Kim W. Tracy University Technology & Computer Science Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 60625 k-tracy@neiu.edu
University Technology Currently Responsible for University Technology Services at NEIU Including: Administrative systems and NEIUworks technology Computing infrastructure, telecom, networks, servers, etc. Help desk and service deployment IT strategy and planning Media/Production services and computing labs
Teaching Current/Recent Courses at NEIU: CyberSecurity, Spring/Fall 2010 Theory of Computation, Fall 2009 History of Computation, Spring 2008/Spring 2009 AI Robotics, Fall 2007/Fall 2008 Object Oriented Design, Summer 2007 Computer Security, Spring 2007 Artificial Intelligence, Spring 2007 AI Robotics, Fall 2006 Database Systems, Spring 2006 MS Projects Directed and Theses Previous Coursework Taught
Recent Publications Forming a Bell-Shaped Head, IEEE Potentials, 2010. A Voluntary Decision , IEEE Potentials, July/August, 2009. Narrative in Project-related e-mail, IEEE Potentials, March/April, 2009. A Measure of Satisfaction (quoted in), InformationWeek Magazine, 1/26/2009. Identity Management Systems, IEEE Potentials, November/December, 2008. So, You Want to Be A Manager, IEEE Potentials, May/June, 2008. Associate Editor, IEEE Potentials Magazine RX: A healthy dose of paranoia, EdTech Focus on Higher Education, February 2007. Object-oriented artificial intelligence using C++, Computer Science Press, 1997, co-authored with Peter Bouthoorn, ISBN: 0716782944. Other Publications and Patents
Recent Talks CAMP IT Leadership Strategies Conference, Panel: Next IT Wave: What Might It Be and How Can You Prepare for It?, July 10, 2008 Using Identity Management in a Banner Environment. SETA Midwest in Indianapolis to be given during September 23-25, 2007. Educause Midwest Talk on Identity Management, March 2007 Lisle Chamber of Commerce talk on E-business, November 2006 Other External Seminars and Presentations
Current Affiliations IEEE Senior Member, Potentials Magazine, MGA N&A, and MGA ICTO ACM Senior Member ABET Accreditation, CAC and CSAB Stanford Alumni Association, life member
Past Affiliations Bell Labs North Central College Illinois Institute of Technology DePaul University Lewis University
CS MS Projects Directed and Theses Alan Klugiewicz - Microprocessor-based Temperature Data Collection System Padmini Jyotishmati - VoIP Security Kip Hill - Database Integration Application Farooq Zahid - Web Services Implementation Jon Martin – Navigation Methods in Multidimensional DBs Doug Marshall - Java-Based, Thin-Client DBMS Application Rich Hoeschele - Multidimensional DB Processing Using EssBase Roy Lindgren - A Persistent, Orthogonal ODBMS Using C++ Tim Conroy - Expert Birder, an expert system to identify warblers Larry Robins - Pattern Knowledge Management in ODE, OO-DMBS Jonathan Tuch - SQL interpreter Brent Knouse - Web Watcher, WWW Monitoring Utility Lane Pender - CCS7 Network Training Tool John Feikis - Multi-level Secure DBMS Mike Helgeson - Intelligent Chess Game and Browser John Nelson - Civil War Sword Identification System Ray Johnson - Data Mining Using a Neuro-Genetic Algorithm Eilien Grisham - Hypermedia Implentation of NCC Enterprise Data Model Dave Pfefferle - NCC RDBMS System - Multi-user features, etc Dan Doyle - UNIX Security Enhancements for NCC Sequent Mike Baima - NCC RDBMS System - Transaction Manager, etc. Steven Welsh - GRAPHER Data Modeling Tool Rich Parry - XNET - An X-Windows Based AX.25 Packet Network Analyzer Jeff McKeefry - GRAPHER Enhancements to Support Very Large ER Models Mike Petersen - Project Tracking RDBMS Sal Suero - Database Toolkit in C Tony Wycklendt - Secure Tools for UNIX System Software Installation and Removal John Golkosky - NDCRYPT - An Encryption Analysis Platform
Previous Coursework Taught History of Computation (NEIU) AI Robotics (NEIU) Secure Programming (Lewis) Secure Operating Systems (Lewis) Network Security (NEIU) Computer Security (NCC CSC492, 690, 692) Database Systems (NCC CSC460/560 and in MIS & NEIU) An Introduction to eBusiness (NCC CSC490/590) Extranet (and Supply-Chain) Systems (ECT581 at DePaul) Database Systems II (NCC CSC660 and NEIU) Systems Analysis (NCC CSC353) Discrete Mathematics (at IIT) Operating Systems (NCC CSC520) Data Networking (NEIU & NCC CSC469) Programming Languages and Compilers (at IIT) Analysis of Algorithms (at IIT) Artificial Intelligence (NEIU and NCC CSC485) Advanced Artificial Intelligence (NCC CSC686 & IIT)
Other Publications and Patents A career in motion: from the back office to the executive office, 2006. Overview on how different countries are getting connected and the consequences. Survival skills in a downsizing company, 2003. An introduction to eBusiness, McGraw/Hill, 2003, (in draft). Internet architecture, IEEE Potentials, 1998 . What's the deal with eBusiness? How it is affecting virtually every enterprise, IEEE Potentials, Feb/Mar 2000, pp 34-35. What campus recruiters fish for, IEEE Potentials, Aug/Sept, 2000, p14-15. Patent filed to USPTO on automatic deployment of an organizational model to hypermedia systems (i.e. WWW). Book chapter in Integrating liberal and professional studies, on integration computer science with liberal studies. Acknowledged in the following texts: Compilers, principles and techniques, by Al Aho Ravi Sethi, and Jeff Ullman, ISBN: 0201100886. Knowledge representation: Logical, philosophical, and computational foundations, by John F. Sowa and David Dietz, ISBN: 0534949657. How to break security: A practical guide to testing your software's security, by James Whittaker and Herbert H. Thompson, ISBN: 0321194330. Learning SQL: A step-by-step guide using access, by Sikha Bagui and Richard Earp, ISBN: 0321119045. Design for Reliability, by Eric Bauer, ISBN: 978-0-470-60465-6.
External Seminars and Presentations Internet Safety for Healthy DuPage. Public forum seminar series, February 2003 (see Daily Herald article for more info). Telus Mobility CIO Summits on Wireless Technology. Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, December 2002. IT Benchmarking Best Practices, American Society for Quality NIQC 2002. April 8, 2002. Verizon CIO Summits on Wireless Technology. 10 cities in the U.S., throughout 2002. Using Java and C++ in AI. Barnes and Noble, Naperville, IL, February 27, 2000. B2B Lectures in E-Business. Series at DePaul University, (part of executive education), February 2000. Software Applications, International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology, session chair, 1998. Internet Architecture Alternatives. International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology, 1998. Also, published in IEEE Potentials Magazine. Object-Oriented Artificial Intelligence. Invited talk at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, October, 1998. Internet workshop presentations, IEEE Chicago, INTERNET '98, 1998. Web-based support for process improvement. WEBWEEK '96, Rutgers, NJ. Object-Oriented Artificial Intelligence. ACM SIGART Chicago, invited speaker, June, 1997. Expert System Monitoring of UNIX Networks. ACM SIGART Chicago, invited speaker, 1994. Artificial Intelligence lecture series. Co-organized lecture series for ACCA held at Argonne National Labs, obtained speakers from UoC, NWU, and others. Spoke on AI programming languages and on the field of AI, 1994.
November 3, 2010