Thomas F. Bowen

My current research interests include:

• Software Fault Tolerance: Development of practical, general purpose infra-structure for a Distributed Processing Environment that allows detection of errors caused by software faults and prevents the propagation of errors.
• Data base: Application of commercial OODBMS and RDBMS technology to the meet the unique needs of telecommunications control and provisioning systems.

My current project is:

• Survivable Active Networks (funded by DARPA ITO)
• Host Based Intrusion Detection and Reaction Using System Call Interposition
• Network Based Detection and Reaction Using Emerging Active Network Technology
• Interoperability of Security Components Using CIDF

Previous work included:

• High Availability Software
• NetMemory(tm) Customer Programmability
• Software Development for Electronic Switching System Products
• Software Research and Development for Telecommunications Control Prototypes
• Software Research and Development Supporting Database Prototypes
• Research into Techniques for Fault Tolerant Software

Patents

• Parallel, Distributed Optimistic Concurrency Control Certification Using Hard ware Filtering, 5,263,157, Nov. 16, 1993, with W. H. Mansfield.
• System and Method for Updating Database Values Without the Use of Lock Operations, 5,832,512, Nov. 11, 1998, with W. H. Mansfield.

Guest Lectures on Telecommunications Software

• Carnegie Mellon University, 2/21/90, Professor Marvin Sirbu's Graduate Level Course, "Circuit Switching in Public and Private Networks."
• Rutgers University, 4/25/91, Professor Joe Hui's Graduate Level Course, "Communications Network II."

Education

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (1984-1986; MS Computer Science)
• Aurora University, Aurora, Il (1979-1983; BA Computer Science)
• Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY (1975-1977; AAS Electronic Technology)

Hobbies

• Music - Piano and Guitar (six string and bass)
• Waterskiing