Paul S. Blaer

Address:

    Computer Science Department
    Columbia University
    1214 Amsterdam Avenue, M.C. 0401
    New York, NY 10027
    USA

Phone:  +1 (212) 853-8441

Email:  pblaer@cs.columbia.edu

Education:

    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
        Columbia University
    Ph.D. in Computer Science received October 2008

    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
        Columbia University
    M.Phil. in Computer Science received May 2004

    Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science,
        Columbia University
    M.S. in Computer Science received May 2002

    Columbia College, Columbia University
    B.A. received May 2000
    Major in Computer Science
    Concentration in Mathematics

Honors at Columbia:

    I.I. Rabi Research Scholar (1996 - 2000)
    Dean's List (seven semesters)
    School of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching
        Assistant Award (Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2002, and
        Fall 2003)
    The Andrew P. Kosoresow Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching
        and Service (2004)
    Ph.D. Service Award (2006)
    Columbia Engineering Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty
        Teaching Award (2018)

Professional Memberships:

    Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
	- Computer Society
	- Robotics and Automation Society
    Association for Computing Machinery
	- SIGCSE
    USENIX

Professional Experience:

    July 2018 through the present:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
        Senior Lecturer in Discipline

    July 2015 through June 2018:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
        Lecturer in Discipline

    July 2015 through the present:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
        Director (part-time), Computing Research Facilities

    September 2014 through June 2015:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
        Director, Computing Research Facilities

    September 2008 through June 2015:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
	Adjunct Assistant Professor
	
    July 2008 through September 2014:
        Computer Science Department, Columbia University.
        Assistant Director, Computing Research Facilities

Research Experience:

    Summer 1998 through June 2008:
        Robotics Group, Columbia University.
        Research Assistant.

    Summer 1997:
        Faculty Cluster for Instructional Technologies,
            Columbia University.
        Technology Assistant.

    Summer 1996:
        Primate Cognition Laboratory, Columbia University.
	Research Assistant.

    Summer 1995:
        Astronomy Department, Columbia University.
	Research Assistant.

Funding:

    co-PI Northeastern University Center for Inclusive Computing,
    ”Advancing Women in Computing at Columbia and Barnard,” (with PI
    Julia Hirschberg and Rebecca Wright, Barnard and with co-PI Adam
    Cannon), 12/1/2020–12/31/2021.


Publications:
   
    "Stable Flight and Object Tracking with a Quadricopter using an
    Android Device" by Benjamin Bardin, William Brown, and Paul
    S. Blaer; Technical Report CUCS-037-11, Computer Science
    Department, Columbia University (September 2011).

    "View Planning and Automated Data Acquisition for 3-D Modeling of
    Complex Sites" by Paul S. Blaer and Peter K. Allen; to appear in
    Journal of Field Robotics (November/December 2009).

    "View Planning for Automated Site Modeling" by Paul S. Blaer;
    Ph.D. Thesis, Computer Science Department, Columbia University
    (October 2008).

    "Data Acquisition and View Planning for 3-D Modeling Tasks" by
    Paul S. Blaer and Peter K. Allen; IEEE/RSJ International
    Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (October 2007).

    "Two Stage View Planning for Large-Scale Site Modeling" by Paul
    S. Blaer and Peter K. Allen; Third International Symposium on 3D
    Data Processing, Visualization and Transmission (June 2006).

    "View Planning for Automated Site Modeling" by Paul S. Blaer and
    Peter K. Allen; IEEE International Conference on Robotics and
    Automation (May 2006).

    "A Hybrid Approach to Topological Mobile Robot Localization" by
    Paul Blaer and Peter K. Allen; Technical Report CUCS-020-05,
    Computer Science Department, Columbia University (April 2005).
    
    "Automating the 3D Modeling Pipeline" by Peter Allen, Alejandro
    Troccoli, and Paul Blaer; International Symposium on the CREST
    Digital Archiving Project (March 2005).

    "TopBot: Automated Network Topology Detection with a Mobile Robot"
    by Paul Blaer and Peter K. Allen; IEEE International Conference
    on Robotics and Automation (September 2003).

    "Topological Mobile Robot Localization Using Fast Vision
    Techniques" by Paul Blaer and Peter Allen; IEEE International
    Conference on Robotics and Automation (May 2002).

    "AVENUE: Automated Site Modeling in Urban Environments" by Peter
    Allen, Ioannis Stamos, Atanas Gueorguiev, Ethan Gold, and Paul
    Blaer; Third International Conference on 3D Digital Imaging and
    Modeling (May 2001).

    "Design, Architecture and Control of a Mobile Site-Modeling Robot"
    by Atanas Gueorguiev, Peter Allen, Ethan Gold, and Paul Blaer;
    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (April
    2000).

