Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Faculty Research by Category

Faculty Research by Professor

Dr. Eric Freden
Research Areas: Dr. Freden's research interests include geometric and computational group theory, formal language theory, classical and quantum computation, bioinformatics. He has included undergraduate students in his research for the last five years.

Dr. Florin Balasa
Research Areas: Dr. Balasa received his Ph.D. from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, in 1995. His research interests focus on different areas from the field of computer-aided design of VLSI integrated circuits and systems (VLSI CAD): memory management algorithms for digital/multimedia signal processing, embedded systems; algorithms for physical design automation; high-level synthesis and system-level exploration; compiler-microarchitecture interaction; optimization techniques in VLSI CAD. Dr. Balasa is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2001).

Dr. Nathan Barker
Research Areas: Dr. Barker received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 2007. His primary research interest involves studying time series microarray data obtained from genetic networks to uncover genetic connectivity. Although this sounds very biological, it is really an application of computer science principles to data obtained from genetic networks. He is also interested in other related topics involving Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, BioInformatics or Algorithms. He presented his research at the Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, as well as the 19th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering, and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems. He also advises students in the Computer Club as they take on interesting web-based projects, often from other clubs on campus, or even larger projects from companies in the local community.

Dr. Mike Grady
Research Areas: Dr. Grady received his PhD. in 1992 from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has published papers in a number of highly respected journals, including Mathematics of Computation, Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Contemporary Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and The Mathematical Monthly.

Dr. Shalini Kesar
Research Areas: Her research and publications focus in the following areas: management of information security; computer crime; computer ethics, electronic commerces; and E-Government.

Prof. Rob Robertson
Research Areas: Prof. Robertson's research focus is in the areas of network security and e-commerce. Rob has participated in the IEEE SoutheastCon Conference in 2005, presenting a paper on the Critical Success Factors in E-Commerce for Small Business. He also presented at the Global Information Technology Management Conference on Vulnerability Assessment and at IEEE SoutheastCon Conference on Security Auditing, Policities and Practices in 2006. Rob also had a paper: Risk Management in E-Commerce published in the Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management, this past summer 2007.

Dr. Nasser Tadayon
Research Areas: Dr Tadayon has conducted original research in the field of data mining, especially algorithms involving neural networks. He has been involved in several applied research projects funded by Boeing, FAA, Anderson Co, as well as smaller companies like Optimal Engineering Solutions in a variety of applications including Cost Estimation Techniques for Software Development using Neural Networks, Flight Operation Risk Assessment Systems (FORAS), Statistical Analysis for General Aviation Accidents, Development of a Data Gathering Software for Projects (PMEG), Missing Data Analysis System (MIDAS), development of a database and interface with mathematical models for evaluating software.

Dr. Manghui Tu
Research Areas: Dr. Tu's main research areas are information security, parallel and distributed computing, grid computing, and computer forensics. He has published in IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, International Journal of Computers and Their Application, IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, and IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference.

Dr. Dezhi Wu
Research Areas: Professor Wu's primary research interests are in capturing and designing temporal structures into electronic time management systems. This has involved work on modeling the relationship between personal use of temporal structures involving electronic time management/calendar systems and the quality of individual time management. She has also worked in the areas of human-computer interaction, mobile collaboration, global virtual teams, personalization systems and technology-mediated learning.

Recent Faculty Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals
Article Title: Computation of storage requirements for multi-dimensional signal processing applications
Title of Conference: IEEE Trans. on VLSI Systems (April 2006)
Volume/Issue/Pages: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 447-460, Dr. Florin Balasa (co-author)

Article Title: A Group Theoretic Approach to a Famous Partition Identity
Journal Title: The American Mathematical Monthly
Volume/Year/Pages: 112 (2005), no. 7, 645-651. Dr. Mike Grady

Article Title: Risk Management in E-Commerce
Title of Conference: The International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2007)
Volume/Issue/Pages: Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management Vol. 7, 8 pages, Professor Rob Robertson

Peer Reviewed Proceedings of National and International Conferences
Article Title: Personal Use of Temporal Structures Involving Electronic Time Management Systems
Title of Conference: International Conference of ISOneWorld
Volume/Issue/Pages: ISOneWorld 2006 conference proceeding CD, 13 pages, Dr Dezhi Wu

Article Title: Computer-Supported Learning Strategies: An Implementation and Assessment Framework for Team-based Learning
Title of Conference: International Conference of ISOneWorld
Volume/Issue/Pages: ISOneWorld 2006 conference proceeding CD, 13 pages, Dr Dezhi Wu

Article Title: Introducing Computer-Supported Team-based Learning: Preliminary Outcomes and Learning Impacts
Title of Conference: International Conference on Information Resource Management (IRMA 2006)
Volume/Issue/Pages: IRMA 2006 conference proceeding CD, 7 pages, Dr Dezhi Wu

Article Title: Vulnerability Assessment: A model to Evaluate E-Commerce and Network Information Systems
Title of Conference: Global Information Technology Management Association
Volume/Issue/Pages: Will be published after the Conference in June. Professor Rob Robertson

Article Title: Security Auditing: Policies and Practices
Title of Conference: IEEE SoutheastCon 2006
Volume/Issue/Pages: Accepted (Paper, not presented, and not published in the proceedings), Professor Rob Robertson

Article Title: Mapping model with inter-array memory sharing for multidimensional signal processing
Title of Conference: IEEE/ACM International Conference on Comp.-Aided Design (ICCAD November 2007)
Volume/Issue/Pages: Proceedings, pp. 160-165, Dr. Florin Balasa (co-author)