Ian Frommer, Ph.D.
Operation Research and Data Analytics, Professor
Department of Mathematics

Education
- Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland
- A.B., Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics, Harvard College
Courses Taught
- Calculus
- Multivariable Calculus
- Differential Equations
- Probability and Statistics
- Linear Optimization
- Network and Nonlinear Optimization
- Probability Theory
- Advanced Calculus
- Operations Analysis
- Directed Study: Developing Leaders in Sustainability
Research Adviser for Senior Capstone Projects
- Wind Analysis for Renewable Energy Installation at the USCGA (2012, interdisciplinary with Civil Engineering)
- Minimizing USCGA Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2011)
- USCGA Light Optimization (2010)
- USCGA Hazardous Waste Tracking (2009)
- USCGA Waste Flow Optimization (2008)
- T700 Helicopter Engine Optimization (2007)
Selected Publications and Presentations
- I. Frommer, I. Karaesmen and J. Macdonald, A Practical Review of Chaos in the Beer Distribution Game, submitted.
- P. Verhagen, S. Polla, and I. Frommer, Finding Byzantine Junctions with Steiner Trees, submitted.
- I. Frommer, E. Harder, B. Hunt, R. Lance, E. Ott and J. Yorke, Bifurcation and Chaos in a Periodically Probed Computer Network, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos; 19 (9): 3129–3141 (2009).
- I. Frommer, Summer Math Instructor Assignment at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Using Integer Programming, Mathematica Militaris; 17(1): 20-25 (2009).
- W.J. Hibbard, R.J. Greenwalt, Jr., T. Edmunds, and I. Frommer, Between Ports of Entry: Interdicting Radiological and Nuclear Smugglers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Technical Report, UCRL-TR-230907 (March 2007).
- I. Frommer and B. Golden, Extending the Horizons: Advances in Computing, Optimization, and Decision Technologies, Chapter: A Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Euclidean Non-Uniform Steiner Tree Problem, pages 31-48. Springer, New York (2007).
- I. Frommer, B. Golden and G. Pundoor, The Next Wave in Computing, Optimization and Decision Technologies, Chapter: Heuristic Methods for Solving Euclidean Non-Uniform Steiner Tree Problems, pages 133-148. Springer, New York (2005).
- I. Frommer, G. Pundoor, Small-Worlds: A Review of Recent Books. Networks; 41(3): 174-180 (2003).
Honors
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Center for Advanced Studies Fellowship to conduct research on mathematically guided musical rhythm composition (2011)
- SAIC Systems/U.S. Coast Guard Academy Leadership Grant (2011). Received funding to support interdisciplinary “Developing Leaders in Sustainability” course.
- Block Grant Fellowship, Mathematics Department, University of Maryland (1999–2000)
- Invention Disclosure Award, Sony Corporation of America (1997) for “ConnecteD: Traditional Audio CD Activated by New Multimedia Content.”
Professional Memberships
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)