Brief Resume of Wayne Summers

Wayne C. Summers
Columbus State University - TSYS Department of Computer Science
4225 University Ave.
Columbus, GA 31907

Education:

Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences; St. Louis University, 1986.
Dissertation: "Subset of PL/I Compiler for the Apple Computer".
M.S. in Mathematics; St. Louis University, 1980
Thesis: "Symmetry Co-ordinates of an Icosahedron Molecule".
B.S. in Mathematics; Ohio State University, 1973.

Related Work/ Research Experience:

2002-present: Professor and Distinguished Chairperson, TSYS Department of Computer Science
Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Responsibilities include

teaching computer science courses including programming courses and courses in Information Assurance.
Chairing the TSYS Department of Computer Science of twelve full-time faculty consisting of two undergraduate and one graduate degree programs (available on campus and online.)
Director of TSYS ICAPP Certificate Program.
Active in the design and teaching of distance education courses.
Acquired and/or participated in several federal, state and commercial grants.
Active in professional activities on and off campus.

1998 to 2002: Chairperson, Mathematics and Computer Science
1994 to 2002: Professor, Computer Science, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico

Responsibilities include teaching computer science and computer information systems courses including courses in Networking, Internet, and Programming. Helped in the redesign of the computer science and computer information system curriculum including designing a large number of courses and several new programs. Conducted workshops on the Internet and Internet administration for faculty, high school teachers and students. Actively involved in outreach and recruitment programs as well as grant-writing. Supervise graduate students in the Networking Technology concentration of the Masters in Media Arts and Computer Science program as well as research conducted by undergraduate CS students. Obtained over $200,000 in software and hardware grants from industry. Responsible for organizing the networking all of the public schools (2 high schools, 2 middle schools and 9 elementary schools) in Las Vegas.

1988 - 1990, 1991 - 1994: Visiting Associate Professor, Computer Science Department,
1992-1993: Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Planning
Institut Teknologi MARA / Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities(ITM/MUCIA) - Indiana University, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Responsibilities include the designing and teaching of the first two years of computer science courses. Conducted a graduate seminar in Artificial Intelligence for American and Malaysian colleagues. Appointed the Area Coordinator for Computer Science for 1989/90 and was requested to return to the position in 1991 and reassigned to the position again in 1993. Duties include the supervision of two-three other American faculty and up to ten Malaysian faculty and staff. Instrumental in training new Malaysian staff who are now recognized by Indiana University as Faculty-of-Record. Helped write several proposals for upgrade and replacement of computer hardware and software valued over $100,000. As the Area Coordinator, twice led a redesigning of the Computer Science curriculum including the development of new courses.

1982 - 1988, 1990 - 1991: Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Instructional duties included the teaching of undergraduate computer science. Was actively involved in curriculum development including the area of computer education. Consulting for regional businesses. Assistant editor for the Technical Committee on Computer Education newsletter of IEEE (1985-1988).

1986: Software Consultant and Trainer for Proctor and Gamble, Cape Girardeau, MO

1980 - 1982: Instructor, Mathematics Department, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

1978 - 1982: Instructor/Graduate Assistant, Mathematics Department, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

1978: Graduate Assistant, Biochemistry Department, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

1973 - 1977: Peace Corps Volunteer in Secondary Education Math/Science (taught in the Malay Language), Education Department, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Publications and Presentations:

Summers, W.C., Chapter on Local Area Networks. To appear in The Handbook of Information Security, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.
Bhagyavati, Summers W.C., DeJoie, A. Wireless Security Techniques: An Overview, Proceedings of 2004 Conference for Information Security Curriculum Development, Kennesaw, GA, October 2004.
Kurkovsky, S., Bhagyavati,Summers W.C.,Whitehead C. Online Discussions in Computer Science Courses: How to Make Them an Effective Learning Tool. Accepted to The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE-2004), London, UK, June 28-July 1, 2004.
Summers, W.C., Chapter on Local Area Networks in The Internet Encyclopedia, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.
Summers, W.C. and Ed Bosworth, Password Policy - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Proceedings of Winter International Symposium on Information and Communication TechnologiesConference January 2004.
Summers, W.C., "Developing Hands-on Activities for Computer and Network Security Courses", Proceedings of the ACM Mid-Southeast Regional Conference, November 2002.
Summers, W.C. and Charles Swim, "Policy for Online Learning and Teaching in an Asynchronous Environment", Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Teaching On-line, Jan. 2001.
Summers, W.C., "Integrating the MCSE Certification into a Sequence of Computer Networking Courses: A Value-added Degree", Proceedings of the Information Systems Educators Conference Oct. 1999.
Summers, W.C. and Curtis Sollohub, "An Integrated Approach to Engineering Education in a Minority Community: Another Look" Proceedings of the TEL-ED 97 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 1997.
Summers, W.C. and Curtis Sollohub, "An Integrated Approach to Engineering Education in a Minority Community" Proceedings of the TEL-ED 96 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Monterrey, Mexico, Dec. 1996.
Summers, W.C. and Curtis Sollohub, "Bringing the Internet to Northern New Mexico" Proceedings of the TEL-ED 96 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Monterrey, Mexico, Dec. 1996.
Summers, W.C., "A Hands-on Approach to Teaching a Network Management Course" Proceedings of the NASA-SPIN Conference, El Paso, TX, Sept. 1996.
Summers, W.C., "TRAVELS ON THE INTERNET (THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE)", Proceedings of the International Educomp'96 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1996.
Summers, W.C., A Travel Guide to the Internet textbook used by faculty teaching the Internet classes at New Mexico Highlands University, 1995-99.
Summers, W.C. and Hayati Abdul Ghanny, "A Modern Approach to Computing Literacy", Proceedings of EDUCOMP '94, National Symposium on Educational Computing June, 1994 in Penang, Malaysia.
Summers, W.C., "Creating a Participatory Environment: A Fresh Approach to the First Computer and Information Systems Course", Proceeedings of the International Association for Computing Information Systems Conference, October 1993, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Summers, W.C., "Computer Security in Malaysia", Proceedings of the National Conference in Information Technology '93, September 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Summers, W.C. and Naimah Mohd. Hussin, "Computer Viruses and Practicing Safe Computing", Proceedings of EDUCOMP '91, National Symposium on Educational Computing, November 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Summers, W.C. and Zaidah Ibrahim, "Computer Literacy - What should we be teaching our students?", Proceedings of EDUCOMP '91, National Symposium on Educational Computing, November 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Summers, W.C. , Zaidah Ibrahim, and Naimah Mohd Hussin, COMPUTER VIRUSES: What They Are and How to Prevent Them, Federal Publications, Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1991. Second edition - September 1992.
Summers, W.C. and Zaidah Ibrahim, "Computer Viruses, what are they and how do we combat them", Proceedings of EDUCOMP '89, National Symposium on Educational Computing, November 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Summers, W.C., Tony Duben, and Hilton Chen, "IBM 3270 Full Screen Interactive Programming without CICS," a refereed paper published in the Feb. 1988 SIGCSE Bulletin , a Quarterly Publication of Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery.
Summers, W.C., Tony Duben, and Hilton Chen, "A Top down Approach to the Control Break Algorithm," a refereed paper presented to the Information Systems Educators Conference sponsored by the Data Processors Management Association and included in the conference proceedings, San Francisco, California, Nov. 1987.
Summers, W.C., "Implementation Guide and Users Manual for a Subset of PL/I on an Apple Computer", University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1986.

