Research Interest
Dr. Stevenson has significant modeling and simulation experience, beginning in 1972 at Bell Telephone Laboratories. He has worked in developing techniques for verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) of models and simulation for approximately 10 years. He recently served as program chair for the Foundations ’04 Workshop in VV&A to be held at Arizona State in October, 2004; Foundations ’04 is the largest international workshop of its kind. He was recently awarded an NSF grant to apply VV&A in the National Science Digital Library materials. Dr Stevenson’s research goal is the development of formal methods and supporting software for development of highly reliable models and simulations.
Dr. Stevenson is a leading educator in modeling and simulation as a board member of the Shodor Education Foundation and a co-PI on the National Computational Science Institute (NCSI). NCSI is a model of national dissemination for using modeling and simulation technology in university education. Dr. Stevenson has developed problem-based and case-based methods and applied them to computer science education. His text book, using these concepts, called Programming Languages, By Example will be published by CRC in the Fall, 2006. His research goal in education is to develop active learning pedagogies that can be applied to modeling and simulation of scientific models.
Education
A.B., Eastern Michigan University, 1965. M.S., Rutgers University, 1975, Computer Science. Ph.D., Clemson University, 1983, Mathematical Sciences. (Dr. D. D. Warner) Experience Institute Director Director, Institute for Modeling and Simulation Applications, Clemson University, Nov, 2003-Present.
Academic
Department of Computer Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Associate Professor (1987-present), Assistant Professor (1983-1987), Lecturer (1980-1983).
Industrial
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Piscataway, NJ. Member of Technical Staff (1969-1980).
Military
Captain, US Army, Infantry. Service in Viet Nam, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star. (1965-1969).
Books
D. E. Stevenson, Programming Languages by Example, Auerbach. 2006.
Recent Publications Relating to Research
D. E. Stevenson and Jennifer R. Parham. “Problem-Based and Case-Based Methods in Computer Science”. In revision for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Special Issue in Education: PBL.
Jennifer R. Parham, Jackie O' Kelly, Rosemary Monahan, and D. E. Stevenson. “The Relevance of Scientific Reasoning Skills to Computer Science: A Comparative Study between the US and Ireland.” Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, FECS’06, June 26-29, 2006. Las Vegas, NV.
David C. Gross, D. E. Stevenson, Simone Youngblood and Bernard Zeigler, eds. V&V State of the Art: Proceedings of Foundations 2004, a Workshop on Model and Simulation Verification and Validation for the 21st Century, October 13-15, 2004, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. San Diego, CA: The Society for Modeling and Simulation, 2005. In press.
Dale K. Pace, D. E. Stevenson, and Simone Youngblood, eds. V&V State of the Art: D. E. Stevenson. “The Michelson-Morley Experiment as a Case Study in Validation.” Computers in Science and Engineering. Nov-Dec, 2002. 40–51
D. E. Stevenson. “Research Issues in Verification and Validation from Foundations’02.” In Proceedings of SCSC ’03. San Diego: SCS. 2003.
D. E. Stevenson. “Verification and Validation in Complex Systems.” In Intelligent Engineering Systems through Artificial Neural Networks. ASME Press, 2002. 159–164.
D. E. Stevenson, “Interdisciplinary Knowledge for Education in Modeling and Simulation.” Proc. of SCSC ’02, San Diego, CA, 14–18 Jul. 2002. San Diego: SCS. CD version.
Synergistic Activities
- Currently co-leader of seminar with professors from industrial engineering and mechanical engineering exploring integrated design methods.
- Investigator, Shodor Pathway Project, National Science Digital Library. Collaborating with scientists, educators and mathematicians in developing VV&A techniques for library materials.
- Co-PI on National Computational Science Institute grant to nationally disseminate computational science education through workshops for college-level faculty focusing on MSIs. Culminates 12 years of NSF funding.
- Advisor to student ACM chapter and advisor to the student honorary Upsilon Pi Epsilon. Advisor to ACM programming contest team.
- Co-instructor with a psychology colleague and a philosophy colleague to run an Honors seminar titled “Can Computers Think?”.
- Project with colleagues in mathematical sciences and education for pre-service teachers to teach authentic science modeling.
- Three year project with seven colleagues to develop interdisciplinary education program under NASA grant.
