DR. YAO’S PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
EDUCATION
· Ph.D. Major in Computer Science, Southern Methodist University
Minor in Engineering Management
· M.S. in Computer Science, University of Wyoming
· Pursued Second B.S. in Computer Science, University of Wyoming (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)
· System Programmer II, University of Wyoming
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