Dr. Jorge Luis Romeu

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Syracuse University
L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Professor
Quanterion Solutions Inc./RIAC
Reliability Info. & Analysis Center
Senior Science Advisor
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Mailing Address

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
151 Link Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (315) 476-8994
Fax: (315) 443-9099
jlromeu@syr.edu
http://lcs.syr.edu/faculty/romeu/

Qualifications

Certified Quality Engineer, American Society for Quality, Quality and SPC, 2006.
Senior Member, American Society for Quality, 2005.
Certified Reliability Engineer, American Society for Quality, Reliability Engineering, 2004.
Chartered Statistician Fellow, Royal Statistical Society, Professional Statistics Accreditation, 1992.
Ph.D., Syracuse University, Operations Research, 1990.
Licenciado, University of Havana, Mathematical Statistics, 1973.

Expertise and Research Interests

Statistics and operations research modeling and analysis.
Reliability, quality control and industrial statistics.
Technology and modern pedagogy in science education.
International education and educational research.

Other Expertise

Operating Systems: CMS, VMS, Unix, Windows
Programming Languages: FORTRAN, Pascal, C
Statistical Analysis Packages: Minitab, S-Plus, SAS/JMP
Operations Research/Simulation Packages: Lindo, GPSS, ARENA
Faculty Development Workshops and International Education
Completely trilingual in Spanish, English, and French

Juarez Lincoln Marti International Education Project Director

For additional information visit http://web.cortland.edu/matresearch/

Future Research

Design of Experiments, regression, data analysis
Quality: Continuous Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, SPC,
Systems analysis, modeling and simulation
Science and statistics education and research
Development of international education programs

Industrial Relevance

Design of Experiments for factor identification/screening
Factor identification/selection via discriminant analysis
Hardware/SW reliability modeling and data analysis
Weibull modeling and data analysis of failure data
SPC applications to real-time process problem detection
Time series modeling/analysis/forecasting methods
Pattern recognition of radar clutter (distribution ID )
Simulation modeling and evaluation of telephone centers
Authored an applied engineering statistics textbook
Development/teaching of applid statistics short courses
Development of applied statistics tutorials for the web

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Aerospace Engineering, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Engineering Statistics, Industrial Engineering, International Education or Training, Manufacturing Engineering, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Optimization, Science Education, Statistics.

Additional Terms:

Reliability and Quality Control, Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis, System Simulation, Modeling, and Optimization.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
French: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Spanish: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Italian: (Functional, Basic, Basic)
Russian: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American Society for Quality
American Statistical Association
Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy
Inter-American Statistical Institute
International Association for Statistical Education
Royal Statistical Society

Honors and Awards

2008, Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Rome Laboratory, Systems Modeling and Design of Experiments
2007, Research Associate, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Rome Laboratory, Modeling and Design of Experiments
2006, Senior Speaker Specialist, Fulbright, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, Experimental Design
2005, Senior Member, American Society for Quality
2004, Senior Speaker Specialist, Fulbright, Universidad Catolica, Santo Domingo, RD
2003, Senior Speaker Specialist, Fulbright, University of Veracruzana, Mexico, Science Education
2002, Outstanding Professional Development, Mohawk Valley Engineering Exec. Council
2001-2006, Senior Speaker Specialist, Fulbright, Speaker Specialists Roster, Statistics and Science Education
2000, Senior Speaker Specialist, US Dept. of State, UDLA/U. de las Americas, Puebla MX., Statistics Education
1998, Designated Emeritus Faculty State University of New York
1997, Saaty Award, Amer. Jour. of Math. & Manag. Sci., Best Applied Stats. Paper of the Year
1995, Elected Member, State University of New York, Sigma Xi Research Society, Statistics
1994, Senior Scholar, Fulbright, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, Statistics and Simulation
1993, Elected Chartered Stat. Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
1992-1993, Research Associate, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Rome Laboratory, Distribution Identification/Signal Processing.
1991, Elected Full Member Operations Research Society of America (ORSA)
1989, Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Award, State University of New York/UUP
1984, Elected Fellow, Institute of Statisticians, U.K.
1983, Commitment to Excellence Award, IIT Research Institute

Previous Positions

1998-2007, Senior Engineer, IIT Research Institute (IITRI)/Alion Sciences, Reliability Analysis Center (RAC), Systems Rel. Ctr. (SRC)
1985-1998, Assistant/Associate/Emeritus Professor, State University of New York College at Cortland, Mathematics
1982-1985, Associate/Research Engineer, IIT Research Institute, Data Analysis Center for Software and Reliability Analysis Center
1980-1982, Teaching/Research Assistant, Syracuse University, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
1971-1980, Research Statistician, Cuban Ministries of Petroleum, Construction, Agriculture, Research Divisions

Funding Received

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): Study of Radar Clutter, $20,000, Aug 1992 to Aug 1993.
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): Factor Screening via Design of Experiments, $30,000, 2007 to 2008.

