Associate Professor
Hayden Wimmer has a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Information Systems based in data mining and artificial intelligence applied to financial data. He also holds an M.S. is in Information Systems from UMBC, an M.B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S.in Information Systems from York College of PA.
Prior to academia, he worked in industry for over 10 years in different capacities in Information Technology performing programming, web design and administration, server administration, network configuration, database administration, and of course technical support on all levels. He traveled the world in his professional capacities performing support and integration for a multinational company spending time in various U.S. locations as well as Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Belgium, and China.
Dr. Wimmer has multiple journal publications related to multi-agent systems, artificial intelligence, data science, and I.S. education; and serves in various editorial capacities including co-editor in chief, board member, and reviewer of various journals and conferences and is a member of the Association of Information Systems. He has taught courses such as programming, database management, project management, I.T. infrastructure, and healthcare informatics. His research is published in top journals such as Decision Support Systems (DSS), Expert Systems with Applications (ESwA), Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), Computers and Geosciences, and Computers in Human Behavior. Dr. Wimmer’s research has been funded for over $300,000 with nearly $200,000 from federal support and $24,000 from industry sources.
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About Hayden Wimmer
Hayden Wimmer has a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Information Systems based in data mining and artificial intelligence applied to financial data. He also holds an M.S. is in Information Systems from UMBC, an M.B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S.in Information Systems from York College of PA.
Prior to academia, he worked in industry for over 10 years in different capacities in Information Technology performing programming, web design and administration, server administration, network configuration, database administration, and of course technical support on all levels. He traveled the world in his professional capacities performing support and integration for a multinational company spending time in various U.S. locations as well as Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Belgium, and China.
Dr. Wimmer has multiple journal publications related to multi-agent systems, artificial intelligence, data science, and I.S. education; and serves in various editorial capacities including co-editor in chief, board member, and reviewer of various journals and conferences and is a member of the Association of Information Systems. He has taught courses such as programming, database management, project management, I.T. infrastructure, and healthcare informatics. His research is published in top journals such as Decision Support Systems (DSS), Expert Systems with Applications (ESwA), Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), Computers and Geosciences, and Computers in Human Behavior. Dr. Wimmer’s research has been funded for over $300,000 with nearly $200,000 from federal support and $24,000 from industry sources.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Information Technology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | Microsoft Azure Research Grant |
| Microsoft | |
| Role: PI | |
| $10,000 | |
| 2018 | National Security Agency (NSA) GRant |
| National Security Agency (NSA) | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Lei Chen, Stueve, and Kania Greer | |
| $98,492 | |
| 2017 | Junior Investigators: Teaching Cyber-Security First Principles via Digital Forensics |
| National Security Agency (NSA) | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Kania Greer and Lei Chen | |
| $94,746 | |
| 2017 | Microsoft Azure Research Grant |
| Microsoft | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2015 - 2017 | Georgia Southern Startup Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $25,000 | |
| 2016 | Digital Forensics Lab Startup Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $8,400 | |
| 2016 | Microsoft Azure Educator Grant |
| Microsoft | |
| $9,000 | |
| 2015 | Innovative Teaching Development Award |
| Bloomsburg University COB | |
| $2,500 | |
| 2015 | KIZ Grant for Community Project Development |
| KIZ | |
| $8,000 | |
| 2014 - 2015 | REACT for TECH – “Research Environment and Creative Teaching for Technology” |
| Bloomsburg University | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2014 | Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity |
| URSCA | |
| $4,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - Present | Editorial Review Board, Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS) | 2017 - Present | Associate Editor, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) | 2016 - Present | Member, CEC Faculty Research Committee, GS | 2015 - Present | Member, Department Assessment, GS | 2015 - Present | Member, Department Curriculum, GS | 2014 - Present | Editor in Chief, International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA) | 2018 - 2022 | Member, College of Engineering and Computing Research Excellence, GS | 2019 - 2021 | Member, College of Engineering and Computing Tenure and Promotion, GS | 2020 | Reviewer, HICSS 2020 | 2020 | Member, PhD Exploration Committee, GS | 2019 - 2020 | Member, Search Committee for 2 IT Tenure Track Faculty, GS | 2018 - 2020 | Chair, University Planning, Budget, and Facilities, GS | 2017 - 2020 | Member, Reaccreditation Lead for The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, GS | 2017 - 2020 | Member, University Faculty Senate, GS | 2019 | Member, Department Travel, GS | 2018 - 2019 | Member, Search Committee for Dept. of I.T. Chair, GS | 2018 - 2019 | Member, Search Committee for Instructor, GS | 2017 - 2019 | Chair, University Faculty Service Committee, GS | 2017 | Member, Search Committee for Temporary Instructor in Information Technology, GS | 2015 | Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Information Technology, GS |
Honors and Awards
- College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) Faculty Award of Excellence in Scholarly Activity Recipient 2018
Courses
- Discrete Math for IT
- IT Capstone
- Thesis Advisor
- Data Science Methods (Upper-level Graduate)
- I.T. Capstone (online)
- IT Infrastructure
| 2013 | Ph.D. in Information Systems, University of Maryland - Baltimore | |
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| 2011 | M.S. in Information Systems, University of Maryland - Baltimore | |
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| 2006 | M.B.A. in Information Systems, The Pennsylvania State University | |
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| 1999 | B.S. in Information Systems, York College of Pennsylvania | |
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Links
Contact Information
P.O. Box 8150
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-4121
Office: IT 2102
Email: