Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences

2020

Annual Report

Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences

2020 Annual Report

Welcome...............................1

Department Faculty

Diane Barrett..........................5

William C. Calhoun...............7

Drue Coles.............................9

Heather K. Ervin...................12

Kevin Ferland........................14

Scott Inch..............................16

Curt Jones.............................18

Eric B. Kahn....................19

Lisa A. Lister...................20

Paul Loomis....................21

Youmin Lu......................22

Chris D. Lynd.................23

Barry Minemyer.............26

Robert Montante............28

Reza Noubary.................29

John Polhill......................30

Philip A. Polstra...............31

James Pomfret.................32

Mehdi Razzaghi...............33

John H. Riley...................35

Yixun Shi.........................36

Erik L. Wynters...............38

Dong Zhang.....................40

Spring/Fall Events...................42

ACM.......................................43

Cyber Defense Club...............44

NCL........................................45

Organizations/Activities

Internships and Research.......46

Kappa Mu Epsilon.................47

Digital Sciences Learning Community...........48

Mid-Atlantic Cyber Defense Competition.....49

Seminar Series................................................50

Tutoring Center..............................................51

Thank you for Support...................................52

JoAnne Growney...................15

Channon Mdziniso.........25

Mahmoud Darwich...............10

Larry Snyder....................37

Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences Annual Report for 2020

Dr. Curt Jones, Chairperson, Ashley Bilinski, Department Secretary and Dr. William Calhoun, Asst. Chairperson

We are pleased to provide you with our 2020 Annual report. We strive to provide yearly updates to our alumni and other interested stakeholders via an annual report. In this report, you will find a summary of our activities as a department. We have a page dedicated to each individual faculty member and a page for each student group or major student activity. Two of our Emeritus faculty members have provided pages so you can keep tabs on your favorite retired faculty members. We will share with you some of the interesting projects we completed this past calendar year and interesting happenings in our department.

Department News

We were forced to cancel all our high school contests in 2020 and have been providing remote education since March. Not our modality of choice, but we are making the best of our situation. As many of you already know, we are currently looking at integrating with Lock Haven and Mansfield. We are determining if it is feasible to have one program array and one leadership team (one President, one Provost, one set of Deans) for the three schools. We are already performing backroom operations and services like payroll and purchasing for other schools. Multiple committees have been created and final reports are due by the beginning of March 2021. We will keep you posted of the recommendations and any final actions taken by the State System of Higher Education.

Faculty Updates

We have three retirements to announce. Professors Jim Shi, Stephen Kokoska and Michael Stephans all retired from Bloomsburg University in 2020. We wish them well as they start the next chapter of their lives. We currently have 24 tenured or tenure-track faculty. In a cost savings move, all assistant chair positions were eliminated. We thank Bill Calhoun for his service as assistant chair over the last thirteen years and we are currently trying to adapt to a department with more students, but one less person to help them in the department office. Barry Minemyer earned the highly regarded Provost Award for Excellence

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this year. John Riley, Eric Kahn, and Barry Minemyer all earned College of Science and Technology awards. John Riley was presented an award for his outstanding service to Bloomsburg University. Eric Kahn earned an outstanding scholarship/research award and Barry’s award was for outstanding performance in the classroom. Our department had three of the six award winners. Erik Wynters and Diane Barrett were on sabbatical during the Fall 2020 semester.

We have new additions of a different type to report. Dr. Minemyer and his wife Kathryn welcomed their third child, a daughter, Joselyn, into the world on January 7th. Dr. Channon Mdziniso got married this past summer. Congratulations and best wishes to both families.

Students

Over one hundred degrees were awarded in 2020. We have averaged over 85 graduates a year since 2010. Much of this growth has been in our Digital Forensics program although we do also have more Computer Science students, which mirrors a national trend. The number of students seeking math degrees has declined and we are looking to change the tide with our Data Science program.

We currently have 521 majors in our department and this number has been growing. Demand for our classes has been high. Our department provides quality classes for over 5,000 students a year. We offer over 200 sections of classes each year and our current average class size is around 23.

