DR. YAO’S PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

 

EDUCATION

·         Ph.D. Major in Computer Science, Southern Methodist University (1993-1998)

                Minor in Engineering Management

·         M.S. in Computer Science, University of Wyoming (1986-1988)

·          Pursued Second B.S. in Computer Science, University of Wyoming (1984-1986) (completed the entire computer science core course requirement, and promoted into graduate program)

 

EMPLOYMENT

·         Tenured Professor of Computer Science, Georgia College & State University (2008-Present)

·         Tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science, Georgia College & State University (2003-2008)

·         Visiting Professor of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology (2002)

·         Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Georgia College & State University (1998-2003)

·         Faculty Lecturer of Computer Science, Georgia College & State University (1996-1998)

·         System Programmer II, University of Wyoming (1989-1992)

o    System Programming, System Analysis, trouble shooting, and System Maintenance on IBM/MVS ESA9000, VAX/VMS Cluster, VAX/UNIX

RESEARCH INTERESTS

·         Cyber Security

·         Data Mining

·         Machine Learning