David Bruce Brown

Date of birth: November 25, 1943
Family status: married in 1963; 2 children (college age)

E-mail: brown@cs.ua.edu
Personal Home Page: http://cs.ua.edu/dbrown
TECHNIMANAGEMENT Home Page: http://cs.ua.edu/dbrown/tm.htm
CARE Home Page: http://care.cs.ua.edu

U.S. Department of Defense clearance held: secret
Date of resume update: December 23, 1996

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1969
  
• M.S. Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, 1967
  
• B.S. Industrial Engineering, Rutgers University, 1966
  

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Professor and Head - Department of Computer Science, The University of Alabama, September, 1991 to present.
• Professor - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University, August, 1990 to September, 1991.
• Professor and Interim Head - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University, September, 1987 to August, 1990.
• Professor - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University, July, 1984 to September, 1987.
• Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering, Auburn University, September, 1980 to July, 1984.
• Associate Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering, Auburn University, September, 1974 to September, 1980.
• Assistant Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering, Auburn University, February, 1972 to September, 1974.
• Assistant Professor - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, July, 1969 to February, 1972.
• Instructor - Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, September, 1967 to July, 1969.

SHORT COURSE PRESENTATIONS

1. Innovations in Safety and Health Statistical Evaluation, Birmingham, 9/72
2. Fault Tree Analysis, Birmingham, 1/73
3. Cost Effectiveness, Huntsville, 10/73
4. Safety/OSHA Recordkeeping, Birmingham, 1/74
5. Basic Systems Engineering, Birmingham, 12/74
6. Decision Making for Cost, Huntsville, 3/75
7. Selective Enforcement Management Course, 1/83
8. Review of CARE, ITE Meeting, Auburn, 3/83
9. Cost/Benefit Analysis in Safety, University Safety Officers Workshop, Auburn, 3/83
10. Budget Allocation in Safety, ASSE meeting, Birmingham, 10/83
11. Systems Analysis Instructional Techniques, Atlanta, 7/84
12. Systems Safety Workshop, Birmingham, 8/84
13. Five-day shortcourse: Systems Analysis for Applications Software Design, UWEX, Milwaukee, 8/84 and 8/85
14. Two-day IORL shortcourses for the following:
    • U.S. Army, White Sands Missile Range, 5/85
    • GTE, 6/85
    • Grumman, 7/85
    • TVA, 9/85
    • Lockheed, 1/86
    • Rockwell, 4/86
    • McDonnell Douglass, 4/86
    • Boeing (Seattle), 5/86
    • Honeywell 8/86
    • Sperry 8/86
    • CDC 10/86
    • Martin-Marietta 10/86
    • NASA 12/86
    • Boeing (Wichita), 1/87
    • Hazeltine, 2/87
    • Software Productivity Consortium, 2/87
    • TBE (Washington, D.C.), 3/87
    • Dynamics Research Corporation, 4/87
    • Harris, 4/87
    • General Dynamics, 6/87
15. Workshop Coordinator for NHTSA-sponsored National Conference on Traffic Records Applications; subject: "The Use of Microcomputers in Problem Identification and Evaluation," San Diego, 2/90.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Implementation of CARE High-Crash Location Capability for Mileposted Roadways; Alabama Department of Transportation; approximately $40,000
2. Implementation of CARE/WWW System to Process FARS Data; AAA Research Foundation, approximately $40,000
3. Implementation of a CARE/WWW System for the State of Tennessee; approximately $10,000
4. Representing the UA College of Engineering in The Alabama Injury Prevention Research Center proposal, prime contractor: UAB.

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FUNDED

• Principal Investigator, Alabama Department of Transportation, Design and Development of a Comprehensive Project Management System, Phase 3: System Development, $2,162,616 (1996-97).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Implementation of Distributed CARE Information Capability on the Internet, $105,655 (1996-97).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Department of Transportation, Design and Development of a Comprehensive Project Management System, Phase 2: Systems Design, $940,529 (1995-96).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Implementation of Expert System Capability (IMPACT) at the Local Levels, $104,967 (1995-96).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Department of Transportation, Design and Development of a Comprehensive Project Management System, Phase 1: Requirements Definition, $667,582 (1994-95).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Conversion of Local Problem Identification Capability Using Object-Oriented Technology, $102,101 (1994-95).
• Principal Investigator, Development of a Strategic Plan for Improving Traffic Information Systems in Alabama, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), $54,063 (1994-95).
• Principal Investigator, State of Tennessee (source: NHTSA). Implementation of the CARE System for the State of Tennessee, $30,063 (1994-95).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Implementation of a Windows-Based Traffic Crash Problem Identification System, $102,842 (1993-94).
• Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Dan Turner and Dr. Dennis Webster), Alabama Department of Transportation. "Update to Uniform Highway Database Study," a review of all computer systems within the ALDOT, $86,076 (1993-94).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). The Development of an Expert System for Traffic Crash Countermeasure Problem Identification, $103,391 (1992-93).
• Principal Investigator, States of West Virginia (6/92), New Jersey (11/92), Tennessee (2/93), Illinois (6/93), California (9/93), Alaska (10/93), Oklahoma (11/93), and Iowa (6/94) sponsored by the respective states (source: NHTSA). Comprehensive Traffic Records Assessments (for the particular states), $22,794; $3,799/state excluding travel, West Virginia and Iowa [for which honoraria were received] (1992-94).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). The Application of Relational Database Technology to Speed and Alcohol Traffic Crash Countermeasure Development and Evaluation, $106,780 (1991-92).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Speed and Alcohol Traffic Crash Countermeasure Development at the Local Level, $90,734 (1990-91).
• Co-principal Investigator (with J. Cross), NASA. The Development of a Program Analysis Environment for Ada (Phase 3), $305,000 (1990-91).
• Principal Investigator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Innovative Occupant Protection Countermeasures, DTNH22-90-Z-05118, $50,000 (1990-91).
• Principal Investigator, ADECA/Traffic Safety Division (source: NHTSA). Enhancing Traffic Accident Countermeasure Evaluation and Problem Identification Capability, $90,285 (1989-90).
• Co-principal Investigator (with J. Cross), NASA. The Development of a Program Analysis Environment for Ada (Phase 2), $300,000 (1989-90).
• Equipment Grant ($166,000), 27 Apollo DN300-330 Workstations with supporting disk storage and software, Teledyne Brown Engineering and Apollo, 1989.
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, State Justice Institute. The Evaluation of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Programs, $40,000 (1989-91).
• Principal Investigator, NASA. The Development of a Program Analysis Environment for Ada (Phase 1), $115,000 (1988-89).
• Principal Investigator, NHTSA. Evaluation of the Effects of the National 65 MPH Law, Final Grant Report Number: DOT HS 807 425; $40,000 (1988).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Department of Public Safety (source: NHTSA). Software Design and Development of Driver History Files, $20,000 (1988).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Highway Department (source: NHTSA). Development of a Database System to Merge Accident and Roadway Geometrics Files, $40,000 (1988).
• Principal Investigator, U. S. Army Missile Command: Terminal Imaging Radar. Advanced Simulation Support To Improve Software Reliability, $42,435 (1987).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Highway Department (source: NHTSA). Installation/Upgrading of RAPID and the Upgrading of CORRECT for More Effective Optimal Budget Allocation, $46,387 (1987).
• Co-principal Investigator (with C. Vick), U. S. Army Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command. Design and Development of Hardware and Software Testing to Determine Availability and Dormancy Effects, $233,242 (1984-86).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Impact Evaluation of Highway Safety Countermeasures, $290,058 (1984-89).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Development of Local and Statewide Problem Identification and Evaluation Capability, $146,431 (1982-84).
• Principal Investigator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Evaluation of the Impact of DWI Legislative Actions in Alabama, $25,096 (1982-83).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Development of the City Accident RAPID Evaluation (CARE) System, $59,167 (1981-82).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Problem Identification/Evaluation of Highway Traffic Safety Countermeasures, $270,000 (1974-81).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Evaluate the effect of Alternative Selective Enforcement Strategies on Speed $50,000 (1979-80).
• Participant, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Educational Pilot Program to Promote Safety Belt Use in Alabama; Principal Investigator: Dr. Louis B. Trucks. $63,925 (1979-80).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Installation of the Program Evaluation and Review (PER) Computer System, $41,506 (1979).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Highway Department (source: FHWA). A Statistical Evaluation of Roadway Safety Improvements $52,500 (1978).
• Principal Investigator, Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA). Development of the RAPID (Records Analysis for Problem Identification and Definition) System, $10,000 (1977).
• Co-principal investigator, Cost and Safety Effectiveness of Highway Design Elements, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Project 3-25 (with Roy Jorgensen Associates) $150,000 (1975-77).
• Research participation prior to 1975:
  • Alabama Highway Department (source: FHWA): Development of CORRECT (Cost/benefit Optimization for the Reduction of Roadway Environment Caused Tragedies) system for allocating spot safety improvement funds (1973-74)
  • Alabama Office of Highway and Traffic Safety (source: NHTSA): Evaluation of Computer Facilities and Organization as They Affect Traffic Safety (1973)
  • Alabama Industrial Relations Department: Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Development (1972-73)
  • United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: Development of the Alabama OSHA Computerized Recordkeeping System (1972)
  • USDA Forest Service: Development of Safety System for Forest Harvesting (1972)
  • Mid-Atlantic Power Companies: Application of Dynamic Programming to the Design of Steam Power Stations (1970-71).

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  CONSULTING CONTRACTS

  • State of Iowa - Perform NHTSA-sponsored traffic records assessment and participate in the state's development of a strategic plan for upgrading their traffic records systems (1994-95).
  • State of West Virginia - pilot NHTSA- and NAGSR-sponsored state traffic records assessment, June 1-5, 1992.
  • National Con-Serv, Inc. - designed and developed a graphical collision diagram component of CARE for the State of Virginia (1989-90).
  • American Society of Safety Engineers - prepared examination question for NCEE Examination, California PE Examination in Safety Engineering (1988).
  • Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama - training (see Short Course Participation above) and consultation with clients on the implementation of Input/Output Requirements Language (IORL) to their operations; course design for TAGS -- Technology for the Automated Generation of Systems, a CASE environment (1985-87).
  • Auburn University Engineering Outreach Program - produced 15 one-hour video tape training modules on IORL (1985).
  • Optimization Technology, Inc., Auburn, Alabama - studied policies for a controller of a distributed computer system operating in a BMD environment (1985).
  • Ultra-life, Ltd., Atlanta, Georgia - designed management information system, Multi-level Independent Distributor Accounting System (MIDAS), for facilitating the company's compensation and tax accounting system (1983).
  • State of Virginia - designed and developed software for the installation of the RAPID system on the Boeing Computer Services timesharing system (1983).
  • Validata Computer & Research, Inc. - designed, developed and implemented a microcomputer based work order and preventive maintenance system; implementation for Exxon Chemical Americas, Inc. Chemical Plant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1982), and Russell Mills, Alexander City, Alabama (1983).
  • Auburn University Engineering Experiment Station - developed Management Analysis to Support Transactions in Education and Research (MASTER), an interactive management information system (1982-83).
  • State of Delaware - performed computer processing for the State of Delaware Highway Safety Plan Problem Identification (1980).
  • Federal Highway Administration, Texas Transportation Institute - assisted in technical aspects of contract DTFH-61-80-C-00080 entitled "Testing of Improved Evaluation Techniques Using a Representative Set of Accident Countermeasures" (1980-82).
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Al F. Austin Associates, Inc. - developed safety planning and highway subsystems for the Model Traffic Records System, a NHTSA 403 demonstration project (1980-82).
  • Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. - installed the RAPID System on private facility (OSI) in Rockville, MD. for the State of Delaware (1980).
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - developed plan for the bi-level evaluation of the FMVSS 208 standard requiring that automobiles be equipped with passive restraints (1979).
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - developed plan for and provided technical assistance to multi-year National Accident Statistical Sampling (NASS) team at University of Montevallo Traffic Safety Center, Montevallo, Alabama (1977-83).
  • Farmville Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Cordele, Ga.) - developed and wrote quality control manual for a variety of casting processes (1979).
  • States of Tennessee, South Carolina, and Kentucky - installed RAPID computerized problem identification system (1978-9).
  • Standard Forge and Axle Company (Montgomery, Ala.) - developed and wrote SF&A Quality Control Manual which was approved by The Travelers Insurance Company for rate reductions, 209 pages (1977-1978).
  • Radiology Systems Engineers, Inc. (Montgomery, Ala.) - developed and wrote a general company quality control manual for the installation of hospital equipment (1978).
  • Molded Industrial Friction, Inc. (Pratville, Ala.) - developed and wrote a quality control manual for the manufacture of brake shoes (1977).
  • Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. (Gaithersburg, Md.) - assisted in the FHWA Assessment of Traffic Engineering Standards (1977).
  • Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. (Gaithersburg, Md.) - assisted in the design for a computerized accident records system for the State of Kansas (1976-1977).
  • Consulting prior to 1975:
    1. New Jersey Hospital Association: developed computer system for nursing standards analysis (1971-1972)
    2. Bell Telephone Laboratories: designed and performed evaluations of a variety of computer systems within the Bell System (1970-1972)
    3. Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company: developed computerized warehouse space and layout analysis system (1969-1972)
    4. XALOY Corporation: developed quality control and computerized evaluation procedures (1969-1970).

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  REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

