Paul J. Nicholas, PhD

Systems Engineering & Operations Research Department

Professional Activities

  • Member, Board of Directors, Military Operations Research Society (MORS)
  • Chair, MORS Symposium, Colorado Spring, CO, June 2019
  • Judge, Richard E. Rosenthal Student Competition, MORS Education and Professional Development (EPD) Colloquium, Crystal City, VA, April 2019
  • Co-Chair, MORS Symposium, Monterey, CA, June 2018
  • Judge, Richard E. Rosenthal Student Competition, MORS EPD Colloquium, Laurel, MD, April 2018
  • Composite Group and Working Group Coordinator, MORS Symposium, West Point, NY, June 2017
  • Co-chair, MORS Emerging Techniques Special Meeting (METSM), Arlington, VA, December, 2016
  • Chair, Virtual Operations Committee, MORS, 2015-2016
  • Member, Technical Program Committee, 2016 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Baltimore, MD, November 2016
  • Organizer, “A Disruption-Resilient Intelligence Reach-back Operating Concept,” Expert’s Meeting of the Naval Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Quantico, VA, February 2016
  • Distinguished panelist, MORS Industry Showcase, Alexandria, VA, October 2015
  • Moderator and panelist, “Cyberspace Key Terrain Panel,” 2015 IEEE MILCOM, Tampa, FL, October 2015
  • Member, Technical Program Committee, 2015 IEEE MILCOM, Tampa, FL, October 2015
  • Organizer and moderator, “Cyberspace Key Terrain Workshop,” Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, July 2015
  • Member, Technical Program Committee, 2014 IEEE MILCOM, Baltimore, MD, October 2014.
  • Invited panelist, “Analyst in the field,” and facilitator, Richard E. Rosenthal Student Competition. MORS EPD Colloquium, Fairfax, VA, March 2015
  • Reviewer, Military Operations Research (MOR), 2014-17
  • Reviewer, INFORMS Computing Society Conference (ICS), 2015
  • Invited panelist, “Network Science for Military Communications.” 2014 IEEE MILCOM, Baltimore, MD, October 2014
  • Chair, modeling and simulation working group, MORS, 2014-15
  • Co-chair, modeling and simulation working group, MORS, 2013
  • Invited panelist, “Deployed Analysts,” 2012 MORS Symposium, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Member, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Recognition

  • Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2017
  • Winner, 2017 MOR Journal Prize for Best Paper
  • Nominee, 2014 MORS Richard H. Barchi Prize for Best Paper
  • Finalist, 2012 MORS Richard H. Barchi Prize for Best Paper
  • Nominee, 2012 MORS David Rist Prize
  • Winner, 2011 MORS Richard H. Barchi Prize for Best Paper
  • Winner, 2009 MORS Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award
  • Winner, 1998 Sandia National Laboratories Student Internship Program Symposium Award