Mark S. Schmalz
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E-mail: mssz@cise.ufl.edu
Address: Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
P.O. Box 116120
Gainesville, FL 32611-6120
Ofc: CSE/E446
Phn: 352-294-6668
Fax: 352-392-1220
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I am a faculty member at University of Florida's Department of CISE.
My research interests are in Massively Parallel Computing, Automated Processing and Understanding of Imagery and Natural Language, Data Compression, and Cryptology. I am also among the faculty affiliated with UF's Digital Arts and Sciences program, with research interests in Psychoacoustics and Computer-Generated Music. I have authored or co-authored over 170 book chapters or research papers in open conference proceedings and journals, have edited 15 books, and am currently authoring or co-authoring two books.
We are considering ideas for a possible SPIE Conference on the Mathematics of Data/Image Pattern Recognition, Compression, and Encryption, with Applications - for the 2020 SPIE Technical Symposium, in San Diego, CA. Compared with previous years, the chairs and program committee suggest a shift in focus of the conference to include image segmentation / understanding, pattern recognition, and video understanding, to better support the emerging technology of object-based compression, among other areas of interest. For comparison, a previous conference program can be viewed at this link (PDF format) . Ideas for next year's conference are being solicited, so please feel free to email me if you have topics in the theory of image compression, coding, encryption, or pattern recognition that you think should be addressed.
Personal interests include hiking, surfing, photography, music, and botany (e.g., images this page).
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Dr. Schmalz has no open grader positions for Fall Semester 2020. If you wish to be considered for a TA or grader position in Spring Semester 2021, please indicate this on a printed copy of your resume, and email it to Dr. Schmalz with an explanation.
Office Hours for Fall Semester 2020: Tue 2-2.50pm, Thu 3-3.50pm (exceptions posted here and/or on office door) -- Zoom meetings only due to Coronavirus -- Zoom coordinates and links will be emailed to students via Canvas
Courses Taught
- Data Compression: A Computational Perspective
This link contains schedules, course notes, and exercises, with reference information, for a graduate course in data compression.
- Computational Problems in Geographic Information Systems (CIS 6905)
This link contains schedules, course notes, and exercises, with reference information.
- Cryptology-I (CIS 6930) and
Graduate Colloquium in Cryptanalysis (Seminar series)
This passworded link contains schedules, course notes, and exercises.
Do not attempt to access this link if you are not participating in the class.
- DAS Senior Project 1,2 (CIS 4914)
This link contains the course outline and procedural information.
- Senior Project (CIS 4914 residential/online or CEN 4914 residential)
This link contains the course outline and procedural information.
- Design I (for CpE Majors) (CEN 3913)
This link contains the course outline and procedural information.
- Data Structures and Algorithms (COP 3530)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Survey of Operating Systems (with UNIX) (COP 3610)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Computer Programming in Pascal (CGS 3462 -- no longer offered)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Organization of Computer Systems (CDA 3101)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Applied Discrete Structures (COT 3100)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Computer Programming Using JAVA (COP 2800)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Problem Solving Using Computer Software (CGS 2531)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
- Introduction to Computers for Architecture Majors (CGS 2470)
This link contains course notes and assignments.
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Courses under Development
- ISSP - Indian Students Summer Project - Summer-B 2018
Interface Pages
- HBOI CAP6615 - Videos JH AIM LMS CISE RTF JNW
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