School School of Computing and Information Sciences, part of the College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University
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TR 13:00-15:30
TR 10:30-12:00 and 17:00-18:15
Location ECS 360 (Engineering and Computer Science Bldg, University Park Campus)
Rank Instructor (full time)
Other Duties Faculty advisor of the FIU Student ACM Club, and Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Areas of Expertise C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Intel Assembly Language, Java, Visual C++, Object-oriented programming.
M.S. Thesis IMACS: An Intelligent Melodic Analysis and Composition System, 1995.
Degrees Master of Science (Computer Science), University of Miami, 1995. Doctor of Musical Arts (composition) University of Miami, 1982; Bachelor of Music & Master of Music, University of Hawaii, 1975, 1978.
Published Books
  • Starting Out with Visual Basic 2008, 4/e, Addison-Wesley
  • Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers, 5/e, Prentice-Hall, 2006
  • Advanced Visual Basic 2005, 4/e, Addison-Wesley, 2006
  • Starting Out with Visual Basic 2005, 3/e, Addison-Wesley, 2006
  • C++ and Object-Oriented Programming, Prentice-Hall, 1992
  • COBOL for the IBM Personal Computer, Prentice-Hall, 1987
Teaching 2000 - present: Instructor, Florida International University
1983 - 2000: Professor of Computer Information Systems, Miami-Dade College-Kendall.