Rule-based Meta-models
book "Systems of Systems Engineering for the 21st Century", Editor Mo Jamshidi, John Wiley & Sons, to appear
• J.6: Saurabh Mittal, José Luis Risco Martín, Bernard P. Zeigler, Design and Analysis of Service Oriented Architectures Using DEVS/SOA-Based Modeling and
Simulation, Journal of Systems and Software (in review)
• J.5: Saurabh Mittal, José Luis Risco Martín, Bernard P. Zeigler, DEVS/SOA: A Cross-Platform Framework for Net-centric Modeling and Simulation in DEVS
Unified Process, SIMULATION: Transactions of SCS (in review)
• J.4: Eddie Mak, Saurabh Mittal, Moon Ho Hwang, Automating Link 16 Testing using DEVS and XML, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation JDMS, to appear, (pdf)
• J.3: Saurabh Mittal, Extending DoDAF to Allow DEVS-based Modeling and Simulation, Special Issue on DODAF, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation,
JDMS, Vol. III No. 2, 2006 (pdf)
• J.2: Saurabh Mittal, Eddie Mak, James J. Nutaro, DEVS-Based Dynamic Model Reconfiguration and Simulation Control in the Enhanced DoDAF Design Process,
Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation JDMS, To be published in Vol III No. 4, 2006 (pdf)
• J.1: Xiaolin Hu, Bernard P. Zeigler, Saurabh Mittal, Dynamic Configuration in DEVS Component-based Modeling and Simulation, SIMULATION: Transactions
of the Society of Modeling and Simulation Internations, November 2003 (pdf) - Among top 50 most cited articles in SIMULATION
George Mason University Symposium, May 2008
• C.9: Bernard P. Zeigler, Saurabh Mittal, Xiaolin Hu, Towards a Formal Standard for Interoperability in M&S/Systems of Systems Engineering, Critical Issues
in C4I, AFCEA-George Mason University Symposium, May 2008
• C.8: José Luis Risco Martín, Saurabh Mittal, et.al, From UML Statecharts to DEVS State Machines using XML, Multi-Paradigm Modeling, IEEE/ACM International
Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Nashville, Sept. 2007, (pdf)
• C.7: Saurabh Mittal, José Luis Risco Martín, Bernard P. Zeigler, DEVS-Based Simulation Web Services for Net-centric T&E , Summer Computer Simulation
Conference, SCSC'07, San Diego, July 2007 (pdf)
• C.6: Saurabh Mittal, José Luis Risco Martín, DEVSML: Automating DEVS Execution over SOA Towards Transparent Simulators, Special Session on DEVS
Collaborative Execution and Systems Modeling over SOA, DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium DEVS' 07, March 2007 (pdf)
• C.5: José Luis Risco Martín, Saurabh Mittal, et.al, A W3C XML Schema for DEVS Scenarios, submitted to DEVS Integrative M&S Symposium DEVS' 07, March 2007 (pdf)
• C.4: Saurabh Mittal, Amit Mitra, Amar Gupta, Bernard P. Zeigler, Strengthening OV-6a Semantics with Rule-based Meta-models in DEVS/DoDAF Based
Life-cycle Archictectures Development, IEEE-Information Reuse and Integration (IRI06) Conference, special section on DoDAF, Hawaii, September 2006 (pdf)
• C.3: Bernard P. Zeigler, Saurabh Mittal, Enhancing DoDAF with a DEVS-based System Lifecycle Development Process, In Proceedings of IEEE International
Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC05, Hawaii 2005 (pdf)
• C.2: Saurabh Mittal, Bernard P. Zeigler, Dynamic Simulation Control with Queue Visualization, Summer Computer Simulation Conference SCSC'05, Philadelphia,
July 2005 (pdf)
• C.1: Saurabh Mittal, Wenji Wu, Bernard P. Zeigler, A Multiconstraint-Based Real-time Routing Scheme using Simulation Methodology, Summer Computer
Simulation Conference, San Jose, July 2004 (pdf) (ppt)
January 2003 (ppt)
• W.1: Bernard P. Zeigler, Saurabh Mittal, Modeling and Simulation of Ultra-large Networks: Methodology Responds to Challenges, ULN Workshop, Nov. 2001 (ppt)
• Saurabh Mittal, Bernard P. Zegler, Mahesh Veena, Phillip Hammonds, Network Simulation Environment for Evaluation and Benchmarking HLA/RTI
Implementations, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Fort Huachuca, October 2004
