Jim Huggins: Curriculum Vita

James K. Huggins
Kettering University
1700 University Avenue
Flint, MI 48504-6214

Phone: 810-762-9500 x5439
Toll-Free: 800-955-4464 x5439
Fax: 810-762-9796

jhuggins@kettering.edu
http://www.kettering.edu/~jhuggins/

Education

Doctor of Philosophy Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1995.
Thesis Title: Evolving Algebras: Tools for Specification, Validation, and Program Transformation. Thesis Advisor: Yuri Gurevich.
Master of Science Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1991.
Bachelor of Science Degree With Highest Distinction, Honors in Computer Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1989.

Experience

Kettering University, Flint, Michigan.
- Associate Professor of Computer Science , July 2002--present.
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science, July 1997--June 2002.
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Lecturer, September 1996--May 1997.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Visiting Scholar, September 1996--present.
- Adjunct Lecturer and Research Fellow, May 1995--August 1996.
Academy of Professional Studies, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Adjunct Lecturer, May--August 1996.

Major Publications

Bill Albrecht, Ken Christensen, Venu Dasigi, Jim Huggins, and Jody Paul, "The Pledge of the Computing Professional: Recognizing and Promoting Ethics in the Computing Professions, SIGCAS Computers and Society, volume 42, no. 1., August 2012, 6--8.
Egon Börger and James K. Huggins, "Abstract State Machines 1988-1998: Commented ASM Bibliography", Formal Specification Column (H. Ehrig, ed.), EATCS Bulletin 64, February 1998, 105--127. [PostScript]
Steven C. Cater and James K. Huggins, "An ASM Dynamic Semantics for Standard ML" (Extended Abstract). Technical Report CPSC-1999-2, Computer Science Program, Kettering University, October 1999. [PostScript]
Steven C. Cater and James K. Huggins, "An ASM Dynamic Semantics for Standard ML". In Y. Gurevich, P. Kutter, M. Odersky, and L. Thiele, eds., Abstract State Machines: Theory and Applications, Proceedings of ASM 2000 International Workshop, Springer LNCS 1912, 2000, 203--222. (Also in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Abstract State Machines, Monte Verita, Switzerland, TIK-Report 87, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, March 2000, 68--99.) [PostScript] [PDF]
Kevin Compton, Yuri Gurevich, James K. Huggins, and Wuwei Shen, "An Automatic Verification Tool for UML". University of Michigan EECS Department Technical Report CSE-TR-423-00. [PDF]
Kevin Compton, James Huggins, and Wuwei Shen, "A Semantic Model for the State Machine in the Unified Modeling Language". In Gianna Reggio, Alexander Knapp, Bernhard Rumpe, Bran Selic, and Roel Wieringa, eds., "Dynamic Behaviour in UML Models: Semantic Questions", Workshop Proceedings, UML 2000 Workshop, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Informatik, Bericht 0006, October 2000, 25-31. [PostScript]
Mitchell Duncan and James K. Huggins, "What Belongs in a Computer Science Syllabus?", Proceedings of FIE 2018, San Jose, CA, 3-6 October 2018. [PDF]
Yuri Gurevich and James K. Huggins, "Equivalence Is In The Eye Of The Beholder", Theoretical Computer Science (179) 1-2 (1997), 353--380. [PostScript]
Yuri Gurevich and James K. Huggins, "The Railroad Crossing Problem: An Experiment with Instantaneous Actions and Immediate Reactions," in Computer Science Logic, Selected papers from CSL'95, ed. H. K. Büning, Springer LNCS 1092, 1996, 266--290. [PostScript] [PDF]
Yuri Gurevich and James K. Huggins, "Evolving Algebras and Partial Evaluation", in IFIP 13th World Computing Congress 1994, Volume 1: Technology and Foundations, eds. B. Pehrson and I. Simon, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1994, 587--592. [PostScript] [PDF]
Yuri Gurevich and James K. Huggins, "The Semantics of the C Programming Language", in Computer Science Logic, Selected papers from CSL'92, eds. E. Börger, H. K. Büning, G. Jäger, S. Martini, and M. M. Richter, Springer LNCS 702, 1993, 274--308. [PostScript]
