George E. Trapp

Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

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George Trapp received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is currently a Full Professor at WVU in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He has written over 60 research papers primarily dealing with mathematical modeling, and has worked on developing national and international specifications such as IGES, STEP and the DoD CALS standard. He has been a consultant to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the National Energy Technology Laboratory. He currently is working with the National Biometric Security Project and the Lockheed Martin Radiant trust Center of Excellence.
Education
	B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1966
	M.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967
	Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1970
Research Focus Areas
	Biometrics
Research Interests
	Information Sharing Systems
	Software Development
	Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Circuits
Teaching Interests
	Algorithms
	Discete Mathematics
	Numerical Analysis
	Mathematical Modeling
Professional Societies
	IEEE
	IEEE-Computer
	ACM
	SIAM
	SAE
	AMA
	MAA
	Tau Beta Pi
	Phi Kappa Phi
	Sigma Xi
	Eta Kappa Nu
	Upsilon Pi Epsilon
	Pi Mu Epsilon