Dr. Douglas D. Hodson

Professor of Computer Engineering

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Douglas D. Hodson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio USA. He received a B.S. in Physics from Wright State University in 1985, and both an M.S. in Electro-Optics in 1987 and an M.B.A. in 1999 from the University of Dayton. He completed his Ph.D. at the AFIT in 2009. His research interests include computer engineering, software engineering, real-time distributed simulation, and quantum communications. He is also a DAGSI scholar and a member of Tau Beta Pi.

Education

PhD, Computer Engineering, Air Force Instititute of Technology, 2009

Dissertation: "Performance Analysis of Live-Virtual-Constructive and Distributed Virtual Simulations - Defining Requirements in Terms of Temporal Consistency"

MBA, University of Dayton, 1999

Notable: Only student to graduate with three concentrations within program (Finance, Management Information Systems (MIS) and International Business). Also the recipiet of the "Rev. Raymon A Roesch, S.M., Award of Excellence" which recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a graduate of the University of Dayton’s Master of Business Administration program - only one graduate student, as voted on by the faculty, is selected to receive this award each year.

MS, Electro-Optics, University of Dayton, 1987

Thesis: "Positive-Column Nitrogen Discharge Studies Using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy"

BS, Physics, Wright State University, 1985

Notable: Served as President of Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics Honor Society

Awards

Awards & Honors

2021 - IEEE Senior Member

2018 - Outstanding Achievement Award from The 2018 World Congress in Computer, Science Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (CSCE 18).

2018 - AFIT’s 2nd Quarter ENG Civilian Category III Award Nominee.

2017 - Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) Faculty Excellence Award (rec’d 3 Nov 2017)

2015 - Winner, Harold Brown Award (AETC level). AETC Nominee.

2015 - QKD Research Team Award, in recognition of consistent and superior contributions and service to AFIT Department of Systems and Engineering Management, 13 Mar 2015.

2014 - Winner, AFIT’s 4^th Quarter Civilian Category III Award.

2013 - Winner, AFIT’s 3^rd Quarter Civilian Category III Award.

2011 - ASC/EN Chester Jones Memorial Finalist.

2010 - ASC/EN Chester Jones Memorial Nominee.

2003 – 2007 - Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute Scholar

2009 - ASC/XR (SIMAF) 2^nd Quarterly Award, Civilian Category III (XR Level)

2006 - Air Force Modeling and Simulation Team Award for Acquisition.

2005 - Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) SIMAF Predator MQ-9 Simulation Development Team Award Nominee.

2003 - Air Force Modeling and Simulation Team Award for Acquisition.

2003 - ASC/HP “Team of the Quarter,” Certificate of Recognition, “2003 US Air & Trade Show Demonstration Team,” 1 Apr – 30 Jun 2003.

2002 - Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) Senior Civilian Engineer Nominee, in recognition of engineering excellence.

1999 - “Certificate for Outstanding Academic Achievement,” in MBA program, completed at the University of Dayton.

1998 - Letter of Commendation, Frank O. Tuck, SES, Director of Development Planning for the performance of a number of high-visibility analytical efforts in support of the Air Force mission.

1998 - Received the “Rev. Raymond A. Roesch, S.M., Award of Excellence.” This award recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a graduate of the University of Dayton’s Master of Business Administration program. Only one graduate student, as voted on by the faculty, is selected to receive this award each year.

1999 - Received the “Certificate for Outstanding Academic Achievement” for compiling an excellent record of scholarship and attaining a high grade point average in the University of Dayton’s Master of Business Administration program.

1996 - Letter of Commendation, Larry H. Cooper, Colonel, USAF, F-16 System Program Director. Commended for developing the “System Program Office Tools (SPOT)” software to support the F-16 SPO.  Front page Skywriter article, Wright-Patterson AFB, 2 Jun 1995.

1996 - ASC/EN Internal Award, Jr. Civilian Engineer Finalist.

1995 - ASC/ EN Internal Awards, ASC/XRESM Team Nominee.

1995 - ASC/EN Letter of Commendation, for selection as a finalist for Junior Civilian Engineer of the Year.

1995 - ASC/XR Civilian of the Quarter Award, Jul-Sep 1995.

1995 - ASC/XR Manager of the Year, Falcon Award.

1994 - ASC/XR Engineer of the Year, Falcon Award.

Publications

Book Publications / Chapters (Key: * Denotes Student Author)

1. J.D. Morris*, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, D. Jacques and G. Baumgartner, “A Survey of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technologies,” Emerging Trends in Information System Security, 1^st Ed., Elsevier, ISBN 9780124114746, Nov 2013, pp. 141-151.
2. L.O. Mailloux*, M.R. Grimaila, J. Colombi, D.D. Hodson and G. Baumgartner, “System Security Engineering for Information Systems,” Emerging Trends in Information System Security, 1^st Ed., Elsevier, ISBN 9780124114746, Nov 2013, pp. 5-23.
3. D.M. Rao, D.D. Hodson, M. Stieger, Jr, C.B. Johnson, P. Kidamba and S. Narayanan, “Design & Implementation of Virtual and Constructive Simulations Using OpenEaagles”, Wright State Research Institute 2007.
4. D.D. Hodson, Object-Oriented Example Problem Solutions for “Modern Systems Analysis & Design – Second Edition,” Copyright 1999 Addison-Wesley, Chapter 12 – Object-Oriented Analysis & Design.
   D.D. Hodson, Object-Oriented Example Problem Solutions for “Modern Database Management – Fifth Edition,” Copyright 1999 Addison-Wesley, Chapter 5 – Object-Oriented Modeling.