Our students are involved in many activities and we have many exciting stories of their accomplishments to share. For example, digital forensics majors Nelson Maher and Austin Pasquel finished one-two at the Pennsylvania National Guard Wi-Fighter Challenge this past spring. Maher and Pasquel, both of Nazareth, competed against more than 70 other contestants from 11 states.

All the Student Success Stories for our department are available at: https://bloomsburgu.tumblr.com/tagged/MDSS https://bloomsburgu.tumblr.com/tagged/computerscience https://bloomsburgu.tumblr.com/tagged/DigitalForensics https://bloomsburgu.tumblr.com/tagged/mathematics

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We had four students awarded DoD Cybersecurity scholarships for the 2020 academic year. These coveted scholarships are only available because of our designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. Each cyber scholar receives full tuition, fees, a book allowance, and a stipend for living expense in exchange for civilian service at a DoD Agency upon graduation. This package is worth around $27,000 per student. Names are withheld per DoD guidelines. We have now had eight different students earn these scholarships over the last four years. Many of our students earned the award for two years. Our success in this scholarship program is another strong positive statement about our department and the students we educate.

We awarded the following scholarships and awards in 2020. The award winners received a gift from the department and a plaque. The scholarship winners had their awards directly applied to their student accounts.

Scholarships Hank Baily Scholarship (New Freshmen Scholarship): Tyler Kenney Marek Mathematics Scholarship (Outstanding Math Education Student): Alayna Stroup J. Edward Kerlin Scholarships (Outstanding Sophomore Award): Julia TappanyElizabeth and James Mauch Scholarship (Outstanding Math Education or Math Student): Caleb Beard

Graduating Senior Awards James Pomfret Award (Highest Academic Achievement Award – Mathematics): Zachary Norfolk Highest Academic Achievement Award–Computer Science: Megan Sumner Highest Academic Achievement Award-Digital Forensics: Blake Lyons C. R. Reardin Award (Department Accomplishment and Service Award): Eric Zalewski

2020 Graduates:

Computer Science (BS) – Nicholas Ashenfelter, Ethan Barlow, Marcus Chapin, Stefan Cornelius, Gregory Flippenko, James Garringer, Spencer Gross, David Haraputczyk, Nicholas Heckman, Jaryd Keck, Nahid Mondol, Tyler Reed, Jacob Saparito, Michael Shepard, Daxston Silver, Megan Sumner, Cyla Supatan, Samuel Witty, Matthew Yurish

Digital Forensics (BS) – Maritza Alvarado, Hunter Bernard, Adriana Barrera, Tyler Blackwell, Derrick Bordner, Lindsey Boutin, Tamara Branch, Joseph Brymer, Wendy Camillocci, Taylor Cielecki, Shay Clark, William Connison, Steven Crismali, Surya Tej Dasari, Alexander Demergis, Christiana Deo, Pankti Desai, Rebecca Evans, Alayna Ferdarko, Lauren Ferrara, Bennett Freeman, Moshes Gambrell Jr., Kyle Kendron, Kyle Gessner, Spencer Gross, Shannon Hancock, Gabriel Harvey, Ryan Herman, Katie Heyer, Colin Huchko, Bryan Iadisernia, Kelsey Impink, Joshua Kaminski, Amanda Kesek, Olivia Law, Charles Lewis V, Amanda Lopez, Tyler Loss, Blake Lyons, Nelson Maher, Kayla Marquez, Jacob Martz, Robert Mcfadden, Michael Moore, Caleb Neff, Charles Pearsall, Sarah Pollard, Colby Porterfield, Ashley Ressler, Amanda Ruditis, Bryan Rudolph, Sierra Sabol, Rees Scott, Alexander Shepard, Jacbo Shiffert, Luke Shriver, Savannah Shumbris, Walter Sill III, Megan Sumner, Katherine Van Horn, Riley Walpole, Michael Wassef, Jordan Wyant