• Bernard P. Zeigler and Saurabh Mittal, Modeling and Simulation of Ultra-large Networks: A Framework for New Research Directions, supported by
NSF Grant ANI-0135530, July 2002 (pdf)
• Bernard P. Zeigler, Hessam Sarjoughian, Saurabh Mittal, Modeling and Simulation of Ultra-large Networks: Thirteen Recommendations for New Research
Directions, ULN Workshop, November 2001 (pdf)
• DEVS Modeling Language: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~saurabh/devsml/devsml.html
• Zip of all publications at upto August 2007: http://www.saurabh-mittal.com/Publications_2001_to_August2007.zip
testing. Implemented Discrete event simulation engine using Web service framework known as DEVS/SOA with multiple servers in USA and Spain
• Research
• Automated code generation using XML towards MDA based software
• XML-Based Software engineering using Natural Language Processing
• Net-centric systems engineering research related to DoDAF and SIAP
• Development of DEVS agent middleware
• Interoperability of modeling and simulation using DEVS/SOA execution on Java and .NET platforms
• 5-Day intensive crash-course aimed at professionals and managers at NGIT and JITC
• ECE 575: Object Oriented Modeling and Discrete Event Simulation
• Conduct research related to DoDAF, DEVS Modeling Language (DEVSML), NCES, SOA, GIG and NCES
• Unsponsored pilot projects:
• Project Learning Agent
• Involves development of learning agent based on DEVS for its usage in social networks, and Network health and monitoring in proactive manner
• Project DEVS-Based Software engineering
• Developed a complete methodology for DEVS-Based software engineering
• Concepts using in ECE575 Fall 2007 semester
• Development of tools to aid software development process
• Currently working on five major projects:
• Project 'Data Strategy/Scalability Modeling for testing Net-centric Systems':
• JITC sponsored research (for the next 5 years) related to three major DoD acquisition programs; Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP), Net Centric Enterprise Services (NCES), and
Net Centric Command and Control. JITC is authorized to be the nationally certifying agency for all Information Technology (IT) and National Security Systems (NSS). Research
Effot involves development framework for developmental and operational testing
• BPMN/BPEL to DEVS M&S Framework, data-engineering, in the capacity of Concept Lead
• Project 'Hydrology':
• JITC sponsored research project towards Hydrographic Information Harmonization Working Group Data Modeling (HIHWG)
• Develop common operating models between NGA's proprietary nautical-formatted digital data and nautical digital data formats of other member states of the International
Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• Project 'GENETSCOPE':
• Lead Architect and Developer: Continuous development, management and funding of about $500,000 for over two years
• Winner of JITC's Highest Civilian Contractor 'Golden Eagle' award
• SCOPE command GEneric NETwork simulation model (Beta version validated at JITC) through NGIT, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, managing a team of 2-3 Graduate (PhD) students.
• The current version has been evaluated by US Air Force (USAF) and other customers. This is a simulation model based on ionospheric propagation prediction software ICEPAC
for the vital multi-million dollar SCOPE command system. It is developed with the constant help of subject experts dealing with real system having experience of more than 20
years. Downloadable from ACIMS-Software site.
• Two versions delivered to USAF and USNavy
• Project 'ATC-Gen':
• Known as Automated Test Case GENeration and test-model creation focussed towards rule-based automated testing. Responsible for GUI development, conceptualization and
implementation of rule-based software model, in the capacity of team-member.
