Guillermo Tonsmann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Austin Campus
Department of Information and Computer Science

Guillermo Tonsmann received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineeering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Peru (1988), a Masters in Engineering from Potcheftstroom University, South Africa (1993), an Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of South Africa (1995) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (2001). His currents interests include Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Scientific Computing, Image Analysis, Software Development, and Computer Graphics.

E-mail: tonsmann@park.edu
Office: Avalon II, Suite 100,
           10415 Morado Circle,
           Austin, TX 78759
Phone: (512) 385-7275 ext 209
Fax: (512) 385-8648

Publications

• Identifying DNA Strands Using a Kernel of Classified Sequences.
  Tonsmann, Guillermo, David D. Pollock, Wanjun Gu and Todd A. Castoe Proceedings 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009), Los Angeles, California (March 31 - April 2, 2009).
• Sequential and Parallel Rule Extraction from a Concept Lattice.
  Tonsmann, Guillermo Proceedings 2006 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN’06), Las Vegas, Nevada (June 26-29, 2006):45-50.
• Refinement to a Wavelet-Based Algorithm for the Estimation of Velocity Vector Fields.
  Tonsmann, Guillermo, John M. Tyler, Nan D. Walker, Lawrence Rouse Jr. and William J. Wiseman Proceedings 2004 International Conference on Image Science, Systems and Technology (CISST’04), Las Vegas, Nevada (June 21-24, 2004):363-369.
• A Wavelet-Based Algorithm for the Estimation of Velocity Vector Fields.
  Tonsmann, Guillermo, John M. Tyler, Nan D. Walker, William J. Wiseman and Lawrence Rouse Jr. Proceedings 2002 International Conference on Image Science, Systems and Technology (CISST’02), Las Vegas, Nevada (June 24-27, 2002): 232-238.
• A Multiresolution Algorithm for the Estimation of Oceanic Surface Velocity Vector Fields.
  Tonsmann, Guillermo, John M. Tyler, Nan D. Walker, Lawrence Rouse Jr., and William J. Wiseman. Proceedings at the 7th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments. Miami, Florida (May 20-22, 2002): CD ROM.
• Evaluation on the use of wavelets for estimation of oceanic surface velocity vector fields.
  Tonsmann, G., Tyler, J.M. SPIE Proceedings, Wavelet Applications VII in Digital Image Processing, Vol. 4056-16 (2000): 120-126.
• Estimation of oceanic surface velocity fields using wavelets.
  Tonsmann, G., Tyler, J.M. SPIE Proceedings, Wavelet Applications VI Vol. 3723 (1999): 122-129.

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Teaching

Courses Taught at Park University

• CS 140 Introduction to Computers.
  (Fall I 2007; Spring II 2008)
• CS 151 Introduction Programming.
  (Fall I 2007; Summer and Fall I 2008; Spring I and Fall I 2009)
• CS 208 Discrete Mathematics.
  (Fall I 2008 and Fall I 2009)
• CS 219 Programming Fundamentals.
  (Fall II 2007; Fall II 2008; Spring II 2009)
• CS 321 Web Programming 1.
  (Summer 2007; Spring II 2008)
• CS 360 Database Management.
  (Spring I 2008; Spring I 2009)
• CS 365 Computer Networking.
  (Spring I 2008)
• IS 205 Managing Information Systems.
  (Fall II 2008)

Courses Taught at Loyola University New Orleans

• COSC A111 Introduction to the Internet.
  (Fall 2001; Spring, Summer & Fall 2002, Summer & Fall 2003, Summer & Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Spring I and Fall 2006)
• COSC A119 Introduction to Computer Science.
  (Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring I-2006)
• COSC A270 Introduction to Visual Databases.
  (Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2005, Spring I-2006)
• COSC A216 Fundamentals of Software Development.
  (Summer 2004)
• COSC A280 Introduction to Computer Graphics.
  (Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2005)
• COSC A316 Data Structures.
  (Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Spring I and Fall 2006)
• COSC A425 Computer Graphics.
  (Fall 2001, Spring 2003)
• COSC A475 Advanced Programming Language Concepts.
  (Spring II-2006)
• COSC A493 Image Processing.
  (Fall 2002, Fall 2006)
• COSC Z194 Internet-Human Issues.
  (Fall 2004)

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Education

• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA,
  Ph.D. in Computer Science (2001).
  Doctoral Dissertation in Estimation of Oceanic Surface Velocity Vector Fields Using Multiresolution.
  Advisor: Dr. John M. Tyler.
• University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa,
  Honors B.S. in Computer Science (1995).
• Potchefstroom University (currently North-West University), Potchefstroom, South Africa,
  M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering (1993).
• Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima, Peru,
  B.S., Major in Chemical Engineering (1984).

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Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Park University - Austin Campus (2007-present).
• Assistant Professor, Loyola University New Orleans (2001-2007).
• Research Assistant, Louisiana State University (2000-2001).
• Instructor / Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University (1996-2000).
• Senior Process Engineer, SASTECH R&D, Sasol Group of Companies, Sasol, South Africa (1992-1995).
• Process Engineer, SASTECH R&D, Sasol Group of Companies, Sasol, South Africa (1989-1992).
• Microcomputer Center Administrator, Servicios Educativos El Agustino, Lima, Peru; (1988-1989).
• Technical Manager, NUCOMP S.A., Lima, Peru; (1984-1989).
• Teaching Assistant, Departmento de Procesos Industriales, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima, Peru; (1983-1984).
• Computer Programmer, Centro de Computo, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima , Peru; (1983-1984).
• Summer Intern, Departamento Tecnico, Petroleos del Peru; (PETROPERU), Lima, Peru; (1984).

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