I am a Ph.D. student in the Computer & Information Sciences department at the University of Delaware. I completed my dissertation proposal in June 2007 and expect to defend the dissertaion in May 2009. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Messiah College in 2001 and with a master's degree in computer science from the University of Delaware.

Research

I work with Keith Decker in the multi-agent systems lab on distributed constraint optimization approaches to multi-agent scheduling. I am also applying techniques from this research to improve wireless networking latencies (joint work with Justin Yackoski). I am also working with Michela Taufer and the GCLab during the summer 2008 session on optimization problems for multi-project volunteer computing.

Publications

J. Atlas, K. Decker. Coordination of Agent Schedules using Distributed Neighbor Exchange. Submitted. [PDF]

J. Atlas, T. Estrada, K. Decker, M. Taufer. Balancing Scientist Needs and Volunteer Preferences in Volunteer Computing using Constraint Optimization. To appear in the International Conference on Computational Science 2009. [PDF]

J. Atlas. A Distributed Constraint Optimization Approach for Coordination under Uncertainty. To appear in AAMAS09 [extended abstract]. [PDF]

J. Atlas, M. Warner, and K. Decker. A Memory Bounded Hybrid Approach to Distributed Constraint Optimization. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Distributed Constraint Reasoning (DCR) at AAMAS08, 37-51, 2008. [PDF]

J. Atlas, K. Decker. Task Scheduling using Constraint Optimization with Uncertainty. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Coordinating Agents' Plans and Schedules (CAPS) at AAMAS07, 25-28, 2007. [PDF]

J. Atlas, K. Decker. A Complete Distributed Constraint Optimization Method For Non-Traditional Pseudotree Arrangements. Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS07), 736-743, 2007. [PDF]

J. Atlas, K. Decker, and M. Swany. Flexible Grid Workflows Using TAEMS. Proceedings of the Workshop on Exploring Planning and Scheduling for Web Services, Grid, and Autonomic Computing at AAAI05, 24-31, 2005. [PDF]

J. Atlas. Mixed Scale Coordination. University of Delaware. Technical Report. 2006.

Teaching