  • Brown, D., Martz, H., Walvekar, A. "Dynamic Programming for the Conservative Decision Maker." OPSEARCH, 4 (vol.6): 283-294, December 1969.
  • Brown, D., Martz, H. "A Two Phase Algorithm for the Maintenance of a Deteriorating Component System." AIIE Transactions, 2 (vol.2): 106-111, June 1970.
  • Brown, D., Martz, H. "Simulation Model for the Maintenance of a Deteriorating Component System." IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 1 (vol.R-20): 28-32, February 1971.
  • Brown, D. "A Computerized Algorithm for Determining the Reliability of Redundant Configurations." IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 3(vol.R-20): 121-124, August 1971.
  • Brown, D. "The Use of Boolean Algebra in Safety." Journal of Safety Research, 4(vol.4): 155-159, December 1972.
  • Brown, D. "Cost/Benefit of Safety Investments Using Fault Tree Analysis." J. of Safety Research, 2(vol.5): 73-81, June 1973.
  • Brown, D. "Systems Engineering in the Design of a Safety System." ASSE, 2(vol.18): 33-40, February 1973.
  • Brown, D. "Safety Investment Allocation by Dynamic Programming." AIIE Transactions, 3(vol.5): 245-249, September 1973.
  • Brown, D. "The Allocation of Federal Highway Safety Funds Using Dynamic Programming." AIIE Transactions, 4(vol.8): 461-466, December 1976.
  • Banks, J., Brown, D., Morganstein, D. "Cost and Safety Effectiveness of Highway Design Elements." NCHRP Report 197, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1978.
  • Brown, D. "The Use of a Proxy Measure in Evaluating a State Emergency Medical Services Program." Journal of Safety Research, 1(vol.11): 37-41, Spring 1979.
  • Brown, D., Banks, J. F. "Use of Total Benefit Analysis for Optimizing Lane Width, Shoulder Width and Shoulder Surface Type on Two Lane Rural Highways." Transportation Research Record 757, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Research Council, pp. 14-17, January 1980.
  • Brown, D. "The Use of Dynamic Programming in Optimally Allocating Funds for Highway Safety Improvements." Transportation Planning and Technology, 2(vol.6): 131-138, August 1980.
  • Brown, D., Maghsoodloo, S. "A Study of Alcohol Involvement in Young Driver Accidents with the Lowering of the Legal Age of Drinking in Alabama." Accident Analysis & Prevention, 4(vol.13): 319-322, 1981.
  • Fortenberry, J., Brown, D. "Problem Identification, Implementation and Evaluation of a Pedestrian Safety Program." Accident Analysis and Prevention, 4(vol.14): 315-322, August 1982.
  • Clark, J. E., Maghsoodloo, S., Brown, D. "The Public Good Relative to Right Turn On Red in South Carolina and Alabama." Transportation Research Record 926, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 24-31, 1983.
  • Brown, D., Colson, C. "The Application of Microcomputer Technology to Local Accident Problem Identification." Transportation Research Record 910, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 14-18, 1983.
  • Hool, J., Maghsoodloo, S., Veren, A., Brown, D. "Analysis of Selective Enforcement Strategy Effects on Rural Alabama Traffic Speeds." Transportation Research Record 910, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 74-81, 1983.
  • Maghsoodloo, S., Brown, D. "Impact of DUI Legislation in the State of Alabama." Transportation Research Record 1047, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 29-32, 1986.
  • Fortenberry, J., Brown, D. "A Non-Parametric Quasi-Experimental Technique for Evaluating Highway Traffic Safety Countermeasures." Transportation Research Record 1047, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 18-20, 1986.
  • Fortenberry, J., Brown, D., Shevlin, L., "Analysis of Drug Involvement in Traffic Fatalities in Alabama." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 3(vol.12): 257-267, 1986.
  • Maghsoodloo, S., Brown, D., Greathouse, P., "Impact of the Revision of DUI Legislation in Alabama." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1(vol. 14): 97-108, 1988.
  • Brown, D., Maghsoodloo, S., Deason, W., "A Cost Model for Determining the Optimal Number of Software Test Cases." IEEE Transaction on Software Engineering, 2(vol. 15): 218-221, February, 1989.
  • Maghsoodloo, S., Brown, D., Shieh, Y., "A Quantification of the Impact of Restraining Systems on Passenger Safety." Journal of Safety Research, 3(vol. 20): 115-128, Fall, 1989.
  • Brown, D., Bulfin, R., Deason, W., "The Allocation of Highway Safety Funds Using a Branch-and-Bound Optimization Technique." Transportation Research Record 1270, TRB, National Research Council, pp. 85-88, 1990.
  • Brown, D., Maghsoodloo, S., McCardle, M., "The Safety Impact of the 65 MPH Limit: A Case Study Using Alabama Accident Records." Journal of Safety Research, 4(vol. 21): 125-141, 1990.
  • Deason, W., Brown, D., Chang, K., Cross, J., "A Rule-Based Software Test Data Generator." IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 1(vol. 3): 108-117, March, 1991.
  • Brown, D., McCreary, C., "Implementing a Distributed Responsibility Approach to Improving Data Quality," Transportation Research Record No. 1318, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, pp. 83-90, 1991.
  • Cross, J., Chang, K., Carlisle, W., Brown, D., "Expert System Assisted Test Data Generation for Software Branch Coverage." Data and Knowledge Engineering, 4(vol. 6): 279-295, July, 1991.
  • Chang, K., Cross, J., Carlisle, W., Brown, D., "A Framework for Intelligent Test Data Generation." Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 5, pp 147-165, June, 1992.
  • Brown, D., Roggio, R., Cross, J., McCreary, C, "An Automated Oracle for Software Testing." IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 2(vol. 41): 279-295, June, 1992.
  • Maghsoodloo, S., Brown, D., Lin, C., "A Reliability and Cost Analysis of an Automatic Prototype Generator Test Paradigm." IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 4(vol. 41): 547-553, December, 1992 .

