Rick Blumenthal
Professor in the Computer Science Department
School of Computer and Information Sciences
Regis University, Denver, CO, 80221, USA
http://academic.regis.edu/rblument
My email is first initial, seven letters of last name @ regis<dot>edu
303-458-4304; fax 303-964-3624
Last Updated: Feb. 14, 2008
Education
B.S. Mathematical Computer Science,
Lock Haven State College, (1983).
M.S. Computer Science,
Rutgers University, (1985).
Ph.D. Computer Science,
University of Colorado at Boulder, (1998).
Employment
Teaching Assistant -
Rutgers University Computer Science Department.
(1983-1984).
Member Technical Staff -
A T & T Bell Laboratories, (1984-1987).
Research & development of knowledge-based AI infrastructures.
Member Technical Staff - U S WEST Advanced Technologies, (1987-1996).
Applied research & development of AI tutoring system and agent infrastructures.
Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead - U S WEST Technologies,(1996-1999).
Lead responsibilities for various production-level Web-based, e-commerce,
and rule-based applications.
Lecturer - University of Colorado at Boulder Continuing Education, (1989-1990).
Responsible for teaching an Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course.
Senior Software Engineer - Athene Software, (1999-2001).
Development of a intelligent customer retention and workflow infrastructure.
Principal Software Engineer - Creekpath Systems, (2001).
Development of a workflow infrastructure for large storage area networks.
Assistant Professor -
Regis University, (2002-2006).
Associate Professor -
Regis University, (2006-2009), Computer Science Lead.
Professor, Computer Science Lead-
Regis University,
(2009-present).
Computer Science Lead,
Responsible for teaching, curriculum development, and online course development.
Positions
Tutorial Chair, 1988 Rocky Mountain Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
Treasurer, Rocky Mountain Society for Artificial Intelligence, 1988-1990.
University Service (Regis, University level only)
Chair, Sponsored Projects Academic Research Council, 2006-present.
Member, Sponsored Projects Academic Research Council, 2002-2005.
Reviewer, Student Scholarship and Research Symposium, 2003-present.
Member, Internal Review Board, 2008-present.
Member, Faculty Development Committee.
Member, Higher Learning Commission Instructional Self Study, January-July, 2007.
Dissertation
Blumenthal, R. L.(1998). Supporting Unstructured Activities with a Meta-Contextual
Protocol in Situation-Based Workflow.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Reviewed Publications
2009
Blumenthal, R. (2009). The Effect of Semistructured Design Rationale Messages on Structuring Collaborative
Problem-Solving in an Online Forum.
Journal of Information Technology Impact, 9(1), 1-24.
2008
Blumenthal, R. & Karamouzis, S. (2008). A behavioral model for tutoring ill-defined design tasks with
multiple dialogue agents.
Proceedings of the 11th IASTED International Conference: Computers and Advanced Technology in Education,
Crete, Greece, 256-261.
1999
Sparks R., Dooley S., Meiskey L., & Blumenthal, R., (1999).
The LEAP Authoring Tool: supporting complex courseware authoring through
reuse, rapid prototyping, and
interactive visualizations. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Education, 10, 75-97.
1995
Blumenthal, R., & Nutt, G. (1995). Supporting unstructured workflow activities in the Bramble ICN system.
In N. Comstock & C. Ellis (Eds.),
Proceedings of conference on Organization computing systems
(pp. 130-137). Milpitas, CA. [pdf].
1991
Laufmann, S., Blumenthal, R., Thompson, L., & Bowen, B. (1991). Direct end-user access to remote information,
In F. Lochovsky (Ed.), Proceedings of the conference on Organizational
computing systems (16-28). Atlanta, Georgia. [pdf].
1990
Blumenthal, R. (1990). Artificial intelligence in telecommunications.
In J.J. Richardson & M.J. DeFries (Eds.), Intelligent systems in
business: integrate the technology (pp. 201-217). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Blumenthal, R., Laufmann, S., & Freeman, E., (1990).
OOOFFs: A metamorphosis from objects to knowledge-based
agents. In Proceedings of the Bellcore Object Oriented Systems and Technology (BOOST)
Conference (pp. 157-166). New Brunswick, NJ. [pdf].
1989
Joseph, R., Ensor J. R., Dickinson, A., & Blumenthal, R. (1989).
Describe - An explanation facility for an object-based
expert system. In Proceedings. [pdf].
1988
Blumenthal, R. (1988). Rule inheritance in a frame-based paradigm. In M. Trivedi (Ed.),
Proceedings of Applications of
Artificial Intelligence IV (pp. 607-613). Orlando, FL. [pdf].
1987
Ensor, J.R., & Blumenthal, R. (1987). Custom: an expert system editor.
In Proceedings of the 1987 Rocky Mountain Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (279-288). Boulder, CO. [pdf].
Reviewed Workshop Publications
1998
Laufmann, S. & Blumenthal, R. (1988). GROMS: a system for modeling network structures. In
Proceedings IEEE '88 Globecom
Workshop in the Application of Network Technology
1995
Mahling, D., Woo, C., Blumenthal, R., Schlickter, H., & Horstman, T. (1995). Workflow = OIS? A report
of a workshop at
the CSCW '94 conference, SCM SIGIOS Bulletin, 161, 59-64.
Dooley, S., Meiskey, L., Blumenthal, R., & Sparks, R. (1995).
Developing reusable intelligent tutoring system shells.
In Proceedings of the AIED-95 Workshop for Authoring Shells for
Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Washington, DC.
1987
Cox, L.A., & R. Blumenthal, (1987). "KRIMB: An intelligent knowledge acquisition and
representation program for interactive
model building. In T. Addis et al. (Eds.),
Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition for
Knowledge-Based Systems. Reading, England.
Cox, L.A., Jr. & Blumenthal, R. (1987). Dynamic planning under uncertainty using
automated model construction and risk analysis.
In Proceedings of the 1987 Workshop on Simulation and Artificial Intelligence.
Seattle, WA.
Selected Technical Reports
1984
Ensor, J.R., Gabbe, J., & Blumenthal, R. (1984). Taxpert a framework for exploring
interactions
among experts.
AT&T Bell Laboratories Technical Memorandum 11354-841029-04TM. Homdel, NJ.
1989
Blumenthal, R. & Laufmann, S. (1989). Motivation-based default reasoning.
U S West Advanced Technologies
Technical Report. Boulder, CO.
Online Course Development
CS361: Control Structures
CS432: Modern Software Engineering (OOAD)
CS434: Java Programming
CS459: Groupware and Workflow,
CS483: Enterprise & Web Applications: J2EE
CS493: Senior Capstone
Teaching (Regis University: classroom & online)
CS361: Control Structures (CS1)
CS362: Data Structures (CS2)
CS432: Modern Software Engineering (OOAD)
CS434: Java Programming
CS472: Artificial Intelligence
CS483: Enterprise & Web Applications: J2EE.
Miscellaneious Community Service
Elementary school Science Fair judge, 1993-present
Elementary school visiting scientist, 1994-present
Youth basketball coach, 1996-1997, 2007-present
Odyssey of the Mind coach, 1991-1998
Food bank volunteer, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, Special Olympics volunteer