James K. Huggins, "The Assumptions of Computing", Ethics in the Computer Age, ACM Conference Proceedings, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 11-13, 1994, pp. 46--50. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Broy-Lamport Specification Problem: A Gurevich Abstract State Machine Solution", University of Michigan EECS Department Technical Report CSE-TR-320-96. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Engaging computer science students through cooperative education", ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, volume 41, number 4 (December 2009), 90--94. [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Flipping Unplugged: An Experience Report", Proceedings of FIE 2018, San Jose, CA, 3-6 October 2018. [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Kermit: Specification and Verification", in Specification and Validation Methods, ed. E. Börger, Oxford University Press, 1995, 247--293. [PostScript]
James K. Huggins, "Modular Term-Long CS2 Projects", Proceedings of Frontiers in Education 2000, Kansas City, MO, 18-21 October 2000, Paper S2C.1. [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "An Offline Partial Evaluator for Evolving Algebras", University of Michigan EECS Department Technical Report CSE-TR-229-95. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Using a Barrel of Monkeys in Computer Science". Frontiers in Education 2005, Indianapolis, IN, 19-22 October 2005, Session F4C. [PDF]
James K. Huggins, Jean Mayo, and Charles Wallace, "Teaching ASMs, Teaching with ASms: Opportunities in Undergraduate Education", in E. Börger, A. Gargantini, and E. Riccobene, eds., Abstract State Machines 2003: Advances in Theory in Practice, Proceedings of ASM 2003, Springer LNCS 2589, 2003, 414. [PDF]
James K. Huggins and Wuwei Shen, "The Static and Dynamic Semantics of C (Extended Abstract)". In Abstract State Machines --- ASM 2000, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Abstract State Machines, Monte Verita, Switzerland, TIK-Report 87, Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, March 2000, 272--284. [PostScript]
James K. Huggins and Wuwei Shen, "The Static and Dynamic Semantics of C", Technical Report CPSC-2000-4, Computer Science Program, Kettering University. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins and David Van Campenhout, "Specification and Verification of Pipelining in the ARM2 RISC Microprocessor ", ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems, volume 3, number 4 (October 1998), 563-580. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins and David Van Campenhout, "Specification and Verification of Pipelining in the ARM2 RISC Microprocessor", University of Michigan EECS Department Technical Report CSE-TR-371-98. [PostScript] [PDF]
James K. Huggins and Charles Wallace, "Abstract State Machines and the Inquiry Process". In A. Blass, N. Dershowitz, and W. Reisig, eds., Fields of Logic and Computation, Springer LNCS 6300, 2010, 405-413.
James K. Huggins and Charles Wallace, "An Abstract State Machine Primer", Technical Report CS-TR-02-04, Computer Science Department, Michigan Technological University, 4 December 2002. [PostScript] [PDF]
Wuwei Shen, Kevin Compton, and James K. Huggins, "A Validation Method for a UML Model Based on Abstract State Machines", in R. Moreno-Diaz and A. Quesada-Arencibia, Formal methods and Tools for Computer Science, Proceedings of EUROCAST 2001, 220--223. [PostScript]
Wuwei Shen, Kevin Compton, and James K. Huggins, "A Toolset for Supporting UML Static and Dynamic Model Checking", Proceedings of ASE2001 (16th IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering), 26--29 November 2001, 315--318. [Compressed PostScript] [PDF]
Wuwei Shen, Kevin Compton, and James K. Huggins, "A Toolset forv Supporting UML Static and Dynamic Model Checking", in 26th International Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2002), Prolonging Software Life: Development and Redevelopment, 26-29 August 2002, Oxford, England, Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society 2002, 147--152. [Compressed PostScript] [PDF]
Wuwei Shen, Kevin Compton, and James K. Huggins, "A Method of Implementing UML Virtual Machines With Some Constraints Based on Abstract State Machines", in Proceedings of 10th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2003), 10-12 December 2003, Chiangmai, Thailand, 224-233. [PDF]
Olivia C. Wanless, Chanc D. Gettel, Charles W. Gates, James K. Huggins, and Diane L. Peters, ``Education and Licensure Requirements for Automated Motor Vehicles''. In Miriam Cunningham and Paul Cunnningham, eds., 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Technology in Society (ISTAS) Proceedings, Boston, MA, 15-16 November 2019.

