Welcome to Russel's Site
Here is an eclectic collection of academic research, artistic and personal information, generated by Russel's current research, work and play. I will also try to blog about my current activities from time to time, though the site has languished for several years while I have been working on my PhD. For more "what's on my mind" kind of activity, follow me on Twitter (as rhavens). Life's cup runneth over, so my online presence languishes from time to time. C'est la vie.
Current Research
My current research is in IT management, dealing with collecting the current best practices of the management and utilization of operational log data in modern IT organizations. I finished my PhD in December 2020.
My previous, related, research has been in the design and usability of large, shared displays, as those used in a Network Operations Center (NOC), as well as monitoring and management of large data centers.
My thesis research involved the use of Bayesian content filters for analyzing log files. The first part of that research was published in the proceedings of ICADIWT 2011 and the latter part was presented at the IEEE NOMS 2012 conference by one of my professors, Barry Lunt. The core set of images used in the analysis are available in the Log Analysis part of this site. My thesis is available at the BYU HBLL's Electronic Theses and Disseratations site. (Looking back at this, and considering the material rewrites for the ICADIWT and NOMS conferences, the thesis is "complete" to a fault and rather painfully wordy, but I am told that this is how a thesis is supposed to be, so I'll take what solace I can from that.)
My dissertation research concerned a Delphi study on the IT governance of Log Management systems: How can you tell if the system is "good"? What do you measure? What are their organizational benefits? What do experts in the field say about these systems? The dissertation can be found at ProQuest's Open Access site.
My previous, related, research has been in the design and usability of large, shared displays, as those used in a Network Operations Center (NOC), as well as monitoring and management of large data centers.
My thesis research involved the use of Bayesian content filters for analyzing log files. The first part of that research was published in the proceedings of ICADIWT 2011 and the latter part was presented at the IEEE NOMS 2012 conference by one of my professors, Barry Lunt. The core set of images used in the analysis are available in the Log Analysis part of this site. My thesis is available at the BYU HBLL's Electronic Theses and Disseratations site. (Looking back at this, and considering the material rewrites for the ICADIWT and NOMS conferences, the thesis is "complete" to a fault and rather painfully wordy, but I am told that this is how a thesis is supposed to be, so I'll take what solace I can from that.)
My dissertation research concerned a Delphi study on the IT governance of Log Management systems: How can you tell if the system is "good"? What do you measure? What are their organizational benefits? What do experts in the field say about these systems? The dissertation can be found at ProQuest's Open Access site.
Travel and Photos
Being based in Utah's Wasatch Front allows me to easily travel to many U.S. national parks, wilderness areas and recreation areas.
I often combine this with my love of family and photography, as seen here with my son at Delicate Arch. Or Santaquin Meadows and Mt Nebo from one our jaunts earlier in the fall this year. |
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