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Dr. Sanwar Ali

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SANWAR ALI, PhD Dept. of Mathematical & Computer Sciences

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

330 Stright Hall, 210 South 10th

Street

Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705, USA

Tel: 724-357-7994, Email: [email protected]

https://www.people.iup.edu/sanwar/

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dr. Sanwar Ali joined the Department of Computer Science in fall 1999 as an Associate Professor of Computer Science.

He was granted tenure effective fall 2004 and was promoted to a full professor in fall 2005. Since fall 1999, Dr. Ali has

been teaching 11 different courses ranging from 100 to 400-level. During the last 20 years, Dr. Ali has been actively

involved in numerous department committees. He served in the Department Curriculum Committee (DCC) from August

1999 to May 2019 and chaired from August 2001 to May 2004. During his long-term involvement with the DCC, Dr. Ali

developed a new course COSC427 Introduction to Cryptography, completely revised and updated the old courses CO420

to COSC420 Modern Programming Languages, CO345 Data Communications to a new course COSC345 Computer

Networks, and CO310 Data Structure to a new course COSC310 Data Structure and Algorithms. He contributed in

developing a new track, B.S. in Computer Science/Information Assurance, which is later renamed as Cyber Security

track, routinely reviewed syllabi of new courses and revisions of old courses, and also contributed to program revisions

of all four tracks: BA, BS/Software Engineering, BS/Language and Systems, and BS/Cyber Security.

Dr. Ali served in the department ABET accreditation committee from August 2005 to June 2011 including as the

coordinator from August 2006 to May 2009. He has been serving in the department faculty search committee since

August 2000 and chaired from August 2003 to May 2006. In addition, Dr. Ali served and chaired in the Department

Evaluation Committee for many years, served as a member of the Department Tenure Committee and as the chair of the

Department Promotion Committee. Most recently in summer 2018, Dr. Ali participated as a member of the ad hoc

merger committee in developing the department manual of the newly formed Department of Mathematical & Computer

Sciences and also as a member of the election committee to elect chairperson of this new department.

Dr. Ali served in several college committees, most importantly the college curriculum committee as a member from

August 2001 to May 2004. During this period, he reviewed 180 proposals for new degree programs, new tracks, new

courses and program, and course revisions. He has been as the member of the College Technology Committee since

January 2012. He was involved in the college liberal studies ad hoc committee as a member in fall 2009. Most recently,

he has been serving in the Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) Steering Committee since August 2017 and in College

Senate Grants Committee.

Dr. Ali provided numerous services to the university. He served as an elected member in the University Wide

Promotion Committee for six years from August 2005 to July 2011 and reviewed 110 promotion applications. He served

as an elected Faculty Senator-at-Large for 13 years. In this capacity, Dr. Ali proudly served in several senate committees.

He served as an elected member in the University Senate Research Committee from August 2001 to May 2006 and

reviewed a total of 395 University Senate Research and Senate Fellowship proposals during this period. He served as an

elected member in the University Senate Academic Affairs Committee from August 2006 to May 2010 and reviewed

credentials for nearly 40 nominations for Professor Emeritus status along with regular responsibilities of this committee.

Dr. Ali also served in the University Senate Award Committee as an elected member from August 2011 to May 2013

and reviewed applications and supporting credentials from faculty members who contested for the senate research,

teaching, service, and creative arts awards.

Dr. Ali was also actively involved in APSCUF (faculty union). He served as Rep. Council member for three years

and had served as an elected legislative member (alternate). In August 2012, he was appointed by the APSCUP president

to serve as a member in the legislative committee.

In summer 2018, Dr. Ali participated in GenCyber Camp, a project funded by NSA and presented the topic

“Introduction to Cryptography” to middle and high schools students; and to high school teachers and also engaged them

in encrypting plaintext to cipher text and then decrypting it back to plaintext using various online tools. In summer 2019,

Dr. Ali also participated in GenCyber Camp, a project funded by NSA and presented the topic “Data Protection/

Cryptography” to middle and high schools students. Both 2018 and 2019 GenCyber Camps were success.

Dr. Ali received grants totaling $51,500 as PI and Co-PI from Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and a

total of $10,218 in senate travel grants and fellowship awards. In spite of heavy teaching load in the department, Dr. Ali

was able to produce 42 scholarly works that include book chapter, journal and proceeding papers, and presentations in

various international and national conferences. In addition, he attended 48 conferences and professional workshops. Dr.

Ali has been providing scholarly services on regular basis. He reviewed two book chapters for “The Handbook of

Information Security”, a three volume comprehensive handbook on Information Security, published by John Wiley &

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Sons in 2005, the entire manuscripts of “Introduction to Network Security” by Neal Krawetz, published by Charles River

Media in 2006, and a book chapter published in “The Handbook of Computer Networks” by John Wiley & Sons in 2007.

He has been serving either as conference co-chair, chair of specific tracks, member of the technical program committees

and as a reviewer of conference proceedings to numerous international and national conferences regularly since 2003.

From January 2006 to May 2010, Dr. Ali served as an appointed President of the Education Committee for World

Organization for Digital Equality; a Geneva based non-profit organization, whose primary function was to reduce the

digital illiteracy in underdeveloped countries using cyber technologies. In 2019, Dr. Ali received a Certificate of

Appreciation for receiving an external grant from NSA for GenCyber Student Summer Camp. Dr. Ali was awarded a

Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Achievements in Scholarship during 2015 by the Trustees and President of

IUP, May 5, 2015. He was honored as the University Faculty Fellow for the John P. Murtha Institute for Homeland

Security at IUP from May 2008 to April 2010. Dr. Ali received certificates upon the completion of various important

security training programs, such as IP3’s ‘IT Security Workshop: Strategy to Reality’, sponsored by IP3, Inc. at George

Washington University, FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education at Emergency Management Institute, U.S.