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  PUBLISHED BOOKS

  • Brown, D., TECHNIMANAGEMENT: The Human Side of the Technical Organization, 401 pages. Prentice Hall P T R, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1995).
  • Brown, D., Herbanek, J., SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE DESIGN, 451 pages. Holden-Day, Inc., Oakland, California. June 1984.
  • Brown, D., SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR SAFETY, (A probabilistic approach to safety systems design with applications to occupational and traffic safety). 399 pages. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. May 1976.

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  BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Ferry, T., Weaver D. (editors), Directions in Safety, contributed Chapter 42 entitled "Cost/Benefit of Safety Investment Using Fault Tree Analysis," pp. 455-472. Charles E. Thomas Publishing Co., 1976.
  • Fisher, Allen S. (editor), CASE - Computer Aided Software Engineering, contributed chapter on TAGS, Technology for the Automated Generation of Systems, pp. 178-192. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y., 1988.
  • Peters, G. A. (editor), Automotive Engineering and Litigation, Volume 5, Chapter 6: "Allocation of Public Funds for Highway Safety," John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993.
  • Ibrahim, Rosalind L. (editor), Lecture Notes in Computer Science -- Software Engineering Education, contributed article "Experience in Teaching a Management-Oriented Capstone Software Engineering Course," pp. 279-293 (with A. Parrish and D. Cordes). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1995.

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  OTHER REVIEWED PAPERS & CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Brown, D. "Warehouse Relayout Cuts Operating Cost." Industrial Engineering, 7(vol.3): 46-48, July 1971.
  • Brown, D., Lomax, D. "Computerized Quality Control Reduces Rejects." Foundry, 9(vol.9), 122-125, 1971.
  • Brown, D., Berdan, R. "Dynamic and Systematic Learning Methods." ERM, 1(vol.4): 22-24, October 1971.
  • Carter, M., Gardner, R., Brown, D. "Optimum Economic Layout of Forest Harvesting Work Roads." USDA Forest Service Research Paper INT-133, 1973.
  • Brown, D. "Economic Tradeoffs in Road Improvements." Traffic Safety, 8(vol.74): 18-20, 36, August 1974.
  • Brown, D. "An Optimal 100% Verification Plan for Measurement Against Tolerances." Hazard Prevention, 1(vol.15): 7-9, September/October 1978.
  • Brown, D. "Alarm Systems," an article for The Academic American Encyclopedia, March 1980.
  • Brown, D. Book Review: "Product Safety And Engineering" by Willie Hammer, The Engineering Economist, 3(vol.27), Spring 1982.
  • Magee, M., Brown, D. "City Accidents RAPID Evaluation (CARE)." up-BEAT, Bulletin of STEAM (Safety and Traffic Engineering Applications for Microcomputers) sponsored by FHWA, USDOT (STEII-84):10, July, 1984.
  • Brown, D., Colson, C., Bulfin, R. "An Update to CORRECT: Cost Benefit Optimization for the Reduction of Roadway Environment Caused Tragedies." AASHTO Quarterly, pp. 18-19, April, 1990.
  • Brown, D., Bradley, K., Weldy, D. "CARE -- City Accidents RAPID Evaluation; A Microcomputer-Based Accident Records Capability." Traffic Safety, 2(vol. 90):23-26, Mar/Apr 1990.
  • Brown, D., "Traffic Safety -- Science or Superstition?" Submitted to Traffic Safety, February, 1991.
  • Brown, D., "Occupant Restraint Problem Identifications," Mileposts, Summer, 1992.

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  CONFERENCES WITH PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS

