Curator of Coins for the Madison Art Collection and Lisanby Museum
Year Started at JMU: 2018
Curriculum Vitae
Pronouns: he/him

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• M.S., Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
• B.S., Computer Engineering, December 2007

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Ancient coinage
• Wearable computing systems
• Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing
• Engineering Education

RECENT SCHOLARSHIP

• Jason Forsyth, “Measurements and Experiments – Data and Decisions with Sensors, Radios, and Arduinos”, Chapter 2 in Discovering Engineering Design in the 21st Century: An Activities-Based Approach, Cengage Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 978-0-357-68250-4
• R. Younes, K. Hines, J. Forsyth, J. Dennis, T. Martin, and M. Jones, “The design of smart garments for motion capture and activity classification,” Chapter 27 in Smart Textiles and Their Applications, V. Koncar (editor), Woodhead Publishing, Duxford, UK, 2016, pp. 627-655

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Best Paper award from IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering for “Feasibility of Intelligent Monitoring of Construction Workers for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning” (2012)
• Best Paper nominee from IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers for “An Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Design Course for Wearable and Pervasive Computing Products” (2011)
• William Blackwell Award from Virginia Tech ECE Department for “Feasibility of Intelligent Monitoring of Construction Workers for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning” (2011)
• Nomination for Leading Lights New River Valley Service Award for middle school tutoring/mentoring program (2012)
• Nomination for Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Student Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2010)