Professor
Computer Science
Cybersecurity, BS
Office
Maria Sanford Hall
303
Education
Publications, Research & Presentations
- B. Kjell, “Performance of Kilgour's truncation algorithm in files of different subjects,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v. 25, pp. 70-71, 1974.
C. R. Dyer and B. Kjell, “Segmentation of textured images by pyramid linking,” in Pyramidal Systems for Image Processing and Computer Vision, NATO ASI Series, v. F 25, V. Cantoni and S. Levialdi, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1986.
V. Topkar, A. Sood, and B. Kjell, “Performance analysis of 1-D scale-space algorithms for pulse detection in noisy image scans,” Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, v. 60, no. 2, pp. 191-209, 1994.
B. Kjell and O. Frieder, “Discrimination of authorship using visualization,” Information Processing and Management, v. 30, no. 1, pp. 141-150, 1994.
B. Kjell, “Authorship determination using letter pair frequency features with neural network classifiers,” Literary and Linguistic Computing, v. 9, no. 2, pp. 119-124, 1994.
B. Kjell, “Motivational uses of spreadsheets in an introductory simulation class,” Computers in Education Journal, v. 6, no. 2, pp. 34-37, 1996.
B. Kjell, “A tool for web-based programmed learning,” Computers in Education Journal, v. 8, no. 4, pp. 29-33, 1998.
B. Kjell, “The rise of embedded processing and the opportunity for open standards,” Technology and Society Magazine, v. 23, no. 2, 2004.
B. Kjell, “Computer science education and the global outsourcing of software production,” Technology and Society Magazine, v. 24, no. 3, 2005.
Papers in Conference Proceedings
B. Kjell and C. R. Dyer, “Edge separation and orientation texture measures,” IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pp. 306-311, 1985.
B. Kjell and C. R. Dyer, “Segmentation of textured images,” IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pp. 476-481, 1986.
B. Kjell and P. Y. Wang, “Pyramid linking algorithms for image segmentation on the Connection Machine,” SPIE conference 848, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 6, pp. 234-240, 1987.
B. Kjell and P. Y. Wang, “Data fusion and image segmentation using hierarchical simulated annealing,” SPIE conference 1002, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 7, pp. 330-337, 1988.
B. Kjell and P. Y. Wang, “Program visualization as a technique for improving software productivity,” 27th Annual Technical Symposium, Washington, D. C. Chapter of the ACM, pp. 63-68, 1988.
B. Kjell, and P. Y. Wang, “Optimal edge mask determination using simulated annealing,” SPIE conference 1192, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 8, pp. 678-685, 1989.
V. Topkar, A. Sood, and B. Kjell, “Object detection using scale-space,” SPIE conference 1293, Applications of Artificial Intelligence 8, Orlando, Florida, 1990.
B. Kjell, and P. Y. Wang, “Noise-tolerant texture classification and image segmentation,” SPIE conference 1381, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 9, pp. 553-560, 1990.
O. Frieder, and B. Kjell, “Massive parallelism for massive data applications,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Charlottesville, Virginia, pp. 667-672, 1991.
B. Kjell, A. Sood, and V. Topkar, “Scale-space features for object detection,” SPIE conference 1468, Applications of Artificial Intelligence 9, Orlando, Florida, pp. 148-155, 1991.
B. Kjell, and P. Y. Wang, “Texture operator determination by simulated annealing,” SPIE conference 1608, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 10, pp. 526-532, 1991.
V. Topkar, A. Sood, and B. Kjell, “Object detection in noisy images,” NATO Advanced Studies, 1991.
V. Topkar, A. Sood, and B. Kjell, “Object detection using contrast based scale-space,” IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pp. 700-701, 1991.
B. Kjell, “Determining composition of grain mixtures using texture energy operators,” SPIE conference 1825, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision 11, pp. 395-400, 1992.
B. Kjell and O. Frieder, “Visualization of literary style,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 656-661, 1992.
W. Addison Woods, O. Frieder and B. Kjell, “Visualization for discrimination of authorship with military applications,” Proc. Defense Analysis Seminar VII, Seoul, South Korea, 1993.
