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Sean J. Barbeau, Ph.D. Phone: (813) 244-2067, Email: sjbarbeau@gmail.com

4475 Vieux Carre Cir. Tampa, FL 33613

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbarbeau

Github: https://github.com/barbeau

OBJECTIVE

To research, design, and implement innovative prototype mobile software frameworks, applications, and

services. Specialty expertise: mobile applications, location-based services using GPS, Wi-Fi, and

cellular networks.

APPOINTMENTS

Research Associate Aug. 2008 - Present University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Visiting Research Associate Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2008 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Research Assistant Aug. 1999 - Aug. 2004 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

EDUCATION

University of South Florida – Computer Science & Engineering Ph.D. 8/2012

Dissertation topic: A Location-Aware Framework for Intelligent Real-Time Mobile Applications

Minor: Geographic Information Systems

University of South Florida – Computer Science M.S.C.S. 8/2009

University of South Florida – Computer Science (Summa Cum Laude) B.S.C.S. 12/2003

Minor: Electronic Music

REPRESENTATIVE SKILLS

Customization of the Android platform to implement new location providers and contribute other

location-related platform improvements

Managed creation, development, and documentation of intellectual property for research projects

resulting in seven patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and 10 pending

patents, with several technologies licensed to industry.

Design and test implementation of the Java Micro Edition platform JSR293 Location API 2.0 as

a member of the JSR293 Expert Group.

Extensive work with OpenStreetMap.org, a global crowd-sourced mapping database, and

OpenTripPlanner, an open-source multimodal trip planning and routing engine using the A*

algorithm to find routes via public transportation, biking, and walking. OpenTripPlanner uses

crowd-sourced map data to route on sidewalks, bike paths, and road infrastructure. In-depth

experience with a deployment of the OneBusAway open-source software system for real-time

transit information in Tampa, FL, an the implementation of an open-source reference

implementation Android app for the SIRI CEN/TS 15531 standard, and an implementation of the

General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)-realtime for sharing real-time transit data.

Over 8 years of experience utilizing software engineering skills in the design and implementation

of prototype intelligent mobile applications for location-aware information systems using GPS-

enabled mobile devices. Key considerations: mobile software optimization, battery life

conservation, artificial intelligence.

Over 8 years of experience in project management for prototype location-aware information

systems, including serving as Principle Investigator (PI) and Co-PI for multiple projects.

Over 8 years of experience in multi-disciplinary research, including successful competitive grant

writing for the application of state-of-the-art Computer Science principles to transportation

issues, including transportation demand management.

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Extensive experience in object-oriented languages and integrated development environment tools

for mobile applications and supporting server systems, including Google Android, Java Mobile

Edition for embedded devices, Java Enterprise Edition for web applications, Java Standard

Edition for desktop applications, Netbeans, Eclipse, Google Web Toolkit, .NET Framework for

web and desktop applications, NET Compact Framework for embedded devices, Visual

Basic.NET, C#, Visual Studio.NET, Subversion, and Git.

Extensive experience with positioning technologies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS),

including assisted Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Wi-Fi for mobile wireless devices on

the Sprint-Nextel iDEN and CDMA networks and AT&T network, Google Android Location

API, JSR179 Location API 1.0, JSR293 Location API 2.0, ESRI ArcGIS suite, GeoTools, Java

Topology Suite, and GoogleMaps API.

Extensive experience with wireless systems (e.g., cellular networks, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee)

and knowledge of networking protocols and concepts (e.g., HTTP, TCP, UDP, SIP, RESTful and

SOAP-based web services).

Extensive experience managing the technological infrastructure to support next-generation

location-aware applications, including SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008, Oracle Java

Application Servers (i.e., Glassfish), IIS, ESRI’s ArcServer and ArcSDE, Postgres, and PostGIS.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Barbeau Development LLC, a software engineering

company based in Florida.

SELECTED USF RESEARCH PROJECTS

Location-Aware Information Systems Client (LAISYC) framework (Figure 1) – Also my

Ph.D. dissertation topic. LAISYC is a comprehensive location-aware framework supporting

intelligent real-time mobile applications while preserving critical mobile device resources such

as battery life. LAISYC is the underlying framework used to implement the TRAC-IT and TAD

applications (see below), and supports various location providers including cellular network, Wi-

Fi and GPS. Supports Wi-Fi fingerprinting (i.e., the precise position labeling of Wi-Fi hot spots

by using simultaneous GPS and Wi-Fi sampling). Designed and implemented device-side

portion of framework in Java Micro Edition and Android, and designed and managed

implementation of server-side portion of framework in Java EE for Glassfish Application Server.

Licensed to DAJUTA for commercialization.

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Device Platform Software

LAISYC – Communications

Management

LAISYC – Positioning

Systems Management

Server

Location API Persistent Storage API I/O API

Virtual Machine

Java ME / Android

LAISYC Comm. APILAISYC Positioning API

Location-Aware Application(Device-side)

Figure 1 - LAISYC mobile framework for efficient location-based services

Android Platform Customization – Customization of Android

platform source code to implement a new location provider based on the

patented “GPS Auto-Sleep” algorithm.

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TRAC-IT – TRAC-IT is a mobile phone app that collects high-resolution

travel behavior data that are instantly transferred to a server for analysis

by transportation professionals and automated software systems while

conserving battery life of the device. TRAC-IT also can provide

personalized, predictive real-time location-based services (e.g., traffic

alerts, location-based advertising) that benefits the end-user and gives the

user a direct incentive for continuing to participate in long-term travel

surveys. Designed and implemented device-side software in Java Micro

Edition and Android, designed and managed implementation of server-

side web application in Java EE for Glassfish Application Server. TRAC-

IT uses the LAISYC Framework (see above).

Travel Assistance Device - TAD is a mobile application for GPS-

enabled cell phones that helps new transit riders navigate the public

transportation system. TAD prompts the rider in real-time with a

recorded audio message (e.g., “Get Ready” and “Pull the Cord

Now!”), visual images, and vibration alerts when the rider should pull

the stop request cord to exit the bus. Designed and implemented

device-side software in Java ME, and designed and managed

implementation of server-side web application and web site in Java EE

for Glassfish Application Server. Licensed to DAJUTA for

commercialization. TAD uses the LAISYC Framework (see above).

SELECTED PERSONAL PROJECTS

GPS Benchmark – Android mobile application which can quickly

benchmark the accuracy of positioning technologies (e.g., GPS, Wi-Fi,

Cellular) in a mobile device. Automates an empirical quantitative

analysis and comparison of Wi-Fi, GPS, and cellular-based

technologies. Enables device OEMs and carrier network engineers to

rapidly troubleshoot and improve issues surrounding location

performance and compare the accuracy between GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell

network positioning on mobile devices. Outputs data in Google Earth

(KML) and CSV formats. Available on Google Play.

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CellViz – Android mobile application which can record and visualize

cellular signal information in Google Earth to build an advanced visual

model of network coverage based on signal data observed by the actual

mobile device. Enables carrier network engineers to troubleshoot and

improve network coverage by simultaneously sampling GPS and cellular

signals without requiring a network server or specialized network

engineering equipment. Outputs data in Google Earth (KML) and CSV

formats.

Baby Rattle App – An Android application based on

the AndEngine framework and Box2D physics engine

that simulates multiple objects colliding inside a baby

rattle. Uses accelerometers and touch screen to

influence real-time interactions between the user and

bouncing objects that trigger sound and vibration.

Available on Google Play.

Android Platform Contributions (Open-source on Gerrit) – A variety of contributions to the

Android Open-Source Project (AOSP), including fixes for GPS location provider code, new

utility methods for geographic coordinate conversion, and improved documentation of API

methods.

Media Remote Micro Edition (Open-source on Github) - a Java Micro Edition (Java ME)

project that allows the user to interact with different types of media players (e.g., iTunes, Yahoo

Launchcast streaming music player) on a home theater PC from a Java ME mobile phone.

Includes server-side code that implements web services and control of iTunes via the COM APIs

and Launchcast Media Player via the Java Robot API.

AstarVisualizer (Open-source on Github) - Implementation and visualization of the A* routing

algorithm that allows the user to see the impact of different heuristics and settings for the

algorithm when navigating a network.

Encog Mobile Edition (Open-source on Github) - Port of the Encog artificial neural network

machine learning project to Java Micro Edition. Includes supporting server-side software that

allows training of the neural network server-side, and transfer of the trained model to the mobile

device for execution in Java ME.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Seven patents issued by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office:

a. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,036,679 – Optimizing performance of location-aware

applications using state machines – Dynamically adjusts GPS sampling rates to allow

high resolution tracking while moving and conservation of battery energy when stopped.

Issued March 20, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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b. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,045,954 – Wireless Emergency-Reporting System –

Bidirectional location-based multimedia messaging system. Issued March 20, 2012, U.S.

Patent and Trademark Office.

c. Dos Santos et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,140,256 - Dynamic Ridematching Algorithm - GIS-

based Algorithm to match riders for carpools that are traveling on similar routes. Issued

March 20, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

d. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,138,907 – Travel Assistant Device - Travel Assistance

Device (TAD) system to assist transit riders with intellectual disabilities. Issued March

20, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

e. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,145,183 - On-Demand Emergency Notification System

using GPS-equipped Devices - Mobile app to automatically determine the cell phone

user's current evacuation zone and real-time evacuation information for that zone. Issued

March 27, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

f. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,169,342 - Method of Providing a Destination Alert to a

Transit System Rider - Algorithm used in the Travel Assistance Device (TAD) system to

alert a transit rider when to exit the bus based on their real-time location and nearby bus

stops. Issued May 1, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

g. Barbeau et al. - U.S. Patent # 8,249,807 - Method for Determining Critical Points in

Location Data Generated by Location-Based Applications - Reduces the amount of

location data sent over a wireless network by pre-filtering the data on-board a mobile

device and eliminating "non-critical" points that aren't needed to recreate the device's

path. Reduced data transmissions result in reduced battery energy consumption and

reduced data costs. Issued August 21, 2012, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

10 other patents currently pending on location-aware technology generated from USF sponsored

research grants.

Managed intellectual property generated by location-aware information systems research,

including technology for GPS-enabled devices, through USF Division of Patents and Licensing

by creating patent disclosures and translating research findings to patent applications.

Handled licensing and intellectual property issues related to sponsored research agreements with

external parties.

Organized meetings with industry to promote the licensing of USF patents.

In 2010, USF licensed the Travel Assistance Device, and underlying LAISYC framework

technologies (2 patents, 3 patents pending), to the Tampa-based company DAJUTA for

commercialization.

NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Khoa Tran, Ed Hillsman, Sean J. Barbeau, and Miguel Labrador. “GO! Sync – A Framework to

Synchronize Crowd-Sourced Mapping Contributions From Online Communities and Transit

Agency Bus Stop Inventories,” Proceedings of the 2011 ITS World Congress, Orlando, FL,

October 18, 2011. Paper, Presentation.

Sean J. Barbeau, Ed Hillsman. “OpenStreetMap – An Online Open-Source Community for

Mapping and Analysis,” GIS in Transit Netcast. October 8th, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau. “Smart Phones and Smart Travelers,” 53rd

Annual Transportation Research

Forum, Tampa, Fl, March 15-17, 2012.

Sean J. Barbeau, Philip Winters, Rafael Perez, Miguel Labrador, Nevine Georggi. “GPS Auto-

Sleep – Optimizing Performance of Location-Aware Applications,” National Academy of

Inventors Annual Conference, Tampa, Fl, February 16-17, 2012. Presentation, Poster.

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Philip Winters, Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine Georggi. “Travel Assistance Device to Help Transit

Riders, Transit IDEA Project 52,” Proceedings of 2012 Transportation Research Board

Conference, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2012.

Philip Winters, Julie Bond, Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine Georggi, Sisinnio Concas. “Dynamically

Priced Carsharing,” Proceedings of 2012 Transportation Research Board Conference,

Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2012.

Sean J. Barbeau. Panel Member, White House Round Table on Real-time Transit Data, White

House, Washington, D.C., January 19th, 2012.

Sean J. Barbeau. “TAD – Travel Assistance Mobile App to Help Transit Riders,” Proceedings

of the 2011 ITS World Congress, Orlando, FL, October 18, 2011.

Marcy Gordon, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel Labrador. “Location Data Signing – Protecting the

Integrity and Authenticity of Positioning System Data,” Proceedings of the 2011 ITS World

Congress, Orlando, FL, October 20, 2011. Paper, Presentation.

Sean J. Barbeau, Rafael A. Perez, Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo J. Perez, Philip L. Winters,

Nevine Labib Georggi, "A Location-Aware Framework for Intelligent Real-Time Mobile

Applications," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 58-67, July-Sept. 2011,

doi:10.1109/MPRV.2010.48

Paul A. Zandbergen and Sean J. Barbeau. “Positional Accuracy of Assisted GPS Data from

High-Sensitivity GPS-enabled Mobile Phones,” The Journal of Navigation, volume 64, issue 03,

pp. 381-399. July 2011. (C) 2011 The Royal Institute of Navigation.

doi:10.1017/S037346331100005.

