Selected Curriculum Vitae

John B. Smith

 Professor Emeritus
Department of Computer Science 
University of North Carolina 
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175 
919-967-2001 (home) 
e-mail: jbs@cs.unc.edu
url:  http://www.cs.unc.edu/~jbs

Education

• B.A. The University of the South (Sewanee), Mathematics, 1962.
• M.A. The University of South Carolina, English, 1964.
• Ph.D. The University of North Carolina, English, 1970.

Professional Employment

• The University of North Carolina
  • 2011 - present Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
  • 1995 - 2011 Professor of Computer Science
  • 1984 - 1995 Associate Professor of Computer Science
• The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1974 - 1983 Associate Professor of English
  • 1970 - 1974 Assistant Professor of English
  • 1970 - 1977 Research Consultant, Computation Center

• Web Services (Comp 190),
      Fall, 2002.
• Enterprise Computing (Comp 190 [119]), 
      Fall, 2003; Fall, 2001; Fall, 2000.
• Advanced World Wide Web Programming (Comp 118), 
      Spring, 2002;  Spring, 2001;  Spring, 2000;  Spring, 1999;  Spring, 1998.
• Introduction to WWW Programming (Comp 117), 
      Fall, 2002;  Fall, 1999;  Fall, 1998;  Fall, 1997;  Fall, 1996.
• The World Wide Web: What, How, & Why (Comp 006), 
      Spring, 2000.

Grants/Contracts/Awards

• IBM Equipment Grant to support J2EE and Web Service Courses and Research, 2002, $80,000 (shared).
• IBM Equipment Grant to support J2EE and Enterprise Computing Courses and Research, 2001, $80,000 (shared).
• National Science Foundation, Adapting to Advanced Computer Systems: An Experimental Study of Computer-Mediated Cognition, (IRI-9202253), 9/1/93 - 8 /31/96, $211,942.
• National Science Foundation, Building and Using a Collaboratory: A Foundation for Supporting and Studying Group Collaborations, (IRI-9015443), 9/1 /90 - 6/30/95, $950,000, including supplement.
• IBM Corporation: Shared University Research Grant, A Hypermedia Environment for Software Development, (#866), 9/1/89 - 8/31/92, $467,932.
• National Science Foundation, An Environment for Developing and Using Cognitive Grammars to Study Human-Computer Interaction, (IRI-8817305), 2/15/89 - 7/31/90, $149,756.
• National Science Foundation, Hypertext '87 Workshop (IRI-8715704), 1987, $19,176.
• Army Research Institute, An Experimental Study of Writers' Cognitive Strategies Using Advanced Computer Tools (MDA-903-86-C-0345), 10/20/86 - 9/19/ 89, $435,874.
• National Science Foundation, Cognitive Strategies for Writers Using Advanced Computer Tools (IRS-8519517), 3/1/86 - 8/31/88, $259,970. Supplement, Research Experience for Undergraduates, $8,000.

• Web Services (http://www.cs.unc.edu/Courses/comp190/)

• Enterprise Computing (http://www.cs.unc.edu/Courses/comp119/)

• Advanced WWW Programming (http://www.cs.unc.edu/Courses/comp118/)

• Introduction to WWW Programming (http://www.cs.unc.edu/Courses/comp117/)

• A Strategic Method for Writing (http://www.cs.unc.edu/~jbs/sm/)

• On-Line Lessons in Java and Web-based Programming (http://www.cs.unc.edu/Courses/jbs/lessons/)

Selected Print Publications

• Smith, J.B. (1994), Collective Intelligence in Computer-Based Collaboration. Hillsdale, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates.
• Shackelford, D.E., Smith, J.B.; & Smith, F.D. (1993), "The Architecture and Implementation of a Distributed Hypermedia Storage System," Proceedings of Hypertext '93, New York: ACM Press, 1-13.
• Smith, J.B.; Smith, D.K.; & Kupstas, E. (1993), "Automated Protocol Analysis ," Human-Computer Interaction, 8, 2 (1993), 101-145.
• Jeffay, K.; Lin, J.K.; Menges, J.; Smith, F.D.; & Smith, J.B. (1992), "Architecture of the Artifact-Based Collaborations System Matrix," Proceedings of CSCW '92, New York: ACM Press, 195-202.
• Smith, J.B.; & Lansman, M. (1992), "Designing Theory-Based Systems: A Case Study," Proceedings of CHI '92, New York: ACM Press, 479-488.
• Smith, J.B.; & Smith, F.D. (1991), "ABC: A Hypermedia System for Artifact-Based Collaboration," Proceedings of Hypertext '91, New York: ACM Press, pp 179-192.
• Gauch, S.; & Smith, J.B. (1991), "Search Improvement via Automatic Query Reformulation," ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 9, 3 (July), 249- 280.
• Smith, J.B.; & Lansman, M. (1989), "A Cognitive Basis for a Computer Writing Environment," In B.K. Britton & S.M. Glynn (Eds.), Computer Writing Aids: Theory, Research, & Practice, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 17-56.
• Smith, J.B.; Weiss, S.F. and Ferguson, G.J. (1987), "MICROARRAS: An Advanced Full-Text Retrieval and Analysis System," Proceedings of 1987 ACM International Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, pp. 187-95. Revised version published in special issue of Information Processing and Management.
• Smith, J.B. and Weiss, S.F. (1987), "Formatting Texts Accessed Randomly," Software: Practice and Experience, 17, 1, 5-16.

Professional Activities

• Conference Co-chair, CSCW '94.
• Program Committee, CSCW '92.
• Conference Co-chair, Hypertext '87, international workshop held at UNC, fall, 1987.
• Editorial Board, Collaborative Computing, 1994.
• Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1986-present.
• Reviewer, Software: Practice and Experience, 1986-87.

Community Activities

• Orange County Information Technology Advisory Committee, 1997-present, chaired first two years.
• Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors, 1999-present.