Academic Background

1983 Ph.D. in Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Doctoral Thesis: "Strategies for Expert Consultation in Therapy Planning"
Created, designed and implemented several expert consultation systems in real medical domains (e.g. ocular herpes, ocular trauma triage, mixed connective tissue diseases, laboratory enzyme assays) in collaboration with leading experts in their fields using newly developed techniques.
1977 M.S. in Computer Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, California: Master's Thesis: "A Voice Control System"
Created, developed and implemented a working speaker-independent isolated phrase recognition system for command and control using linear predictive coding.
1974 B.A. in Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
1974 B.S. in Engineering, Caltech, Pasadena, California
1969 Diploma, Roosevelt High School, Fresno, California