Arica J. Bolechala, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Sean J. Barbeau, Marcy E. Gordon. Evaluating

the Effectiveness of the Travel Assistance Device on the Bus Riding Behavior of Individuals

with Disabilities, 37th Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) Annual

Convention, Denver, CO, May 27-31, 2011. Paper #11396.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine Georggi, Philip Winters. “Research Today to Increase Accessibility

Tomorrow: The Cutting Edge of Wayfinding Technology”, Easter Seals Project ACTION

Webinar. April 13th, 2011.

Sean J. Barbeau. Panel Member, “Building a Global Community of Practice Around Accessible

Transportation: How to Create a Foundation for Evidence-based Practice (P11-1093),”

Accessible Public Transportation Research Workshop, Transportation and Mobility (ABE60)

Committee, National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 90th Annual

Meeting. Washington, D.C., January 23th, 2011.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters, Miguel Labrador. “Participatory

Sensing: Smart Phones as Sensors in a Connected World (P11-1654),” Sensing Technologies for

Transportation Applications Workshop, Information Systems and Technology (ABJ50) &

Geographic Information Science and Applications (ABJ60) Committee Meetings, National

Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.,

January 23th, 2011.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters, Marcy E. Gordon. “From Idealism to

Realism: Lessons Learned from Development of Standards-Based Software for Advanced Public

Transportation Systems,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation

Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Paper #11-2254. January 24, 2011. Paper #11-

2254, Poster

Arica J. Bolechala, Raymond G. Miltenberger, Sean J. Barbeau, Marcy E. Gordon. “Evaluating

Effectiveness of Travel Assistance Device on Bus Riding Behavior of Individuals with

Disabilities,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board

90th Annual Meeting. January 24, 2011. Paper #11-1418, Presentation.

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Nevine L. Georggi, Sean J. Barbeau, Marcy E. Gordon, Philip L. Winters. “Evaluating the

Deployment of a Mobile Navigation Device at Four Transit Agencies in Florida,” Proceedings of

the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Paper

#11-2213. January 24, 2011. Paper #11-2213, Poster

Rodney Nelson, Mike McMullen, Sean J. Barbeau. “Location-Based Services,” Sprint Open

Developer’s Conference, Santa Clara, CA. October 27th, 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters. “Global Positioning System Integrated

with Personalized Real-Time Transit Information from Automatic Vehicle Location,”

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transit 2010

Vol 1, No. 2143, pp. 168-176, October 2010.

Rodney Nelson, Mike McMullen, Sean J. Barbeau. “Location-Based Services - Best Practices

and Mobile Application Optimization,” Sprint Open Developer’s Conference, Santa Clara, CA.

October 27th, 2009.

Alfredo Perez, Miguel A. Labrador, and Sean Barbeau, “G-Sense: A Scalable Architecture for

Global Sensing and Monitoring”, IEEE Network Magazine, Vol.24 No.4, July 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters. “TRAC-IT: Travel Behavior Data

Mining using GPS-enabled Mobile Phones,” U.S Department of Transportation Federal Highway

Administration Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) National Webinar on Data

Transferability and Data Mining, January 25, 2010. http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/webinars/datatransfer

Paola A. Gonzalez, Jeremy S. Weinstein, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L.

Winters, Nevine L. Georggi, Rafael A. Perez. “Automating Mode Detection for Travel Behavior

Analysis by Using GPS-enabled Mobile Phones and Neural Networks,” Institution of

Engineering and Technology (IET) Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2010, Vol. 4, Iss. 1, pp.

37–49. doi: 10.1049/iet-its.2009.0029. © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters, Rafael A. Perez.

“The Travel Assistance Device: Utilizing GPS-enabled Mobile Phones to Aid Transit Riders

with Special Needs,” Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Intelligent Transportation

Systems, 2010, Vol. 4, Iss. 1, pp. 12–23. doi: 10.1049/iet-its.2009.0028. © The Institution of

Engineering and Technology 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters. “Integration of GPS-Enabled Mobile

Phones and AVL: Personalized Real-Time Transit Navigation Information on Your Phone,”

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 89th Annual

Meeting, Paper # 10-2571. Washington, D.C., January 12th, 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters. “TRAC-IT: Travel Behavior Data

Collection using GPS-enabled Mobile Phones,” Human Factors 135 F – Quantifying Driving-

Risk Exposure Committee Meeting at National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research

Board 89th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C., January 9th, 2010.

