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Dr. Webster, the Chairman of the Computer Science Department has earned the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Temple University's School of Engineering, an M.S. degree from Bentley College, a B.S. degree from the University of Southern Maine, and spent two summers as a fellow at MIT's center for advanced engineering study. Before coming to MU in 1983, Dr. Webster worked at the Hewlett-Packard Corporation's Medical Systems Division in Waltham, Massachusetts as a Software Engineer (1979-1983). He specializes in virtual world modelling, virtual reality, robot vision, Internet programming with Perl and Java, Artificial Intelligence. He also is the director of Intelligent Machines laboratory.
Dr. Webster has been awarded, directed, and participated in a variety of National Science Foundation (NSF Projects) and other externally funded and sponsored research projects in: Artificial Intelligence, Robot Vision, Real-Time Systems Engineering, and Virtual Reality. He has published over 20 scientific articales in Computer Science, and has presented his work around the world. He holds memberships in the IEEE Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Internet Society, and the American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE).
He specializes in computer organization, database management systems, parallel programming, and analysis of algorithms.
Parallel Processing, Programming Languages, Data Base Management Systems, Computer Architecture, Reliability of Computer Networks.
Professor Davis joined the MU faculty in 1974. Holding a Masters in Mathematics from Boston University and a Masters in Computer Science from SUNY at Stony Brook, his teaching stems from a strong mathematical background. His specialties include: Discrete Mathematics, Theory of Computation, and Design and Analysis of Algorithms.
He holds memberships in the Association for Computing Machinery and the Mathematical Association of America.
Theory of Computation, Algorithms.
Dr. Hutchens joined the faculty at MU in 1992. He has earned the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and specializes in Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming and Programming Languages.
He holds membership with the Association for Computing Machinery, IEEE, and the IEEE Computer Society.
Software Engineering, Program Testing Methods, Human Computer Interface Design, Object Oriented Programming.
Dr. Liffick has participated in various funded research projects (see NSF Grants web page) in human-computer interaction, computerized aids for the handicapped, the social impact of computing, and educational computing. He is the author of the book "Software Developer's Sourcebook,", numerous papers and articles, has made presentations to a wide range of organizations, and has provided expert witness testimony to the PA Department of Education, the PA House of Representatives, and the National Research Council's National Cryptographic Policy Committee.
Dr. Liffick is a member of the Association for Computing (ACM), and is a
member of its US Public Policy Committee. He is the Mid-Atlantic
Regional Director for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility,
and is the former President of the PA Association for Computer and
Information Science Educators. He has served as Program Co-Chair for the
Computers and the Quality of Life Symposium (February 1996) and for the
Society and the Future of Computing Conference (June 1996).
Human Computer Interfacing, Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science, Operating Systems, Microcomputers, Programming Methodologies, Social Consequences of Computing, Educational Computing, Intelligent Tutoring Systems.
Professor Mertz joined the faculty of MU in 1981 after receiving his M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Kansas. He also received his Bachelors of Mathematics at the University of Kansas in 1978. He specializes in compiler construction and object-oriented programming (particularly C++).
Off campus, he has presented a number of workshops fo educators K-12, showing them how to effectively use computers for administrative tasks and pupil activities. He attended the Sorbonne, Paris in 1978 and has authored a book on VAX Assembly Language (as well as articles on using the VAX computer and curriculum issues in Computer Science).
Compiler Design, Software Engineering, Algorithms.
Dr. Ross has earned the B.S., M.S. and Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from Yale University. He joined the Millersville Computer Science Faculty in 1978. He teaches undergraduate courses in advanced programming, systems analysis and programming, computer architecture, graphics, software engineering, and microcomputer systems.
In addition, he is a member of the Society of Sigma Xi and Phi Delta Kappa, honorary professionl societies. He holds both a First Class Operators licensce and a Class C Amateur Radio Operator's Licensce. He does extensive consulting in computer applications for business, private industry, and governmental agencies. Further, he has received recognition as a consulting editor and reviewer for various computer science textbooks. Most recently, he wrote The Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1996.
Microcomputers, Computer Architecture, Man-Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics, Business Applications of Microcomputers, Data Communications, System Programming.