Dr. Michael D. ProctorDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management SystemsBiographical SketchDr. Proctor currently serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida. In this capacity, Dr. Proctor pursues research in Interactive Simulation, Entity and Unit Behavior modeling, Gaming and Training as well as Simulation Based Acquisition. Dr. Proctor teaching focus is on graduate instruction. EIN5255, Interactive Simulation, focuses on: assessing training system usability, building virtual environments and scenarios for human interaction, fundamental agent construction and simulation interoperability for distributed play through such methods as DIS and HLA. EIN6645, Real Time Simulation Agents, focuses on the construction of knowledge based entities that can autonomously participate in agent-avatar societies within a simulation environment and human-agent teams within the real world. EIN6357, Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis, focuses on applying various techniques of discounted cash flow analysis with elements of risk consideration as it applies to corporate technology, supply-chain, and production investments. EIN6938, Simulation based Acquisition, focuses on use of simulation throughout the system life cycle to reduce cost, schedule and risk while improving system performance and quality. Other courses include: EIN5117, Management Information Systems, which focuses on use of information technology for competitive advantage and organizational improvement, and EIN6322, Engineering Management, which focuses on business and organizational strategy formulation and implementation. Dr. Proctor previously served for the Training and Doctrine Analysis Center as Director of Research Activities in Monterey California on the grounds of the Naval Postgraduate School. In this position, Dr. Proctor directed twenty-three original, competitively-selected, externally-funded, simulation research projects entailing over $3.6 million. In addition Dr. Proctor advised, oversaw and in some cases directed the research activities of over fifteen military officers at RAND, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Proctor is also a decorated, retired Lieutenant Colonel. He is a Command and General Staff College graduate and was selected for the Army War College prior to retirement. Dr. Proctor graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned in the Army. After graduating from Infantry, Airborne and Ranger schools, Lieutenant Proctor served more than two years as a unit leader in numerous field experiments and live simulations as part of the Combat Developments Experimentation Command at Ft. Hunter Liggett California. These experiments and simulations spanned a significant range of environments, equipment types, human-to-human and man-machine interactions. Following the CDEC assignment, he served in various other Infantry leader, command and staff position throughout the world. From 1980 to 1983, Captain Proctor taught mathematics at the USMA Preparatory School. He was selected for advanced civil school and upon promotion to Major he became Chief of the Analysis and Technical Support Division of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Board at Ft. Bragg North Carolina. In this capacity, Dr. Proctor developed test plans, designed experiments and conducted analysis for scores of tests involving a tremendous variety of personnel, equipment and environments. Dr. Proctor was subsequently competitively
selected for a fully-funded scholarship at North Carolina State University where he earned
his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (1991). He also holds a BS from the USMA (1972),
MS in Computer Science from Monmouth University (1983), and MS in Operations
Research from Florida Institute of Technology (1984). Dr. Proctor was an award
recipient of the UCF Teaching Incentive Program (2000) and a recipient of the UCF
College of
Engineering and Computer Science Distinguished Research Lecturer |