Journal Publications (Key: * Denotes Student Author)

1. A.T. Park*, N. Peck*, R. Dill, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila and W.C. Henry, “Distribution of DDS-Cerberus Authenticated Facial Recognition Streams,” Journal of Supercomputing (JOS), Aug 2022.
2. A.T. Park*, N. Peck*, R. Dill, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila and W.C. Henry, “Quantifying DDS-Cerberus Network Control Overhead,” Journal of Supercomputing (JOS), Aug 2022.
3. S. Bolton*, R. Dill, D.D. Hodson, and M.R. Grimaila, “ADS-B Classification Using Multivariate Long Short-Term Memory Fully Convolutional Networks and Data Reduction Techniques,” Journal of Supercomputing (JOS), Jul 2022.
4. L.C. Llewellyn*, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson and S. Graham, “A Metric for Quantifying Nonlinearity in k-Dimensional Complex-Valued Functions,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Jan 2022.
5. C.W. Weimer*, J.O. Miller, R.R. Hill and D.D. Hodson, “An Opinion Dynamics Model of Meta-Contrast with Continuous Social Influence Forces,” Physica A (PHYSA), Nov 2021.
6. D. Tryhorn*, R. Dill, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila and C. Myers, “Modeling Fog Effects in AFSIM”, JDMS, Aug 2021.
7. W.T. Deberry*, R. Dill, K. Hopkinson, D.D. Hodson and M.R. Grimaila, “The Wargame Commodity Course of Action Automated Analysis Method”, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Jul 2021.
8. D. Tryhorn*, R. Dill, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila and C. Myers, “Applying Fog Analysis Tool to AFSIM Multi-Domain CLASS Scenarios,” Journal of Information Warfare (JIW), Apr 2021.
9. R.D. Engle*, B.T. Langhals, M.R. Grimaila and D.D. Hodson, “A Methodology for Storing Log Data with Changing Structure into a Relational Database”, JDR&E, Vol 4, 2021.
10. J. Hannah*, R. Mills, R. Dill and D.D. Hodson, “Traffic Collision Avoidance System: False Injection Viability”, Journal of Supercomputing, Apr 2021.
11. J. S. Thompson* and D.D. Hodson, "AFSIM's Pseudo-Realtime Hybrid Simulation Software Design," Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Jan 2021.
12. C.W. Weimer*, J.O. Miller, R.R. Hill and D.D. Hodson, "Agent Scheduling in Opinion Dynamics: A Taxonomy and Comparison Using Generalized Models," Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS), Vol 22, No 4, 2019.
13. R.D. Engle*, B.T. Langhals, M.R. Grimaila and D.D. Hodson, "Evaluation Criteria for NoSQL Databases in a Single-Box Environment," International Journal of Database Management Systems, Vol 10, No 4, Aug 2018.
14. D.B. Worth*, B.G. Woolley and D.D. Hodson, “SwarmSim: A Framework for Modeling Swarming UAVs using Hardware-in-the-Loop,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Jul 2017.
15. A.J. Roberts*, L.O. Mailloux and D.D. Hodson, “A Case Study in Understanding and Evaluating Live Virtual Constructive Command and Control Training Effectiveness,” ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation, Vol 38, pp. 265-273, Jun 2017.
16. L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson and G.B. Baumgartner, “The Benefits of Joining an Effective Research Team,” IEEE Potentials, Vol 35, No. 3, May/June 2017.
17. J.R. Millar*, D.D. Hodson, G.L. Peterson and D.K. Ahner, “Optimizing Update Scheduling Parameters for Distributed Virtual Environments,” Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CCPE), Special Issue on Trends and Advances in Collaboration Technologies and Systems, Mar 2017.
18. L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, R.D. Engle*, C. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Modeling, Simulation, and Performance Analysis of Decoy State Enabled Quantum Key Distribution Systems,” Applied Sciences, Jan 2017.
19. D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila, L.O. Mailloux, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Modeling Quantum Optics for Quantum Key Distribution System Simulation,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Nov 2016.
20. J. C. Denton*, D.D. Hodson, R.G. Cobb, L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, G.B. Baumgartner, “A Model to Estimate Performance of Space-Based Quantum Communication Protocols Including Quantum Key Distribution Systems,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Nov 2016.
21. A.J. Kamrud*, D.D. Hodson, G.L. Peterson and B.G. Woolley, “Unified Behavior Framework in Discrete Event Simulation Systems,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Oct 2016.
22. J.R. Millar*, D.D. Hodson, G.L. Peterson and D.K. Ahner, “Consistency and Fairness in Real-Time Distributed Virtual Environments: Paradigms and Relationships,” Journal of Simulation, Special issue on Data-driven and Large-scale Distributed Simulation, Sep 2016.
