Paul E. Oppenheimer, Curriculum Vitae Address: 8626 E. Mackenzie Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Phone: (480) 558-6779 (cell); (480) 994-3933 (alt) Birthdate: May 22, 1953 Electronic Mail: paul [at] peoppenheimer.org World Wide Web Home Page: http://peoppenheimer.org/ Education: * M.A., Philosophy, Princeton University, 1981 Honors and Awards: * Runner-Up, Gordon Bell Prize, SuperComputing 1993. * Department of Philosophy nominee, APGA Teaching Prize, Princeton University, 1982. * University Fellowship, Philosophy Department, Princeton University, 1978-1982. Professional Experience: * Assistant Editor, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2009- * Document Editor, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2006-2009 * Virtual Member, Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2003- * Independent Scholar, 2003- * Research Associate, NSF Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1999-2004. * Research Associate (Courtesy Appointment), College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 1993-1994. * Research Associate (Courtesy Appointment), Supercomputer Computations Research Institute (DOE), Florida State University, 1990-1993. * Research Associate (Courtesy Appointment), Department of Computer Science, Yale University, 1988-1990. * Applications Engineer, Thinking Machines Corporation, 1988-1994 * Research Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Lab (Vision Machine Project), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986-1988 * Summer Intern, Computer Science Lab, SRI International, 1984. * Software Consultant, Electronic Data Systems, 1983-1984. * Curriculum Designer & Software Designer, Computer*Thought Corporation, 1983. * Instructor, Philosophy Department, Princeton University, 1982-1983. * Instructor, Department of Information Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1978. * Research Programmer, Department of Computer Science (Heuristic Programming Project), Stanford University, 1975-1976. * Research Programmer, Institute for the Mathematical Study of the Social Sciences, Stanford University, 1975-1976. Other Teaching Experience: * Princeton University * University of Illinois at Chicago * Michigan State University Publications and Works in Progress: Articles: A10. Alama, Jesse, Oppenheimer, Paul E., and Zalta, Edward N., "Automating Leibniz's Theory of Concepts", in A. Felty and A. Middeldorp (eds.), Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Automated Deduction, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Dordrecht: Springer, forthcoming. A9. Oppenheimer, Paul E., and Zalta, Edward N., "Relations vs. Functions at the Foundations of Logic: Type-Theoretic Considerations", Journal of Logic and Computation, 21 (2011): 351-374. A8. P. Oppenheimer, E. Zalta, "A Computationally-Discovered Simplification of the Ontological Argument", Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Volume 89, Number 2 (June 2011): 333-350. A7. P. Oppenheimer, E. Zalta, "Reflections on the Logic of the Ontological Argument", Studia Neoaristotelica, 4/1 (2007): 28-35. A6. G. Brook, P. Oppenheimer, C. Weatherford, I. Banicescu, J. Zhu, "Accuracy Studies of a Parallel Algorithm for Solving the Hydrodynamic Formulation of the Time-Dependent Schroedinger Equation", Journal of Molecular Structure, 592 (2002): 69-77. A5. G. Brook, P. Oppenheimer, C. Weatherford, I. Banicescu, J. Zhu, "Solving the Hydrodynamic Formulation of Quantum Mechanics: A Parallel MLS Method", International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 85/11 (2001): 263-271. A4. P.W. Leung, Z. Liu, E. Manousakis, M.A. Novotny, and P.E. Oppenheimer, "Density of States of the Two-dimensional Hubbard Model on a 4x4 Lattice", Physical Review B, 46/18 (November 1992), 11779-11786. A3. P.W. Leung, and P.E. Oppenheimer, "Implementation of the Lanczos Algorithm for the Hubbard Model on the Connection Machine CM-2 System", Comp. in Phys., 6 (1992), 603. A2. Oppenheimer, P., and Zalta, E., "On the Logic of the Ontological Argument", Philosophical Perspectives, 5 (1991): 509-529; selected for republication in The Philosopher's Annual: 1991, XIV (1993): 255-275. A1. Oppenheimer, P., and Meerbote, R., "The Certainty of Skepticism," Grazer Philosophische Studien, 11 (1980). Book Chapter: BC1. Poggio, T., Little, J., Gamble, E., Geiger, D., Weinshall, D., Villalba, M., Larson, N., Cass, T., Buelthoff, H., Drumheller, M., Oppenheimer, P., Yang, W., Hurlburt, A., Beymer, D., O'Donnell, P., and Gillett, W., "The MIT Vision Machine," Proceedings of the DARPA Workshop on Image Understanding, (1988); reprinted as "The MIT Vision Machine" in Artificial Intelligence at MIT: Expanding Frontiers (Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press, 1990), pages 492-529. Conference Proceedings: CP1. G. Sabot, S. Wholey, J. Berlin, P. Oppenheimer, "Parallel Execution of a Fortran 77 Weather Prediction Model", in Proceedings of the 1993 ACM/IEEE Conference on Supercomputing, New York: ACM Press, 1993. Translations: T1. Czech translation of A2, "O Logice Ontologickeho Dukazu", Petr Hromek (trans.), in Studia Neoaristotelica, 4/1 (2007): 5-27. Current Research: CR2. Oppenheimer, Paul E., Fitelson, Branden, and Zalta, Edward N., Computational Metaphysics Website, http://mally.stanford.edu/cm/. CR1. Oppenheimer, Paul E., Fitelson, Branden, and Zalta, Edward N., "Computational Metaphysics, Leibniz, and Frege", in preparation. Other Professional Activities: * Guest Lectures, Parallel Programming courses, Computer Science Department, Mississippi State University, 2000 or thereabouts. * Guest Lectures, Philosophy of Religion courses, Philosophy Department, Mississippi State University, 1998-2000. * Invited Lecture, Philosophy Club, Mississippi State University, 2000. * Invited Lecture (with Edward N. Zalta), "On the Logic of the Ontological Argument", Philosophy Department, Oregon State University, December 1993. * Conference Presentation (with Edward N. Zalta), "On the Logic of the Ontological Argument", Pacific Division Meetings, American Philosophical Association, March 1990, abstract in Proceedings and Addresses of the APA, 63/4 (December 1989): 78-9. * Commentator on a paper about Zeno's Paradox at an APA Eastern Division meeting some year between 1978 and 1983.