THOMAS L. CLARKE
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Miami, 1982
M.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1975
B.S. Mathematics, Florida International University, 1973
IST EXPERIENCE
1988-Present Principal Mathematician IST
Dr. Clarke's activities involve planning and developing new research projects. Areas of research with UCF faculty include the application of advanced computer architectures to problems of training simulator design and application of applied mathematics to simulation. Dr. Clarke also held a courtesy appointment in the mathematics department and taught several graduate and undergraduate courses.
1985 - 1988. Consultant and contract researcher on various acoustical projects. Obtained SBIR grant to study optical propagation in the atmosphere doing business as TLA Research. Consulting has been performed for several high-technology firms including Daubin Systems Corp. and General Oceanics, Inc., Miami, FL.
1981 - 1987. Oceanographer at Ocean Acoustics Division of Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Commmerce. Engaged in research relating to Doppler current sensing and echo-sounding techniques using advanced signal processing techniques. This research entailed grant writing and supervision of technical personnel in both laboratory and field operations.
1975 - 1981. Mathematician at Marine Geology and Geophysics Division of Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, U.S. Dept of Commmerce. Responsible for data analysis software and developed mathematical and numerical models of sediment transport.
1971 - 1973. Engineer at WFUN Radio, Miami, Florida. Responsible for development of novel control circuits for AM radio transmitter.
1968 - 1969. Personnel Management Specialist, U.S. Army. Honorable Discharge.
1967. Research Assistant, Harvard Radio Astrononmy Station, Ft. Davis, TX.
Grants
New York Bight Dumpsite Sediment Cap Stability Study Corps of Engineers $500K
Remote Acoustic Bottom Characterization NOAA $100K
Multiwavelength Refraction Correction Project Army SBIR Ph I $50K
Coherent Doppler Sodar Sonde Project Army SBIR Ph I&II $350K
Transverse Doppler Current Profiler Navy SBIR Ph I $50K
Terrain Data Bases for Simulation FHTIC - $200K
Application of RISC Processors to Training Simulators FHTIC $130K
Optimal Virtual World Display DARPA $350K
Space Communications Technology Center NASA $200K
Hybrid Orthognal Localization and Oreintation System DARPA SBIR Ph I $50K
Deep Tissue Oxygen Sensing (Consult) ARMY SBIR $90K
Ferrofluid Based Tactile Feedback DARPA SBIR Ph I $75K
Holographic Optics for Head Mounted Display ARMY SBIR Ph I/II $425K
Prolongation Processing of Digital Images (Consult) NAVY TRP $250K
Limits of DIS ARMY STRICOM $75K
Nonitrusive Interoperability for HLA ARMY STRICOM $225K
SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
Thomas L. Clarke
Patents
US Patent 4070697. Augmented Passive Radiator Loudspeaker. Feb 28, 1976
US Patent 4623224. Anastigmatic Eyepiece. Nov 18,1986.
US Patent 5422715 Hybrid Orthogonal Localization and Orientation System. Jun 6, 1995.
Published Papers
1998 Clarke, T. L.; "A Comparison of Linear Logic with Wave Logic"; Fifth International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence And Applied Mathematics.
1997 Clarke, T. L., Guru Prasad, and Rodney Long; " Nonintrusive HLA Interoperability Testing"; in Position Papers 14th SIW Workshop.
1997 Clarke, T. L., Holographic Optics for Head Mounted Displays, GRAD-TR-97-08.
1996 Smith, S. and T. L. Clarke; The Limits of DIS Final Report; IST-TR-96-01; Jan 10, 1996.
1996 Clarke, T.L. ; "On the Formal Limitations of DIS"; in Position Papers 14th DIS Workshop, UCF, 1996.
1996, Clarke, T.L. and M. Myjak; "A Dialog on the Limits of DIS", I/ITSEC Conference.
1995 Clarke, T.L.Thomas L. Clarke; Distributed Interactive Simulation Systems for Simulation and Training in the Aerospace Environment; SPIE Press; SPIE 1995.
