Contact Information for Dr. Brian Rague
Email: brague@weber.edu
Office: TE-110F
Phone: (801) 626-7377
Web Page: http://faculty.cs.weber.edu/brague
Personal Biography
Position: Associate Professor
Degrees:
2010 - PhD in Computer Science from the University of Utah.
1987- Masters degree in Aeronautics/Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1984- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Current Field of Study: Software Engineering, parallel computing and programming languages. Opportunities for creative software engineering in the fields of education, biomedicine and physics.
Publications:
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Rague, B. "Exploring Concurrency Using the Parallel Analysis Tool" ACM SIGCSE (Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education), Raleigh, NC. (Spring 2012)
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Rague, B. "Measuring CS1 Perceptions of Parallelism," IEEE Frontier in Education Conference, Rapid City, SD. (Fall 2011)
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McMaster, K., Rague, B., Anderson, N. “Integrating Mathematical Thinking, Abstract Thinking, and Computational Thinking,” Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Arlington, VA (2010).
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Rague, B. “Measuring Perceptions of Parallelism”, Poster, SIGCSE Conference, Milwaukee, WI. (2010)
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Rague, B. "Teaching Parallel Thinking to the Next Generation of Programmers." Proceedings 6th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA. Orlando, FL (2008).
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Rague, B., Armstrong, J., "Using Parallel Computing in the Classroom", Conference on Information Technology, Salt Lake City, 2008
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McMaster, K., Rague, B., Hadfield, S., “Two Mathematical Gestalts for Computer Theory”, SIGCSE 2009
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McMaster, K., Rague, B., Hadfield, S., “Two Frameworks for Discrete Mathematics”, ISECON 2008
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McMaster, K., Rague, B., McMaster, T., and Blake, A. "Two Gestalts for Mathematics: Logical vs. Computational." Information Systems Education Journal, 6 (20). http://isedj.org/6/20/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (Meritorious Paper - 2008)
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Armstrong, J., Hernandez, M., Palen, S., and Rague, B. "Weber State University's Scientific Analysis and Visualization Initiative: An Inter-College Faculty Collaboration." Physics Research and Education Conference, Gordon Research Conference, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI (June, 2008)
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McMaster, K., Anderson, N., and Rague, B (2007). "Discrete Math with Programming: Better Together." ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 39, Issue 1.
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McMaster, K, McMaster, T., and Rague B. (2005). "Discrete Math as a Programming Course." Presented ACM SIGSCE Conference
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Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Brightness Temperatures. National Snow & Ice Center Data Center, September, 1996. http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/nsidc0036_smmr_pathfinder_tbs.gd.html
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Rague, B.W. & Oman, C.M. "Use of a microcomputer system for running spectral analysis of EGGs to predict the onset of motion sickness," Proceedings of 9th Annual Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, Boston, Vol. 1 (of 4): 0087-0090, 1987.
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Oman, C.M., B.W. Rague and O. U. Rege. "Standard definitions for scoring acute motion sickness using the Pensacola Diagnostic Index Method." Appendix B , Symptom Scoring Definitions: 120-128
Biggest Accomplishment in CS: Using late 80’s technology (IBM AT) to build a biological monitoring system that performed real-time Fast Fourier Transform analysis. The information was displayed in a waterfall two-color format.
Something Interesting: I used to act in college productions at MIT and Caltech. My “big break” occurred when I made a guest appearance on “People’s Court” (Wapner version) because my car was broadsided on a California highway.