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Patrick J Clemins serves as Manager of Cyberinfrastructure and Partnerships for Vermont EPSCoR and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Vermont. With a strong foundation in electrical and computer engineering, he brings extensive expertise across multiple computing disciplines to his academic and professional roles.
Dr. Clemins earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Speech Processing/Bioacoustics Emphasis from Marquette University, where he also completed his Master of Science in Software Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Computer Science minor. His educational background directly informs his research trajectory and teaching specialties.
His primary research focuses on speech and signal processing, particularly in bioacoustics applications as evidenced by his doctoral work on animal vocalization classification. This expertise extends to software engineering, with significant contributions to Java application development including his Master's thesis on heuristic tree search algorithms. His teaching portfolio demonstrates breadth across computer science, covering game programming, system software, computer networks, and component architecture.
Dr. Clemins has received recognition through the Richard W. Jobling Fellowship and Frank Rogers Bacon Research Assistantship during his doctoral studies at Marquette University.
With diverse experience spanning academia, research policy, and industry, Dr. Clemins has previously directed the R&D Budget and Policy Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation. His industry background includes systems engineering for home and commercial automation systems.
He maintains active involvement with the Speech and Signal Processing Lab and the Dr. Dolittle Project, continuing his work in speech processing applications while mentoring students through various programming projects including game development and system software assignments.