1995 Clarke, T.L.; "Relationship of distributred interactive simulation (DIS) to other networking protocols;" in Distributed Interactive Simulation Systems for Simulation and Training in the Aerospace Environment; SPIE Press; SPIE 1995, pp 73-88.
1994 Clarke, T.L.,, Tactile Texture Feedback for Teleoperation, Virtual Reality and Telepresence.
1994 Clarke, T.L.,, Holographic Optics for VR, Virtual Reality and Telepresence.
1994 Clarke, T.L., Optimal Virtual World Displays, ARPA High Definition Systems Information Interchange Symposium.
1994 Clarke, T.L., Richard Long. Ferrogel Tactile Feedback for Virtual Reality, GRAD Tech Report.
1994 Clarke, T.L., Richard Long. Holographic Optics for Head Mounted Displays, GRAD Tech Report.
1994 Clarke, T.L., A Natural History of the Mind, Behavioral and Brain Sciences: 17.
1993 Clarke, T.L. , Inorganic Memory, Behavioral and Brain Sciences: 16.
1993 Clarke, T.L., Holographic Optics for VR. Proceedings Virtual Reality Systems/Teleoperation Conference, Fall '93.
1993 Clarke, T.L., Tactile Texture Feedback for Teleoperation. Proceedings Virtual Reality Systems/Teleoperation Conference, Fall '93.
1992 Clarke, T.L., Lenses and Mirrors and HOEs, Oh My! PCVR (Personal Computer Virtual Reality), #6.
1992 Clarke, T.L., Lenses and Mirrors and HOEs, Oh My! PCVR (Personal Computer Virtual Reality), #6.
1992 Clarke, T.L., Bounded Turing Machines are Chaotic, Proceedings 1992, Computing and Philosophy Conference.
1992 Clarke, T.L., Mathematics is a Useful Guide to Brain Function, Behavioral and Brain Sciences: 15(4), 726-727.
1991 Clarke, T.L. and T. Ronayne, Categorical Approach to Machine Learning, Proceedings 1991 IEEE Conference of Systems, Man and Cybernetics.
1991 Clarke, T.L., BUGS: A Test Bed for Catastrophe Based Collective Behavior, Insitute for Simulation and Training Technical Report IST-TR-91-17.
1991 Clarke, T.L. and T. Ronayne, Differential Geometric Approach to Learning in Machine Vision, Proceedings 1991 Florida Artifical Intelligence Research Symposium (FLAIRS).
1991 Clarke, T.L. and Martin Otte, Human Behavioral Modeling Using Catastrophe Theory, Proceedings 2d Behavioral Representation and Computer Generated Forces Symposium.
1990 Clarke, T. L., Stereo Processing with Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings 1990 Florida Artifical Intelligence Research Symposium (FLAIRS).
1990 Clarke, T. L., Generalization of Neural Networks to the Complex Plane, Proceedings 1990 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN).
1990 Clarke, T.L., The Application of RISC Processors to Training Simulators, FHTIC Final Report.
1990 Clarke, T.L., Terrain Data Bases for Simulation, FHTIC Final Report.
1989 Clarke, T.L., GRASS Research at IST, Proceedings 5th Annual GRASS User's Conference.
1989 Clarke, T.L., The Application of RISC Processors to Training Simulators, FHTIC Final Report.
1989 Clarke, T.L., Terrain Data Bases for Simulation, FHTIC Final Report.
1988 Hanes, D.M., C.E. Vincent, D.A. Huntley and T.L. Clarke, Acoustic measurements of suspended sand concentration in the C2S2 experiment at Stanhope Lane, Prince Edward Island, Marine Geology, 25, 175-183.
1987 Clarke, T. L., A pattern recognition approach to remote acoustic bottom characterization, in Progress in Underwater Acoustics, Harold M. Merklinger ed, (Plenum, New York), 225-230.
