Publications

Journal Publications
Patents
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Books
Non-refereed Publications
Industry Final Reports
Presentations / Posters
Reviews

Journal Publication
  • Fonoage, M., Cardei, I., and Shankar, R., Mechanisms for Requirements Driven Component Selection and Design Automation,  IEEE Systems J, Vol. 4, No. 3, Sept 2010, pp. 396-403
  • Shankar, R., Gopinathan, M., and Webster, J.G., Digital Signal Processing in clinical validation studies with impedance plethysmography, Paper draft, CSI Technical Report, TR-1-2008, www.csi.fau.edu, To be submitted.
  • Shankar, R., Shao, S.Y., and Webster, J.G., A Fully Automated Multi-Channel Digital Electrical Impedance Plethysmograph, Paper Draft, CSI Technical Report, TR-2-2008, www.csi.fau.edu, To be submitted
  • Shankar, R., Webster, J.G., Object-Process Modeling of Glucose Metabolism in Health and Disease, CSI Technical Report, TR-3-2008, www.csi.fau.edu, To be submitted
  • Agarwal, A., Iskander, C., Shankar, R.,  Survey of NoC architectures and Contributions , Journal of Engineering Computing and Architectures, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2009
  •  Agarwal, A., Shankar, R., A Concurrency Model for Network on Chip Design Methodology, Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 29, Issue 3, pp. 238-247, 2009
  •  Agarwal, A.,  Shankar, R., Iskander, C.,  NoC Modeling in a System Level Modeling Environment: MLDesigner, Scientific International Journal of Engineering Computing and Architectures, (Accepted – will be published by the year end)
  • Agarwal, A., Mustafa, M., Shankar, R., Pandya, A.S., and Lho, Y., A Deadlock Free Router Design for Network on Chip Architecture,   Journal of Korea Institute of Maritime Information and Communication Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 696 – 706, April 2007

