The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems is fortunate to have faculty with research interests, certification, teaching experience, and business background in a wide range of computing/information systems, from theoretical areas of computer science to applied areas of information technology. Areas of knowledge include information system design and analysis, networking, databases, electronic commerce, internet programming, multimedia authoring, artificial intelligence, software engineering, data mining, and security. These areas of knowledge are reflected in the departmental electives featured in this program.
The department currently has six full-time faculty members who hold a Ph.D. degree, each of whom has research interests in some important area of computing. In addition, the Board of Trustees of Youngstown State University has committed to the hiring two additional Ph.D. faculty within the next two years in order to support the program and allow it to expand into new areas.
The department also has a number of extremely qualified faculty members with a Masters degree who have extensive background in business and important certifications (such as Cisco). These individuals are vital to maintaining a balance in this department between the theory and the real-world application of computing.
Dr. Abdurrahman Arslanyilmaz
Interests: Distance Learning, Web Site Development.
Mr. Thomas Bodnovich
Interests: Decision Support Systems, AS/400 Programming.
Mr. Theodore Chrobak
Interests: Databases, Networking, Business System Analysis.
Mr. Richard Gaydos
Interests: Programming Languages, Operating Systems, UNIX,
Mainframe Programming.
Ms. Suzan Harper
Interests: Multimedia Technology and Design.
Mr. Robert Hogue
Interests: Web Programming and Design, Web Site Management, Databases, Cryptography.
Mr. Edmund Ickert
Interests: Networking, Operating Systems, Security.
Dr. Robert Kramer
Interests: Parallel Algorithm Design, Genetic Learning, E-Commerce Programming.
Dr. Alina Lazar
Interests: Applied Machine Learning, Data Mining, Algorithms, Agent-based Simulations and Parallel Programming.
Dr. Graciela Perara
Interests: Computer Security, Peer-to-Peer Networks.
Ms. Virginia Phillips
Interests: Network Design, Database Design, Information Systems Analysis and Design,
Medical/Health Care Informatics, Health Care Databases.
Dr. Kriss Schueller
Interests: Computer Architecture, Electronic Commerce.
Dr. John Sullins
Interests: Neural Networks, Expert Systems, Robotics, Object-oriented Programming, E-Commerce Programming.
Dr. Yong Zhang
Interests: Image Processing, Biometrics.
The CSIS Department has a wide range of up-to-date
computer laboratories to support students in this program:
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Three PC laboratories (approximately 32 PCs per lab), two of which are reserved for teaching, and one of which is open for students in the CS&IS department. The computers in these labs have all been replaced within the last two years, and are equipped with Microsoft Office and Visual Studio, Java environment tools, Oracle, and other development tools. |
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An X-Windows laboratory with 16 Sun workstations and 16 additional terminals linked to the department’s two Sun minicomputers. |
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An interactive multimedia and graphics teaching laboratory with approximately 32 PCs, with multimedia development software such as Director, Flash, and Premiere, and four high-end video editing stations. |
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An additional multimedia and graphics project laboratory with two high-end digital video editing cameras, a multimedia studio with video lighting, and ten digital cameras. |
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A networking laboratory, with a variety of Cisco OS, IOS, and ATM switches, and routers (2500 and 26xx modular with BRI, T1, PRI, Ethernet, and Serial Interfaces), allowing students to emulate all types of Wan connections using the AdTrans emulator and to learn configuration of scalable networks using the complete spectrum of routing protocols. |
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A robotics laboratory with six AmigoBot robots (equipped with sonar/visual sensors), used for student projects and artificial intelligence courses. |
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A PC configuration and maintenance laboratory, where students are provided the tools and electronics (including SIMMs, video cards, etc.) to assemble and maintain computer units, alone or in teams for class projects. |
| Access to the COLONY cluster for parallel computing projects. |