1987 Clarke, T. L., Final report phase I multi-wavelength refraction correction, TLA Research Report.
1986 Clarke, T. L., Radiation pressure induced instability in Saturn's rings, Astrophysical Ltrs., 25, 51-56.
1986 Clarke, T. L., and J. R. Proni, Remote acoustical measurement of ocean bottom parameters, in Current Practices and New Technology in Ocean Engineering, T. McGuinnes and H. Shih eds, (ASME, New York) 145-148.
1986 Clarke, T. L., and G. J. Williams, Transverse Doppler current profiler phase I development final report, General Oceanics Technical Report.
1986 Daubin, S. C., T. L. Clarke, Coherent Doppler sodar sonde R&D phase I final report, Daubin Systems Corp Technical Report.
1986 Clarke, T. L., J. R. Proni, and J. Tsai, Joint AOML-NOS bottom studies I: Theory and literature review, NOAA Tech Memo.
1986 Clarke, T. L., J. R. Proni, and J. Tsai, Joint AOML-NOS bottom studies II: Field observations, NOAA Tech Memo.
1985 Clarke, T. L., J. R. Proni, S. Alper, and L. Huff, Definition of 'ocean bottom' and 'ocean bottom depth', in Proceedings of Oceans 85, Vol. 2 (IEEE, New York) 1212-1216.
1985 D. J. P. Swift, W. L. Stubblefield, T. L. Clarke, R. A. Young, G. L. Freeland, G. Harvey, and B. Hillard, Sediment budget near the New York dumpsites: Implications for pollutant dispersal, in Wastes in the Ocean (Wiley, New York), 319-355.
1984 Clarke, T. L., and D. J. P. Swift, The formation of mud patches by non-linear diffusion, Cont. Shelf Res., 3, 1-7.
1984 Clarke, T. L., Limitations of physical theory, Nature, 308, 20.
1984 Clarke, T. L., An application of measure theory to the problem of flexible working hours, J. Irreproducible Results, 29, No. 2, 15.
1984 Clarke, T. L., Comments on "Direct low-frequency driver synthesis from system specifications," J. Audio Eng. Soc., 32, 543-544.
1984 Clarke, T. L., and J. R. Proni, Comparison of acoustic Doppler signal processing techniques: Chesapeake Bay results, NOAA Technical Memorandum.
1984 Clarke, T. L., J. R. Proni and J. F. Craynock, A simple model for the acoustic cross-section of sand grains, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 76, 1580-1582.
1983 Clarke, T. L., W. L. Stubblefield, and D. J. P. Swift, Use of power spectra to estimate characteristics of sand ridges on continental shelves, J. Geology, 91, 93-97.
1983 Freeland, G. L., R. A. Young, G. Drapeau, T. L. Clarke, and B. L. Benggio, Sediment cap stability study, New York dredged material dumpsite, Technical Report, NYD-80-124 (C), New York District Corps of Engineers.
1983 Clarke, T. L., Simple flat field eyepiece, Appl Optics, 22, 1807-1811.
1983 Clarke, T. L., Transverse Doppler Current Profilers, in Proceedings Oceans '83, Vol. 1 (IEEE New York) 194-198.
1983 Clarke, T. L., A new flat field eyepiece, Telescope Making, 21, 14-19.
1983 Clarke, T. L., Nomograms for driver parameter measurement and enclosure design, Speaker Builder, 4, No. 3, 22-26.
1983 Clarke, T. L., D. J. P. Swift, and R. A. Young, A numerical modeling approach to the fine sediment budget of the New York Bight, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 9653-9660.
1982 Young, R. A., J. T. Merrill, T. L. Clarke, and J. R. Proni, Acoustical profiling of suspended sediment in the marine boundary layer, Geophys. Res. Ltrs., 9, 175-178.
1982 Clarke, T. L., Wave propagation in focusing random media, NOAA Technical Memorandum, AOML-51.
1982 Bennett, R. H., J. T. Burns, T. L. Clarke, J. R. Faris, E. B. Ford, and A. F. Richards, Piezometer probes for assessing effective stress and stability in submarine sediments, in Marine Slides and Other Mass Movements, S. Sasov and J. K. Nieuwenhuis eds. (Plenum, New York) 129-161.