Department of Homeland Security, NSA sponsored Information Assurance workshop, Hands-on Network Security

workshop sponsored by the DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program at IUP, Colloquium for Information

Systems Security Education, sponsored by NSA in Washington D.C., a short course on ‘Public-Key Cryptography’,

sponsored by American Mathematical Society AMS in Baltimore, the ‘Cybersecurity Basics’ workshop sponsored by the

NSF at IUP, and the NSF Chautauqua Short Course on ‘The Mathematics of Cryptology’ in Baltimore.

Prior to joining at IUP, Dr. Ali taught physics, electrical engineering, and computer science in Texas, Tennessee,

and Illinois for eight years. He holds an M.S. in Physics from Marquette University, an M.S. in Computer Science from

the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Texas Christian University. He also completed post-doctoral

fellowship in Electrical Engineering for two years at the University of Texas at Arlington.

DETAILS

CITIZENSHIP: U.S. Citizen

EDUCATION: Postdoc Electrical Engineering, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, 1987-1989

Ph.D. Physics, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, 1987

M.S. Computer Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1993

M.S. Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Professor, Department of Computer Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA,

since August 2005

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science (tenured), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana,

Pennsylvania, USA, August 1999 – July 2005

Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Computer Science, MacMurray College, Jacksonville,

Illinois, USA, August 1997 – May 1999

Associate Professor of Computer Science, LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tennessee, USA,

August 1994 – July 1997

Computer Science Instructor, University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA,

1995 – 1997 (Summer Only)

Assistant Professor, Rust College, Division of Sciences and Mathematics, Mississippi, USA,

August 1993 – July 1994

Instructor, University of North Texas, Department of Business Computer Information Systems, Denton, Texas,

USA, 1991 – 1992

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas- Arlington, Center for Advanced Electron Devices and

Systems, Electrical Engineering Department, Arlington, Texas, USA, 1987 – 1989

Graduate Research Fellow, Texas Christian University, Physics Department, Fort Worth, Texas, USA,

1983 – 1987

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JOURNAL & CONFERENCE PAPERS: 2019

Xinwen Wu, Waleed Farag, Sanwar Ali, and S. Kulkarni, “An Efficient Security Scheme for the Internet of

Things with Resource-Constrained Devices”, accepted to present at the IEEE UEMCON 2019 conference to be

held at Columbia University, New York, 10-12 October, 2019.

Waleed Farag, Sanwar Ali, and Imran Ghani, “Comparing Student Satisfaction and Perception of Effectiveness

in Two Different Online Computer Science Courses” in the proceedings of the International Conference, The

Future of Education, Florence, Italy, 27-28 June 2019.

2016

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “Can Online Delivery Result in Comparable Achievement of Course Outcomes

and Student Success in Different Computer Science Courses?” in the proceedings of the IEEE 2016 Frontiers in

Education (FIE) International Conference held in Erie, PA, pp. 1-7, October 12-15, 2016. DOI:

10.1109/FIE.2016.7757378.

2015

Waleed Farag, Sanwar Ali, and S. Ezekiel, “Measuring the Effect of Course Contents on the Perceived

Effectiveness and Student Satisfaction in Online Computer Science Courses,” presented at the 11th

International

Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society held at the University of California, Berkeley, CA,

February 23-24, 2015.

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “A Framework for Assessing the Quality of Online Computer Programming

Courses,” in the 3rd

Edition of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, IGI Global

Publishers, Chapter 111, pp. 1171-1181, 2015.

2014

Parveen Ali, Sanwar Ali, and Waleed Farag, “An Instrument to Measure Math Attitudes of Computer Science

Students”, in the International Journal of Information and Education Technology, Vol. 4, No. 5, October

2014, pp 459-462.

2013

Waleed Farag, Sanwar Ali, and Debzani Deb “Does Language Choice Influence the Effectiveness of Online

Introductory Programming Courses?,” in the Proceedings of the 14th

Annual ACM Conference on

Information Technology Education, Orlando, Florida, October 9-12, 2013, pp.165-170.

Sanwar Ali and Waleed Farag, “How is Quantum Cryptography Used for Secure Financial Transactions?”, in

the Proceedings of the 2nd

International Conference on E-Technologies and Networks for Development

(ICeND2013), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 4-6, 2013.

2010

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “Online Delivery of the First Programming Course in an Undergraduate

Computer Science Degree: Is It Possible?” presented at the 25th

Annual Spring Conference of Pennsylvania

Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE), West Chester University of Pennsylvania, April

9-10, 2010.

2008

Sanwar Ali and Waleed Farag, “E-Mail Security and Security Products”, presented at the 8th

Annual

Conference of the Academy of Business and Information Technology (ABIT) Conference in Pittsburgh, PA,

May 1-3, 2008.

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “Designing a Prototype Digital Video Steganographic System”, presented at the

8th

Annual Conference of ABIT in Pittsburgh, PA, May 1-3, 2008.

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “What Do You Need to Know about Multimedia Security?” presented at the 23rd

Annual Conference of PACISE, Kutztown University, PA, April 4-5, 2008.

2007

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “Multimedia Data Security: Present Status and Future Directions”, presented at

the 7th

Annual Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, April 19-21, 2007.

