Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Computer Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Human computer interaction, Multimodal interaction, Haptics, Motion tracking, 3D GUI, Distributed systems/networking, e-Learning, Medical applications, Health informatics, Computer graphics, Web3D, Mixed and augmented reality, Deformable 3D models, Software engineering, Object oriented programming, and Architecture design and development
Grants
2022 - Present | Collaborative Research: HCC: Medium: Right Message, Right Messenger, Right Moment: Using Virtual Humans to Support Online Students Mental Health |
National Science Foundation | |
NSF Program Solicitation 21-616 | |
Role: PI | |
2017 - 2021 | Erasmus+ International Collaboration |
Erasmus+ | |
€40,000 | |
Role: PI | |
$47,077 | |
2015 - 2016 | Fulbright Fellowship |
Fulbright Program | |
$40,000 | |
2013 | Fulbright Specialist |
Fulbright Program | |
$10,000 | |
2013 | Haptic Applications for Online Learning |
WebSIT Summer Faculty Fellowship | |
Role: PI | |
$2,500 | |
2010 - 2013 | HapticMed: Haptic Interfaces in Medical Applications |
European Union | |
Role: PI | |
$350,000 | |
2010 | Visuo-Haptic Simulator for Angular Motion-Precession |
NSF-STEP Program | |
Role: PI | |
$5,000 | |
2009 | A View on Mechanical Dissection for Freshman Engineering |
Interdisciplinary Collaboration | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): P.T. Goeser, W. Johnson | |
$5,000 | |
2009 | Haptic Interface for Student Attention Stimulation |
STEM grant | |
Role: PI | |
$5,000 | |
2009 | Visuo-Haptic Simulator for Angular Motion (Precession) |
SRS & NSF-STEP | |
Role: co-PI | |
$26,000 | |
2008 | Introducing Web-Based Virtual Labs in Intro to Engineering |
Interdisciplinary Collaboration | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): P.T. Goeser, W. Johnson | |
$5,000 | |
2008 | Neuro Pathways |
Mercer Medical School | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): Tina Thompson | |
$20,000 | |
2007 | 3D Library for Radiation Therapy Planning and Training |
Research & Scholarship Grant | |
Role: PI | |
$4,000 | |
2007 | A 3D Collision Avoidance Tool for External Beam Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning |
Philips Medical Instrumentation | |
Role: PI | |
$200,000 | |
2007 | Effects of Haptic Delay on Task Performance |
Research & Scholarship Grant | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): B. R. Sturz | |
$4,000 | |
2007 | Radiation Therapy Visual 3D Simulation System |
M D. Anderson Cancer Foundation | |
Role: PI | |
$100,000 | |
2007 | Towards a Comprehensive and Accurate 3D Visual Simulation Tool for External Beam Radiation Therapy Planning |
Radiological Society of North America | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Zeidan O | |
$30,000 | |
2005 | Distributed Heterogeneous large Data Visualization of Physics based Simulations |
STTR-Tirrion Technologies LLC | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): L. Davis, C. Fidopiastis | |
$350,000 | |
2004 | A Bio-Mathematical Model for Predicting the Effects of Fatigue on an Individual's Performance in contextualized Enviroments |
SBIR-Tirrion Technologies LLC | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): L. Davis, C. Fidopiastis, J. Riola, P. Hancock | |
$355,000 | |
2004 | A Scheme for Presenting 3D Audio |
SBIR-Tirrion Technologies LLC | |
Role: co-PI | |
Colleague(s): L. Davis, C. Fidopiastis, J. Riola | |
$450,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2019 - Present | Senator, CEC College, GSU | 2019 - Present | Member, International AdHoc Committee, GSU | 2019 - Present | Member, Wexford International Committee, GSU | 2018 - Present | Representative, Faculty Senate | 2018 - Present | Member, Undergraduate Cirriculum Committee | 2017 - Present | Member, ABET Committee | 2013 - Present | Fellow, Fulbright | 2006 - Present | Advisor, Master of Science in Computer Science | 2006 - Present | Advisor, Undergraduate Students | 2019 - 2022 | Member, University Academic Standards Committee, GSU | 2017 - 2022 | Member, Undergraduate/Graduate Curriculum Committee, GSU | 2010 - 2017 | Coach Member, ACM Programming Contest | 2010 - 2017 | Chair, Faculty Search Committee | 2010 - 2017 | Member, Ungergraduate Cirriculum Committee | 2006 - 2017 | Member, ABET Accreditation Committee | 2006 - 2017 | Chair, Cirriculum Committee | 2006 - 2017 | Member, External Industrial Advisory Board | 2010 - 2015 | Member, Cirriculum Committee | 2010 - 2015 | Member, International Education & Affairs Council | Professional Member, Association of Computing Machinery |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Hillman Award for Distinguished Doctoral Research, UCF (2003)
- Fellowship, The Link Foundation Fellowship in Advanced Simulation and Training (2003-2004)
- Recipient, Distinguished Service Award for Mentoring Students in Science, Lake Highland School (2005)
- Recipient, Impact Research Award, MD Anderson Cancer Foundation (2007)
- Recipient, 1st Entrepreneur, Creative Coast Alliance and Ariel Savannah Angel Partners (2008)
- Recipient, Service Award, Learning for Life, Mentoring Students in Science (2009)
- Recipient, Fulbright-Hayes, University of Prague, Corvinus University of Budapest (2009)
- Recipient, Research Excellence Award, Armstrong State University (2010)
- Recipient, Outstanding Mentor, Teaching Excellence Award, Armstrong State University (2012)
- Recipient, Fulbright Specialist, Bangkok University (2013)
- Recipient, Fulbright Fellow, Bangkok University (2015-2016)
- Recipient, Research Fellow, Transilvania University of Brasov (2018)
- Recipient, Erasmus+, Transilvania University of Brasov (2018-2020)
- Recipient, Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Georgia Southern University (2020)
- Recipient, Erasmus+, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (2020-2022)
Courses
- Graphical User Interfaces (CS UTCN 434)
- Data Structures and Algorithms (CS UTCN 235)
- Computer Architecture (CS CDA 4150)
- Advanced OO Programming (CS COP 3330)
- Database Concepts (CS CSG 2545)
- Cybersecurity (CS COP 431)
- Principles of OO Programming (CS COP 253)
- Data Assurance and Networks (ITEC 3800)
- Networks and Data Encryption (CSCI 5220)
- Distributed Web Systems Design (CS 5436)
- Distributed Systems Security (CS 5090)
- Data Structures (CS 3230)
- Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
- Advanced UNIX & Security
- Advanced Distributed Web Systems
- Advanced Web Development
- E-Commerce
- Fundamentals of the Internet and WWW
- Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
- Advanced Programming Principles
- ST: Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
- Computer Organization & Architecture II
- UNIX & Secure Web Develpment
- Networks
- Handheld & Ubiquitous Computing
- Technical Writing
- Introduction to Information Technology
- Human Computer Interaction
- Data Communications and Networks
- Web Graphic (Web3D)
2004 | Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Central Florida | |
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2001 | M.S. in Computer Science, University of Central Florida | |
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1999 | B.S. in Computer Science, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | |
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Links
Contact Information
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Savannah, GA 31419
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Office: SC 274
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