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Matthew Hoffman

Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science

585-475-4209
Office Hours
Tuesdays: 3-4:30pm Thursdays: 10:00-11:30am
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
2302 Gosnell Hall

Matthew Hoffman

Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science

Education

BA, Williams College; MS, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Bio

My research interests include oceanic and atmospheric dynamics; understanding the fate, transport, and impact of plastic pollution on freshwater systems; data assimilation; remote sensing; hyperspectral vehicle tracking; and cardiac electrical dynamics.

585-475-4209

Areas of Expertise

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Journal Paper
Uzkent, Burak, Matthew J. Hoffman, and Anthony Vodacek. "Spectral Validation of Measurements in a Vehicle Tracking DDDAS." Procedia Computer Science 51. (2015): 2493—2502. Web.
Hoffman, Matthew J., et al. "Feature Matching with an Adaptive Optical Sensor in a Ground Target Tracking System." IEEE Sensors Journal 15. 1 (2015): 510--519. Print.
Hoffman, Matthew J., et al. "Integrating Hyperspectral Likelihoods in a Multi-dimensional Assignment Algorithm for Aerial Vehicle Tracking." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. (2015): --. Print.
Greybush, S. J., et al. "Ensemble Kalman Filter Data Assimilation of Thermal Emission Spectrometer Temperature Retrievals into a Mars GCM." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 117. E11 (2012) Web.
Hoffman, M. J., et al. "An Advanced Data Assimilation System for the Chesapeake Bay: Performance Evaluation." J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. 29. (2012): 1542-1557. Print.
Greybush, Steven J., et al. "Identifying Martian atmospheric instabilitiesand their physical origins using bred vectors." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. (2012) Print.
Urquhart, E., et al. "Remotely Sensed Estimates of Surface Salinity in the Chesapeake Bay." Remote Sensing of the Environment 23. (2012): 522-531. Print.
Hoffman, M. J., et al. "Assessment of Mars Atmospheric Temperature Retrievals from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer Radiances." Icarus 220. 2 (2012): 1031-1039. Print.
Published Conference Proceedings
Uzkent, Burak, Matthew J. Hoffman, and Anthony Vodacek. "Efficient integration of spectral features for vehicle tracking utilizing an adaptive sensor." Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications. Ed. Robert Loce and Eli Saber. San Francisco, CA: n.p., 2015. Web.
Uzkent, Burak, et al. "Background image understanding and adaptive imaging for vehicle tracking." Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications XII. Ed. Daniel J. Henry, et al. Baltimore, MD: n.p., 2015. Web.
Hoffman, Matthew J. "Spectral Validation of Measurements in a Vehicle Tracking DDDAS." Proceedings of the Procedia Computer Science. , Reykjavik: , 2015. Print.
Hoffman, Matthew J. "Background Image Understanding and Adaptive Imaging for Vehicle Tracking." Proceedings of the SPIE Defense + Security. Baltimore, Maryland: SPIE, 2015. Print.
Hoffman, Matthew J. "Efficient Integration of Spectral Features for Vehicle Tracking Utilizing an Adaptive Sensor." Proceedings of the IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging 2015. San Francisco, California: SPIE, 2015. Print.
Uzkent, Burak, et al. "Feature Matching and Adaptive Prediction Models in an Object Tracking DDDAS." Proceedings of the Procedia Computer Science. n.p., 2013. Print.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Hoffman, Matthew J. "Ground Target Tracking Utilizing DDDAS Based Control of an Adaptive Optical Sensor." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Joint Chapter Meeting. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Joint Chapter. Rochester, NY. 31 Mar. 2015. Lecture.

Currently Teaching

CHEM-531
3 Credits
This multidisciplinary course will provide students with diverse perspectives on global climate change issues, providing a survey of important aspects of the problem. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling, ecological impacts and feedbacks, economics of climate change, international climate policies, and social and environmental justice. The course will include a variety of instructors and guest lecturers, providing an overview of the complex and inter-related nature of global climate change.
ENVS-531
3 Credits
This multidisciplinary course will provide students with diverse perspectives on global climate change issues, providing a survey of important aspects of the problem. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling, ecological impacts and feedbacks, economics of climate change, international climate policies, and social and environmental justice. The course will include a variety of instructors and guest lecturers, providing an overview of the complex and inter-related nature of global climate change.
ENVS-631
3 Credits
This multidisciplinary course will provide students with diverse perspectives on global climate change issues, providing a survey of important aspects of the problem augmented by readings in the primary literature. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling, ecological impacts and feedbacks, economics of climate change, international climate policies, and social and environmental justice. The course will include a variety of instructors and guest lecturers, providing an overview of the complex and inter-related nature of global climate change. The course will culminate in a project based on finding solutions to the real-world problem of climate change. Students will be required to take a leadership role in bridging the multiple disciplines presented
ENVS-790
1 - 4 Credits
The thesis option will be available to environmental science graduate students only with prior written approval of program faculty. Students will submit a proposal to a faculty member who agrees to serve as the student's thesis committee chair. The proposal will describe the basic research question to be investigated and the experimental protocols to be employed. Proposals will be reviewed by the program faculty who will give permission to register for thesis credit. This course may be taken several times over the course of a student's graduate program, for variable credits. A written thesis and oral defense are required at the completion of the thesis research.
ENVS-791
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
ENVS-795
1 - 4 Credits
This course is a graduate level, faculty-directed, student project or research involving laboratory or field work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in Environmental Science graduate program.
IMGS-699
0 Credits
This course is a cooperative education experience for graduate imaging science students.
IMGS-890
1 - 6 Credits
Doctoral-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
IMGS-891
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
MATH-231
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of ordinary differential equations and their applications. Topics include solutions to first order equations and linear second order equations, method of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, linear independence and the Wronskian, vibrating systems, and Laplace transforms.
MATH-498
1 - 3 Credits
This course is a faculty-guided investigation into appropriate topics that are not part of the curriculum.
PUBL-531
3 Credits
This multidisciplinary course will provide students with diverse perspectives on global climate change issues, providing a survey of important aspects of the problem. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling, ecological impacts and feedbacks, economics of climate change, international climate policies, and social and environmental justice. The course will include a variety of instructors and guest lecturers, providing an overview of the complex and inter-related nature of global climate change.
PUBL-631
3 Credits
This multidisciplinary course will provide students with diverse perspectives on global climate change issues, providing a survey of important aspects of the problem augmented by readings in the primary literature. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, climate modeling, ecological impacts and feedbacks, economics of climate change, international climate policies, and social and environmental justice. The course will include a variety of instructors and guest lecturers, providing an overview of the complex and interrelated nature of global climate change. The course will culminate in a project based on finding solutions to the real-world problem of climate change. Students will be required to take a leadership role in bridging the multiple disciplines presented.

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