2006 Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “A Survey on Current Challenges and Future Directions for Multimedia

Information Retrieval Systems”, in the Proceedings of the 10th

IASTED International Conference on

Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, August 14-16, 2006, pp 154-

157.

Sanwar Ali and Waleed Farag, “How Does Quantum Cryptography Make Secure Financial Transactions?”,

presented at the 6th


Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “Performance Evaluation of Intrusion Detection”, presented at the 6th

Annual

Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, April 27-29, 2006.

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2005

Sanwar Ali, “Effective Teaching Pedagogies for Undergraduate Computer Science”, Mathematics and

Computer Education, Vol. 39, No. 3, 243-257, Fall 2005.

Sanwar Ali, “Nanotechnology: Miniaturization of the Computer and its Application in Information Systems”,

Proceedings of the 2nd

IASTED International Multi-Conference on Automation, Control, and

Information Technology, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 20-24, 2005. IASTED/ACTA Press 2005, ISBN #0-

88986-475-6

2004 Sanwar Ali, Waleed Farag, and M.A. Rob, “Security Measures in Mobile Commerce: Problems and Solutions”,

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2004) in Beijing,

China, December 5-9, 2004.

Sanwar Ali and Waleed Farag, “Security Issues in M-Commerce and Application of Cryptography”, presented

at the 4th


Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “A Survey of Current Steganographic Techniques”, presented at the 4th

Annual

Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, April 22-24, 2004.

Sanwar Ali and Waleed Farag, “Security Issues in Mobile Commerce”, presented at the Spring Annual

Conference of PACISE, California, PA, April 2-3, 2004.

Waleed Farag and Sanwar Ali, “A Framework for Secret Data Communications Using MPEG Video Streams”,

Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Computer Sciences, January 15-18, 2004.

2003

M.A. Rob and Sanwar Ali, “Online Real-Time Credit Card Processing Models”, Proceedings of the 3rd

International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2003) in Singapore, December 8-13, 2003.

Sanwar Ali, Kustim Wibowo, and Monsurur Rahman, “Applications of Cryptography in E-Commerce”, paper

presented at the 3rd

Annual Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, PA, April 24-26, 2003.

Sanwar Ali, Monsurur Rahman, and Kustim Wibowo, “Smart Card and Security: Past, Present, and Future”,

paper presented at the 3rd


Sanwar Ali, Mohamed Albohali, and Kustim Wibowo, “Digital Cash and E-Commerce”, paper presented at the

3rd


Sanwar Ali and Kustim Wibowo, “E-Commerce and Cryptography”, paper presented at the Spring PACISE

Conference, Shippensburg, PA, April 4-5, 2003.

Muhammad Numan and Sanwar Ali, “Reliability of Concept Maps in Assessing Students’ Knowledge Structure:

Developing Scoring Rubric”, paper presented at the Annual Conference for the Advancement of College

Teaching and Learning, Harrisburg, PA, February 27-March 1, 2003.

2002

Soundararajan Ezekiel and Sanwar Ali, “Rescaled Range Method Based Topographical Image Analysis”,

Proceedings of the 1st IASTED International Multi-Conference on Automation, Control, and Information

Technology, Novosibirsk, Russia, pp. 397-400, June 10-13, 2002, IASTED/ACTA Press, 2002, ISBN #0-

88986-342-3.

Sanwar Ali, Monsurur Rahman, and Kustim Wibowo, “Cyber-security for E-commerce”, paper presented at 2nd

Annual Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2002.

Sanwar Ali, Mary Micco, and William Oblitey, “Cyber-Security: Curriculum Issues”, a panel discussion at 2nd

Annual Conference of ABIT, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2002.

Sanwar Ali, James Rodger, and Kustim Wibowo, “Voice-Recognition on Voice XML for Business Application”,

presented at the Annual Spring PACISE Conference, Slippery Rock University, PA, April 5-6, 2002. The

abstract is published in the Proceedings of the Conference, pp. 12, April 5-6, 2002.

Muhammad Z. Numan, Jayne Giniewicz, and Sanwar Ali, ‘Strategies for Providing Scaffolding to Improve

Problem Solving and Higher Order Cognitive Skills’, presented at the Annual Conference for the

Advancement of College Teaching and Learning, Harrisburg, PA, March 21-23, 2002.

2001

Sanwar Ali, Monsurur Rahman, and Kustim Wibowo, “Artificial Intelligence and E-Commerce”, Proceedings

of the 1st Annual Conference of ABIT, pp.98-105, 2001.

Sanwar Ali, Mohamed Albohali, and Kustim Wibowo, “VoiceXML for Business Applications: A Survey”,

Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference of ABIT, pp.85-91, 2001.

Sanwar Ali and Kustim Wibowo, “Quantum Cryptography: Myth or Reality?”, presented at the 2001 PACISE

Conference at Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, March 30-31, 2001.

1988

M. S. Ali and W.R. M. Graham, “EPR Study of the Catalytic Effects of Minerals and Iron on Free Radical

Formation During In Situ Coal Pyrolysis”, presented at the Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the

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American Physical Society, Abilene Christian University, TX, March 1987; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 33, 1124,

1988.

1987

M. S. Ali and W. R. M. Graham, “EPR Study of the Catalytic Effects of Minerals on Free Radical Formation

During Coal Pyrolysis”, American Chemical Society, Div. Fuel Chemistry Preprints, 32(3), pp. 217, 1987.

M. S. Ali and W. R. M. Graham, “EPR Study of the Catalytic Effects of Minerals and Iron on Free Radical

Formation During Coal Pyrolysis”, presented at the Meeting of American Chemical Society in New Orleans,

LA, August 1987.