Presentations

Jonas Boustedt, Robert McCartney, Katherine Deibel, Jim Huggins, Beth Simon, and Suzanne Westbrook, "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time", special session, ACM SIGCSE 2009, March 2009.
Netiva Caftori, Jim Huggins, A. Dudley, K. Carter, D. Weikle, "Nifty Computing in Society Case Studies", presentation, Birds of a Feather Session, ACM SIGCSE 2013, 7 March 2013
Dan Garcia, Jim Huggins, Lauren Bricker, Adam Gaweda, David J. Malan, Joël Porquet-Lupine, and Kristin Stephens-Martinez. 2023. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: ("Let Me Help You with That" edition). In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2 (SIGCSE 2023). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1204–1205. https://doi.org/10.1145/3545947.3569599
Dan Garcia, Jim Huggins, Kevin Lin, Raja Sooriamurthi, Leo Ureel, and Ursula Wolz, ``It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (Hindsight is 2020)'', panel discussion, ACM SIGCSE 2020 (conference cancelled). Abstract in Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2020, 637–638. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366974
Dan Garcia, Jim Huggins, Christine Alvarado, Paul Gestwicki, Andy Gunawardena, Victoria Hong, and Ellen Spertus. 2022. ``It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (COVID-19 edition)'', panel discussion, ACM SIGCSE 2022, March 2022. Abstract in Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2 (SIGCSE 2022). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1021–1022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3478432.3499250
Yuri Gurevich and James K. Huggins, "The Semantics of the C Programming Language", invited talk, Fifth International School for Computer Science Researchers, Specification and Validation Methods for Programming Languages and Systems, Lipari Island, Italy, June 21 - July 3, 1993.
James K. Huggins, "The Assumptions of Computing", ACMS SIGCSE Luncheon, 7 March 2013
Jim Huggins, "Coding and Robotics for Youth Services Librarians", Webinar Presenter, Woodlands Library Cooperative, 13 September 2019.
James K. Huggins, "Computing History and Ethics: The Relevance of the Real World for Social Change". SIGCAS Symposium on Computing for the Social Good: Educational Practices, 4 March 2015. (Abstract published in ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society 45, 2 (July 2015), 34.) [PDF]
James K. Huggins, "Evolving Algebras: Tools for Specification and Verification", invited talk, Workshop on Combining Structures, Logics, and Theories, part of the 1994 European Summer School on Logic, Language, and Information, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 17, 1994.
James K. Huggins, "Engaging Computer Science Students Through Cooperative Education", poster presentation, ACM SIGCSE 2009, March 2009.
James K. Huggins, "Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal: My Top Ten Stolen Teaching Tips", Kettering CETL Seminar, 30 January 2003
James K. Huggins, "Modular Term-Long CS2 Projects", poster presentation, ACM SIGCSE 2000, March 2000.
James K. Huggins, "Modular Term-Long CS2 Projects", poster presentation, Kettering University CETL Educational Research Conference, 27 March 2002.
James K. Huggins, "On Teaching ASMs", invited talk, Microsoft Research, Foundations of Software Engineering, 21 May 2003.
James K. Huggins, "Rock-paper-scissors: nifty tools and assignments", presentation, Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual CCSC Midwestern Conference, 23-24 September 2011, Huntington University, Huntington, IN. (Abstract published in J. Comput. Sci. Coll. 27, 1 (October 2011), 90.) [PDF]
James K. Huggins (moderator), Joseph Bergin, James Caristi, and Ellen Walker, "Survivor: Getting Through That Class The First Time", panel discussion, ACM SIGCSE 2003, 21 February 2003.
James K. Huggins (moderator), Joseph Bergin, James Caristi, and Ellen Walker, "Survivor: Getting Through That Class The First Time", poster presentation, Kettering CETL Educational Research Conference, 2 April 2003.
Jim Huggins, Amruth Kumar, Clif Kussmaul, and John Trono, "Multi-Phase Homework Assignments in CS I and CS II", panel discussion, CCSCE 2003, 17 October 2003, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 19, no. 2 (December 2003), 182--184. [PDF]
James K. Huggins and Wuwei Shen, "The Static and Dynamic Semantics of C", FM'99: World Congress on Formal Methods, Toulouse, France, 20--24 September 1999.
James K. Huggins, Greg Schneider-Bateman, and Ezekiel Gebissa, "Entrepreneurship in Engineering Education Through Liberal Studies", poster presentation, 2013 KEEN Winter Conference, 3 January 2013
James K. Huggins and David Van Campenhout, "Specification and Verification of Pipelining in the ARM2 RISC Microprocessor", invited talk, Second Cannes ASM Workshop, Cannes, France, June 19--22, 1998.

Professional Activity

Reader, AP Computer Science Exam, June 2004, June 2006, June 2007, June 2008, June 2009
Table Leader, AP Computer Science Exam, June 2010, June 2011, June 2013
Question Leader, AP Computer Science Exam, June 2012, June 2014, June 2015
AP Exam Reviewer, September 2006, September 2007, September 2008, March 2009, March 2010, March 2011, March 2012, March 2013, March 2014
AP Computer Science Audit Evaluator, April 2007-2009
Charter member, The Pledge of the Computing ProfessionalASEE Department of Defense SMART Scholarship Evaluation Panel, Washington, D.C., 2-3 March 2007
Invited Participant, Dagstuhl Seminar, "Rigorous Methods for Software Construction and Analysis", Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, 7-12 May 2006.
Invited Participant, Teaching Computing Ethics (DOLCE 2001) Workshop, Golden, Colorado, 30 May--3 June, 2001. (Funded by NSF.)
Program Committee, ASM 2000 Workshop, Monte Verità, Switzerland, 19--24 March 2000.
Program Committee, Second Cannes ASM Workshop, Cannes, France, 19--22 June 1998.
Visiting Scholar, Computational Theory Group, EECS Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Web Administrator, Michigan Chapter, Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility (now defunct)
Web Administrator, Abstract State Machines Research Group, EECS Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (now defunct)

Grants, Awards, and Certifications

Sun Certified Associate for Java Platform, Standard Edition, October 2008
Kettering/GMI Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award, June 2002
Senior Personnel, "Speaking of Software", NSF Award #CCF-0417548 (Charles Wallace, Michigan Technological University, PI)

Professional Association Membership

Honorary Societies

Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Member, The Pledge of the Computing Professional

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last update: 18 March 2020