Mathematics (BA) – Jenniffer Bonilla, Courtney Daniels, Anna Dempsey, Collin Flohr, Kaleb Lansberry, Jordan Marlow, Sandra Matenkoski, Chris Sanchez, Jacob Snyder, Alayna Stroup, Morgan Wilson, Tianhao Yu, Eric Zalewski

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Mathematics (BS) – Ian Birdwell, Gabriel Davidson, Zachary Norfolk, James Strommer, Eric Zalewski

Secondary Education Mathematics (BSEd) – Courtney Daniels, Jordan Marlow, Sandra Matenkoski, Alayna Stroup

CAE Certificate The Digital Forensics program has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD). The program underwent an in-depth assessment and met rigorous requirements in order to receive this designation. The following students have completed the required program course requirements and received a CAE-CD certificate:

Derrick Bordner, Steven Crismali, Alexander Demergis, Christiana Deo, Lauren Ferrara, Kyle Gendron, Ryan Herman, Bryan Iadisernia, Joshua Kaminski, Tyler Loss, Blake Lyons, Robert Mcfadden, Sarah Pollard, Rees Scott, Jacob Shiffert

We are pleased to provide you with this report. Your comments and suggestions are welcomed. As always, we invite you to visit our department for a tour and an update of our work. You are welcome to observe one of our classes or just join us for a coffee or lunch.

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Diane Barrett, Ph.D., DFCB, CISSP

Associate Professor

Director, Center for Information Assurance Studies

Scholarly Interests Cloud forensics; small devices forensics; forensic readiness; IoT forensics

Education Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ, PhD Business Administration with a specialization in Information Security, 2014 Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, M.S. Information Technology with a specialization in Information Security, 2007

2018 - 2020 Publications

Cloud Based Evidence Acquisitions in Digital Forensic Education, Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ), Volume 18 - Number 6, December, 2020

Book chapter, "Forensic Acquisition Methods for Cloud Computing Environments," Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition, June 2020

Implementation of Cloud Based Evidence Acquisitions in Digital Forensic Education, Conference proceedings, EDSIG Conference on Information Systems & Computing Education, November 2019

2018 - 2020 Presentations

Implementation of Cloud Based Evidence Acquisitions in Digital Forensic Education Conference session, EDSIG Conference on Information Systems & Computing Education, November 2019

Panel member on the Implementation of Virtualization in Security Education, Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, May 2019

IoT Forensics, BloomCon, March 2019

2020 Funding

Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP) grant in the amount of $260,158.00 National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program grant in the amount of $1,968,245.00 (Pending)

2020 Teaching Spring: DIGFOR 311 - Security Fundamentals

DIGFOR 318 - Small Devices

Fall: Sabbatical

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2020 Service Activities Member of the National CyberWatch Center's Curriculum Standards Panel for Information Security Fundamentals Associate Editor for the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law Committee Member for the Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law Peer-reviewer for several industry journals, conferences, magazines, and books MADS Scholarship Committee APSCUF/BU Audit Committee MADS Digital Forensics search and screen, curriculum, and assessment committees Faculty Advisor for the Bloomsburg Cyber Defense Club

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William C. Calhoun, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Mathematical logic, computability theory, algorithmic randomness, Kolmogorov complexity, combinatorics, data science

Education University of California, Berkeley CA, Ph.D., Mathematics, 1990 Carleton College, Northfield MN, Mathematics (with concentration in Computer Science), 1982

Recent Presentations Fun with Primes and Trees, Bloomsburg University Mathematical and Digital Sciences Seminar, March 26, 2019.

Data Science for Math Majors, Mathematical Association of America Mathfest, poster session, Denver, Colorado, August 2, 2018.

Recent Student Presentations Supervised Max Norfolk, The Cost of a Positive Integer, Mathematical Association of America (Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Section), November 7, 2020.