• Winner of JITC highest civilian award: Golden Eagle
• Winner of National Training simulation Association (NTSA) award for Best M&S Development in Cross-functional area
• Writing proposals
• Laid the foundation of Project GENET Systems Capable of Planned Expansion (SCOPE) command
• Development of Test-suite based on NATO STANAG 5066 data-link protocol and MIL-STD 144B ALE link-establishment specifications
• Resulted in continued funding for subsequent periods
• Job involves maintaining Sun Iplanet web-servers and maintainance of workstations running linux, WinXP, Win2000 and Solaris.
• Created documents for online Library using Adobe softwares and web development tools
• Involved in development of commercial product from a research project
• Research involved in the area of precision die making in nickel and copper using the process of Electroforming with applications to Automobile and Polymer industry.
• Other aspects of job involved dealing with people at both Executive and grass-root levels, managing inventory and giving price-quotations, first-hand estimates to clients
Advisor: Professor Bernard P. Zeigler
Ex-President: Society of Modeling and Simulatiln Intl. (www.scs.org)
Director: ACIMS, University of Arizona (www.acims.arizona.edu)
Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS)
• Developed a simulation framework for benchmarking commercial RTIs like MAK, Pitch, VTC, DMSO etc. The research also involved design and modification to routing
protocols like OSPF and other distance-vector protocols that were used in the framework
• Involved in writing proposals being submitted to SBIR/NSF. Contributed towards 3 proposals so far.
• Developed a completely scalable (self-configuring, self-organizing) autonomous network capable of focussing resources and 'attention' to dynamic regions of importance
using Object-oriented development modeling
• Maintaining the Discrete Event (DEVS) Java software version 3.1 Beta for ACIMS center and responsible for its licensed distribution.
Made contributions to Version 2.7 resulting in Version 3.0 with the capability of creating dynamic variable structure models. The contribution was published as a journal paper.
• Presented the research done in the area of Scalable Network Modeling using DEVS Formalismin the PI Meeting. Jan 2003.
Herculean Effort Award for demonstrated performance in
Leadership and commitment in channelizing class effort by the ECE
department Head Prof.
Jerzy Rozenblit and course instructor Prof. Kevin M. McNeill.
of specifications provided by C4ISR, DoDAF etc.
• Research-project beind done as a graduate 600 level class intended to generate NSF proposals and publications
• Objective was to come up with architecture document specifications extensively in UML language (Ver. 1.4). Project involved designing of custom protocols and their
description/implementation in the setup
• Document was reviewed by an external panel that consisted of distinguished people from DoD, US Army, Professors from ECE and SIE departments at University
of Arizona (ppt)
ECE 473/573: Software Engineering Concepts
ECE 575: Object Oriented Modeling and Discrete Event Simulation
| • Languages | Java,
C, C++, C#, XML, XSLT, XQUERY, XPath |
| •
System Engg. &
Design |
Statemate,
RUP/UML, xUML, Model Driven Architecture (MDA), Model-Continuity, HWIL,
GUI Programming |
| • Data-engineering & Modeling | Rational
Rose, MS Visio, Visual Paradigm, Borland Together, Eclipse, Netbeans,
MS Visual Studio 2005, MS Project |
| • Net-centric Engineering | SOA,
Axis, JAX-WS, JAXB, BPMN/BPEL, ESB |
| • IT Frameworks | Department
of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF), C4ISR, NCES, GIG |
| • Modeling & Simulation | Discrete EVent Simulation Framework (DEVS), iGrafx, HLA/DIS, CSim |
| •
Distributed
Programming |
Web
services, RMI, MPI using C |
| •
Enterprise
Architectures |
J2EE,
MySQL, Apache Derby, Java Server Faces (JSF), JSP |
| • Scripting and Web | Shell, CGI, Perl, HTML, Spiders, Search-engine development |
| • Network Protocols | OSPF, BGP, RIP, RTP, TCP (Tahoe and Reno), IPv4, IPv6, LAN/WAN |
