Faculty Bio

Professional Bio

Degrees

• PhD, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Engineering minor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 1992
• Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics minor, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, 1980
  • Recipient of a National Science Foundation Grant for undergraduate research at the University of Chicago in high-energy physics. Worked on the installation of a Cerenkov radiation detector at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Professional Credentials & Memberships

• Software engineering: Working knowledge of all areas of software engineering as defined in the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge published by the IEEE Computer Society.
• Software development:
  • Expert knowledge of the C, C++, Java, C#, and Fortran programming languages. 
  • Experience using distributed software development techniques such as JEE Servlets and JSPs, Java Web Services, and .NET Web Services.
  • Experience using many other programming languages extending from IBM mainframe assembler to various scripting languages like Perl, Python, and Ruby.  Have experience with functional languages such as Scheme and Haskell. Also have experience with logic programming using Prolog.
  • Experience using various software packages for prototyping computations and visualization, including Mathematica and Matlab.
• Modern statistical data analysis techniques and machine learning algorithms
  • Expert knowledge and experience writing software for neural networks, decision trees, and other data mining and machine learning techniques.
  • Knowledge of various methods for statistical inference and modeling
• Time series analysis and signal processing
  • Expert knowledge and experience writing software for geophysical signal processing.
  • Knowledge of various methods for analysis of time series and for design of linear and nonlinear filters.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Voting Member
  • Elevated to Senior Member of the IEEE in 2006
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Voting Member

Academic & Professional Experience

• Regis University, School of Computer & Information Sciences, Denver, CO:
  • Professor and Chair of the Information Technology Department, Program Coordinator for the M.S. in Software Engineering degree, 2002-present
  • Affiliate Faculty, M.S. in Computer Information Technology program, 2000-2002
• WesternGeco LLC, Denver, CO:
  • Senior Research Scientist, 2001-2002
  • Senior Research Geophysicist, 1992-2001
  • Research Geophysicist, 1989-1992
  • Special Data Processing Projects Supervisor, 1984-1989
• Colorado School of Mines, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Golden, CO, 1999-2006
• Petty-Ray Geophysical Company, Geophysicist, Englewood, CO, 1981-1984
• Amoco Production Company, Geophysicist, Houston, TX, 1980-1981

Research & Scholarship

Publications

• Hart, D., 2003, Automated picking of seismic first arrivals with neural networks, in Sandham, B. and Leggett, M., Eds., Geophysical Applications of Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Mateeva, A., Hart, D., and MacKay, S., 2003, Apparent Attenuation from Short-Period Multiples and Instrinsic Absorption in the Seismic Wavelet Model, 65th Mtg.: Eur. Assn. Geosci. Eng., P077.
• Mateeva, A., Hart, D., and MacKay, S., 2002, Apparent attenuation from short-period multiples and intrinsic absorption in the seismic wavelet model, 72nd, Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts.
• Hart, D. I., Hootman, B. W. and Jackson, A. R., 2002, Correcting for phase errors in deconvolved seismic data with model-based wavelet processing, 64th Meeting and Technical Exhibition, Technical Programme and Abstracts of Papers, C014.
• Hart, D. I., Hootman, B. W. and Jackson, A. R., 2001, Modeling the seismic wavelet using model-based wavelet processing, 71st, Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 1823-1826.
• Hart, D. I. and Hootman, B. W., 2000, Achieving consistent and stable phase with mixed-source surveys: CSEG Recorder, 25, No. 7, 3-8.
• Submitted -- Zhang, R., and Hart, D., 2000, The signature of dynamite sources: Geophysics.
• Hootman, B., and Hart. D., 1998, The realities of processing mixed-source seismic surveys, 68th Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 1436-1439.
• Hart, D., 1997, Enhancing wavelet stability with surface-consistent deconvolution, 67th Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 1047-1050.
• Hart, D., 1996, Improving the reliability of first-break picking using neural networks, 66th Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 1662-1665.
• Hart, D., 1996, Reliably picking first breaks using neural networks, 58th Meeting and Technical Exhibition, Technical Programme and Abstracts of Papers, B033.
• Tolwinski, B. and Hart, D., 1992, A Learning Algorithm for a Shortest Path Problem with Application to Mine Planning, ORSA/TIMS San Francisco.
• Connelly, D., Hart, D., and Parsons, J., 1989, Analysis of far-field Vibroseis signals, 59th Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 676-679.
• Connelly, D., Hart, D., and Parsons, J., 1989, Phase characteristics of impulsive source signals, 51st Meeting and Technical Exhibition, Technical Programme and Abstracts of Papers, 10-11.
• Connelly, D., Hart, D., Dragoset, B., Hargreaves, N., and Larner, K., 1987, The 'Model-Based' approach to wavelet processing, in Bernabini, M., Carrion, P., Jacovitti, G., Rocca, F., Treitel, S., and Worthington M., Eds., Deconvolution and Inversion, Blackwell Scientific Publications.
• Connelly, D., and Hart, D., 1985, Model-based wavelet processing of deconvolved seismic data, 55th Ann. Internat. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys., Expanded Abstracts, 491-495.

 

Presentations

• “Machine Learning” 2004 Denver, Colorado.  MSCIT Summer Intensives at Regis University.
• “Correcting for phase errors in deconvolved seismic data with model-based wavelet processing.” 2002 Florence, Italy. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Annual Meeting and Convention.
• “Model-based Wavelet Processing.” 2002 Denver, Colorado. Eureka Signal Processing Meeting Presentation. Host and meeting organizer for this internal corporate meeting.
• “Achieving consistent and stable phase with mixed-source surveys.”  2001 Denver, Colorado. Denver Geophysical Society Luncheon Presentation.
• “Achieving consistent and stable phase with mixed-source surveys.” 2001 Bakersfield, California. Bakersfield Geophysical Society Luncheon Presentation.
• “Modeling the seismic wavelet using model-based wavelet processing.” 2001 San Antonio, Texas. Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting and Convention.
• “Achieving consistent and stable phase with mixed-source surveys.” 2000 Calgary, Alberta. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting and Convention.
• “Achieving consistent and stable phase with mixed-source surveys.” 2000 Calgary, Alberta. Canadian Geophysical Society Luncheon Presentation.
• “Model-based Wavelet Processing.” 1998 Houston, Texas, Signal Processing Meeting Presentation. Host and organizer for this internal corporate meeting.
• “Surface-consistent Deconvolution.” 1998 Houston, Texas, Signal Processing Meeting Presentation.
• “Enhancing wavelet stability with surface-consistent deconvolution.” 1998 Caracas, Venezuela. Society of Exploration Geophysicist Regional Meeting and Convention.
• “Refraction Tomography.” 1998 Caracas, Venezuela. Society of Exploration Geophysicist Regional Meeting and Convention.
• “Enhancing wavelet stability with surface-consistent deconvolution.” 1997 Dallas, Texas. Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting and Convention.
• “Improving the reliability of first-break picking using neural networks.” 1996 Denver, Colorado. Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting and Convention.
• “Reliably picking first breaks using neural networks.” 1996 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Annual Meeting and Convention.