1986

M. S. Ali and W. R. M. Graham, “EPR Investigation of the Effects of Mineral Pyrite on the Formation of Free

Radicals in Coal During In Situ Pyrolysis”, presented at the Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the

American Physical Society, University of Texas at Dallas, April 1986

1985

K. Tanimura, M. S. Ali, L. F. Feuerhelm, S. M. Sibley, and W. A. Sibley, “Optical Absorption Study on

Radiation Damage in Fluoride Glasses”, Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, 170, pp.397, 1985

M. S. Ali and W. R. M. Graham, “EPR Study of the Effects of Temperature and Residence Time on the Free

Radical Formation in Coal During Pyrolysis”, paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Texas Section of the

American Physical Society, Texas A & M University, College Station, November 1985.

M. S. Ali and W. R. M. Graham, “The Interaction of Ferromagnetic Minerals and Free Radicals in Coal

During In Situ Pyrolysis”, paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical

Society, Rice University, March 1985; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 130, pp.1104, 1985.

GRANTS: 2013

University Senate Research Grant- IUP, funded $2,000 for presenting a paper at the International Conference.

2009

“Identifying the Challenges Facing Minority Computer Science Students and Investigating Possible Solutions”,

a proposal submitted on April 24, 2009 for the amount: $9,634 with university match commitment to the

Agency: PASSHE/2009-10 Diversity and Social Equity Competition (not funded). Role: Co-PI

2008

“Identifying the Challenges Facing Minority Computer Science Majors and Assessing the Effectiveness of Peer-

Tutoring/Mentoring upon Retention rate”, a proposal submitted to Pennsylvania State System of Higher

Education for the amount of $12,271 (not funded). Role: Co-PI

“Human-based Techniques for Measuring Video Data Similarity”, funded $3,718, IUP Senate Fellowship

Grants Program. Role: Co-PI

2007

“Designing a Secure and Robust Steganographic System that Uses MPEG Video Streams”, a grant proposal

submitted to IUP Provost Research funding, $19, 171 (not funded). Role: Co-PI

2006

“Designing a Secure and Robust Steganography System using MPEG Video Data”, a grant proposal submitted

to IUP Senate Fellowship Grants Program for the amount of $7,000 (not funded). Role: Co-PI

2005


2004


2003 University Senate Research Grant- IUP, funded $1,500 for presenting a paper at the International Conference.

“A Plan for Retention of Under-represented Student Populations in IUP’s Computer Science Department”,

funded $26,612, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Role: PI

2001

“IUP’s Mentorship and Recruitment Resource Center: Recruitment/Outreach Focus”, funded $12,800,

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Role: Co-PI

“IUP’s Mentorship and Recruitment Resource Center: Mentorship Focus”, funded $12,090, Pennsylvania

State System of Higher Education. Role: Co-PI

AWARD/CERTIFICATES: Certificate of Appreciation in Receiving an External Grant from National Security Agency for the

project GenCyber Student Camp, Summer 2019.

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Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Achievements in Scholarship during 2015, presented by the

Trustees and President of IUP, May 5, 2015.

University Faculty Fellow, John P. Murtha Institute for Homeland Security, Indiana University of

Pennsylvania, May 2008 – April 2010.

Certificate for completing 11th

Annual FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Conference at

Emergency Management Institute, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Emmitsburg, MD, June 2-5, 2008.

Certificate for completing IUP-NSA Sponsored Information Assurance workshop, August 2-6, 2004

Certificate for completing Hands-on Network Security Workshop, at IUP, August 8, 2003

Certificate for completing the NMT Partnership Professional Development Workshop, May 7, 2003

Certificate for an Active Member in the project ‘A Process of Reflective Teaching’ during the 2002-2003

Academic Year, awarded by the Center for Teaching Excellence, IUP, April 30, 2003

Certificate for an Active-plus Member in the project ‘A Process of Reflective Teaching’ during the 2001-2002

Academic Year, awarded by the Center for Teaching Excellence, IUP, April 25, 2002

Certificate for completing the ‘Formative Dialogues on Teaching Workshop’ , awarded by the Center for

Teaching Excellence, IUP, March 27, 2002

Certificate for Active Participation in the grant ‘A Process of Reflective Teaching’ during the 2000-2001

Academic Year, awarded by the Center for Teaching Excellence, IUP, May 3, 2001

Certificate for Active Participation in the grant ‘A Process of Reflective Teaching’ during the 1999-2000

Academic Year, awarded by the Center for Teaching Excellence, IUP, May 4, 2000

Award for Outstanding Services to the Summer Science Enrichment Program, University of Tennessee,

Memphis, 1995-1997

Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of and Gratitude for Outstanding Contributions in Summer

Science Enrichment Program, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1995

CYBERSECURITY TRAINING: Attended the Government Security and U.S. Law Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C., March 23-24,

2010.

Completed IP3’s ‘IT Security Workshop: Strategy to Reality’, sponsored by IP3, Inc. at George Washington

University in Washington, D.C., October 20-21, 2009.

Completed IUP-NSA Sponsored Information Assurance workshop at IUP, August 2-6, 2004.

Completed a workshop on ‘Hands-on Network Security’, sponsored by the Department of Defense Information

Assurance Scholarship Program at IUP, August 4-8, 2003.

Attended the Government Security Expo and Conference in Washington D.C., July 23-25, 2003.

Attended Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) 2003, sponsored by NSA in

Washington D.C, June 2-5, 2003.

