John D. Jones

Applications of artificial intelligence to engineering design, finite-element analysis, heat transfer and thermodynamics.

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Engineering (University of Reading)
• B.Sc. in Mathematical Physics (University of Sussex)

Biographical Sketch

Secret Identity

Awards and Honours

Simon Fraser University Excellence in Teaching Award, 2010

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC President's Teaching Award of Excellence, 2011

Current Research

Selected Publications

• John Dewey Jones, The Betterment of the Human Condition, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2011

• L. Lin and J. Jones, ``A Liquid-Filled Buoyancy-Driven Convective Micromachined Accelerometer,'' IEEE Journal of MicroElectroMechanical Systems, Volume 14, Number 5, pages 1061-1069, October 2005.

• C. McDonald, J. Jones, and D. Finegood, ``Pulsatile Insulin Secretion May be a Consequence of the Autocrine Actions of Insulin on the b-cell,'' Diabetes 50 (Suppl 2): A1093P, 2001 (abstract).

• K. Singh, L. Lin and J.D. Jones, `` Numerical and Experimental Studies of Hydrogen Separation by Low-Pressure-Ratio Pressure-Swing Adsorption,'' Recent Research Developments in Chemical Engineering, 4 (2000), pp. 341-354, 2000.

• D. Lam, J. Jones, J. Cavacuiti and A. Varju, ``A Bicycle with Auxiliary Hand Power'', Human Power, No. 46, Winter 98/99, pp. 11-13.

• J.D. Jones and H. Yao, ``A Fuzzy Knowledge Base for Engineering Design," Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Volume 98, Number 3, pp. 267-278, 1998.

• Albert M. Leung, John Jones, Eva Czyzewska, Jianming Chen, Maria Pascal, "Micromachined accelerometer with no proof mass", Technical Digest, International Electron Devices Meeting, Washington D.C., December 7-10, 1997, pp899-902.

• Singh, K., and Jones, J., "Control-Volume Modelling of Pressure-Swing Adsorption Processes," 47-th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, October 8, 1997.

• K. Singh and J. Jones, "Numerical Simulation of Air Separation by Piston-Driven Pressure-Swing Adsorption," Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 52, No. 18, pp. 3133-3145, 1997.

• J.D. Jones and H. Yao, ``A Fuzzy Knowledge Base for Engineering Design," ``Fuzzy Sets and Systems", Volume 98, Number 3, pp. 267-278, 1998.

• John Jones, "Constraint-Based Reasoning in Automotive Diagnosis", 1994 SAE Congress, Detroit, MI, USA, March 1994.

• J.D. Jones, W.S. Havens and J.C. Dill, Explanation in Concurrent Design,in Concurrent Engineering, eds. P. Gu and A. Kuziak, Fall 1993.

• J.C. Dill, J.D. Jones and S. W. Josef, Intelligent Computer Aided Design, Revue Int.e de CFAO et Infographie (Int. Journal of CAD/CAM and Computer Graphics), Vol 8, No. 2, Hermes, Paris,1993, pp. 175-184.

• H.Q. Yang, Y. Hua and J.D. Jones, Calculating Functions of Fuzzy Numbers, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 273-283, 10 May 1993.

• H.Q. Yang, H. Yao and J.D. Jones, A General Method for Calculating Functions of Fuzzy Numbers, Applied Mathematics Letters, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 51-55, 1992.

• W. Havens, S. Sidebottom, G. Sidebottom, J. Jones and R. Ovans, Echidna: A Constraint Logic Programming Shell, Proc. of the 2nd Pacific Rim Int. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, Seoul, Korea, Sept 15-18, 1992.

• C. Hunter and J. Jones, Application of a Constraint-Based Reasoning System to Engine Diagnosis, Proc. of the SAE Future Transportation Technology Conf., San Antonio, TX, August 1993.

• J. Jones, Yang Xiang and S. Joseph, Bayesian Probabilistic Reasoning in Design, Proc. of the 1993 IEEE Pacific Rim Conf. on Communications, Computers and Signal Propagation, May 1993, pp. 501-504.

• J. Jones, Explanation in Mixed-Initiative Design Systems, Proc. of the Ninth IEEE Conf. on Artificial Intelligence for Applications, Orlando, Florida, March, 1993.

• D. Li and J. Jones, A Sense of Scale, Proc. of 1993 IEEE Pacific Rim Conf. on Communications, Computers and Signal Propagation, May 1993, pp. 497-500.

• A. Manaf, W. Havens and J. Jones, Model-Based Diagnosis: Combining Deductive and Abductive Reasoning, Proc.of the 2nd Pacific Rim Int. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, Seoul, Korea, 1992, Sept 15-18.

• D. Doty, Greg Hosford, J.D. Jones and J.B. Spitzmesser, The Micro-Tube Strip Heat Exchanger, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol 12, No. 3, pp. 31-41, July, 1991.

• W.S. Havens, J.D. Jones, C. Hunter, S. Joseph and A. Manaf, Model-Based Automotive Diagnosis Using the Echidna Expert System Shell, in Operational Expert Systems in Canada, Pergamon Press, pp. 154-169, September 1991.

• J.D. Jones, The Secant Method, Computers and Graphics, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 451-454, 1991.

• J.D. Jones, Three Unconventional Representations of the Mandelbrot Set, Computers and Graphics, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 127-129, 1990.

• J.D. Jones, Flow Inhomogeneity in Stirling Engine Regenerators, J.Engr.for Gas Turbines & Power, Vol. 111, pp. 595-600, October 1989.

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