J. Richard Newman, Ph.D
Florida Institute of Technology
Department of Computer Sciences
150 West University Blvd.
Melbourne, Florida 32901

Education:
1976: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Southwest Louisiana
1971: M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Utah
1967: B.A. in German, University of Utah

Florida Tech Service:
1999 - Present: Associate Vice President, Information Technology and Professor of Computer Science
1998 - 1999: Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science
1993 - 1998: Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science
1988 - 1993: Associate Professor and Department Head, Computer Science

Academic Experience:
1984 - 1988: Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator, Boston University, Overseas Program
1983 - 1984: Associate Professor, Troy State University, European Region
1981 - 1983: Associate Professor and Director, Mathematical Systems Program, Sangamon State University
1980 - 1981: Associate Professor/Lecturer, Sangamon State University
1976 - 1978: Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
1974 - 1976: Assistant Professor/Instructor, University of Nebraska
1971 - 1974: Instructor, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1968 - 1971: Associate Instructor/Teaching Assistant, University of Utah

Administrative Experience:
1978 - 1981: Director of Computing Affairs, Corporate Treasurer and Benefit Plan Administrator, Illinois Educational Consortium
1976 - 1978: Director, Academic Computing Services, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
1976 - 1978: Member of the Board of Directors Mid-Illinois Computer Cooperative, Edwardsville, Illinois
1974 - 1976: Director Departmental Computing Facilities University of Nebraska
1972 - 1974: Director Departmental Computing Facilities University of Southwestern Louisiana

Consulting:
1969 - Present:Clients include: The Foreign Study League, Southern Illinois Research Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, USAREUR Library System, Wang Deutschland GMBH, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management- European Training Program

Professional Publications:
1.Managing System Technical Risks: Using a Process-Based, Integration Infrastructure, J. R. Newman & S. L. Rohde, Proceeding of the Fifth Complex Systems Engineering Synthesis and Assessment Technology Workshop (CSESAWI95), November 6 - 10, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2.Multimedia as a Tool for Improving Software Engineering Education and Training, J. R. Newman, Proceeding of the Fourth Software Engineering Research Forum, November 2 - 3, 1995, Boca Raton, FL.
3.An Innovative Computing Curriculum for Scientist, Engineers, Mathematicians, and Educators, J. R. Newman, W. H. Shaw, & H. D. Mills, Computer Science Department Technical Report and NSF Contract Deliverables, Florida Institute of Technology, October 1995, Melbourne, FL.
4.Run-time Correctness Checking of SKILL Program, J. R. Newman & M. Mortensen, 1995 International Cadence Users Group, October 1 - 5, 1995, Cambridge, MA.
5."An Ada Transition Course into Software Engineering", H. D. Mills & J. R. Newman, Computer Science Department Technical Report and ARPA Contract Deliverables, Florida Institute of Technology, January 1995, Melbourne, FL.

Research Funding:
1."Multimedia Educational Development Project" The International Center for Innovative Transportation and Telecommunication Technology (ICITTT) subcontract with Stevens Institute of Technology, February 1993 to February 1995, $139,000.
2."An Innovative Computing Curriculum for Scientist, Engineers, Mathematicians, and Educators' National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, April 1994 through March 1995, $100,000. Dr. J. R. Newman as principal investigator.
3."Laser Restructuring Software Development" Department of Defense, from October 1993 through October 1996 for over $1,000,000. With Jim Merkel as principal investigator.
4."ada for Non-Computer Science Majors" Advance Research Projects Agency & Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), May 1993 through July 1994, May 1993 through July 1994 for $57,427. Dr. J. R. Newman as principal investigator.
5."An Ada Transition Course into Software Engineering," Advance Research Projects Agency & Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), May 1993 through March 1994 for $29,732. With Dr. H. D. Mills as principal investigator.

Scientific and Professional Societies:
Association for Computing Machinery
Special Interest Group - SIGCSE, SIGGRAPH, SIGPLAN, SIGUCC
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IEEE Computer Society
Data Processing Management Association
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (National Computer Science Honor Society)
Illinois State Academy of Science
Florida Academy of Science
National President, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (1981 - 1982)
Editor, National Student Newsletter

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