842 Lucille St.
Livermore, CA 94550-3519
925.455.8008
w.rousseau@ieee.org

Applying Mathematical Methods to Engineering

Dr. Rousseau has over 45 years experience in solving engineering problems using mathematics, physics and computer software, and through project leadership. In semi-retirement he has developed custom software for Internet companies.

Professional Experience and Expertise:

• Managing interdisciplinary projects
  
• Credit card and ATM processing and client-server software
  
• Computer and Internet security
  
• Internet appliance and embedded computers
  
• Call center software
  
• Kalman filters, statistical communications theory and spread spectrum communications
  
• Game theory
  
• Computer control and safety systems
  
• Spacecraft navigation and orbital mechanics
  
• Human factors in nuclear reactor control rooms
  
• Energy economics
  
• Electric power transmission line switching transients

Dr. Rousseau was one of the founders of CNSV in 1993, and was the first to promote the idea of a website. He built a prototype on a borrowed laptop to show at a meeting. After getting approval, he designed and maintained the original site from 1996 until early 2006.

He has a B.S.E.E from Carnegie Institute of Technology, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D.E.E. degrees from Stanford University.