Publications

  • Romeu, J. L. (2008) Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis Enhancing Human Rights Work (Ch. 4), in Statistical Methods for Human Rights, Eds. Ascher, Banks, Springer/Amer. Stat. Assoc. (bookchapter)
  • Romeu, J. L. (2008) Teaching Engineering Statistics with Technology, Group Learning, Projects, Simulations and Student Presentations, Jour. Educ. Tech. Systems, 36 (3), 297--304
  • Romeu, J. L. (2007) On Operations Research and Statistic Techniques: keys to quantitative data mining, Amer. Jour. of Math & Mgment Sciences, 26 (3 & 4), 293-328
  • Romeu, J. L. (2006) Teaching Engineering Statistics to Practicing Engineers, International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS-7), International Assoc. for Statistical Education (IASE)
  • Romeu, J. L. (2006) On the Juarez Lincoln Marti International Education Project, Amer. Jour. Mathematical and Management Science, 25 (1&2), 1--20
  • Romeu, J.L. (2005) Sobre el Proyecto Juarez Lincoln Marti de Educacion Int'l, Amer. Jour. of Mathematical and Management Science, 25 (1&2), 21--42
  • Romeu, J. L. (2005) Availability, Newsletter of the ASQ Statistical Division, 24 (1), 4--10
  • Measuring Cost Avoidance in the Face of Messy Data, Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), Proceedings, Los Angeles, CA, 22 Jan 2004
  • Design and Evaluation of Aquatic Ecosystems via Discrete Event Simulation, Federal Comm. On Stat. Methodology Research Conference, Proceedings, Washington DC, 17 Nov 2003
  • The Juarez Lincoln Marti Project: an Example of International Co-operation in Education and Research, International Statistical Institute Bienial Conference, Proceedings, Berlin, Germany, 14 Aug 2003
  • Classroom Administration: the Often Neglected Component of Technology Infusion, Journal of Ed. Tech. Systems, 31(1), 35-43, 2002
  • Un Proyecto para la Formacion de Profesionales Internacionales, La Ciencia y el Hombre; Revista de la Universidad Veracruzana, XIV(3), 2001
  • Romeu, Jl. L., Grethlein, C. E. (2000) A Practical Guide to Statistical Anal. of Mater. Property Data, AMPTIAC, ISBN=7540-01-280-5
  • A Small Sample Monte Carlo Study of Four System Reliability Bounds, Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, 16(1), 117-26, 1989
  • Another Look at the Comparison of the Non Overlapping Batch Means and Area Simulation Output Analysis Procedures, Actas del II Seminario Internacional de Investigacion Operativa en el Pais Vasco. San Sebastian, Spain, July 1988
  • Comparison of Parametric and Non Parametric Statistical Procedures in Software Engineering Data Analysis, Proc. of the Symp. on Statistical Analysis of Large Data Bases, 1987
  • Teaching Engineering Statistics With Simulation, Journal of the Institute of Statisticians (RSS, Series D), 35(4), 1986
  • A Simulation Approach for the Analysis and Forecast of Software Productivity, Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, 9(2), 1985
  • A Problem Statement and Classification Scheme for Combined Hardware and Software Reliability Modeling, Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. San Francisco, CA, 1984
  • Some Measurement Problems Detected in the Analysis of Software Productivity Data and their Statistical Consequences, Proceedings of the Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC'83), 17-24, November 1983
  • A Discussion of Software Reliability Modeling Problems. The Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute. Vol. 14, No. 4. October 2000.
  • Technology and International Education. Journal of. Educational Technology Systems. Vol. 28(4), 305-310, 1999-2000.
  • A Statistical Assessment of An Experiment to Compare Traditional vs. Laboratory Approaches in Teaching Programming. Jour. Educ. Tech. Systems. Vol. 27(4), 319-324 (1999)
  • Minitab and Pizza: a Workshop Experiment. Jour. Educ. Tech. Systems. Vol. 27(2), 163-168 (1998).
  • A Project for Faculty Development in a Transitional Cuba. Proceedings of 8th ASCE Meeting. Miami, Fla. Aug. 1998
  • On Simulation and Statistical Education. Amer. Jour. of Math. and Management Sciences. Special Issue on Discrete Event Simulation. Vols. 3 & 4, 1997.
  • Assessment of Group Learning, Workshops and Simulations in Stat. Education. Proceedings of the 51st Session, International Statistical Institute. Istambul, Turkey. August 1997
  • Further Monte Carlo Investigations of a Model for Non Gaussian Radar Clutter Generation. Proceedings, Interface Symposium. Rice University. Houston, TX. March 1997.
  • A New Test for Multivariate Normality. Amer. Jour. of Math. and Management Sciences. Vol. 4, 1996. Awarded the Saaty Prize for best applied statistics paper published in 1997 in the journal.
  • Validation of Multivariate Monte Carlo Studies. Chapter in ''Recent Advances in Statistics and Probability. Editors: M. L. Puri and J. P. Vilaplana. Publisher: VSP Int'l Science. Netherland. 1994
  • A Statistical Comparison of Cuban Socioeconomic Development. Proceedings of Social Statistics. ASA 1994 Annual Meeting
  • Statistical Thinking in the Assessment of Human Rights in Cuba. Proceedings of Social Statistics. ASA 1993 Annual Meeting
  • Monte Carlo Investigation of a Model for Generation of Non Gaussian Radar Clutter. Proceedings of the Interface Symposium. San Diego, CA. April 1993
  • A Comparative Study of Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Multivariate Normality. Journal of Multivariate Analysis. August, 1993
  • A New Graphical Test for Multivariate Normality. Communications in Statistics, Simulation & Computation. Vol. 21, No. 1, 1992

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