Patents

Refereed Conference Proceedings
  • Borras, J., Shankar, R., and Furht, B., Mobile Technology Consortium (MTC): An Industry-University Alliance,   Conference on Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) , Phoenix, AZ, February 6-8, 2013, abstract submitted
  • Shankar, R., Borras, J., McAfee, F.X., Harris, M., Ploger, D., Masory, O., Behara, R., Impact of Motorola’s Vision on FAU’s Engineering Curriculu Conference on Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) , Phoenix, AZ, February 6-8, 2013, abstract submitted, Conference on Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) , Phoenix, AZ, February 6-8, 2013, abstract submitted
  • Islam, S., Freytag, G., and Shankar, R., Intelligent Health Information System to Empower Patient with Chronic Diseases, IEEE IRI Workshop on Health Informatics, Las Vegas,  Accepted, August 2012.
  • Mitsova, D., Esnard, A-M., Shankar, R., Wissinger, F. Viciedo, M.,  Holding Back the Sea: Approaches toward Shoreline Management and Planning to Reduce Erosion Hazards, Risk and Response: Sea Level Rise Summit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 2012
  • Shankar, R., Gundel, J., Nemeth, A., Ploger, D., and Hecht, S.A., Robotic Art for STEM, FCRAR2012, Boca Raton, FL, May 2012.
  • Ploger, D., Shankar, R., Nemeth, A., and Hecht, S. A., Exploring Engineering Technology Practice to Enhance Pre-College Mathematics Learning, 2012 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Univ of Texas at El Paso, TX, April 2012
  • Shankar, R., Ploger, D., Masory, O., and McAfee, F.X., Robotic Games for STEM Education, ASEE Mid-Atlantic Regional conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 2011
  • Shankar, R., McAfee, F.,  Carvalho, G., Silva, N., and Harris, M., STEM Education with Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ASEE MidAtlantic Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 2011
  • Shankar, R., Preparing System Engineers of Tomorrow, ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, Marietta, GA, April 5-7, 2009
  • Shankar, R.,, and Agarwal, A., KISMET: An Open Source Process for Faculty Participation in ABET Accreditation, ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, Marietta, GA, April 5-7, 2009
  • Castellanos, R., Kalva, H., and Shankar, R.,  Low Power DCT using Highly Scalable Multipliers, submitted to ICIP 2009, Feb 2009.
  • Fonoage, M., Cardei, I., and Shankar, R., , IEEE Systems Conference, 2009
  • Jayadevappa, S., and Shankar, R., The Changing Ways of Computer Science & Engineering Education – A Suitable Pedagogy to Adapt Better, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 6/15/09-6/17/09, Paper submitted: 2/6/09, 3/27/09
  • Shankar, R., and Islam, S., A Reference Model Based Patient Management System: Opportunities and Challenges, 25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009, 5/15-17/2009,
  • Mozelny, C., and Shankar, R., The Health Advisor: Application for Parkinson’s Disease, 25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009, 5/15-17/2009
  • Agarwal, A., Iskander, C., Hamza-Lup, G., Shankar, R., System Level Modeling Environment : MLDesigner, 2nd Annual IEEE Systems Conference, Montreal, Canada, April 2008
  • Agarwal, A., Shankar, R., and Kovalski, F., Modeling Concurrency on NOC Architecture with Symbolic Language: FSP, IEEE International Conference on Symbolic Methods and Applications to Circuit Design, Firenze, Italy, Oct 2006
  • Freytag, G., Shankar, R., Assertion Based Verification, Submitted to MEMOCODE (Formal Methods and Models for Co-Design) Conference, Napa Valley, CA, July 2006
  • Tezak, T., Freytag, G., Shankar, R., “Boundary Scan Architecture for SystemLevel Verification, ” In preparation, to be submitted, Fall ’06
  • Krieghoff, C., Shankar, R., Kalva, H., and Perrett, J., High Level Metrics for Power Dissipation and Signal Interference: An Integrated Methodology, In preparation, to be submitted, Fall ’06
  • Krieghoff, C., Shankar, R., Borowski, M., Ajmera, A., Shurpali, P., and Perrett, J., ” On Integration of Specification and Co-Design Stages in System Design,” In preparation, to be submitted, Fall ’06
  • Agarwal, A., Shankar, R., A Layered Architecture For NOC Design Methodology, International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Phoenix, USA, November 2005, pp.659-666.
  • Asaduzzaman, A., Mahgoub, I., Kalva, H., Sanginepalli, Shankar, R., Furht, B., Cache Optimization for Mobile Devices Running Multimedia Applications, IEEE, 6th; ISMSE, Miami, FL, December 2004, pp. 499-506
  • Ajmera, A., Shankar, R., Masory, O., Behavioral Modeling with AMS Designer, BMAS (Behavioral Modeling and Simulation) Conference, San Jose, CA, November 2002
  • Rajeevalochanam, J., Suryaprasad, J., Shankar, R., et al., High Performance modeling using VCC, International Cadence User Group Conference, San Jose, CA, September 2002
  • Shankar, R., Concurrent Language for Capturing Chip Design Flow, International Cadence User Group Conference, San Jose, CA, December 2001
  • Agba, L.C., Shankar, R., A Septon Feature Scheme in Handwritten Digit Recognition, IJCNN, 1992
  • Agba, L., Shankar, R., Pandya, A., and Naylor, W.C., A Handwritten Digit Recognition System, Intl. Joint Conf. on Neural Networks, January 1990
  • Pesulima, E., Pandya, A., and Shankar, R., Digital Implementation of Issues of Stochastic Neural Networks, Intl. Joint Conf. on Neural Networks, January 1990
  • Shankar, R., and Bond, M.G., Correlation of Noninvasive Arterial Compliance with Anatomic Pathology of Atherosclerotic Nonhuman Primates, poster paper 237, 8th Intl. Symp. on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy, October 1988
  • Pajunen, G.A., Steinmetz, M., and Shankar, R., Model Reference Adaptive Control of Blood Pressure, International Workshop on Adaptive Control Strategies for Industrial Use, Lodge Kanaskis, Canada, June 1988
  • Shankar R., Cikikci, I.O., and Szabo, R., A Biomedical Data Acquisition System, pp. 62, 22nd AAMI Annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA, May 1987
  • Shankar, T.M.R., Bond, M.G., Gardin, J., and Wilmoth, S., Noninvasive Compliance and Morphologic Data: An Animal Study, paper 46.3 39th ACEMB, Baltimore, MD, September 1986
  • Shankar, R., Ilyas, M. and Shamash, Y., Evaluation and Implementation of CAD Work-stations in Electrical Engineering, pp. 714-717, 29th Midwest Symposium On Circuits and Systems, Lincoln, NE., August 1986
  • Shankar, T.M.R., A Design Oriented Course on Computer Architecture, Frontiers in Education Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 1984
  • Shankar, T.M.R., and Webster, J.G., Measuring Arterial Volume-Pressure Characteristics using Impedance Plethysmography, Vth Int. Cong. Elect. Bio-Imp., pp. 307-310, Tokyo, August, 1981
  • Shankar, T.M.R., and Webster, J.G., Design of an Automatically Resetting Electrical Impedance Plethysomograph, IEEE Frontiers Eng. Health Care, pp. 346-349, 1980
  • Shankar, T.M.R., and Webster, J.G., Impedance Plethysmography for Early Detection of Atherosclerosis, paper 48.3., Int. Conf. Med. Biol. Eng. Jerusalem, 1979
  • Shankar, T.M.R., O’Neal, L.B., and Webster, J.G., An Improved Cytopherometer, paper 48.6, 29th ACEMB, Boston, 1976

