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Fishwick, Paul

Dr. Paul A. Fishwick

Professor of Computer Science,

Distinguished University Chair of Arts and Technology

Degrees:

  • Ph.D., Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1986
  • M.S., Applied Science, College of William and Mary, 1983
  • B.S., Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 1977

Research Interests:

  • Computer Simulation and Modeling
  • Discrete Event Modeling Methodology
  • Aesthetic Computing
  • Computer Science Education
  • Multimedia

Major Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow, Society for Computer Simulation International (SCSI), 1998
  • Delivered 19 international Keynote addresses during career
  • Elected to journal editorial boards: ACM Trans. On Modeling and Computer Simulation, ACM Computing Surveys, SCS Transactions on Simulation, Journal of Simulation
  • Florida Blue Key Distinguished Professor Award, 2008
  • Distinguished and Outstanding Service Awards for chairing the 2000 Winter Simulation (WSC) Conference from ACM, SCS, and WSC, 2000

Representative Publications:

  • Fishwick, P., Sally Brailsford, Simon J. E. Taylor, Andreas Tolk, and Adelinde Uhrmacher. Modeling for Everyone: Emphasizing the Role of Modeling in STEM Education, Eds, A. Tolk, S. Y. Diallo, I. O. Ryzhov, L. Yilmaz, S. Buckley, and J. A. Miller. Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, GA. December 2014.
  • Doore, K. and Fishwick, P. Prototyping an Analog Computing Representation of Predator-Prey Dynamics, Eds, A. Tolk, S. Y. Diallo, I. O. Ryzhov, L. Yilmaz, S. Buckley, and J. A. Miller. Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, GA. December 2014.
  • Howell, M., D. Vega, K. Doore, and P. Fishwick, Prototyping an Analog Computing Representation of Predator-Prey Dynamics, Eds, A. Tolk, S. Y. Diallo, I. O. Ryzhov, L. Yilmaz, S. Buckley, and J. A. Miller. Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, GA. December 2014.
  • Fishwick, P. Computing as Model-Based Empirical Science, Proceedings of the SIGSIM-PADS ’14 Conference, Denver, CO. pp. 205-212.
  • Coffey, A. J., Kamhawi, R., Fishwick, P. and Henderson, J. New Media Environments’ Comparative Effects upon Cultural Sensitivity: A Five-Dimensional Analysis, Journal of Intercultural Relations, 37: 605-627, 2013.

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