Jamin Heiser, Supervised Machine Learning, Bloomsburg University Mathematical and Digital Sciences Seminar, December 4, 2018

James Sharpe, Validating a Moth’s Ability to Smell Digits, Bloomsburg University Mathematical and Digital Sciences Seminar, December 4, 2018

Grant Supported Project Education Commission of the States: Strong Start to Finish Strategy Site, project coordinator, PASSHE project to develop guidelines for curriculum design and implementation of co-requisite learning support for mathematics, June 11, 2020- September 30, 2021.

2020 Teaching Spring: Introduction to Data Science (DATASCI 110)

Mathematical Thinking (MATH 101) Linear Algebra (MATH 314) Independent Study (MATH 492)

Summer: Mathematical Modeling (MATH 410, individualized instruction) Independent Study (MATH 492)

Fall: Organization of Programming Languages (COMPSCI 350) Mathematical Thinking (MATH 101)

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Discrete Mathematical Structures (MATH 180) Discrete Mathematics (MATH 185)

Winter: Machine Learning (DATASCI 410, individualized instruction)

2020 Service Activities • PASSHE Northeastern Integration Team, Developmental Education Subgroup• Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee• Bloomsburg University Academic Placement Testing Working Group• Mathematics 5-Year Review Committee (chair)• Mathematical and Digital Sciences Promotion, Sabbatical & Tenure Committee• Mathematical and Digital Sciences Evaluation Committee• Mathematics Curriculum Committee• Data Science & Statistics Committee• Mathematical and Digital Sciences Honors Banquet Committee• Advisor to Kappa Mu Epsilon• Advisor to University Democrats• State APSCUF Rules & Bylaws Committee (chair)• APSCUF/BU Treasurer

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Drue Coles, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Object-Oriented Programming, Sorting Networks, Evolutionary Computation

Education Boston University, Ph.D., Computer Science, 2005 Boston University, M.S., Computer Information Systems, 1994 Regents College, B.S., Liberal Arts, 1993 University of Florida, 1982-1984

Teaching (2020) COMPSCI 121 Object-Oriented Programming with Java COMPSCI 122 Graphical User Interfaces in Java COMPSCI 345 Mobile Device Application Development COMPSCI 355 Analysis of Algorithms and Data Structures COMPSCI 386 Concurrent Programming and Foundations of Operating Systems

Scholarship (2017-2020)

Textbook: “The Practice and Philosophy of Object-Oriented Programming in Java”, Drue Coles, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2020.

Department Service (2020) • Evaluation Committee, Chair• High School Programming Contest, Director (2008-present)

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Mahmoud Darwich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Scholarly Interests Video Streaming on Cloud Cloud Computing VLSI Design Web Programming

Education University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, 2017. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, M.S., Computer Engineering, 2013. Beirut Arab University, Beirut Lebanon, B.S., Electrical Engineering / Communications and Electronics, 2006.

Publications (2019-2020) Book Chapter Li X., Darwich M., Amini Salehi M., Bayoumi M., “Cloud-Based Video Streaming Services: A Survey” Accepted for publishing at Elsevier Book Chapter "Advances in Computers" 2019.

Journals Ismail Y., Hammad M., Elmedany W., Hagras E., and Darwich M. "Homeland Security Video Surveillance System Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities". Submitted to The International Journal of Embedded Systems - March 2020

Conferences Darwich M., Ismail Y., Bayoumi M. “Efficient Storage for Cloud-Based Video Streaming” published IEEE Word Forum Internet of Things, New Orleans Louisiana, 2020 Darwich M., Ismail Y., Bayoumi M. “Improving Hierarchy Cloud Storage for Video Streaming” Will be submitted in December 2020

Virtual Conference Presentation Darwich M., “Efficient Storage for Cloud-Based Video Streaming” Submitted to IEEE Word Forum Internet of Things, New Orleans Louisiana, June 2020

Teaching Spring 2020: COMPSCI 357 – Principles of Database

COMPSCI 121 – Object Oriented Programming JAVA

Fall 2020: COMPSCI 357 – Principles of Database COMPSCI 115 – Python Programming

Service Activities • Computer Science program assessment committee• President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion Committee• Math Adjunct Search and Screen committee

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Professional Service 1. Peer Reviewer for:

• The Computer Journal, UK• Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems Elsevier• IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems• IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers• IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems• Hindawi Advances in Multimedia and Journal of Renewable Energy

2. Session Chair The 6th International IEEE Conference WF-IoT 2020

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Heather K. Ervin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Scholarly Interests Preservice elementary and middle school teachers’ understanding and knowledge of fraction models; Mathematics preparation of high school students for collegiate mathematics; Teaching statistics through sports

Education Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Ph.D., C&I: Mathematics Education, 2015 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, M.S., Statistics, 2005 Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, B.S., Mathematics, 2003

Publications Articles: Ervin, H. K. (2017). Fraction Multiplication and Division Models: A Practitioner Reference Paper.

International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 3(1), 258-279.

Ervin, H. K. (2020). The Impact of Instruction Through Models on Preservice Teachers’ Understanding of Fraction Multiplication and Division. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Books: Ervin H. K., and Noubary, R. (2017). Lessons for Teaching Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics Using Sports:

Volume 1. San Diego, CA: Cognella.

Ervin H. K., and Noubary, R. (2018). Lessons for Teaching Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics Using Sports: Volume I1. San Diego, CA: Cognella.

Presentations Ervin, H. K. (2016). The Impact of Instruction Through Models on Preservice Teachers' Understanding of

Fraction Multiplication and Division. Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 10th Annual Symposium. Shippensburg, PA, May 2016.

Ervin, H. K. (2018). Do Student Opinions of Our Teaching Count Too Much? A Recap of the 2017 Lilly Conference. The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Center (TALE). Bloomsburg, PA, February 2018.

Ervin, H. K. (2018). Do Student Opinions of Our Teaching Count Too Much? A Recap of the 2017 Lilly Conference. Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 12th Annual Symposium. Shippensburg, PA, May 2018.

Ervin, H. K. (2019). Gateway Math. Winter Break Program for Education Magnet Programs at Bloomsburg University. Bloomsburg, PA, January 2019.

2020 Teaching Spring: Math Thinking (MATH 101)

Concepts of Mathematics I: Theory of Arithmetic (MATH 201)

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Concepts of Mathematics II: Geometry & Statistics (MATH 202) Summer: Math for Health Sciences (MATH 116) Fall: Math Thinking (MATH 101)

Math for Health Sciences (MATH 116) Concepts of Mathematics I: Theory of Arithmetic (MATH 201)

Service Activities General Conference Chair for PAMTE Symposium Chair of Mathematics Education Committee COST Curriculum Committee Five Year Mathematics Review Committee Mathematics Adjunct Search and Screen Committee Course Coordinator for MATH 201 & MATH 202 Faculty Advisor of Wishmakers On Campus (Make A Wish) Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholar, Fall 2015-Spring 2016 Instructor at Great STEM Adventure Camp Instructor at STEM Teacher Academy Judge of EPADEL Section of MAA Student Paper Competition Member of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Member of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Member of Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (PAMTE) Member of Mathematics Curriculum Committee Outstanding Woman at Bloomsburg University, Spring 2016 PAMTE Member At Large (Public University) Program Committee Chair for PAMTE Symposium 2017 & 2018 Reviewer for Mathematical Thinking and Learning

Members of the Wishmakers on Campus present a check to Emma. The Wishmakers raise money throughout the year in an effort to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Officers and senior members of the Wishmakers on Campus pose for a picture at the End of Semester Pizza Party.

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Kevin Ferland, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Geometry, Algebraic Topology

Education Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Ph.D., Mathematics, 1999 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, M.S., Mathematics, 1994 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, B.S., Mathematics, 1991

Publications K. K. Ferland, Counting Clues in Crosswords, Recreational Mathematics Magazine, accepted 2020.

K. K. Ferland and Robert W. Pratt, Maximal Crossword Grids, Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, Volume 108, pp. 53-64, 2019.

Presentations Conquering the Rubik’s Cube, Department Seminar, Bloomsburg University, Fall 2019.

Advancing Results in Maximum Toughness, Contributed Talk, AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD, January 2019.