1982 Clarke, T. L., G. L. Freeland, B. Lesht, D. J. P. Swift, and R. A. Young, Sediment resuspension by surface wave action: An examination of possible mechanisms, Mar. Geol., 49, 43- 59.
1982 Clarke, T. L., D. J. P. Swift, R. A. Young, A numerical model of fine sediment transport on the continental shelf, Environ. Geol., 4, 117-129.
1982 Clarke, T. L., R. A. Young, W. F. Stubblefield, D. J. P. Swift, T. A. Nelsen, and G. L. Freeland. Summary results of INSTEP Project: New York Bight marine geology, NOAA Technical Memorandum, OMPA-23.
1982 Clarke, T. L., Video Game physics?, Physics Today, Dec 15.
1981 Clarke, T. L., Parallel channel processing overlaps data acquisition and reduction, Computer Design, 20, No. 8, 127- 132.
1981 Clarke, T. L., Augmented passive-radiator loudspeaker systems, Part I, J. Audio Eng. Soc., 29, 394-404.
1981 Clarke, T. L., Augmented passive-radiator loudspeaker systems, Part II, J. Audio Eng. Soc., 29, 511-516.
1981 Young, R. A., T. L. Clarke, R. Mann, and D. J. P. Swift, Temporal variability of suspended particulate concentrations in the New York Bight, J. Sed. Petrol., 51, 293-306.
1981 Swift, D. J. P., R. A. Young, T. L. Clarke, C. E. Vincent, A. Niederoda, and B. Lesht, Sediment transport in the Middle Atlantic Bight of North America: Synopsis of recent observations, Sedimentology, 5, 361-383.
1981 Figueredo, A. C. Jr., D. J. P. Swift, W. L. Stubblefield, and T. L. Clarke, Sand ridges on the inner Atlantic Shelf of North America: Morphometric comparisons with Huthnance stability model, Geo-Marine Ltrs., 1, 187-191.
1981 Swift, D. J. P. , R. A. Young, T. L. Clarke, G. Freeland, and W. L. Stubblefield, Sediment disposal in the vicinity of the New York Bight dumpsites, in Proceedings Volume, Third International Ocean Disposal Symposium.
1980 Lesht, B. T. L. Clarke, G. L. Freeland, D. J. P. Swift, and R. A. Young, An empirical relationship between the concentration of resuspended sediment and near-bottom wave orbital velocity, Geophys. Res. Ltrs, 7, 1049-1052.
1979 Clarke, T. L., Build a superthruster loudspeaker, C.Q., 35, No. 2., 101-104.
1979 Clarke, T. L.. The augmented passive radiator: A workable speaker system, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 65,1340-1341.
1979 Clarke, T. L., Gray-code counter steps torque motor, Electronics, 52, No. 15, 131.
1978 Clarke, T. L., Oblique factor analysis solution for the analysis of mixtures, Mathematical Geology, 10,225-241.
1978 Nelson, T. A., P. E. Gadd, and T. L. Clarke, Wind-induced current flow in the upper Hudson Shelf Valley, J. Geophys. Res., 83, 6073-6082.
1978 Lavelle, J. W., R. A. Young, D. J. P. Swift, and T. L. Clarke, Near bottom sediment concentration and fluid velocity measurements of the inner continental shelf, New York, J. Geophys. Res., 83, 6052-6062.
1977 Clarke, T. L., FET Pair and op-amp linearize voltage- controlled resistor, Electronics, 50, No. 9, 111-113.
1975 Lavelle, J.W., G. H. Keller, and T. L. Clarke, Possible bottom current response to surface winds in the Hudson Shelf Valley, J. Geophys. Res., 80, 1953-1955.
Patents
US Patent 4070697. Augmented Passive Radiator Loudspeaker. Feb 28, 1976
US Patent 4623224. Anastigmatic Eyepiece. Nov 18,1986.