2503 Pennington Way
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302.475.7768
E-mail: roman@gbc.edu
           4romaer@gmail.com

Roman Erenshteyn, Ph. D., D. Sc.
_______________________________________________

Interested in: research, teaching, computer science and information technology, artificial
intelligence, neural networks and pattern recognition, system optimization, expert systems,
computer applications in medicine and business, Web design and development, consulting.

QUALIFICATIONS

·                     Background in artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, expert systems,
neural networks, optimization, computer application in medicine.

·                     Teaching computer science courses on graduate and undergraduate
levels and supervising students' research.

·                     Results-oriented research professional with management experience.

·                     Supervising and development of new research projects, writing grant
proposals.

·                     Excellent interpersonal skills, team player and ability to work well with
all levels of an organization. Effective presentation, verbal and written communication
skills. Well-developed organizational, project management, trouble-shooting and
problem-solving abilities.

·                     Proficient in MatLab and its toolboxes, Visual Basic, C, C++, Java, XHTML,
JavaScripts, VB Sripts, PERL, Adobe PhotoShop, UNIX, Web programming

           PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998 – Present                   Goldey-Beacom College                              Wilmington, DE       
 Professor – since 2006
Associate Professor

·                     Cluster Coordinator for the Computer Information Systems and Mathematics

·                     Responsible for teaching the following courses:
                        -   
Programming Logic and Design
                        -    Object-Oriented Programming
                        -    Data Structures
                        -    Network and Information Security
                        -    Web Programming and Design
                        -    Database Management
                        -    Statistics
                        -    Technology of E-Commerce

·                     Course Leader for courses listed above

1995  - 1998                          Delaware State University                          Dover, DE.
Visiting Associate Professor

1993 - 1998                           University of Delaware, duPont Hospital for
                                                Children, Center for Applied Science &
                                                Engineering in Rehabilitation                    Wilmington, DE.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Visiting Engineer
Research Fellow


1977 - 1992                           Latvian Institute for Cardiology                 Riga, Latvia
Main Research Associate
Senior Research Associate
Director of Computer Systems Department


1973 – 1977                          Latvian Medical Academy                          Riga, Latvia
Senior Research Associate

1971    - 1973                         Computer Center of the Ministry of Health      Riga, Latvia
Software Engineer
Director of Software Department

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Summer 1997 - 2000          Villanova University
                                                Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms
 
Spring 1995                          University of Delaware
                                                Human/Computer Interaction
 
Fall 1994                               University of Delaware
                                                Advanced Topics in Pattern Recognition.
 
1980 - 1991                           Latvian Medical Academy
                                                Medical Informatics and Biomedical Statistics

EDUCATION

1993 - Course "Neural Networks", University of Delaware
 
1989 - Degree: Ph.D., D.Sc., Control of Medical and Biological Systems
(equivalent to Computer Science),
Thesis: "Interactive Systems for Information Analysis and Data Processing in
Cardiology", All-Union Scientific Cardiological Center, Moscow, USSR

1975 - Degree: Ph.D., Technical Cybernetics and Information Theory
(equivalent to Computer Science),
Thesis: "The Methods of Collective Decision Making for Pattern Recognition",
Technical University, Riga, Latvia 

1969 - Degree: M.S., Electrical Engineering, Technical University, Riga, Latvia.

MEMBERSHIPS

RESNA – North America Rehabilitation Engineering Society (1993 – 1998)
IEEE - Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineering (since 1995)
IEEE Computer Society, Senior Member (since 2001)
ACM - Association for Computer Machinery (since 1998)

            CONSULTING

1992 - 1997     The High New Company, Riverhead, NY
1998 - 1999     FastTrac, Wilmington, DE
1999 - 2002     Delaware Today, MainLine Today, Visions Today
, Wilmington, DE 
2004                City of Wilmington, Law Department - Delaware State Bar Association
2004 - 2005     WishTree.com, Wilmington, DE – Princeton, NJ
2004                WishTree, LLC – Founder   Wilmington, DE

            RECOGNITION AND HONORS

1982 - Latvian State Award for Science (Latvian Academy for Science).
1992 - Doctor Habilitatus in Biology (Dr.Habil.Biol), Latvia.
1997 - Nominee for the Excellence Award (Delaware State University)
1998 - Nominee for the Excellence Award (Delaware State University)
2001 - Strathmore’s Who Is Who
2002 - Innovative Teaching Award (Goldey-Beacom College)


            PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

R.Erenshteyn, D.Saxe, P.Laskov, R.Foulds,  Distributed Output Encoding for Multi-Class Pattern
Recognition, Proceedings of ICIAP’99, IEEE, Venice,


R.Erenshteyn, J.Hannaford, J.Toothman “Neural Network Simulations for Pattern Recognition
Applications”, Goldey-Beacom College Annual Research Symposium, November 17, 2000

R.Erenshteyn “Pattern Recognition – 30 Years Adventure”, IEEE Delaware Bay Chapter Meeting,
March, 2001

R.Erenshteyn, L.Ahumada “Virtual Office: Design and Implementation” , Goldey-Beacom College
Annual Research Symposium, November 16, 2001

R.Erenshteyn, M.Grusell, L.Eby “Knowledge Engineering and Management – How Can teaching
and learning Be Improved”, Goldey-Beacom College Annual Research Symposium, November 16, 2002


            PUBLICATIONS


Over 150 papers (34 in English). Book: "Collective Pattern Recognition" (in Russian).

1. L.Rastrigin, R.Erenshteyn, Collective of Solving Rules as a Method for Classification, Proceedings
of the International Simposia "Theoretical Problems of Pattern Recognition", Sofija, Bulgaria, 1972.

2. L.Rastrigin, R.Erenshteyn, The Group of Algorithms. Proceedings of IV International Joint
Conference of Artificial Intelligence, Tbilisi, USSR, 1975, vol.3, pp.138-144.

3. R.Erenshteyn, A.Ab, J.Pervushin, The Forecast of the Static Aperiodic Stability in the Joint Energetic
Systems Using Pattern Recognition Methods. USSR Academy of Science "Energetics and Transporation",
Moscow, 1975, vol.4, pp.39-50.

4. L.Rastrigin, R.Erenshteyn, Decision Making by the Collective of Solving Rules for Pattern Recognition
Problems. USSR Academy of Science "Automatics and Telemechanics", Moscow, 1975, vol.9, pp.133-144.

5. L.Rastrigin, R.Erenshteyn, The Collective of Algorithms as the Generalization of Problem Solving
Methods, USSR Academy of Science "Technical Cybernetics", Moscow, 1978, Vol.2, pp. 126-136.

6. R.Erenshteyn, A.Kalvelis, Logical and Combinatorial Methods of Pattern Recognition for Automatic
Analysis of ECG. Proceedings of XX International Simposia of Electrocardiology, Jalta, USSR, 1979.

7. N.Andrejev, J.Lacis, R.Erenshteyn, Database for Secondary Prophilaxis of Cardiological Patients.
Proceedings of International Conference of Preventive Cardiology, Moscow, USSR, 1985.

8. R.Erenshteyn, A.Kalvelis, Automatized Dialog System for Syndromal Analysis of ECG. Proceedings
of International Congress of Electrocardiology, Minsk, USSR, 1985.

9. G.Orlikov, R.Erenshteyn, Insulin in Gastric Juice in Healthy Subjects and Duodenal Ulcer Patients,
Current Trends in Gastroenterology, Praha, 1987, vol.2, pp.362-376.

10. R.Erenshteyn, An Experience of Interactive Systems Design for Preventive Cardiology. Reprint.
Seminar of United Nation ECE, Pieshtjani, 1987, p.10.

11. R.Erenshteyn, Pattern Recognition in the Multiphase and Cardiological Screening. The VI World
Congress of Medical Informatics, Beijing, China, 1989.

12. R.Erenshteyn, I.Duman, G.Igonov, I.Zakke, Computerized Monitoring of Heart Rhythm for Rehabilitation
of Patients with Myocardial Infarction. Reprint. I Workshop on Rehabilitation Engineering - REHAB-1,
United Nation ECE, Washington, 1990, p.6.

13. R.Erenshteyn, Decision Making Systems in Cardiology. Proceedings of III International Conference
of Medical Informatics, Havana, 1990, p.141.

14. R.Erenshteyn, Cardiological Decision Making and Expert Systems. European Heart Journal,
Proceedings of the XIIIth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Amsterdam, 1991, p.37.

15. R.Erenshteyn, Collective Pattern Recognition and Expert Systems in Cardiological Decision Making.
Proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto, 1991.