Sean J. Barbeau, Mark Sheppard. “Cell Phones and GIS: Lessons Learned from Developing

Transit Navigation Software,” 2009 GIS in Transit Conference, St. Petersburg, Fl. November

17th, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau. “Cell Phones and Transportation: Emerging Applications,” Florida Institute

Transportation Engineers Annual Meeting, Tampa, Fl. November 4-6, 2009.

Rodney Nelson, Mike McMullen, Sean J. Barbeau. “Location-Based Services - Best Practices

and Mobile Application Optimization,” Sprint Open Developer’s Conference, Santa Clara, CA.

October 27th, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau. “Enhancing Transportation Safety and Security Through Wireless Detection

and Communication Technology,” 2009 Tank & Wireless Energy Technology ECO Conference,

Tampa, Fl. May 29, 2009.

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Miguel Labrador, Sean J. Barbeau, Philip Winters, Nevine Georggi, Rafael Perez. “The Travel

Assistant Device: Utilizing GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones to Aid Transit Riders with Special

Needs,” Urban Cognitive Accessibility 2009, ONCE Foundation for Cooperation and Social

Integration of People with Disabilities, Madrid, Spain. May 12, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau, Mark Sheppard. “Travel Assistance Device: Increasing Ridership of Fixed-

Route Transit By Utilizing GPS-Enabled Cell Phones,” FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional

Development Workshop 2009, Tampa, Fl. May 20, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau. “Travel Assistance Device: Increasing Ridership of Fixed-Route Transit By

Utilizing GPS-Enabled Cell Phones,” American Public Transportation Association Research &

Technology Committee Meeting, May 3rd

, 2009, Seattle, WA.

Sean J. Barbeau, Mark Sheppard. “Travel Assistance Device: Increasing Ridership of Fixed-

Route Transit By Utilizing GPS-Enabled Cell Phones,” American Public Transportation

Association Bus & Paratransit Conference 2009, Seattle, WA. May 5th, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Nevine L. Georggi, Philip L. Winters, Rafael A. Perez.

“TRAC-IT: A Software Architecture Supporting Simultaneous Travel Behavior Data Collection

and Real-Time Location-Based Services for GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones,” Proceedings of the

National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, Paper #09-

3175. January, 2009.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Perez, Nevine Labib Georggi.

“The Travel Assistant Device: Utilizing GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones to Aid Transit Riders with

Special Needs,” 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, New York, New

York, November 16-20, 2008. Paper # 30429.

Narin Persad-Maharaj, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Perez,

Nevine Labib Georggi. “Real-time Travel Path Prediction using GPS-enabled Mobile Phones,”

15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, New York, New York, November

16-20, 2008. Paper # 30413.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Perez, Nevine Labib Georggi.

“Trac-It - A ‘Smart’ User Interface For A Real-Time, Location-Aware, Multimodal

Transportation Survey,” 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, New York,

New York, November 16-20, 2008. Paper # 30153.

Paola A. Gonzalez, Jeremy S. Weinstein, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L.

Winters, Nevine Labib Georggi, Rafael Perez. “Automating Mode Detection Using Neural

Networks and Assisted GPS Data Collected Using GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones, 15th World

Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, New York, New York, November 16-20, 2008.

Paper # 30267.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo Perez, Philip Winters, Nevine Georggi, David

Aguilar, Rafael Perez. “Dynamic Management of Real-Time Location Data on GPS-enabled

Mobile Phones,” Presented at UBICOMM 2008 – The Second International Conference on

Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services, and Technologies, Valencia, Spain,

September 29 – October 4, 2008. © 2008 IEEE.

Sean J. Barbeau and Mark Sheppard. “The Travel Assistance Device: Using GPS-enabled Cell

Phones To Aid Transit Riders with Special Needs” at the Eight Annual National Conference for

the Association of Travel Instructors (ATI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 15th, 2008.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Pérez, Nevine L. Georggi,

Location API 2.0 for J2ME – A New Standard in Location for Java-enabled Mobile Phones,

Computer Communications, Volume 31, Issue 6, pp. 1091-1103, 18 April 2008.

doi:10.1016/j.comcom.2008.01.045.

Sean J. Barbeau, Philip L. Winters, Nevine L. Georggi, Miguel Labrador, Rafael Perez, William

Kearns, and James Fozard. “The Travel Assistant Device: Electronic Mobility and

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Transportation Guidance Assistance for Persons with Cognitive Disabilities,” Proceedings of

University of Rochester & Microsoft Research Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Assisted

Cognition, pp. 193-207, Rochester, New York, October 12-13, 2007.