Books
  • Agarwal, A., Shankar, R., and Pandya, A.S., Embedding Intelligence into EDA Tools to Meet the Future Technology Trends,   Integrated Intelligent Systems for Engineering Design, Edited by Dr Xuan F Zha, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA & Dr R. J. Howlett, University of Brighton, UK, UK, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2006, pp. 389-408
  • Shankar, R., and Fernandez, E., VLSI and Computer Architecture, 490 pages, Academic Press, Inc., August 1989.

Non-refereed Publications
  • Shankar, R., Suryaprasad, J., Mandadi, S., and Hsu, S., “Hardware Implementation of Rendezvous Inter-process communication with Round Robin Scheduling: Prototype of Two Processes,” KIE Conference, Japan, November 2001
  • Shankar, R., and Masory, O., “A Cross-Disciplinary Course Sequence Useful for Microelectro-Mechanical Systems,” NSF Conference on ‘ Preparing the Leaders for Mechatronics Education’, San Francisco, CA, June 1996.
  • Shankar, R., Korneluk, J., Patel, M., Martinez, M., and Masory, M., “Microcontroller-Based System Design: An Undergraduate Course for a Diverse Student Population,” NSF Conference on ‘ Preparing the Leaders for Mechatronics Education’, San Francisco, CA, June 1996.
  • Gopinathan, M., Pulido, M., Szabo, B., Shankar, R., and Pajunen, G.A., “Computer Based Design of Stimulus Pattern Generator for Upper Arm Movement,” Robotic Conference, FAU, Boca Raton, Fl, March 1992.
  • Kolluri, S., and Shankar, R., “Noninvasive Determination of Atherosclerosis Using the Impedance Plethysmograph: A Longitudinal Study,” World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, July 1991.
  • Pajunen, G., Price, W., Shankar, R., and Smith, L., “On-Line Adjustment of Forearm Stimulus Pattern Based on Improved Nonlinear EMG Model,” Ninth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, November 1990.
  • Kolluri, S., Shao, S.Y., and Shankar, R., “Data Acquisition and Control System for Monitoring Arterial Volume Change Signals Using a Multi-Channel Impedance Plethysmograph,” Ninth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, November 1990.
  • Urso, A. Shankar, R., and Szabo, B., “An Electrical Impedance Plethysmograph for Recording from Small Arterial Beds,” Ninth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, FL, November 1990.
  • Landis, D., Athan, S., Brown, H., Sanders, T., Kozaitis, S., Shahsavari, M., and Shankar, R., “A Multi-function Wafer Scale System Architecture for Signal and Image Processing Applications,” Second Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, Melbourne, FL, pp. 21-24, May 1990.
  • Pajunen, G.A., Price, W., Shankar, R., and Smith, L.E., “An Improved Nonlinear Model for   On-line Application to Functional Electrical Stimulation,” American Control Conference, May 1990, San Diego, CA.
  • Pesulima, E.E., Shankar, R., and Pandya, A.S., “Digital Implementation of the Sigmoidal Transfer Function for Stochastic Neural Networks,” Second Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, Melbourne, FL, pp. 71-74, May 1990.
  • Zhong, Z. and Shankar, R., “Design and Testing of an Analog Cell Library Useful for Artificial Neural Networks,” Second Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, Melbourne, FL, pp. 67-70, May 1990.
  • Agba, L.C., Berthin, M. Miro, F., and Shankar, R., “A General Purpose Analog Neural Network Implementation”, Second Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, Melbourne, FL, pp. 63-66, May 1990.
  • Shankar, R., Agba, C., Naylor, W.C., and Pandya, A., “Handwritten Character Recognition,” Southcon, Orlando, FL, pp. 390-455, March 1990, Invited paper.
  • Urso, A., Shankar, R., and Wagner, W.D., “Design of a High Signal to Noise Ratio Electrical Impedance Plethysmograph,” IEEE Southeastcon, New Orleans, April 1990.
  • Szabo, B., Szabo, R., Shankar, R., Urso, A, and Kolluri, S., “A Data Acquisition and Signal Processing System for EMG and Acceleration Signals,” IEEE Southeastcon, New Orleans, April 1990.
  • Zhongkai, A., Barrett Jr., R., Shankar, R., “An Analog Cell Library Useful for  Artificial Neural Networks,” IEEE Southeastcon, New Orleans, April 1990.
  • Pandya, A., Shankar, R., Freytag, L., “An SIMD Architecture for Alopex Neural Network,” SPIE/SPSE Symposium on Electronic Imaging, February 1990.
  • Shankar, R., Agba, L.C., and Pandya, A., “Automated Handwritten Character Recognition with Artificial Neural Networks,” First Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, May l989.
  • Shankar, R., Chentanakij, A., Muter, G., and Blashfield, W., “An Innovative Digital MF Receiver for PCM systems”, EE International Conference on Circuits and Systems, Nanjing, China, July, 1989. Conference cancelled.
  • Shankar, R., Freytag, L., and Alon, D.A., “A CAD-Based Course for Design of Digital Systems:  Details of a Tutorial Example,” 1989 IEEE Southeastcon Conference, Columbia, SC, pp. 1404-1411, April 1989
  • Hernandez, L. Shankar, R., and Pajunen, G.A., “A Microprocessor Based Drug Infusion Control System Employing a Model Reference Adaptive Control Algorithm to Regulate Blood Pressure in I.C.U. Patients,” 1989 IEEE Southeastern Conference, Columbia, S.C., April 1989.
  • Moller, H.C., Shankar, R., and Szabo, B., “Cross Correlation of Electromyographic (EMG) Signals from Consecutive Arm Movements,” 1989 IEEE Southeastern Conf., Columbia, S.C., pp. 1261-1263, April 1989.
  • Agba, L.C., and Shankar, R., A Novel Method for Pattern Recognition with Special Application to Alphanumeric Characters, First Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, FAU, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 50-54, May 1988.

