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CAVS - Deputy Director
Name:Zach Rowland
Position:Deputy Director
Email: zrowland@cavs.msstate.edu
Office:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems 2136
Office Phone:(662) 325-1607
Supervisor:Roger L. King

Biography:Zach L. Rowland

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University (1990)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University (1992)


Mr. Rowland is the Deputy Director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) at Mississippi State University. Prior to joining CAVS, Mr. Rowland was the Director of Electrical Engineering at Strattec Security Corp in Milwaukee, WI. His career includes over 12 years in the geophysical exploration industry and 10 years in tier-1 automotive industry management. He has been awarded 2 patents for engine controls systems (fuel injection and ignition control)and has several patents currently pending.

He is an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), The International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE). Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the Civil Air Patrol.

Current activities include:

*Research and development of advanced methodologies for ergonomic and cognitive human evaluation (human motion capture and haptic feedback
*Development of computational grid resources and the technology to increase accessibility,
*Research and product development in telematics and heterogeneous wireless networks.
*Intelligent transportation systems,
*Autonomous vehicle control
Research Interest:

Automotive Control Systems
Telematics
Advanced Data Acquisition Systems related to Human profiling
Bio-Mechanics
Hobbies:

Auto Restoration
Photography (www.zlrimages.com)
Cooking
Publications:
  • Oglesby, D., Solanki, K.N., Crocker, M., Fountain, J. E., Toghiani, H., Wang, P., & Rowland, Z. (Aug 2009). Run Flat Modeling and Simulation Project. , CAVS REPORT: MSU.CAVS.CMD.2009-R0022.
  • Koo, T., Bae, C., Kim, B., Rowland, Z., & Ph.D., M.S. (Nov 2008). Development of a Driving Simulator for Telematics Human-Machine Interface Studies. IMechE, Part D;Journal of Automobile Engineering, 222(11/2008), 2077-2086. [Abstract]
  • Yu, Q., Duffy, V.G., McGinley, J.A., & Rowland, Z. (Dec 2006). Productivity simulation with promodel for an automotive assembly workstation involving a lift assist device. In L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wieland, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, and R. M. Fujimoto (Eds.), WSC , Monterey CA: Winter Simulation Conference, 1935 - 1939. [Abstract]
  • Szczerba, J., Geisler, S., Duffy, V.G., Rowland, Z., & Kang, J. (Apr 2006). A Study in Driver Performance: Alternative Human-Vehicle Interface for Brake Actuation. SAE 2006 World Congress Proceedings, SAE World Congress, Detroit MI, 2006-01-1060 . [Abstract]
  • Wu, T., Duffy, V., Carruth, D., & Rowland, Z. (Jul 2005). Validation of the Virtual Build Methodology for Automotive Manufacturing. In Proceedings of HCI International, Las Vegas, NV: MIRA Digital Publishing. [Abstract]
    • Total Publications by this Author: 6