Completed a short course on ‘Public-Key Cryptography’, sponsored by American Mathematical Society

(AMS), Baltimore, MD, January 13-14, 2003.

Completed the ‘Cybersecurity Basics’ workshop sponsored by the NSF at IUP, August 5-10, 2001 and received

a certificate.

Completed the NSF Chautauqua Short Course on ‘The Mathematics of Cryptology’, Baltimore, MD, July 8-10,

2001 and received a certificate.

Earned 2.0 CEU Credits from University of Pittsburgh, School of Engineering for completion of the NSF

National Chautauqua Short Course on ‘The Mathematics of Cryptology’ in Baltimore, MD, July 8-10, 2001.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP ATTENDED: 2019

Agile Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA, July 17, 2019.

2018

The 11th

Annual Information Assurance Day, sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, October 30,

2018.

2017

The 10th


2017.

2016

Attended the workshop “Search Advocate Training” at the conference Rising to the Challenge: Making

Inclusion Matter at IUP, sponsored by PA State System of Higher Education, November 2-4, 2016.

The 9th

Annual Information Assurance Day, sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 3,

2016.

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2015

The 8th


2015.

2014

The 7th


2014.

Participated in the College of Natural Science & Mathematics Planning Session, IUP, October 3, 2014.

2013 The 6

th Annual Information Assurance Day, sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 7,

2013.


2012


The 27th

Annual Conference of The Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators

(PACISE) at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, PA, March 30- 31, 2012.

2011

The 4th

Information Assurance Day, sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 10, 2011.

Information Technology Symposium sponsored by Prentice-Hall, in Columbus, OH, March 11, 2011.

2010

The 3rd

Information Assurance Day, sponsored by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 9, 2010.

2008

The 1st Information Assurance Day, November 7, 2008 sponsored by IUP. Speakers from National Security

Agency, Science Applications International Corporation, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, and

Concurrent Technologies Corporation gave talks on various aspects of Information Assurance.

A webinar “Integrating Critical Infrastructure Response as a Key Element of the National Response

Framework” presented by the Department of Homeland Security, August 26, 2008.

The 11th

Annual FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Conference at Emergency Management

Institute, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Emmitsburg, MD, June 2-5, 2008.

2007

The 38th

Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, ACM-SIGCSE 2007 in Northern Kentucky,

March 7-10, 2007.

2006

The 21st Annual Spring PACISE Conference on Information Assurance Awareness, Education, and Training,

Indiana University of Pennsylvania., April 7-8, 2006.

2003

Hands-on Nanofabrication Workshop for Educators at Penn State Nanofabrication Facility and completed 22

hours of lecture and lab activities, State College, May 5-7, 2003.

The 3rd

Annual Conference of Academy of Business and Information Technology (ABIT), Pittsburgh, PA, April

24-26, 2003 and presented three papers.

2002

Annual Conference of ACM-SIGCSE 2002 in Northern Kentucky, February 27-March 3, 2002.

2001

PACISE Conference at Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, March 30-31, 2001 to present a paper.

Annual Conference on Advancing Teaching and Learning sponsored by the State System of Higher Education

at State College, PA, March 15-17, 2001.

Mini-conference on Innovative Science Teaching, sponsored by NSF-CETP team at Bloomsburg University,

Bloomsburg, PA, March 9-10, 2001.

2000

Software Development Exposition 2000 in Washington D.C., November 2, 2000.

Information Technology Exposition & Conference (ITEC) in Pittsburgh, October 25, 2000.

How to Build a Successful Data Warehouse presented by Informatica Corporation - Pittsburgh, PA, September

20, 2000.

State System Service-Learning Alliance Workshop - Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, May 15-16,

2000.

The 5th

Annual Spring Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science

Educators (PACISE), April 7-8, 2000.

1999

Software Development Exposition 1999 in Washington D.C., November 11, 1999.

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The 4th

Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language and International Studies Consortium, IL, April 16,

1999.

MSDN Developer Series, sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, February 4, 1999.

1998

Problem-Based Learning: A Total Approach to Education at Southern Illinois University Medical School,

October 22-23, 1998.

The 3rd

Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language and International Studies Consortium, IL, April 3,

1998.

1998 Regional Faculty Conference on Research and Teaching Excellence, sponsored by National Association

of Mathematicians, March 20-21, 1998.

The 28th

Annual Central Illinois World Affairs Conference on The United States and South Asia: New

Directions for the 21st Century, February 27-28, 1998.

1997

Professional Developers Summit sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, December 2, 1997.

Small Colleges: A Positive Environment for First-Year Students’ Learning and Success, August 21, 1997.

Integrating Ideas for Study Journals into Courses, sponsored by the Bush Foundation, June 13, 1997.

The 12th

Annual Faculty Regional Workshops on Using Computers to Enhance Student Learning sponsored by

the Council of Independent Colleges, May 20-22, 1997.

Using Technology to Create a More Compelling Classroom sponsored by Course Technology at Nashville,

March 28, 1997.

Tennessee Academy of Sciences Conference, Memphis, March 22, 1997. Prepared the conference brochure and

moderated a session.

1996

Enhancing Student Communication Skills sponsored by the Bush Foundation, November 9, 1996.

The 3rd

National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium on Reaching Out To Make Connections, October 10-

13, 1996, and moderated two sessions.

The 11th

Annual Faculty Regional Workshops on Empowering Learners: Transforming Faculty and Student

Roles sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, May 29-31, 1996.

Thriving in a Connected World sponsored by Course Technology at the University of Houston, April 19, 1996.