Industry Final Reports
  • Shankar, R., Agarwal, A., Hamza-Lup, McAfee, F., and Silva, N., Accelerated Mobile Product Development –  An Economic Engine for Science and Technology Superiority, SBA, Quarterly Reports, 9/09, 12/09, 3/10 and 6/10
  • Shankar, R., Kalva, H., Iskander, C., Huang, S.,. and Mahgoub, I., One Pass to Production, a collection of white papers and progress reports submitted to Motorola, February 2006 and earlier, 250+ pages.  (all these will be published soon at our website: www.csi.fau.edu)
  • Shankar, R., Mahgoub, I., VanHilst, M., and Furht, B., One Pass to Production,  collection of white papers & progress reports submitted to Motorola, December 2004, 500 pages.
  • Furht, B., and Shankar, R., White Papers: One Pass to Production, a collection of white papers & progress reports submitted to Motorola, June 2004, 250 pages.
  • Shankar, R., and the OPP group, A Motorola Internal Website with details of our project presentations, paper summaries, demos, codes, etc., 2003.
  • Callaway, E., Hsu, S., and Shankar, R., “JAN: A Communication Model for  Wireless Sensor Networks,” Technical Report, TR-CSE-02-12, Dept. of Comp. Sci & Eng., Fla Atlantic University, February 2002.
  • Callaway, E., Hsu, S., and Shankar, R.., “On the Design of Early Radiotelegraphic Wireless Networks,” Technical Report, TR-CSE-02-02, Dept. of Comp. Sci &  Eng., Fla Atlantic University, February 2002.
  • Freytag, L., and Shankar, R., “Structural Design of a Digital System,” A set of   training videotutorials, Motorola, July 1996.
  • Shankar, R., “End Points: Clinical Validation Studies with the Impedance Plethysmograph on Early and Noninvasive Detection of Atherosclerosis,” Vasocor Internal Report, 20 pages, May 1994
  • Shankar, R., Huang, Z., Parigie, E., and Madabushi, V.,  ” A Noninvasive method for Objective and Repeatable Blood Pressure Measurement based on Impedance Plethysmography,” Vasocor Internal Report, 70 pages, May 1994
  • Shankar, R., Martinez, M., Prasanth, B., Nagaraja, P., Phadnis, M., and Barrett, R..,  “Pattern Recognition: Automated Analysis of Arterial Volume Change with Cuff  Pressure to Qualify the Extent of Atherosclerotic Disease,” Vasocor Internal Report,  137 pages, May 1994.
  • Gopinathan, M., Shankar, R., Kolluri, S., Nagaraja, P., Parigi, E., Desai, P., Martinez, M., and Huang, Z.,  “Digital Signal Processing in Clinical Validation Studies with Impedance Plethysmography,”   Vasocor Internal Report, 299 pages, March 1994
  • Shao, S.Y., Shankar, R., Wu, M., Freytag, G., Wei, D., Liao, Y., Iyer, V., Kumar, D., Maharajh, N., and Ming, D., “Three Channel Impedance Plethysmography”,  Vasocor Internal Report, 109 pages, March 1994.
  • Zhang, W., Shankar, R., and Barrett, R., “DCVS Testability Issues,” Final report, IBM project, May 1991.
  • Kang, X., Barrett, R., and Shankar, R., “DCVS Logic  Synthesis,”, Final report, IBM project,  May 1991.
  • Chentanakij, A., and Shankar, R., “Simulation Studies: A Digital MF PCM Receiver,” Final report, APTEK project, May 1987.
  • Shankar, R., Agba, L., Chentanakij, A., Hernandez, L., Sanville, P., “Base 2 and Base 3 Simulations,” Final report, IBM project, September 1986.
  • Shankar, R., Benayoun, R., Chentanakij, A., Sanville, P. “Design of a Bridge Adapter,” Final report, IBM project, September 1986.

