About

Hello! I’m Steven Hespeler, welcome to my personal page! I recently completed my doctoral degree at New Mexico State University. Here, you’ll find some information about me like my research interests, professional CV, publications, and more. Thank you for visiting and please contact me with any inquires!! Have a great day!!

My Research and Work

My work is focused in the machine/statistical learning research area. My dissertation was focused on utilizing advanced Deep Learning (DL) techniques for predicting State of Charge (SOC) in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). In order to do so, I created a Continuous Lag Control (CLC) algorithm for monitoring and adjusting the size of the training data during a Time-Series Cross Validation (TSCV) method and embedded this control algorithm in a Long-Short Term (LSTM) architecture.

My Life At A Glance

Both of my parents are from Connecticut. We’re a shoreline family with my Mom having grown up in New London, CT and my Dad in Groton, CT. I split my childhood between Groton and the beautiful town of North Stonington, CT, never having lived more than eight minutes from the ocean.

Background

In 2004 I enrolled at Roger Williams University in the School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management. There I was granted to opportunity to study engineering on the beautiful campus located in Bristol RI. Bristol is a gorgeous town rich in American history, I made lifelong friendships and truly cherish my time spent there. I completed my studies from RWU in 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering. In 2010 I transitioned from the shoreline to desert life in the Southwest. I began Graduate School at New Mexico State University in 2010 located in Las Cruces NM. At NMSU I joined the great faculty and student board in the Department of Industrial Engineering (IE)! I completed a Masters of Science degree in 2012 with a focus on statistical analysis of a novel Wood-Polymer Composite (WPC). While completing my Masters I was blessed with the opportunity to work with great professors and students and participate in a number of conferences. Then, I jumped right into the PhD program where I worked on drones at PSL on campus and continued my work as a teaching and graduate assistant in the IE Department.

Hobbies and Interests

Woodworking- Fine Woodworking (decorative pieces), Pyrography, and Construction

Dance- Latin (salsa, bachata) Ballroom (Cha Cha, foxtrot)

Sports- Football, Lacrosse, Basketball, UFC, Golf