Teaching Spring 2020: College Algebra (Math 109)

Calculus 2 (Math 126) Discrete Mathematics (Math 185)

Fall 2020: Math Thinking (Math 101) Calculus 3 (Math 225) Combinatorics and Graph Theory (Math 385)

2020 Service Activities • Faculty Academic Grievance Board• Co-Advisor for Math Club• Coordinator for Praxis Review Sessions• Chair, Department Promotion, Sabbatical, and Tenure Committees• Department Curriculum Committees

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JoAnne Growney Professor Emeritus Retired 1997

Scholarly Interests In addition to my eternal interest in mathematics, I also read and write poetry – and study its connections to mathematics.

Education MFA (Creative Writing/Poetry) Hunter College, 2002 PhD (Mathematics) University of Oklahoma, 1970 MA (Mathematics) Temple University, 1964 BS (Mathematics) Westminster (PA) College, 1962

2018-2020 Publications and Presentations Growney, J., weekly postings (2010- . . .) to the blog “Intersections: Poetry with Mathematics” -- the blog was featured in an

American Mathematical Society blog posting by Rachel J Crowell on March 5, 2020. Growney, J. ”Musings from a Math Woman” TalkingWriting, September 2020. Growney, J. in Bridges 2020 Poetry Anthology, Edited by S. Glaz, Tessellations Publishing, AZ, 2020 – 5 poems: “Love

Mathematics!” “Baker’s Dozen,” “The Disposition of Art,” “2017 Bridges Cento,” and “Celebrating Dissertations.” Growney, J. “When I’m Quiet Enough to See” an essay in the collection DEEP BEAUTY -- Experiencing Wonder When the

World Is on Fire (Woodhall Press, 2020), edited by Rosemary Winslow and Catherine Lee. Growney, J. “Everything connects,” an Artist’s Viewpoint. Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, Vol. 14, No.2, pages 66-68. Growney, J. "With Reason A Portrait of Sophia Kovalevsky," Mathematics Teacher, April 2020, p. 348. Growney, J., "Give HER Your Support," Math Horizons, Vol XXVI, Issue 4 (April 2019), p. 34. Growney, J. – organizer of "Pi Day: math + poetry" – a program on 3/14/2019 at The Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD. "Artist Interview: JoAnne Growney" – gathered by Sarah Glaz, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, Vol 13, No 3, 243-260.

Poems included: "Can a Mathematician See Red?" "Things to Count ON," "The Ones I Best Remember," "Filling the Vacuum," "How Did It Come to This?" "The Bear Cave," "Looking for Mathematics in Hedy Lamarr," [5x5 square] – "Counting," "Square Math Problem," "Cento from BRIDGES 2017 Poets." Link:

Growney, J. "Add Poems to Math Class" – Contributed paper / Presentation at Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, January 2019. Also, participated in JMM poetry reading and helped to assemble a group poem, “We Love Mathematics.”

Growney, J., "Mathematics and Poetry; Poems about Math-People," Math Horizons, Vol XXVI Issue 1 (Sept. 2018), p. 34. Growney, J., Poems: "Cento," "Good Fortune," "Counting on a December Morning, " Bridges 2018 Poetry Anthology, Ed.

Sarah Glaz (Tessellations Publishing, 2016) pages 53-54. Growney, J, . "Wondering," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 8 Issue 2 (July 2018), page 300. Growney, J., "Taking the Heat," in TalkingWriting, Spring 2018, "Science and Society." Also in the same issue, "Author Talk:

A Video Interview with JoAnne Growney" by Elizabeth McShane.

Service Activities My blog and other publications and presentations noted above are non-paid activities. I also lead poetry workshops for mental health clients, working with the non-profit PWRS (Peer Wellness & Recovery Services), Inc. Interrupted by the Corona virus are activities such as visiting shut-ins and helping to serve breakfast at Shepherd's Table, a resource for the homeless. In both 2018 and 2019 I’ve helped the American Mathematical Society conduct student math-poetry contests.