Sean J. Barbeau, James Fozard, William Kearns, “Implications of Rapidly Evolving

Gerontechnologies for High Speed Networks,” Proceedings of the Fall 2007 Internet2 Member

Meeting, San Diego, California, October 9, 2007.

David P. Aguilar, Sean J. Barbeau, Rafael A. Perez, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip L. Winters, “A

Comparison of Fix Times and Estimated Accuracies in Application Programming Interfaces

(APIs) for GPS Enabled Mobile Phones”, Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on

Transport Research, Berkeley, USA. June 2007.

David P. Aguilar, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo Perez, Rafael A. Perez, and

Philip L. Winters, “Quantifying the Position Accuracy of Real-time Multi-Modal Transportation

Behavior Data Collected using GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones”, Transportation Research Record:

Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1992, pp. 54-60, October 2007.

David P. Aguilar, Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo Perez, Rafael A. Perez, and

Philip L. Winters, “Quantifying the Position Accuracy of Real-time Multi-Modal Transportation

Behavior Data Collected using GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones”, Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

January, 2007.

Sean J. Barbeau, “Using GPS-enabled Mobile Phones and Location-Aware Technology to Meet

Transportation Challenges,” Proceedings of the Transpo2006 Intelligent Transportation Systems

Conference, November, 2006.

Sean J. Barbeau, Miguel A. Labrador, Philip Winters, Rafael Perez and Nevine Labib Georggi,

“A General Architecture in Support of Interactive, Multimedia, Location-based Mobile

Applications”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 156-163, November 2006.

Sean J. Barbeau, Philip Winters, Nevine Labib Georggi, Miguel A. Labrador, Rafael Perez,

“Using GPS-enabled Cell Phones to Improve Multimodal Planning and Facilitate Travel

Behavior Change,” Proceedings of the GIS in Transit 2006 conference by the National Center for

Transit Research, November, 2005.

Philip Winters, Sean J. Barbeau, and Nevine Georggi, “Automating the Collection and

Processing of Household Travel Patterns to Deliver Personalized Feedback to Change Travel

Behavior,” Proceedings of the 2005 Association of Commuter Transportation (ACT) conference,

September 2005.

Sean J. Barbeau, “Digital Travel Assistant: A Potential Technology Application to Assist

Transit Riders with Special Needs” at the Fifth Annual National Conference for the Association

of Travel Instructors (ATI) in Seattle, WA. August 12th, 2005.

COMPETITIVE SPONSORED RESEARCH GRANTS

“Moving America on Transit – Innovation in Real-time Transit Information,” Value: $154,957,

National Center for Transit Research, Principle Investigator, March 6, 2012.

“Development of a Regional Public Transportation GIS Architecture and Data Model,” Value:

$100,000, Sponsor: National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) & Florida Department of

Transportation, Role: Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI), Co-PIs: Hillsman.

“Enabling Cost-Effective Multimodal Trip Planners through Open Transit Data,” Value:

$100,000, Sponsor: National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) & Florida Department of

Transportation, Role: Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI), Co-PIs: Hillsman.

“Travel Assistance Device: Deployment to Transit Agencies,” Value: $100,000, Sponsor:

National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) & Florida Department of Transportation, Role:

Principle Investigator (PI), Co-PIs: Georggi, Winters.

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“Dynamic Travel Information - Personalized and Delivered to Your Cell Phone,” Value:

$150,000, Sponsor: National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) & Florida Department of

Transportation, Role: Principle Investigator (PI), Co-PIs: Winters, Georggi, Perez, and Labrador.

“Enhancing TACLAN’s Location-Based Real-time Tracking Application,” Value: $100,000,

Sponsor: Team TACLAN, iGov division for USSOCOM, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Labrador.

“Travel Assistant Device (TAD) to Aid Transit Riders with Special Needs: Phase 2 – AVL

integration,” Value: $80,000, Sponsor: Transportation Research Board (TRB) – Innovation

Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Transit Program, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Winters,

Georggi, Perez, and Labrador.

“Travel Assistant Device (TAD) to Aid Transit Riders with Special Needs: Phase 1

Supplement,” Value: $40,000, Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Winters, Georggi,

Perez, and Labrador

“Travel Assistant Device (TAD) to Aid Transit Riders with Special Needs,” Value: $87,000,

Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Winters, Georggi, Perez, and Labrador.

“Evaluation of Smart Video for Transit Event Detection,” Value: $150,000, Sponsor: NCTR &

FDOT, Role: Researcher, Co-PIs: Sapper, Goldgof.