16. R.Erenshteyn, V.Ivbule, Problems of Social and Intellectual Rehabilitation of Disabled Children in
Latvia. Reprint. II Workshop on Rehabilitation Engineering - REHAB-2, United Nation ECE, Fagernes,
1991, p.4.

17. R.Erenshteyn, R.Foulds, S.Galuska, Is Designing a Neural Network Application an Art or a Science?
ASM SIGCHI Bulletin, 1994, vol.26, 3, pp.23-29.

18. R.Erenshteyn, L.Messing, R.Foulds, G.Stern, S.Galuska, Back Propagation Neural Network for
American Sign Language Recognition. Proceedings of World Congress on Neural Networks, San Diego,
1994, vol.1, pp.405-409.

19. D.Roy, R.Erenshteyn, M.Panayi, W.Harwin, R.Foulds, R.Fawcus, Computer Recognition of
Impressive Dynamic Arm Gestures of People with Severe Motor Impairment. Proceedings of World
Congress on Neural Networks, San Diego, 1994, vol.2, pp.191-196.

20. R.Erenshteyn, L.Messing, R.Foulds, S.Galuska, G.Stern, Pattern Recognition Methods for
Translating American Sign Language into English. Proceedings of World Congress on Medical Physics
and Biomedical Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, 1994.

21. L.Messing, R.Erenshteyn, R.Foulds, S.Galuska, G.Stern, American Sign Language Computer
Recognition: its Present and its Promise. Proceedings of Sixth Biennial Conference of the International
Society for Augumentative and Alternative Communication - ISAAC'94, Maastricht, 1994.

22. D.Roy, M.Panayi, R.Foulds, R.Fawcus, R.Erenshteyn, W.Harwin, Computer Recognition of Gestures
for Augumentative and Alternative Communication. Proceedings of Sixth Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Augumentative and Alternative Communication - ISAAC'94, Maastricht, 1994.

23. D.Roy, M.Panayi, R.Erenshteyn, R.Foulds, R.Fawcus, Gestural Human-Machine Interaction for
People with Severe Speech and Motor Impairment due to Cerebral Pulsy. Proceedings of the
Conference ACM CHI'94, Boston, 1994, pp.313-314.

24. D.Roy, M.Panayi, R.Foulds, R.Erenshteyn, W.Harwin, R.Fawcus, The Enhancement of Interaction
for People with Severe Speech and Physical Impairment through the Computer Recognition of Gesture
and Manipulation. PRESENCE - Teleoperators and Virtual Enviroments. MIT Press, 1994, vol.3, No.3,
pp.227-235.

25. R.Erenshteyn, R.Foulds, L.Messing, G.Stern, S.Galuska, Handshape Recognition - a Step Toward
Computer Translation of American Sign Language. Proceedings of World Congress on Neural Networks,
Washington, 1995, vol.1, pp.216-219.

26. R.Erenshteyn, P. Laskov, R.Foulds, L.Messing, G.Stern, S.Galuska, Static and Dynamic Recognition
of Fingerspelled Sentences. Proceedings of World Congress on Neural Networks, San Diego, 1996.

27. R.Erenshteyn, P.Laskov, R.Foulds, L.Messing, G.Stern, Recognition Approach to Gesture Language
Understanding, Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Vienna, 1996,
vol.III, pp.431-435.

28. R.Erenshteyn, P.Laskov, A Multi-Stage Approach to Fingerspelling and Gesture Recognition,
Proceedings of WIGLS (Workshop on the Integration of Gesture in Language and Speech), Newark,
1996, pp.185-194.

29. C.Alexander, R.Erenshteyn, Implementing a Generic Gestures Recognition System, Proceedings
of RESNA'97, Pittsburgh, 1997, pp.336-338.

30. R.Erenshteyn, P.Laskov, R.Foulds, Human Gesture Recognition Using Neural Networks and
Multi-Class Encoding, Smart Engineering Systems: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Data Mining and
Evolutionary Programming. Vol.7. Proceedings of ANNIE'97 (Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering),
St.Louis, 1997, pp. 549-554.

31. R.Erenshteyn, D.Saxe, P.Laskov, R.Foulds,  Distributed Output Encoding for Multi-Class Pattern
Recognition, Proceedings of ICIAP’99, IEEE, Venice,
1999, pp. 229-234.


32. R.Erenshteyn, Active X. In “The Internet Encyclopedia”, edited by Hossein Bidgoli, 2004,
Wiley & Sons, vol. 1., pp. 11 – 24.


Updated 10/15/2007