B. Kjell, “Authorship attribution of text samples using neural networks and Bayesian classifiers,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 2-5, pp. 1660-1664, 1994.
B. Kjell, “Comparative study of noise-tolerant texture classification,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 2-5, pp. 2431-2436, 1994.
B. Kjell, O. Frieder, and W. Addison Woods, “Information retrieval using letter tuples with neural network and nearest neighbor classifiers,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1995.
B. Kjell, “Interactive query optimization in n-gram based information retrieval,” International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, Orlando, FL, July 22-26, 1996.
B. Kjell, “Programmed instruction using web pages,” Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges, Second Annual Conference, Proceedings, (Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, v. 12, no. 5), pp. 113-123, 1997.
Brian M. O’ Connell, B. Kjell, and Joan M. Calvert, “Computer-assisted instruction in an introduction to computer science curriculum,” IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 10-13, 1999. (Proceedings on CD ROM.)
B. Kjell, “Artificial intelligence and writing,” Computers and Writing 2002, Normal, Illinois, May 16-19, 2002 (proceedings not published).
B. Kjell and H. Gailer, “Enhancing usability by international students of a distance learning Web site,” IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 2004), Worcester, MA, June 17-19, 2004, pp. 104-106.
- Technical Reports
B. Kjell and C. R. Dyer, “Edge separation and orientation texture measures,” technical report 559, Computer Sciences Dept., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1984.
B. Kjell and P. Y. Wang, “Image smoothing and segmentation using simulated annealing in pyramids,” report TR-3-88, Computer Science Dept., George Mason University, 1988.
V. Topkar, B. Kjell and A. Sood, “Mine detection using infra-red images,” report CV-90-1, Computer Science Dept., George Mason University, 1990.
B. Kjell, A. Sood and V. Topkar, “Target detection in scale-space,” progress report, Center for Image Analysis, George Mason University, 1990.
B. Kjell, “Comparative study of noise-tolerant texture classification,” report CV-92-4, Computer Science Dept., George Mason University, 1992.
B. Kjell, Computer Programming with QuickBasic, self-published, 280 pages, Central Connecticut State University, 1998.
B. Kjell, Introduction to simulation, self-published, 80 pages, Central Connecticut State University, 1998.
Awards & Grants
1989 - 1991 U. S. Army Belvoir Research,
Development, and Engineering Center, Co-principal investigator, jointly with Arun Sood: Multi-resolution and transform techniques for mine detection. contract no. DAAK70-89-K-0027.
1989 - 1991 National Science Foundation
Co-principal investigator, jointly with Arun Sood: CISE Research Instrumentation: image processing improvement, NSF grant CDA-8906889.
1994 National Science Foundation
Research Opportunity Award collaboration with principal investigator Ophir Frieder: Parallel algorithms for information retrieval, NSF grant IRI-9357785 supplement.
1998 Central Connecticut State University (internal grant)
Hardware and software for development of a computer aided instruction Web site.
2003 Central Connecticut State University (internal grant)
Enhancement of a computer aided instruction Web site.
2006 National Science Foundation
S-STEM Scholarship Program at Central Connecticut State, Stan Kurkovsky (Principal Investigator), Bradley Kjell, Nimmi (Parikh) Sharma, Ivan Gotchev. 0630953,
2015 Central Connecticut State University (internal grant)
Curriculum Development Grant, Web Assembly Language Tutorial, Revision
2018-2020 National Science Foundation
Integrating Computer Science in the High School Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Energy Sciences Curriculum Jonathan Costa (at EdAdvance, Principal Investigator), Ralph Morelli, Karen Wosczyna-Birch. 1741148
2016-2018 Connecticut Department of Education
Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant, Computer Science for All
James Veseskis (Principal Investigator)
Courses Taught
CS 113 CS 115 CS 151 CS 152 CS 153 CS 254 CS 354 CS 355 CS 407
CS 423 CS 473 CS 481 CS 492 CS 494 CS 500 CS 501 CS 570