Ernests PETERSONS

Professor Ernests PETERSONS Head of Computer Networks Department Riga Technical University Kalku iela 1 Riga, LV 1658 Latvia Phone: +371 67089984 E-mail: ernests.petersons@rtu.lv

Born: August 1, 1938, Moscow, Russia

Interests:

• Computers & Network Performance Evaluation
• Fault-Tolerant Computer Structures
• Information Technology in Aviation

Lately has become interested in application of Catastrophe Theory for understanding complex computer systems unstability. (See: Multi-user computer systems unstability analysis by Catastrophe Theory approach. Automatics and Computing Technique, 1996, N 4.)

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.

Education

• Moscow Electrical Institute of Communication (Faculty of Radiocommunications), 1960
• Dr. sc. ing. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph. D. in Western countries), Riga Aviation Eng. Institute, 1967
• Dr.habil.sc.ing. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1987

Experience

• Engineer, Radio Centre in Latvia, 1960 - 1962
• Postgraduate, Riga Aviation Eng. Institute, 1962 - 1965
• Head of Laboratory, Electronic Air Passenger Reservation System, Aviation Computer Centre, 1965 - 1970
• Professor, Faculty of Automatic and Computer Systems, Riga Aviation Eng. Institute, 1970 - 1987
• Head of Computer Systems & Networks Department, Riga Aviation University, 1987

Courses:

• Computer Systems Theory
• Computer Networks Designing

 

Recent publications:

• E Petersons (with Nicolsky & Sidorov). Arrival rates step-by-step control in queuing systems with variable load. - Informatic, Vilnus, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, 1997.
• E. Peterson. Multi-user Computer systems unstability analysis by Catastrophe Theory approaches. - Automatics and Computing Technique, 1996, N 4.
• A.Gobzemis, V.Nikolsky, E.Peterson. The method of stepwise control of the request waiting time in computer systems with queues. - Proceedings of Intern. Conf. "Queues: Flows, Systems, Networks", Minsk, Byelorussia, 1999, pp.120-121.
• E.Peterson. Error estimation of computer system modelling. - Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. 'Simulation, Gaming,Training and Business Process Reengineering in Operations Proceeding', Riga, 2000, pp. 200-222.
• S. Ilnickis, E.Petersons. Nonstacionary behavior research of Terminal-Server System with self-similar approximated input flow. – Automatic Control And Computer Science, 2005, vol.39, 4, pp.48-59.

 

Research Projects:

• E. Petersons (Head of Project). Distributed Data Processing Systems with Variable Load Stability Analysis. Latvian Council of Science, 1994 - 1996.
• E. Petersons (Head of Project). Computer System and Networks with Faults and Variable load Reconfiguration Approaches Analysis. Latvian Council of Science, 1997 - 2000
• E. Petersons (Head of Project). Models and Methods for Analysis And Design of the Computer Networks in Self-Similar Workload Environment.  Latvian Council of Science, 2001 - 2003.
• E. Petersons (Head of Project). Network Resource Allocation for Providing Quality of Service in Self-similar Workload Environment.  Latvian Council of Science, 2004 -  .

   

   

Last update 09.09.2005