1994

Corporate Computing Solutions sponsored by Information Builders, May 4, 1994.

Physics Workshop at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, March 26, 1994

SCHOLARLY SERVICES: 2019

Member, Technical Committee, The 19th

IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology

(IEEE-ICCT 2019) in Xi’an, China, October 16-19, 2019.

2018



(IEEE-ICCT 2018) in Chongqing, China, October 8-11, 2018

2017



(IEEE-ICCT 2017) in Chengdu, China, October 27-30, 2017

Member, Technical Committee, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2017, October 18-21, Indianapolis,

IN.


IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and

Networks (ICCSN 2017) in Guangzhou, China, May 6-8, 2017.

2016

Member, Technical Committee, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2016, October 12-15, Erie, PA.

2014

Member, Technical Committee, Third International Conference on Educational and Information Technology

(ICEIT 2014) in Toronto, Canada, January 10-12, 2014.

2013

Presented a colloquium titled “How is Quantum Cryptography Used for Secure Financial Transactions?”

at IUP Computer Science Department, October 16, 2013.

2012

Judge- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2012) held in Pittsburgh, May 13-14, 2012. High

school students (10-12 grades) from 72 countries participated in this fair.

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2010

Appointed President of the Education Committee, World Organization for Digital Equality, a Geneva based

non-profit organization whose primary function is to reduce the digital illiteracy in the underdeveloped

countries using cyber technologies, January 2006 – May 2010.

Member, International Program Committee, Information and Communication Technology Conference,

IASTED 2010, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 15-18, 2010.

2009

Chair, E-Commerce track, 2009 ISOneWorld Conference, Las Vegas, April 15-17, 2009.

Member, Technical Program Committee, 2009 International Conference on Telecommunications, São

Paulo, Brazil, February 16-19, 2009.

2008

Co-Chair, International Conference for the 2008 Information Resources Management Association (IRMA),

Mobile Computing and Commerce track in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 17-21, 2008.

2007

Co-Chair, International Conference for the 2007 Information Resources Management Association (IRMA),

Multimedia Information Management track in Vancouver, Canada, May 19-23, 2007.

Co-Chair, International Conference of the Business, Information and Management Academy (BIMA),

Information Assurance track in Sharjah, UAE, March 17-18, 2007.

2006

Member, 1st International Conference Program Committee of World Organization for Digital Equality,

Luxembourg, June 8-9, 2006.

Presented a popular seminar on ‘Make It Break It: the Fascinating World of Cryptography’ to high school

juniors and seniors during the College Science Festival Day on May 5, 2006.

2005

Member, 2005 International Conference Program Committee of Automation, Control and Information

Technology (ACIT), June 20-24, Novosibirsk, Russia. ACIT is one of the 56 affiliated conferences organized

by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED).

Session Chair, 2005 ACIT International Conference in Novosibirsk, Russia, June 20-24.

2004

Program Co-Chair, the 4th

Annual Conferences for ABIT, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004

Session Chair, 4th

International Conference on Electronic Business (ICEB 2004) in Beijing, China, December

5-9, 2004

2003

Program Co-Chair, the 3rd

Annual Conferences for ABIT, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003.

Moderator, the opening session at the 3rd

ABIT Conference in 2003.

Presented a talk on ‘Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Computers’ during the spring 2003 colloquium

series, sponsored by IUP Center for Excellence in Information Assurance Education, April 2, 2003

Presented a popular seminar on ‘Make It Break It: the Fascinating World of Cryptography’ to high school

juniors and seniors during the College Science Festival Day on May 2, 2003.

2002-2001

Moderator, two sessions at the 1st Annual Conferences for Academy of Business and Information Technology

(ABIT) Conference in Pittsburgh, 2001

Presented a talk on Computer Science Career during the Career Day at Indiana Junior High, April 23, 2001

Presented a popular seminar on ‘Artificial Intelligence’ to high schools juniors and seniors during the College

Science Festival Day on May 5, 2000, May 2, 2001 and during the department High School Day on March 28,

2002

Judge for the Programming Contest at IUP Computer Science Floor, February 21, 2001.

REVIEWER OF MANUSCRIPTS/BOOK CHAPTERS/JOURNALS/CONFERENCE PAPERS: 2018- The18

th IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology (IEEE-ICCT 2018) in

Chongqing, China, Oct. 8-11, 2018

2017- 17th

IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology (IEEE-ICCT 2017) in Chengdu,

China, Oct 27-30, 2017

2017- IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2017, October 18-21, Indianapolis, IN.

2017- The 9th

IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks (ICCSN 2017),

Guangzhou, China, May 6-8, 2017.

2016- IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2016, October 12-15, Erie, PA.

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2014- Third International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT 2014), Toronto,

Canada, January 10-12, 2014.

2010- Information and Communication Technology Conference, IASTED 2010, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 15-

18.

2009- E-Commerce track, 2009 ISOneWorld Conference, Las Vegas, April 15-17.

2009- International Conference on Telecommunications, São Paulo, Brazil, February 16-19.

2008- PACISE Spring Conference at Kutztown University, PA, April 4-5, 2008.

2007- International Conference for the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA), Multimedia

Information Management track in Vancouver, Canada, May 19-23.

2007- International Conference of the Business, Information and Management Academy (BIMA), Information

Assurance track in Sharjah, UAE, March 17-18.

2007- Pennsylvania Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE) Spring Conference at Lock

Heaven University, PA, March 23-24.

2006- Chair, Paper Review and Selection Committee, 21st Annual PACISE Conference on Information

Assurance Awareness, Education, and Training, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, April 7-8.