Teaching Experience:

    Spring 2022:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 1 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section H01 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 2 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Fall 2021: 
        "Hacking 4 Defense" - COMS W4995 at Columbia University.
            Instructor.
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java"" -
	    COMS 1004 Section 1 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java"" -
	    COMS 1004 Section 2 at Columbia University. Instructor.

    Summer 2021:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2021:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Honors Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at
            Columbia University. Instructor.

    Fall 2020: 
        "Hacking 4 Defense" - COMS W4995 at Columbia University.
            Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Summer 2020:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2020:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Honors Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at
            Columbia University. Instructor.

    Fall 2019:
        "Hacking 4 Defense" - COMS W4995 at Columbia University.
            Instructor.
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.

    Summer 2019:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS S1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2019:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
            MATLAB Instructor.

    Fall 2018: 
        "Hacking 4 Defense" - COMS W4995 at Columbia University.
            Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 1 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 2 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
            MATLAB Instructor.
    
    Summer 2018:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS S1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2018:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 1 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 2 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
            MATLAB Instructor

    Fall 2017: 
        "Hacking 4 Defense" - COMS W4995 at Columbia University.
            Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
            MATLAB Instructor
    
    Summer 2017:
        "Computational Aspects of Robotics" - COMS S/W4731 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2017:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 1 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 Section 2 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor

    Fall 2016:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor

    Summer 2016:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2016:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Honors Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at
            Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor
    
    Fall 2015:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor

    Summer 2015:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.

    Spring 2015:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java" -
            COMS W1004 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Fall 2014:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Instructor
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
    
    Summer 2014:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS S3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2014:
        "Data Structures in Java" - COMS W3134 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Fall 2013:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Summer 2013:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2013:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005. Instructor. 
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Fall 2012:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Summer 2012:
        "Object Oriented Programming and Design (JAVA)" -
            COMS S1007 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2012:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005-1 and COMS W1005-2 at Columbia University. 
            Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Fall 2011:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
        "Art of Engineering" - ENGI 1102 at Columbia University.
	    MATLAB Coordinator.

    Summer 2011:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2011:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Fall 2010:
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Summer 2010:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2010:
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at Columbia
            University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Fall 2009:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Summer 2009:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS S1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2009:
        "Object Oriented Programming and Design (JAVA)" -
            COMS W1007 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.

    Fall 2008:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Computer Programming in Java" - Columbia University Science
            Honors Program. Instructor.
    
    Summer 2008:
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2008:
        "Object Oriented Programming and Design (JAVA)" -
            COMS W1007 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101-1, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-6, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Fall 2007:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in C" -
            COMS W1003 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-5, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2007:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101-1, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101-5, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Fall 2006:
        "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB" -
            COMS W1005 at Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101-1, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W31011, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (Scripting PHP)" - COMS W3101-4, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Summer 2006:
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101-1, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W31011, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (Scripting PHP)" - COMS W3101-4, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2006:
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101 Section 1 at
            Columbia University. Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (Scripting PHP)" - COMS W3101 Section 4
            at Columbia University (also offered via the Columbia
            Video Network). Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101-1, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W31011, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Fall 2005:
        "Programming Languages (C)" - COMS W3101 Section 1 at Columbia
            University (also offered via the Columbia Video Network).
            Instructor.
        "Programming Languages (MATLAB)" - COMS W3101 Section 4 at
            Columbia University. Instructor.

    Fall 2003:
        "Computational Aspects of Robotics" - COMS W4733 at Columbia
            University.  Teaching Assistant.

    Fall 2002:
        "3D Photography" - COMS W6998 at Columbia University.
            Teaching Assistant.

    Spring 2002:
        "Artificial Intelligence" - COMS W4701, Columbia Video Network
            at Columbia University.  Course Manager.
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Fall 2001:
        "Artificial Intelligence" - COMS W4701, Columbia Video Network
            at Columbia University.  Course Manager.
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Summer 2001:
        "Artificial Intelligence" - COMS W4701 at Columbia
            University.  Teaching Assistant.
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Spring 2001:
        "Data Structures and Algorithms, Honors" - COMS W3139 at
            Columbia University.  Recitation Instructor.
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137 at Columbia
            University.  Head Teaching Assistant and Recitation
            Instructor.
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137, Columbia Video
            Network at Columbia University. Course Manager.

    Fall 2000:
        "Data Structures and Algorithms" - COMS W3137-1 and W3137-2 at
            Columbia University.  Head Teaching Assistant and
            Recitation Instructor.

    Spring 1999:
        "Computer Organization" - COMS W3824 at Columbia University.
            Teaching Assistant.

    Spring 1998:
        "Introduction to Computer Programming in C" - COMS W1003 at
            Columbia University.  Teaching Assistant.