Hobbies Poetry, Mathematics, Grandchildren I love to read and curiosity sends my interests in many directions. I hypothesize that “everything connects.”

Final Thoughts Bloomsburg University was a great place to work. I had fine colleagues and varied opportunities for new learning and professional advancement. In addition to my teaching I enjoyed administrative activities that included Director of Planning, Director of the TALE program, and Acting Provost. I am delighted that enrollment of women in departmental programs continues strong and I encourage the selection of more female faculty. My current crusade is to get all eight of my grandchildren (seven of whom are girls) to love math. So far (the oldest is now 17 and the youngest is 11) they do – and some of them love poetry, too. I continue working toward equal opportunities for women and other underserved groups and seeking remedies for climate change, hoping to help the world to be a good place for these grandchildren.

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Scott Inch, Ph.D.

Professor Certified Computer Examiner

Scholarly Interests Digital Forensics, File Systems, Mobile Device forensics, E-Discovery, OSINT

Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg, VA. Ph.D. Mathematics. 1992 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg, VA. M.S. Mathematics. 1988 Bloomsburg University. Bloomsburg, PA. B.S. Mathematics. 1986

2018-2020 Publications Duncan, Scott and Inch, Scott. Chapter “Riding the Digital Highway with the Mongols and Vagos: Applying OSINT Techniques to Assess Member Criminality and Connectivity” under final review for inclusion in the volume “Outlaw Bikers as Organized Crime”, Dec 2020.

2018-2020 Presentations Authors, Title, Meeting, Location, Date.

Inch, S. OSINT and Doxing and Dorks, Oh My!, Invited speaker, Dean’s Lecture Series, College of Science and Technology, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. March 2019.

Inch, S. Future Forensics Trends in Tools and Techniques, Invited speaker, 7th International Summer Academy, UBT Kampus Lipjan, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2018

Inch, S. Mobile Device Forensics, Invited speaker, 7th International Summer Academy, UBT Kampus Lipjan, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2018

Inch, S. Hands-On Forensics, Invited speaker, 7th International Summer Academy, UBT Kampus Lipjan, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2018

Inch, S. Forensic Techniques That Win Cases, Invited speaker, 7th International Summer Academy, UBT Kampus Lipjan, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2018

Inch, S. Forensics Cases That Have Gone To Court, Invited speaker, 7th International Summer Academy, UBT Kampus Lipjan, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2018

Inch, S. The Next Digital Wave – Preparing for an Uncertain Future, Invited speaker, EnFuse Executive Track, EnFuse, Las Vegas, NV, May 2018

Inch, S. Effectiveness of Data Hiding Apps, BloomCON, Bloomsburg, PA, March 2018

2018-2020 Grants Duncan, Scott and Inch, Scott. Faculty Research and Scholarship grant to explore the use of crowdsourcing to assist in the regional fight against sex trafficking. 2019

Duncan, Scott and Inch, Scott. Faculty Research and Scholarship grant to explore creation of an early warning system for law enforcement to monitor social media before and during protests. 2018

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2020 Teaching

Spring 2020:

Fall 2020:

File Systems 2 (DIGFOR 122) Advanced Topics in Digital Forensics (DIGFOR 417)

File Systems 1 (DIGFOR 121) Digital Forensics Software (DIGFOR 317) Small Devices (DIGFOR 318) Advanced Topics in Digital Forensics (DIGFOR 417)

2018-2020 Certifications Certified Computer Examiner, renewed, 2020

2018-2020 Conferences AttendedMay 2018, EnFuse, Las Vegas, NV January 2018, Student Veterans of America National Conference, San Antonio, TX

2018-2020 Student Research Lucas Pertschi, Independent Study to investigate possible links between escort websites and sex trafficking, Summer 2020 Mike Engle, URSCA grant to investigate the use of social media in human trafficking, Summer 2019. Jordan Wyant, URSCA grant to use OSINT techniques to investigate social media use of outlaw motorcycle gangs, Summer 2019.

