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Dr. Douglas Galarus serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Montana Technological University, leveraging 30+ years of expertise in systems engineering, data science, and intelligent transportation systems development. His career spans faculty roles at Utah State University and research leadership at Montana State University's Western Transportation Institute.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Montana State University (2017)
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of Montana (1995)
- M.A.T. in Mathematics Education, University of Montana (1993)
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of Montana (1989)
Dr. Galarus specializes in applying data science to spatio-temporal data quality challenges within intelligent transportation systems. His research bridges theoretical methodology development with mission-critical production systems for road weather management, traveler information, and incident response. Key focus areas include Bluetooth/WiFi data fusion for winter travel delay estimation and quality assessment frameworks for environmental sensor networks.
Publication analysis (2010-2021) reveals consistent innovation in spatio-temporal data quality methodologies, particularly for transportation and weather sensor applications. His work demonstrates progressive integration of multi-source data streams (ITS, Bluetooth, weather sensors) to solve practical winter mobility challenges while advancing theoretical quality assessment metrics.
His research impact is recognized through:
- GEOProcessing Best Paper Award (2019)
- Computer Science Faculty Researcher of the Year at Utah State University (2018-19)
- Three national ITS America awards (2010, 2012, 2014)
Dr. Galarus currently directs $226,000+ in active research funding including a $125,000 CALTRANS/WSDOT project on chain-up delay estimation and an NSF S-STEM grant. He has mentored numerous students through capstone projects and research labs, particularly during his leadership of the Western Transportation Institute's award-winning program. His current grants focus on real-time data fusion for rural transportation safety and STEM education initiatives.
His labs have developed nationally recognized tools including the One-Stop-Shop traveler information system and Automated Safety Warning System Controller, establishing partnerships with 11 western state DOTs through the Western States Rural Transportation Consortium. These initiatives emphasize practical implementation of data science solutions for rural transportation challenges.
