James M. Calvin
Associate Professor
Computer Science Department
Guttenberg Information Technology Center
Room 4311
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102, U.S.A.
Phone: (973) 596-3378
Fax: (973) 596-5777
E-mail: calvin@cis.njit.edu
Office Hours for spring 2008
Tuesday 1:00 pm to 4:00.
Classes for spring 2008
Some Research Interests
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Global optimization
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Probabilistic analysis of algorithms
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Simulation modeling and analysis
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Computer performance analysis
Some Recent Papers
"Low bias integrated path estimators,"
(2007).
(pdf file)
"Simulation output analysis using integrated paths,"
(2007).
"Lower bound on complexity of optimization of continuous functions,"
Journal of Complexity (to appear),
(2003).
(pdf file)
(ps file)
"Average-case analysis of a greedy algorithm for the 0/1 knapsack problem,"
(with J. Y.-T. Leung)
OR Letters (to appear),
(2003).
(pdf file)
"Permuted standardized time series,"
(with M. K. Nakayama)
(submitted),
(2002).
(pdf file)
"A one-dimensional optimization algorithm and its convergence rate
under the Wiener measure,''
Journal of Complexity,
17 (2001), 306-344.
(pdf file)
"A one-dimensional P-algorithm with convergence rate $O(n^{-3+\delta})$
for smooth functions,"
(with A. Zilinskas)
Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications,
106 (2000), 297-307.
(pdf file)