David Rager

Position:

Former Faculty Research Assistant,
Parallel Understanding Systems Group,
Department of Computer Science,
University of Maryland at College Park

I'm now at BBN Technologies, a part of GTE.

Personal E-mail:

rager@cs.umd.edu
still works.

Work Information:

BBN Technologies a Verizon Company
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA  22209-3801
voice: 703-284-4708
fax: 703-284-2766
email: drager@bbn.com

Education:

M.S. in Computer Science, University of Maryland at College Park, August 1995
B.S. in Applied Mathematics (Computer Science), Carnegie Mellon University, May 1991

What I'm Working on Now:

I'm on the integration team for DARPA's DAML program. DAML is all about creating the Semanic Web. My largest contribution has been the DAML Validator, a lint like tool for DAML markup (and is need of a rewrite).

Former Research Projects:

PARKA and ForMAT - applied Knowledge Representation. ICCBR 97 poster paper.

I did some programming for SHOE.

Intelligent Tutoring System

Memberships:

ACE - American Coaster Enthusiasts
MACC - Mid-Atlantic Coaster Club
Coaster Zombies

Marriage:

I'm married to Reiko.

Outside Interests:

Roller-Coasters - Coaster Count: 180 and growing
Music and Concerts (with preference to female singers):
- "Alternative" - Bjork, Belly, Breeders, Juliana Hatfield, Love and Rockets
- "Singer-Songwriter" Pop/Rock/Etc - Jennifer Kimball, Jonatha Brooke, The Nields, Pete & Maura Kennedy, Jim Infantino (Jim's Big Ego), Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler, Barbara Kessler, Peter Mulvey
- Friends who make music - Melinda Klump, Colin & Mingo