Projects (Ongoing or Recently Completed)

Blockchain Application Strategies

I am part of a team consisting of faculty from RMIT University in Australia and Idaho State University working on a study called "Blockchain Application Strategies" to explore the potential opportunities and threats that emerging Blockchain technologies pose to business. The aim of the project is to develop a framework and a set of strategies to assist organizations and industry groups with Blockchain planning and implementation.

Harnessing Geospatial Data to Deliver Actionable Information

National Science Foundation 19-518 proposal ($1,304,980, Co-PI). Idaho State University (ISU) – an EPSCoR state – is proud to team with colleagues at the Department of Energy (DOE) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on this exciting project. This study will make important strides toward harnessing the data revolution with particular focus upon geospatial data. The two-pronged approach used in this study will embrace both structured spatial data (GIS, LiDAR, UAS imagery, and satellite earth observing systems) and unstructured spatial data (e.g., real-time and near real-time social media) through innovative data scraping technologies. This three-year study will impact a large number of undergraduate students, including under-represented minorities as well as non- traditional students and professionals. The field of data science will grow through student education/involvement, interaction with other Data Science Corp projects, and the knowledge created by this project.

Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies

This project, endorsed by the Education and Information Technologies, is edited by Arthur Tatnall. This encyclopedia aims to explore the breadth and importance of information systems in education, including the way IT is being used, and could be used to enable learning and teaching. The encyclopedia covers all aspects of the interaction between education and information technologies. It also covers teaching and computing, the use of IT in many different subject areas, the use of IT in educational administration, and national policies of IT and education.

I co-authored four chapters for the Encyclopedia, including "Programming Language Selection for University Courses", "Teaching Computer Languages in Universities", "Teaching Software Design Techniques in University Courses", and "Wikis as a Collaboration Tool".