“Enhancing Transit Safety and Security through Wireless Detection and Communication

Technologies,” Value: $118,000, Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Winters,

Georggi, Perez, and Labrador.

“TACLAN - Real-time Tracking and Bidirectional Multimedia Communication with TACLAN

Computer Users in the Field,” Value: $100,000, Sponsor: Team TACLAN, iGov division for

USSOCOM, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Labrador.

“Smart Phone Application to Influence Travel Behavior (TRAC-IT Phase 3),” Value: $125,000,

Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Winters, Georggi, Perez, and Labrador.

“Testing the Impact of Personalized Feedback on Household Travel Behavior (TRAC-IT Phase

2),” Value: $100,000, Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Winters, Georggi, Perez,

and Labrador.

“Wi-Via: Enhancing Transportation Safety and Security via Scalable Location-Based Wireless

Applications,” Value: $185, 000, Sponsor: University Consortium for Intermodal

Transportation Safety and Security (UCITSS), Role: Researcher, Co-PIs: Winters, Perez, and

Labrador.

“NSTAR: National Smart Transportation Archive Researcher Program,” Value: $100,000,

Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role: Co-PI, Co-PIs: Hendricks and Georggi.

“Wi-Ride: Enhancing the Rider Experience: The Impact of Wireless Connectivity and Real-

Time Information on Transit Ridership,” Value: $100,000, Sponsor: NCTR & FDOT, Role:

Researcher, Co-PIs: Winters, Perez, and Labrador.

“TRAC-IT: Traveling Smart: Increasing Transit Ridership by Automatic Collection (TRAC) of

Individual Travel Behavior Data and Personalized Feedback,” Value: $100,000, Sponsor:

NCTR & FDOT, Role: Researcher, Co-PIs: Winters, Perez, and Labrador.

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the “Java Specification Request (JSR) 293: Location API v2.0” international expert

group that is responsible for defining the next-generation software standard for Java Micro

Edition (JME) location-aware mobile devices.

Founding faculty member of the Location-Aware Information Systems Laboratory at USF.

Member, National Academy of Inventors.

IEEE Computer Society member.

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INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS

Established relationship between USF and Sprint-Nextel Application Developer Program which

has resulted in access to restricted location-aware functions and donated Professional Developer

Program membership, as well as donated commercially-available and pre-market cell phones and

cell phone service valued at $25,000 annually.

Established relationship between USF and Motorola to create Motorola-sponsored projects for

USF Computer Science undergraduate Senior Project class.

Formed contacts with key companies in location-aware technology through JSR293 Expert

Group, including Sprint-Nextel, Motorola, Nokia, Navteq, Sony Ericsson, and SiRF.

In 2010, USF licensed the Travel Assistance Device, and underlying LAISYC framework

technologies, to the Tampa-based company DAJUTA for commercialization.

AWARDS

USF’s 2008 Excellence in Innovation Award for work in the area of location-based services,

presented by USF’s Office of Research & Innovation

National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) Student of the Year, 2008.

STUDENT INTERACTIONS

Managed a team of up to nine undergraduate and graduate, including Masters and Ph.D.,

Computer Science students working cooperatively on location-aware information systems

research grants.

Mentor in USF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program from 2004 to present,

including mentoring of several award-winning REU students recognized in USF university-wide

competitions.

Guest Lecturer for various USF Computer Science, Transportation, and Psychology classes.

Design of USF class syllabus, materials, and labs for undergraduate Computer Science class

“Location Based Services.”

Member of MS Thesis Committee, Arica Bolechal. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Travel

Assistance Device on the Bus Riding Behavior of Individuals with Disabilities,” Applied

Behavior Analysis Master’s Program, Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at USF. 2009-

2010.

MEDIA APPEARANCES / CITATIONS

Peterson, Lindsay. “USF patent would make cellphones an interactive crime-fighting tool,” The

Tampa Tribune, front page, Sunday, January 29, 2012. http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-

news/2012/jan/29/usf-patent-would-make-cellphones-an-interactive-cr-ar-352615/

Gillis, Janet. USF Magazine Spring 2012. “Research: Crime-Busting Technology,”

http://magazine.usf.edu/2012-spring/spotlight/research/crime-busting-technology.aspx

Transportation Research Board ABJ40 Travel Survey Methods Committee website, TRAC-IT

featured under “Relevant Papers”. February 2010.

Disability.gov. “Assistive Technology ->Mobility”, March 2010.

Citation of TAD: Ferris et al. “Location-Aware Tools for Improving Public Transit Usability,”

IEEE Pervasive Computing Location-Based Services, Volume 9, Number 1 Jan-March 2010.