| • Operating Systems | AIX/Linux, Windows 2000/NT/XP, Solaris, Macintosh OSX |
| • Automation System Tools | Automation
Direct Think'n Do, DirectSoft |
| ECE
575 |
OO
Modeling/Discrete Event Simulation |
ECE
677 |
Distributed
Computer Networking |
| ECE
576 |
Engineering
of Computer Based Systems |
CSC
452 |
Principles
of Operating Systems |
| ECE
678 |
Integrated
Telecommunication Systems |
ECE
550 |
Analog
Integrated Circuits |
| ECE
503 |
Random
Processes for Engineering Applications |
ECE
562 |
Computer
Architecture Design |
| ECE
577 |
Computer
Networks and Design Evaluation |
ECE
676 |
Distributed
Simulation |
| SIE
546 |
Algorithms,
Graphs and Networks |
MIS
541 |
Data
Structures and Algorithms |
| MIS
582 |
E-Business
Systems Development |
ENGR
322 |
Entrepreneurship
for Engineers |
| ECE
564 |
Advanced
Computer Networks |
MIS
538 |
Web
Computing and Data Mining |
| SIE
554 |
Systems
Engineering Process |
ECE
696i |
Computational
Intelligence |
| ECE
547 |
Advanced
Motion Control |
ECE
579 |
Principles
of Artificial Intelligence |
| ECE
549 |
Continuous
System Simulation |
MAP
559 |
Accelerating
Bussiness Process Engineering and Systems |
| MIS 611A | Design Science and Research Methodologies | Development with Reusable Business Knowledge |
include synapse formation, hierarchical modeling, variable DEVS model structure and emergent behavior of neuroplasticity from a discrete event model. Simple Demo (View in IExplorer)
• Theatre-stage control using wireless and advanced sensor infrastructure (ECE 547): Live team-project of 16 studentswith a target to host an actual theatric
performance (Bottom's Dream directed by Brent Gibbs) in the School of Theatre Arts at UofA within 17 weeks. Part of the complete desing process from conception
to complete implementation of a 32'x32' hydraulic controlled stage. Member of Motion Control sub-team. Responsibilities included the integration aspects of the project
that ensures hardware-PLC, hardware-software, software-software communications using softwares like Think'n Do and DirectSoft across a wireless channel.
• The Intelligence Scale: an Argument (pdf)
• Simulating Intelligent Behavior in Braitenberg Vehicles using Breve environment and interpreting their pychological behavior (pdf) (avi: I will do anything for the Blue)
• Scenario programming for a MAKE-SIMULATION-PROBLEM in OSCAR-lisp environment towards a cognitive rational solution (pdf)
• Integration of Intelligent Vehicles with Intelligent Infrastructure (VII): Project involves the development of System Design for integrating the next-generation vehicles
with intelligent infrastructure. Clients included USDOT and Prof. Larry Head. Served as a group leader for a team of 6 students including 2 distance learning students (pdf)
• MIS Research Portal: Project involved development of a search-engine exclusively for MIS discipline. Requred development of spiders. Record-set of around 80,000;
Page-rank algorithms and innovative visualization techniques were also developed
• Implementation of K-Shortest path Dijkstra algorithm used in All-Optical data communication networks (pdf)
• Development of distributed adaptive sensor network model using object-oriented modeling
• E-Bay profit predictor model based on real data fetched from E-Bay and developed in Perl (pdf)
• Distributed multi-player game implemented over LAN using UDP protocol
• Study of routing algorithms like BGP-OSPF over a constructed test bed using Zebra routing toolkit
• Study of Overlay WAN network on OPNET modeler
• Develop of Multi-agent teleconferencing system using Statemate modeling incorporating hardware-software co-design
• Development of theoretical model of hierarchically scalable data-network using DEVS Formalism
• Performance Evaluation of Static Routing algorithms over Dynamic Multi-service networks using a constructed (copyright) Network Flow Simulator developed in Java.
Algorithms like Widest-shortest, Shortest-widest were also coded and flows like Elastic Flows were considered for comparitive evaluation
• Design of an Operating System using C language to the level of device-drivers and virtual memory management