  • "Integrating Management Studies into a Capstone Software Engineering Course," Proceeding 34th Annual Southeast ACM Conference, April 17-19, 1996.
  • "Experience in Teaching a Management-Oriented Capstone Software Engineering Course." 8th SEI, Conference on Software Engineering Education [See Book Chapters], New Orleans, LA, March 29-April 1, 1995.
  • "The Evaluation of Alcohol and Drug Assessment Programs in Alabama and El Cajon, California." Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Toronto, Canada, October 7-9, 1991.
  • "An Analysis of Accident Records Involving Elderly Drivers." Seminar on Private Transport for Elderly and Disabled People, Transport and Road Research Laboratory Contractor Report 308, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, pp. 38-67, June 24-25, 1991.
  • "Testing Ada Programs Containing Tasks." Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Software and Knowledge Engineering, coauthored with K. Chang, W. Carlisle, J. Cross, and E. Richards, Skokie, IL, June 27-29, 1991.
  • "A Heuristic Approach for Test Case Generation." Proceedings of the 1991 ACM Computer Science Conference, pp. 174-180, coauthored with K. Chang, W. Carlisle, and J. Cross, San Antonio, Texas, March 4-7, 1991.
  • "Characteristics Associated with Deer-Vehicle Accidents in Alabama." Submitted to the Fourth Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference, coauthored with J. B. Armstrong, 1991.
  • "The Effect of Raising the Speed Limits on Rural Interstate Highways in Alabama." Proceedings of the 15th International Traffic Records Forum," National Safety Council, El Paso, July 24-27, 1989.
  • "An Intelligent Test Data Generator for Software Branch Coverage." Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, coauthored with K. Chang, J. Cross, and H. Carlisle, Skokie, IL, June 15-16, 1989.
  • "QUEST/Ada: An Automated Tool for Ada Software Testing." Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Southeast Region ACM, coauthored with William Keleher, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5-7, 1989.
  • "The Use of Simulation in Software Testing." Proceedings of 1988 Eastern Simulation Conference, coauthored by O. Weyrich and J. Miller, Orlando, Florida, April 18-21, 1988.
  • "Glass Box Testing Without Explicit Path Predicate Formation." Proceedings of 26th Annual ACM Southeastern Regional Conference, coauthored with O. Weyrich and S. Cepeda, Mobile, AL, April 21-27, 1988.
  • "QUEST-Query Utility Environment for Software Testing." 1986 Symposium Proceedings, International Test and Evaluation Association, co-authored by K.D. Haga and O.R. Weyrich, Huntsville, Alabama, September 30 - October 2, 1986.
  • "CARE: A Review of a Microcomputer Based Problem Identification System." Transactions of the 8th International Forum on Traffic Records Systems, National Safety Council, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 12-15, 1982.
  • "An Evaluation of the Alabama CORRECT Program." (with C. Colson), Transactions of the 8th International Forum on Traffic Records Systems, National Safety Council, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 12-15, 1982.
  • "The Use of RAPID for Traffic Safety Problem Identification and Evaluation." Proceedings of the Conference on Use of Safety-Related Data for State Highway Safety Programs, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Transportation Research Circular No. 233, ISSN 0097-8515, Kings Island, Ohio, August 4-6, 1981.
  • "User Oriented Computer Systems." Transactions of the 7th International Forum on Traffic Records Systems, National Safety Council, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, July 13-16, 1981.
  • "A Systems Approach to Highway Safety Planning and Evaluation." Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Conference on the Implementation of Highway Safety Improvements, San Diego, California, March 12-14, 1980.
  • "Cost and Safety Effectiveness of Highway Design Elements." Proceedings of the 7th Annual Meeting of the Planning and Transport Research and Computation (PTRC) Conference, University of Warwick, England, July 9-12, 1979.
  • "Effective Records Analysis -- A Missing Link." Proceedings of the 4th National Forum on Traffic Records Systems, Rochester, New York, July 10-13, 1978.
  • "Cost Benefit vs. Total Benefit in the Implementation of Safety Standards." Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Automotive Safety, July 14-16, 1975, USDOT, NHTSA, September 1975.

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  OTHER CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT AND PRESENTATIONS