23. R.D. Engle*, L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Implementing the Decoy State Protocol in a Practically-Oriented Quantum Key Distribution System-Level Model,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Jul 2016.
24. R.D. Engle*, D.D. Hodson, L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “A Module-based Simulation Framework to Facilitate the Modelling of Quantum Key Distribution System Post-Processing Functionalities,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), Jun 2016.
25. J.R. Millar*, D.D. Hodson, G.L. Peterson and D.K. Ahner, “Data Quality Challenges in Distributed Live-Virtual-Constructive Test Environments,” ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality, Vol 7, Issue 1-2, Jun 2016.
26. L.O. Mailloux, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila, R.D. Engle, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Using Modeling and Simulation to Study Photon Number Splitting Attacks,” IEEE Access, 4, pp. 2188-2197, Apr 2016.
27. L.O. Mailloux, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Quantum Key Distribution: Boon or Bust?,” Journal of Cyber Security & Information Systems (CSAIC), Vol 4, No 2, Jun 2016.
28. L.O. Mailloux, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila, J.M. Colombi, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Test and Evaluation of Complex Cybersecurity Systems: A Case Study in Using Modeling and Simulation to Understand, Test and Evaluate the Security of Quantum Key Distribution Systems,” The International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) Journal, 36(3), pp. 199-207, Sep 2015.
29. L.O. Mailloux*, M.R. Grimaila, J.M. Colombi, D.D. Hodson, C.V. McLaughlin and G.B. Baumgartner, “Quantum Key Distribution: Examination of the Decoy State Protocol,” IEEE Communications Magazine, 53(10), pp. 24-31, Oct 2015.
30. L.O. Mailloux*, R.D. Engle*, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, J.M. Colombi and C.V. McLaughlin, “Modeling Decoy State Enabled Quantum Key Distribution Systems,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology, 12(4), 489-506, Oct 2015.
31. L.O. Mailloux*, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, G.B. Baumgartner and C.V. McLaughlin, “Performance Evaluations of Quantum Key Distribution System Architectures,” IEEE Security and Privacy, pp. 30-40, Jan/Feb 2015.
32. L.O. Mailloux*, J.D. Morris, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson, D.R. Jacques, J.M. Colombi, C.V. McLaughlin and J.A. Holes, “A Modeling Framework for Studying Quantum Key Distribution System Implementation Non-Idealities,” IEEE Access, pp. 110-130, Feb 2015.
33. J.D. Morris*, M.R. Grimaila, D. Hodson, C. McLaughlin and D. Jacques, “Using the Discrete Event System Specification to Model Quantum Key Distribution System Components,” The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology, Oct 17, 2014, pp. 1-24.
34. C.L. Haase*, R.R. Hill and D.D. Hodson, “Planning for LVC Simulation Experiments,” Applied Mathematics, Vol 5, No 14, pp 2153-2167, Jul 2014.
35. D.D. Hodson and R.R. Hill, “The Art and Science of Live, Virtual and Constructive Simulation for Test and Analysis,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Vol 11, No 2, pp. 77-89, Apr 2014 (Special Issue).
36. D.D. Hodson, B.L. Esken, A.J. Gutman and R. R. Hill, “Quantifying Radar Measurement Errors in a Live-Virtual-Constructive Environment to Determine System Viability: A Case Study,” Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Vol 11, No 2, pp. 115-124, Apr 2014 (Special Issue).
37. J.D. Morris*, D.D. Hodson, M.R. Grimaila, D.R. Jacques and G. Baumgartner, “Towards the Modeling and Simulation of Quantum Key Distribution Systems,” International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering (IJETAE), Vol 4, Issue 2, Feb 2014.
38. L.O. Mailloux*, M.R. Grimaila, D.D. Hodson and J.M. Colombi, "A Practical Assessment of Security Design Patterns," The Information System Security Association (ISSA) Journal, 12(9), pp. 29-35, Sep 2013.
39. M.R. Grimaila*, J. Morris and D.D. Hodson, “Quantum Key Distribution: A Revolutionary Security Technology,” The Information System Security Association (ISSA) Journal, pp. 20-27, Jun 2012.
40. C.L. Haase*, R.R. Hill and D.D. Hodson, “Using Statistical Experimental Design to Realize LVC Potential in T&E,” International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) Journal, Vol 32, No 3, pp. 288-297, Sep 2011.
41. D.D. Hodson*, R.O. Baldwin, D.P. Gehl, J.G. Weber and S. Narayanan, “Real-Time Design Patterns in Virtual Simulations”, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, ACTA Press, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 231-242, Jun 2010.
42. D.D. Hodson* and R.O. Baldwin, “Characterizing, Measuring, and Validating the Temporal Consistency of Live-Virtual-Constructive Environments” Simulation: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, SCS Publications, Vol. 85, No. 10, pp. 671-682, Oct 2009.