Synergistic Activities

National Science Foundation Chautauqua Course Director at the University of Dayton, conducting faculty workshops in Web Programming, Computer Networking, and Computer and Network Security, 1995-2004. These three-day workshops are conducted annually to University faculty from all over the U.S.
Presentation - "Information Assurance: Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Controls"; delivered at Columbus TechFair and Business Expo (9/18/2003), CINS staff meeting (9/19/2003), CHAOS706 Linux Users' Group Meeting (10/3/2003), Rock Eagle University System Annual Computing Conference (10/24/2003), Central State Linux User's Group Meeting (4/22/2004).
Invited to present a five-day workshop "Information Assurance Basics" at Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, August 2002.
PI for Elementary Math Education CTEP mini-grant, 2000-2002.
PI for Computer Science Education CTEP mini-grant, 2002.
PI for Microsoft Technology Grant: Using Windows CE Programming to Increase Student Access to Technology, 2000.
Methods of Implementation of the IS'97 Curriculum Guidelines panel discussion, the Information Systems Educators Conference Chicago, IL, Oct. 1999.
Presented a workshop "Next Generation of Publishing" and paper "Computer Networks - A Hands On Approach" at the Information Systems Educators Conference sponsored by the Data Processors Management Association and included in the referred-conference proceedings, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 1998.
Conducted a workshop "Publishing on the Internet" at TEL-ED 97 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 1997.
Presented a tutorial "Publishing on the Internet" at the Information Systems Educators Conference sponsored by the Data Processors Management Association and included in the referred-conference proceedings, Orlando, FL, Oct. 1997.
Co-PI for Technological Integration of Content Standards grant, 1997.
PI for AISTEC Posture Video Analysis Tool grant, 1997.
Supervised the design and implementation of computer networks in eight elementary, two middle and two high schools in the Las Vegas City Schools and West Las Vegas School districts 1997-1998.
PI for Microsoft Educational Support in the Computer Science and Computer Information Systems courses grant, 1996, 1997.
Conducted two workshops "Publishing on the Internet" and "Advanced Publishing on the Internet" at TEL-ED 96 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Monterrey, Mexico, Dec. 1996.
Conducted two workshops "Rapid Applications Development - Software Development with Delphi" and "Publishing on the Internet" at the International Educomp'96 Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Honored by being one of only three presenters asked to participate in the closing panel discussion at the nternational Educomp'96 Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Participated in several NASA Educational Outreach grants, 1994-1997 by conducting workshops for teachers and students, and providing technical support for the computer networks in the two Las Vegas school districts.
PI for the Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees grants:
- "Interfacing HTML Documents with Databases using Delphi", 1997.
- "Evaluating Rapid Applications Development Software", 1996.
- "HTML Page Development", 1995.
- "Undergraduate Peer Study Groups," 1995-96, 1998.
PI for NMHU Faculty Research Grant "Using the Delphi Visual Programming Language as an Interface between Internet HTML Pages and Databases", 1995-96.
Co-PI for a New Mexico State grant; Developed an automated document management and imaging system and network for the New Mexico State Commission for Information and Communications Management., 1995-96.
Conducted a workshop "Publishing on the Internet" at TEL-ED 95 - Conference on Telecommunications in Education/Multimedia in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Dec. 1995. Also moderated two paper sessions.
Summers, W.C., "Exploring the Internet workshops" at the National Symposium on Educational Computing, Penang, Malaysia, June 1994.
Program Chair for the National Symposium on Educational Computing, Penang, Malaysia, June 1994.
Invited to present a paper "LAN Security" for the Malaysian National Institute of Public Administration, November 22, 1993 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Invited to present a paper "Computer Security in an Educational Environment" at the Computers-In-Education Seminar, November 5, 1993 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Main speaker at a series of workshops entitled "Computer Viruses Seminar and Computer Club Forum", sponsored by the Malaysian Council for Computers-in-Education, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April, 1993, in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia in August 1993 and in Kuantan, Malaysia in September, 1993.
Presented a one day seminar entitled "Computer Security, Computer Crime and Combating Computer Viruses", April 1993 in Kuala Lumpur and in Penang, Malaysia.
Presented a half day seminar entitled "Computer Security and Combating Computer Viruses", Sept. 1992 for the Malaysian National Institute of Public Administration.
Presented a one day seminar entitled "Computer Security, Computer Crime and Combating Computer Viruses", May 1992 in Jakarta, Indonesia and at the University of Brunei in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
Conducted a workshop entitled "Computer Security and Combating Computer Viruses", sponsored by the Malaysian Council for Computers-in-Education, February 1992 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and May, 1992 in Malacca, Malaysia.
"Computer Viruses, and How to Practice Safe Computing", presented at the Missouri Academy of Science, Westminister College, April 1991.
Have reviewed over twenty-five books in a variety of areas of Computer Science including Computer Networking, AI, and Computer Programming for the Association for Computing Machinery Computing Reviews since 1988. All were published in the ACM Computing Reviews.