  • "Analysis of Driver Age in Crash Causation" 1996 Paschal Vacca Symposium, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama, July 1-3, 1996.
  • "A comparison of Crash Characteristics by Driver Age" 1996 Alabama Traffic Safety Conference, Perdido Beach, Alabama, February 22-23, 1996.
  • "Management Principles Behind then ISTEA Safety Management System," 1995 Iowa Traffic Safety Conference, Des Moines, IA, March 15, 1995.
  • "The Status of Alabama's Safety Management System," 1995 Alabama Traffic Safety Conference, Huntsville, AL, February 23, 1995.
  • Chair, 32nd Annual ACM Southeast Regional Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, March 17-18, 1994.
  • "Application of Expert Systems Automation to Traffic Databases to Identify Traffic Enforcement and Other Related Problems," 72nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 10-14, 1993.
  • "The Effective Use of Control Groups in Evaluating Alcohol and Drug Court Referral Programs," Eighth Annual Southeastern DUI Offender Systems Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, July 26-29, 1992.
  • "Traffic Safety ..., Science or Superstition," Alabama Trucking Association, August 12, 1991.
  • Panel Moderator: 17th International Traffic Records Forum, Portland, Oregon, July 14-18, 1991.
  • "Highway Safety, Where We Have Been, and Where We are Going," 1991 Alabama Traffic Safety Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, April 10-11, 1991.
  • "Key Legislative and Administrative Traffic Accident Countermeasure Strategies," Alabama Health Objectives Conference 2000 Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, April 8, 1991.
  • "Objectives of Including System Safety Concepts into the Undergraduate Experience," NIOSH workshop on Integration of Safety and Health Subject Matter into Engineering Curricula, Auburn, Alabama, April 3-4, 1991.
  • Panel Moderator: 16th International Traffic Records Forum, Bal Harbour, Florida, July 16-19, 1990.
  • "Problems Facing the Aged 65 and Older Drivers in Alabama." Coauthored with R. G. Schultz and R. Wilson; Presented at Alabama Gerontological Society Ninth Annual Meeting, April 18-20, 1990.
  • "The Safety Impact of the National 65 MPH Speed Limit." Presented at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, January, 1990.
  • "The Allocation of Highway Safety Funds Using a Branch-and-Bound Optimization Technique." Coauthored with Bulfin, R. and Deason, W.; presented at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board #890001, National Research Council, January, 1990.
  • Panel Moderator: 15th International Traffic Records Forum, El Paso, TX, July 24-27, 1989.
  • Session Chair: 27th Annual ACM Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 6-7, 1989.
  • Session Chair: 26th Annual ACM Southeast Regional Conference, Mobile, AL, April 21-27, 1988.
  • "TAGS: Technology for the Automated Generation of Systems." National Conference and Workshop on Methodologies and Tools for Real-Time Systems, Washington, D.C., October 28-November 1, 1985.
  • "A Non-Parametric Quasi-Experimental Technique for Evaluating Highway Traffic Safety Countermeasures." Coauthored and presented by Dr. J. C. Fortenberry at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 14, 1985.
  • "The Public Good Relative to Right Turn on Red in South Carolina and Alabama." Coauthored and presented by Dr. J. E. Clark (and Dr. S. Maghsoodloo) at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 17-21, 1983.
  • "The Use of Microcomputer Technology to Local Accident Problem Identification." Coauthored and presented by Mr. C.W. Colson at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 17-21, 1983.
  • "The Real Problems in Accident Records Data Analysis." National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 14-18, 1980.
  • "State Requirements from the Accident Records Data Base." National Research Council Transportation Research Board FCP Review, October 16-18, 1978.
  • "Fault Tree Analysis For Cost Benefit Estimates." Engineering Foundation Conferences, Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire, July 1-3, 1977.
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Region IV Problem Identification Workshop, Subjects: (1) Problem Identification, (2) Computer Requirements, (3) RAPID. Atlanta, December 13-15, 1977.
  • Evaluation of Highway Safety Program Standards Within the Purview of the FHWA -- DOT-FH-11-9129, Washington, D.C., March 1977.
  • "Accident Countermeasure Evaluation (ACE) System." Alabama Highway and Construction Conference, February 3-4, 1976.
  • "Dynamic Programming Applied to Hospital Admissions Policies." 41st National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26, 1972.
  • "A Generalized Dynamic Programming Algorithm." 40th National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America, October 1971.
  • "Evaluation Provisions in BLS Systems Development Practices." Bell Telephone Laboratories Development Practice A.020.00 and A.022.02, December 15, 1970.
  • "A Two Phase Algorithm for the Maintenance of a Deteriorating Component System." 36th National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America, Miami Beach, Florida, November 10-12, 1969.
  • "A Stochastic Model for the Optimal Improvement of a Deteriorating System with Variance Considerations." 35th National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 6-9, 1968.

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  INVITED NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS

  • Member, Alabama Traffic Safety Center Advisory Council, Alabama Traffic Safety Center, University of Montevallo, 1996 to present.
  • Served as advisor to UNC Highway Safety Research Center to apply criteria for selecting new HSIS states, November, 1993.
  • Chair, Ad Hoc Panel to Review Traffic Records Assessments, a group of 8 Nationally-recognized experts in the field chosen and supported by NHTSA through a contract to the National Safety Council; met on March 29-30, 1993 in Washington, D.C.
  • National Safety Council Traffic Records Committee
    • Member (1978-present)
    • National Board of Directors (1992-1995)
    • Chair, ISTEA Information Subcommittee (1992-93).
  • Advisory Member of the State Safety Coordinating Committee of the Alabama Senate (1979 to present).
  • Chairman, Legislative Committee, Governor's Task Force on Drunk Driving (1983-1985).
  • Member, National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives Technology Assessment and Sharing Committee (1983-1985).
  • Education Committee, System Safety Society (1983-84).
  • Topic Panel, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, for report NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice 91, "Highway Accident Analysis Systems," July 1982.
  • Member, Alabama Judicial College Faculty Association (1980-1983).
  • NCHRP Panel Member for Project 20-5, Topic 12-03, entitled "Use of Data Processing and Accident Location Systems for Highway Accident Analysis" (1980-81).
  • Advisory Panel of Alabama Health Department Project entitled "Child Auto Passenger Safety Program" (1980-82).
  • Delphi Panel for the Determination of Effective Accident Surrogate Measures - Detroit (March 6-8, 1979).
  • Transportation Board Review Panel - Project FCP 1-X (1979).
  • Highway Safety Needs Study Advisory Panel, in association with RTI, N.C. (1975).