TRB Ignition. “A TAD Bit of Help for Special Needs Riders,” Fall/Winter 2009.

Leibs, Andrew. “Travel Assistance Device: GPS-Enabled Cell Phone Application Makes Riding

Buses Safe and Easy,” Suite101.com, November 17, 2009.

USTelecom – The Broadband Association. “Tech Advances Aid the Disabled,” November 12,

2009.

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enVision. “Travel Assistance Device Provides Mobility to Disabled,” USF College of

Engineering Newsletter, November 2009.

Keller, Emily – “Cell Phones Could Offer Travel Instructions to People with Cognitive

Disabilities,” Transportation Access Blog, July 28, 2009.

Jennifer Collins, Phil Winters, Sean Barbeau. “Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery

Using GPS-enabled Cell Phones,” Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, Volume 90,

Number 7, July 2009.

Gordon, Daniel. “Cell phone technology nears completion,” USF Oracle, June 11, 2009.

Pransky, Noah. “New cell application could save lives,” WTSP 10 Connects, Original Air Date

May 28th, 2009.

The Oracle - Bus tracking system will aid disabled passengers,

February 3, 2009.

Metro Magazine. “Travel Software to Aid Disabled Riders,” February 2009.

Withrow, Jenna. “Bus Tracking System will Aid Disabled Passengers,” USF Oracle, January

14th, 2009. http://www.usforacle.com/bus-tracking-system-will-aid-disabled-passengers-

1.1331342

MSNBC.com. Device Helps Disabled Gain Independence - News- msnbc.com, January 5, 2009.

TBO News Metro. Device Helps Disabled Gain Independence

TBO News Metro - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/metro/. January 5, 2009.

Dynamic Patents. Patents Pending on Travel Assistance Device | DynamicPatents ...

DynamicPatents: Patent News,... - http://www.dynamicpatents.com/. January 5, 2009.

Schopes, Rich. “Device Helps Disabled Gain Independence,” Tampa Tribune, Monday January

5th, 2009.

Citation of TAD in 2009 Governor’s Commission on Disabilities Report. Section D – 5-

Transportation, Proposed Implementation Strategies.

USDOT RITA UTC Spotlight Newsletter – “Travel Assistant Device (TAD) Aids Transit Riders

with Special Needs,” November 2008.

CUTRlines. “TRAC-IT Uses Cell Phones to Collect Travel Behavior Data,” Vol 18. No 2. 2008.

Berkman, Karen. “Helping The Disabled Avoid Getting Lost,” Tampa Tribune, September 19,

2008.

Tampa Bay Times Interview – “Telecommuting: good idea or bad call?”, Dalia Colon, Tampa

Bay Times, August 20th 2008.

TV coverage by Emily Maza from Bay News 9 on “New Cell Phone Program Gives Bus Riders a

Hand,” Week of August 6th, 2008.

Citation in “TCRP Synthesis 73 – AVL System for Bus Transit: Update” January 2008.

McCrea, Bridget. “CUTR’s Edge,” Maddux Business Report, January/February 2007, pg. 13.

Fillmore, Randolph and Booth, Philip. “Building a Smarter Cell Phone,” USF Magazine, Winter

2007, Vol. 49, No. 1, pg. 20-21.

TV interview with Gloria Gomez from WTVT Fox 13 news on “Cell Phone Tracking Becomes

Police Tool, Week of June 7th, 2007. Air date June 7

th, 2007. Available online here.

TV interview with Frank Robertson from WTVT Fox 13 news on “WiVia Safety / Security

System, Week of February 19th, 2007. Air date February 26, 2007 on Fox EDGE news at 11pm.

Available online here.

Fillmore, Randolph. “Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives,” USF Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 5.

October 19, 2006.

Fillmore, Randolph. “Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives,” Physorg.com. October 20, 2006.

Fillmore, Randolph. “Wireless Safety / Security System (Wi-Via) to make your cell phone even

more useful,” What’s Next in Science & Technology. October 20, 2006.

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Fillmore, Randolph. “Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives,” Technology News Daily,

Scottsdale, AZ. October 21, 2006.

Booth, Philip. “USF’s Center for Urban Transportation Research Helps Develop New Software

Standard for Mobile Phones,” USF Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 5. October 23, 2006.

Schreiner, Mark. WUSF 89.7 FM “Cell Phone of the Future” interview with Sean Barbeau and

Nevine Georggi for University Beat program. Broadcast week of 11/27/2006.

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