About

Ross Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland's School of Public Health. His research focuses on the biomechanics of human movement, primarily walking and running, with an emphasis on joint loading and knee osteoarthritis. He studies these areas to better understand the mechanics involved in locomotion and how they relate to joint health and disease. Dr. Miller's work includes the use of computer modeling to analyze movement biomechanics, contributing to the understanding of osteoarthritis and its relationship with joint loading during locomotion.

Research topics

• Computer Science

Selected publications

• "Faster, Better, Cheaper" Mission Operations - Employing a Reusable Object Methodology

  Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) · 2025-08-27 · 2 citations

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  This paper presents a systematic approach for changing the process of engineering and operating one-of-a-kind solutions and start-from-scratch systems for similar mission operations functions. The approach employs an object methodology to specify end-to-end mission operations with reusable objects and actions. Through this technique, which resembles design of custom electronic circuit assemblies from standard components, objects that appear in different parts of mission operations, and which were viewed previously as unique, are now recognized to be similar, allowing for reduction of unique implementations. Unlike conventional data flow methods which concentrate on function uniqueness and the detailed data flows necessary to interconnect the functions, this modeling methodology is independent of system design or implementation. As such, it provides a pragmatic tool for exploration of mission operations concepts for all phases of the mission life cycle. This approach provides a methodology to implement "faster, better, cheaper" mission services from planning through operations. The key features of the approach are object orientation, simplicity, and reusability to achieve true life cycle cost and schedule reductions, including faster and cheaper development.

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  Elsevier eBooks · 2021

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• Throughput Prediction Across Heterogeneous Boundaries in Wireless Communications

  Journal of Cyber Security and Mobility · 2016-01-14

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  In this paper we demonstrate how an estimated functional kernel-regression polynomial from a particular RF technology can be created by the mobiles being served by that technology. A 3rd order polynomial description of the regression can be used to predict future throughput by observing the “pilot” quality prior to handover. The UE may use it to predict the throughput it will get in the new technology 50 to 200 m-sec prior to handover. The prediction can inform the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) layer or the application layer of the upcoming handover and the throughput expected after handover so that the user application receives the best quality of service. This paper is an extended version of the paper presented at IEEE Sarnoff Symposium 2015 [1]. It extends the paper with expanded foundational knowledge and explanation of the results and their implications. In this paper we: • propose that there is a way to predict the unobservable quality metrics in the new cell prior to commencement of the handover. This is achieved by 1) a prediction mechanism and 2) a signaling mechanism. In this paper we focus on the prediction mechanism. • propose that the observable metric (“pilot” quality) is predicted with prediction error below 9% with prediction step sizes of 200 m-sec. • show that the throughput metric (we choose bits/physical-resourceblock = β) can be predicted with error below 8% with prediction horizon of 200 m-sec.

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• An Integrated Dataset Centered Around Distributed Fiber Optic Monitoring - Key to the Successful Implementation of a Geo-Engineered Completion Optimization Program in the Eagle Ford Shale

  2015-01-01 · 13 citations

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• An Integrated Dataset Centered Around Distributed Fiber Optic Monitoring - Key to the Successful Implementation of a Geo-Engineered Completion Optimization Program in the Eagle Ford Shale

  Unconventional Resources Technology Conference · 2015-01-01 · 14 citations

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• Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012-07-26 · 30 citations

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  The story of liberal democracy over the last half century has been a triumphant one in many ways, with the number of democracies increasing from a minority of states to a significant majority. Yet substantial problems afflict democratic states, and while the number of democratic countries has expanded, democratic practice has contracted. This book introduces a novel framework for evaluating the rise and decline of democratic governance. Examining three mature democratic countries – Britain, Australia and New Zealand – the authors discuss patterns of governance from the emergence of mass democracy at the outset of the twentieth century through to its present condition. The shared political cultures and institutional arrangements of the three countries allow the authors to investigate comparatively the dynamics of political evolution and the possibilities for systemic developments and institutional change.

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• Everyman is king:

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012-07-26

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  Elsevier eBooks · 2012-01-01

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• Why the gap in strategic capacity poses a systemic challenge

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012-07-26

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• Identities and capabilities in the mass party era in New Zealand

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012-07-26

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Frequent coauthors

• Kurt Moedritzer

  Monsanto (United States)

  17 shared

• George O. Kohler

  11 shared

• R. H. T. Edwards

  10 shared

• Benny E. Knuckles

  Western Regional Research Center

  9 shared

• Donald de Fremery

  Western Regional Research Center

  8 shared

• Nigam P. Rath

  University of Missouri–St. Louis

  8 shared

• Judy Beaudry

  8 shared

• S. Paul

  Mayo Clinic in Florida

  8 shared