Presentations / Posters
  • Shankar, R., Norona, C., and Gallego, V., Android at FAU, Presentation to MTC (MobileTechnology Consortium), February 2010, February 2011
  • Shankar, R., Kalva, H., Huang, S., Iskander, C., Jain, A., Agarwal, A., Kovalski, F., Cruz, C., Patel, T., and Freytag, G., PI; Shankar, R., QTIP (Quarterly Technology Innovation Project) Demos (5) and Presentation (1), Motorola, November 2005
  • Kreighoff, C., Tezak, T.,  and Freytag, G., PI: Shankar, R., QTIP (Quarterly Technology Innovation Project) Demos (2) and presentation (1) , Motorola, November 2004.
  • Krieghoff, K., and Shankar, R., UML to SystemC, QTIP (Quarterly Technology Innovation Project) demo, Motorola, May 2004.
  • Demos (5) and   presentation (1) , PI: Shankar, R., SystemC, UML,  and OPP flow,  Quarterly Technology Innovation Project) presentations, Motorola, November 2003.
  • Shankar, R., Barrett, R., La Vell, J., Freytag, L.,, and Durr, R., “A Framework for Multidisciplinary Collaboration,” Poster Paper, NSF Conference on ‘ Preparing the Leaders for Mechatronics Education’, San Francisco, CA, June 1996.
  • Shankar, R., Freytag, L., La Vell, J., and Mazuera, O., “A Seamless Environment for Productivity Enhancement: HDL for Structured Design and Synthesis,” Poster Paper, 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Alburquerque, NM, January 1996. In the Proceedings: pp. 165-166.
  • Horvath, E.I., Shankar, R., and Pandya, A.S., “A Parallel Algorithm for Standard Cell Placement,” Poster paper, intl. Joint Conf. on Neural Network, June 1991.

Reviews
  • Reviewer for the IEEE Systems Journal and The Journal for Production Planning and Control, 2010
  • Reviewer for two ASEE conferences in Austin, TX, and Marietta, GA; Also for journal papers on Supply Chain Management and Biomechanics – 2009
  • Reviewer and Session Chair, !st IEEE Systems Conference, Honolulu, Hawai, 2007
  • Reviewer for JERIC, ACM, 2005
  • Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering,  1992 – 1998
  • Reviewer for Neural Networks, 1991
  • Reviewer for the Test and Technology Committee, IEEE Computer Society., 1990
  • Reviewer for IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, July 1990.
  • Reviewer for the ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference, June 1988 – 94 (except 1990).
  • Reviewer for the Proposals and Abstracts, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, 1988 – 1992
  • Member, Balloting Committee, Design Automation Technical Committee, VHDL Analysis and Standardization Group, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE  32-bit microprocessor  Sparc-based standard, 1993; Many Verilog HDL and VHDL standardization efforts, 1987 – 1997
  • Reviewer for the Eleventh and Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, Washington, DC, November 1987, and November 1989.
  • Reviewer for two articles in Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, ed. J.G. Webster, Wiley International, 1987.