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  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

  • Registered Professional Engineer, Mississippi: 05950
  • Reviewer, IEEE Software
  • Reviewer, IEEE Computer
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Reliability
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
  • Senior Member, Institute for Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
  • Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers
    • President: Chapter 160, 1976-77
    • Yearbook Editor, 1978-80.
  • Member, Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  • Member, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • Member, IEEE Computer Society
  • Member, Alpha Pi Mu, National Industrial Engineering Honor Society
  • Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, National Computer Science Honor Society
  • Listed in 1990-91 National Directory of Injury Prevention Professionals

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  ACADEMIC COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

  • UA Representative, INTERNET II Organizational Meeting (1/21-1/22/96); San Francisco
  • Member, UA Resources and Priorities Committee (96- )
  • Member, Associate VP for Information Services Search Committee (96)
  • Chair, Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence Planning Committee (96)
  • Member, College of Engineering Quality Council (94-95)
  • Member, College of Engineering Dean Search Committee (94-95)
  • Chair, College of Engineering Task Force on Administrative Effectiveness (93-94)
  • Outside Reviewer -- University of South Alabama CIS Promotion Committee (93)
  • Member, UA Total Quality Management Proposal Committee -- IBM (92)
  • Member, Graduate Committee for Development of Environmental Sciences Interdisciplinary Program (90-91)
  • Chairman, Engineering Committee on Computer Skills (88-89)
  • Engineering Tenure and Promotion Committee (88-89)
  • Engineering Continuing Engineering Education Review Committee (89)
  • ACHE Review Team Member; EE Department (88)
  • AU Author Recognition Selection Committee (87-89)
  • Chairman, CSE Graduate Coordinator (85-89)
  • Chairman, CSE Curriculum Committee (84-85)
  • IE Faculty Search Committee (83-84)
  • CSE Department Head Search Committee (83-84)
  • University Tenure and Promotion Committee (82-85)
  • CSE Curriculum Committee (81-83)
  • CSE Graduate Admissions (81-present)
  • IE Departmental Curriculum Committee (83)
  • Elected Engineering Faculty Council Representative (82-85)
  • Engineering School Self-Study Committee (82)
  • IE Departmental Generations Fund Committee (81)
  • IE Faculty Search Committee (80-81)
  • CE Department Head Search Committee (80-81)
  • Traffic Violation Appeals Committee (80-83)
  • Committee to Define Research Positions (79-80)
  • Computer Science and Engineering Planning Committee (79-80)
  • Associate Dean of Engineering Search Committee (78-79)
  • Engineering Experiment Station Research Project Selection Committee (78-80)
  • IE Courses of Study Committee (76-78)
  • Chairman IE Honors Committee (74)
  • IE Honors Committee (72-73)
  • Chairman IE Graduate Study Committee (70-71)
  • Interdisciplinary Committee on Packaging Science and Engineering (70-71)
  • IE Undergraduate Study & Advising Committee (70-71)
  • IE Seminar Committee (70-71)
  • Engineering Courses of Study Committee (70-71)

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  AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Public Service Award for 1995, for the development and implementation of CARE. This is one of only ten such awards given Nationally for traffic crash countermeasures, and it was the only one in the area of traffic information systems.
  • Included in Lawyer's Desk Reference, Traffic Safety Section; CBC Publishing, Deerfield, IL, 1994.
  • "Annual Transportation Safety Award," Institute of Transportation Engineers, Southern Section of Alabama Division, 21st Annual Governor's Safety Conference, Montgomery, 1984.
  • "Wonders of Engineering" Award for project CORRECT from Alabama Professional Engineering Society, 1975.
  • Certificate of Appreciation from NHTSA Administrator, Ms. Joan Claybrook, for presentation regarding traffic safety evaluation and problem identification, December, 1977.

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  COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Speaker: Alabama Legislative State Safety Coordinating Committee, October 26, 1995, January 26, 1995, January, 24, 1991 and August 24, 1989
  • Featured on half-hour radio talk show, WOAI, San Antonio, Texas; subject: National 65 MPH Speed Limit (May 30, 1989).
  • Presented results of research related to the National 65 mph speed limit to the State Safety Coordinating Committee (Aug. 24, 1989) and to the Birmingham Chapter of the National Safety Council (Sept. 14, 1989).
  • Presented expert testimony to Alabama Senate Committee on Raising the Legal Drinking Age (1984).