Ph.D. in Computer Science (in preparation)
M.S. in Computer Science, 1976, SUNY at Stony Brook, New York
B.S. in Mathematics, 1973, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Science;
Virtual Environments;

Although my main research interest is in Artificial Intelligence, I am also interested in Virtual Environments, particularly with applications to Physical Therapy. I supervise a virtual reality laboratory which supports student research. More details about the VR lab can be found in the following link: (Clarkson VR Lab). Recently I have also been involved in Virtual Product Development.

My primary teaching interests are in Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, HCI, and Operating Systems. In particular, I have introduced an course on Virtual Reality (Virtual Environments: Principles & Applications) into the CS curriculum, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To provide state-of-the-art facilities for VR, I supervise a Virtual Reality computer laboratory for the Computer Science Department.

Another recent course that I have developed is Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), also at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, I am currently part of an interdisciplinary team of faculty who are developing an undergraduate minor in Virtual Product Development.

I have taught the following courses:
Intro to Computer Science I and II (CS141/CS142), Data Structures (CS344), Advanced Programming Concepts in Java (CS242), Programming Languages (CS341), Operating Systems (CS444/544), Compiler Construction (CS445/545), Computer Graphics (CS452), Artificial Intelligence (CS451/551), Human-Computer Interaction (CS459/559), Virtual Environments (CS461/561), Virtual Tools in Engineering Design (ES305).

Programming Languages which I have taught include: Java, C++, C, LISP, Scheme, Prolog, Smalltalk, ML, Pascal, Ada, FORTRAN, PL/1, BASIC, COBOL, ALGOL, and assembly language.

I have supervised several directed study projects and Master's theses on the following topics: Virtual Environments, Distibuted Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Understanding, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Programming Languages, Computer Graphics, Computer Networking

Spring 2015:

• CS452/EE465: Computer Graphics
• CS241: Computer Organization

Spring 2014:

• CS452/EE465: Computer Graphics
• CS241: Computer Organization

Fall 2013:

• CS451/CS551: Artificial Intelligence
• CS242: Advanced Programming Concepts in Java

• Carroll, J., S. Doheny-Farina, M. Ensby, J. Johnson-Eilola, J. Searleman, K. Willmert,   An Academic Framework for a University-Wide Virtual Product Development Minor at Clarkson University, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

• Sonar, A.V., K.D. Burdick, R.R. Begin, E.M. Resch, E.M. Thompson, E. Thacher, J. Searleman, G. Fulk and J. Carroll,   Development of a Virtual Reality-Based Power Wheel Chair Simulator, Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, August 2005.

• White, D., K. Burdick, G. Fulk, J. Searleman and J. Carroll,  A Virtual Reality Application for Stroke Patient Rehabilitation, Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada,

• Fulk, G., L. Russek, J. Searleman and E. Thacher,  Designing and Building a Virtual Reality Power Wheelchair, Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, Special Topic Issue: Pharmacology Part II, Vol. 27, No. 4, December 2003.

• Collins, A.B., Collins, K.J., and Searleman, J.T.,  A Computer Tutor for Water Treatment Plant Operation, Proceedings of the AWWA Computer Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, April 1992.

• Collins, A.B., Searleman, J.T., and Collins, K.J.  Aspects of Intelligent Tutoring Systems Applied to Small Water Treatment Plant Expert Systems,  Journal of Water Science and Technology, 24, No. 6, pp. 307 -314, Pergammon Press, June 1991.   Also presented at the 2nd International Converence on WATERMATEX '91, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., June 3-6, 1991.

• Meyer, R.A. and Searleman, J.T.  A Methodology for Design of Artificial Intelligence Applications for Communications Network Management, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), June 1989.

• Conry, S.E., Meyer, R.A. and Searleman, J.T.  A Shared Knowledge Base for Independent Problem Solving Agents, Proceedings of the Expert Systems in Government Symposium, October 1985.

• Searleman, J.T.  Search Strategies in the SYNCHEM2 Organic Synthesis Discovery Program , Proceedings of the 1978 ACM Computer Science Conference, Detroit, Michigan, February 22, 1978.

• Gelernter, H.L., Sanders, A.F., Larsen, D.L., Agarwal, K.K, Boivie, R.H., Spritzer, G.A., and Searleman, J.T.  Empirical Explorations of SYNCHEM, Science, 197, Sept. 9, 1977, pp. 1041-1049.

• Phi Beta Kappa
  
• Phi Kappa Phi, President Elect of the Clarkson University Chapter
  
• National Merit Finalist
  
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  
• ACM Special Interest Group in Artificial Intelligence (SIGART)
  
• ACM Special Interest Group in Graphics & Animation (SIGGRAPH)
  
• American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
  
• International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
  
• Pi Mu Epsilon
  
• Clarkson University Awards:
  • Outstanding Advisor Award, 1984.
    
  • Personal Computer Curriculum Awards, 1988 and 1989.

• Developed an honors course on the computer as an intellectual tool, Fall 1997, for Clarkson's newly initiated Honors Program.
  
• Panelist at the Inaugural Symposium on Community, Computers and the University Experience, October 1996.
  
• Reviewer for Computer Science textbooks and software for Prentice-Hall, Norton, and Cambridge University Press.
  
• Faculty Advisor for the Clarkson Student Chapter of the ACM, 1980 to the present.
  
• Faculty Advisor for the Clarkson Student Chapter of SIGGRAPH, 2007 to the present.
  
• Faculty Advisor for Theta Phi Alpha Sorority.