2006- Editor, Proceedings of the 21st Annual PACISE Conference on Information Assurance Awareness,

Education, and Training, April 7-8.

2006- Reviewed a book chapter published in the book “The Handbook of Computer Networks” by John Wiley

& Sons, 2007.

2006- Reviewed the manuscripts “Introduction to Network Security” by Neal Krawetz, published by Charles

River Media in 2006.

2005- Reviewed two book chapters published in “The Handbook of Information Security”, a three volume

comprehensive handbook on Information Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

2005- ACIT International Conference in Novosibirsk, Russia, June 20-24, 2005.

2004- 4th

Annual ABIT Conferences, Pittsburgh, PA.

2003- 3rd

Annual ABIT Conferences, Pittsburgh, PA.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: Python Programming Language: Beyond Basics Scripting, sponsored by IUP MACS Department, October 9,

2018.

Python Programming Language: An Introduction, sponsored by IUP MACS Department, October 2, 2018.

Introduction to Sage Language, sponsored by IUP Mathematics Department, March 2, 2016.

Introduction to MATLAB with Programming, sponsored by IUP Mathematics Department, September 16, 2013.

Introduction to Lingo/Lindo Software, sponsored by IUP Mathematics Department and S-COAM program,

October 10, 2012.

Introduction R Software, a workshop sponsored by IUP Mathematics Department, September 5, 2012.

Practical Strategies for Increasing Statistical Power, sponsored by IUP Applied Research Lab, April 5, 2012.

Mathematica in Education and Research sponsored by Wolfram Research, Inc., IUP, February 24, 2012.

Bringing High Tech to Higher Learning, February 23, March 1, 8, 22, and 29, 2012.

Desire2Learn Content and Navigation Workshop, November 8, 2011.

Desire2Learn Grades Workshop, October 11, 2011

Introduction to Desire2Learn (D2L) Workshop, May 11, 2011.

Creating Effective Online Instruction, May 10-14, 2010.

Workshops on Moodle Introduction, Quizzes, Gradebook, and Assignments, January 4-5, 2010

An Overview of Logistic Regression, sponsored by the Applied Research Lab, IUP, December 8, 2009.

Mentoring Undergraduates, November 4, 2009

Teach with your strengths, October 24, 2009

Teaching and Performing, October 8, 2009

Presenting Data: Strategies to Improve the Utility of Data Analysis for Decision Makers, sponsored by IUP

Applied Research Lab, April 15, 2008.

Managing Conflict: Strategies for Today’s Leaders at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, May 25, 2005.

Doing Classroom Assessment as if Learning Matters Most: Seven Informative Guidelines from Research and

Best Practice, September 27, 2003

Just in Time Teaching Strategies, February 6, 2003

The Fundamentals of Survey Research Using SPPS for Windows, sponsored by the Applied Research Lab and

the Institute for Research and Community Service, at IUP, January 10, 2003.

Professional Presentations and Publications Skill, October 3, 2002

Enhancing Retention through First-Year Retention Programs, April 3, 2002

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Formative Dialogues on Teaching Workshop, March 27, 2002

Carnegie Teaching Academy: A Report from the IUP Departments on Formative Assessment and Departmental

Definitions of the Scholarship of Teaching, March 14, 2002

The Seven Humorous Habits of Highly Effective Professors, February 16, 2002

Advising and Tenure Process, January 15, 2002

Sharing Bright Ideas, Stimulating Student Discussions, An Interactive Panel Discussion, November 1, 2001

Information Literacy: The Foundation for Life Long Learning, October 4, 2001

Making the Most of Peers: The Involvement of Colleagues in Efforts to Improve Instruction, September 29,

2001

Teaching Circles Commitments, August 30, 2001

Introduction to Grant Seeking, March 7, 2001

Working with your students as research partners, March 1, 2001

Student Conferencing, February 1, 2001

Stalking the Superior Syllabus, November 13, 2000

Taking Stock, April 6, 2000

WebCT Workshop, March 8 -9, 2000.

Teaching the New Student: Where hope and fear collides, March 2, 2000

Service Learning: An Active Learning Strategy that Really Works, February 9, 2000

SPSS Software Package for Windows, sponsored by IUP Applied Research Lab, January 14, 2000.

Articulating a Philosophy of Teaching and Learning, September 25, 1999

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: At Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP):

COSC 427 Introduction to Cryptography COSC 420 Modern Programming Languages

COSC 345 Computer Networks COSC 343 Introduction to Numerical Methods

COSC 310 Data Structures & Algorithms COSC 300 Computer Organ. & Assembly Lang.

COSC 210 Object-Oriented & GUI Programming COSC 201 Internet and Multimedia

COSC 110 Structured Prog. & Problem Solving COSC 105 Fundamentals of Computer Science

COSC 101 Computer Literacy

At Other Institutions:

Computer Algorithms Data Structures

Computer Organization Programming Languages

Data Communications Assembly Language

Intro to Operating Systems Algorithmic Process

Advanced Programming with C++ C++ Programming

Object-Oriented Programming (C++) C-Programming

Computer Science Seminar Compiler Design

Database Systems Presentation Graphics

Advanced Computer Systems Programming in Pascal-I

Programming in Pascal-II Microcomputer and Business Applications

Introduction to Microcomputers Programming in QBasic

Discrete Mathematics College Physics-I

College Physics-II Modern Physics-I

Modern Physics-II Electricity and Magnetism

Wave Motion Quantum Mechanics

Probability and Statistics Business Statistics

Digital Electronics Electronic Materials & MBE (graduate)

LANGUAGE SKILLS: C++, C, JAVA, MATLAB, PYTHON, FORTRAN, LISP, ML, SCHEME, PROLOG, PERL, HTML,

BASIC/QBASIC, PASCAL, & ASSEMBLY LANG. (Intel-Based)

TEACHING TOOLS: Moodle, Desire2Learn (D2L), MyITLab

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SERVICES: A. Service to the Department I. Department Curriculum Committee:

Chair (August 2001 – May 2004)

Member (August 2018 – May 2019, August 2016 – May 2017, August 2006 – May 2012,

August 2004 – May 2005, August 1999 – May 2001)

II. Department Tenure Committee: Member (August 2013 – May 2018, August 2004 – May 2009)

III. Department Promotion Committee:


IV. Faculty Search Committee:


Member (August 2017– May 2018, August 2013 – February 2014, August 2007 – May 2009,

August 2000 – May 2002)

V. Faculty Evaluation Committee:


Member (January 2015 – May 2017, January 2012 – May 2012, August 2005 – May 2008,

August 2003 – May 2004)

VI. Ad hoc Merger Committee for developing manual of Dept. of Mathematical & Computer Sciences:

Member (Summer 2018)

VII. Chairperson Election Committee, Department of Mathematical & Computer Sciences:

Elected Member (Summer 2018)

VIII. Department Scholarship Committee

Member (August 2018 – May 2019)

IX. Department Five-Year Review Committee

Sub-Committee (Explore, develop, launch new degree programs and/or tracks)


X. Department ABET Accreditation Committee:

Coordinator (August 2006 – May 2009)

Member (August 2009 – June 2011, August 2005 – May 2006)

XI. Graduate Program Development Steering Committee - M.S. in Information Assurance (MSIA):

Member- MSIA/Computer Science Track (June 2004 - May 2006)

Developed a new graduate course COSC 627 Applied Cryptography

Reviewed 16 new graduate courses related to MSIA developed by the departments of Computer Science,

Criminology, Management Information Systems, and Political Science.

The program did not materialize due to serious budget crisis of the university

XII. Information Assurance Ad hoc Committee – Member (2001)

XIII. Information Assurance Scholarship Selection Committee:

Member (January 2002 - May 2002)

XIV. Corporate Advisory Board:

Coordinator (August 2010 – May 2011, August 1999 – December 2001)

XV. Department Recruitment and Retention Committee: Member (August 2001 – May 2005)

XVI. Facilities Committee:


B. Service to the College of Natural Science & Mathematics I. Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) Steering Committee:

Member (August 2017 – present)

II. College Senate Grants Committee:

Representative (August 2015 – May 2019, August 2011 – May 2012, August 2003 – May 2004)

III. College Technology Committee: Representative (August 2014 – present, January 2012 – May 2012)

IV. Liberal Studies Ad Hoc Committee:

Member (August 2009 – December 2009)

V. College Curriculum Committee: Member (August 2001– May 2004)

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VI. College Recruitment & Retention Committee:


C. Service to the University I. GenCyber Summer Camp Planning Committee (Summer 2008)

II. University Wide Promotion Committee (UWPC):

Elected Member (August 2005 – July 2011)

III. University Senate Research Committee (USRC):

Elected Member (August 2001 – May 2006)

IV. University Senate Academic Affairs Committee: Elected Member (August 2006 – May 2010)

V. University Senate Award Committee:

Elected Member (August 2011 – May 2013)

VI. Elected Faculty Senator-at-Large (August 2011 – May 2013, January 2000 – May 2010)

VII. Publicity Committee, IUP President’s Inauguration: Member (August – September, 2005)

D. Service to APSCUF

(APSCUF = Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties)

I. Legislative Committee: Appointed Member (August 2012 – December 2015, August 2002 – December 2005)

II. Legislative Delegate: Elected Member (August 2013 – May 2014, August 2000 – May 2005)

III. Rep. Council: Member (January 2000 – May 2003)

IV. Budget Committee: Appointed Member (August 2000 – May 2001)

SERVICES AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS: I. At MacMurray College (August 1997 – May 1999)

Performed regular administrative responsibilities as the Chair of the department

Completely revised and updated course curricula in Computer Science (CS) and MIS

Took leadership in the growth of CS and MIS programs in the college

Developed four-year course schedules in CS and MIS with newly introduced courses

Developed a department budget to improve computer labs that were greatly improved due to this initiative

Prepared and submitted a budget proposal to the Dean to develop a Multimedia Computer Lab in the campus

Director- Computer Labs

Member- College Assessment Committee (1998-1999)

II. At LeMoyne-Owen College (August 1994 – May 1997) Revised and developed course curriculum in Computer Science. This effort had led to the development

of Computer Science as a separate major for the Bachelor’s Degree.

Director- Academic Computing Lab

Coordinator- Computer Science Program

Member- Faculty Advisory Board

Member- Faculty Development Committee

Member- Core Assessment Task Force

Member- Technology Committee

Coordinator- Bush Institute Workshop (Spring and Summer 1995)

Coordinator- Annual Science and Mathematics Workshop, Computer Science Area (1994 and 1996)

Explorer Advisor- Computer Science Explorer Post

Completely revised and updated course curricula in Physics

Kaplan Instructor for GRE

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP: Current Member:

American Computing Machinery (ACM)

International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT)

Past Member:

International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE Computer Society

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American Association for University Professor (AAUP)

American Physical Society (APS)

Sigma Xi- Texas Christian University Chapter

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