Brett Treas, Professional Experience Grant (PEG) to develop and code software to retrieve public information from various social media websites, Spring 2019.

2018-2020 Notable Digital Forensics Cases

Lead Forensic Analyst, Murder, June 2020 I was hired to analyze Call Detail Records for two phones possibly involved in a murder case. I mapped the locations of the two phones during specific time periods during two specific days. I authored an expert report. This case is ongoing.

Lead Forensic Analyst, Search and Seizure, October 2018 I was hired to analyze hundreds of photos taken during a search and seizure operation to confirm their original dates and times, the order in which they were taken, and the make and model of camera used to take them. I authored an expert report.

Lead Forensic Analyst, Embezzlement, August 2018 I was hired by an organization to image two hard disks used by the accounting staff for use in an investigation into possible embezzlement. In addition, I identified and exported various accounting files for analysis.

Lead Forensic Analyst, Stalking, July 2018 I was hired to verify GPS coordinates for use in a stalking case. I authored an expert report.

2018-2020 Service Activities Mathematics Workshops, STEM camp for teachers, 2016-2018 Digital Forensics Workshops, Gear Up Program, 2017 Digital Forensics Workshops, Anchor Program, 2017 Digital Forensics Presentation, PA Wing Conference, 2018 Digital Forensics Presentation, Civil Air Patrol Conference, 2018 Digital Forensics Presentation, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, 2018

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Curt Jones, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Scholarly Interests Software Engineering, Web Application Design, Computer Science Education, Algorithmic Graph Theory, Computationally Difficult Problems and Techniques for Solving these Problems.

Education Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, Ph.D., Computer Science, 1992 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, M.S., Computer Science, 1985 Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA, B.S., Computer Science, 1983

2020 Teaching Spring: Software Engineering (Compsci 480)

Fall: Computer Ethics, Social Impact and Security (Compsci 360)

2020 Service Activities • Bloomsburg University Academic Placement Testing Working Group (Chair)• Computer Science Curriculum Committee (Chair)• Southern Columbia Area Community Foundation Board of Directors (Treasurer)

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Eric B. Kahn, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Mathematics and Sports, History of Mathematics, Algebraic Topology, Homological Algebra

Education University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Ph.D. Mathematics, 2009 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, M.S. Mathematics, 2006 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, B.A. Mathematics, 2004

Teaching

Publications • Introductory Mathematics and Statistics Through Sport: Supplementary Activities and Writing Projects

(coauthored with Dr. Brown), Oxford University Press, 2019• Teaching History of Mathematics (coauthored with Dr. Braun), Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2019

Service Activities • Coordinator for the student paper contest of the MAA EPaDel Section• Recording Secretary for KME (PA Lambda Chapter at Bloomsburg)• Reviewer for PRIMUS

Spring Fall Mathematical Thinking (MATH 101, Section 02) Calculus 2 (MATH 126, Section 01 & 02) Calculus 1 (MATH 125, Section 01 & 02_) Mathematical Concepts 2 (MATH 202, Section 01 &

02)

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Lisa A. Lister, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Scholarly Interests

Graph Theory and Combinatorics Mathematical Pedagogy

Education

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, Ph.D., Mathematics, 1997 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, M.S., Mathematics, 1995 University of Maine, Orono, ME, B.A., Mathematics, 1991

Scholarly Activities

Publications

• Lister, Discrete Mathematics for Non-Math Majors, book agreement signed October 2020, in progress.• Lister, Can We Talk? Using Technology to Encourage Communication., Proceedings of ICTCM 2020 the

32nd International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, September 2020, submitted.• Lister and Shader, “Rank Decompositions of (0, 1, -1, *)-Matrices”, in preparation.• Lister, “Discrete Mathematical Structures”, book deal with Kendal-Hunt Publishing, in progress.

Presentations

• Can We Talk? Using Technology to Encourage Communication, 32nd International Conference onTechnology in Collegiate Mathematics, Virtual Conference, Summer 2020.

• Lister, Rank Decompositions of (0, 1, -1, *) – Matrices, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA,January 2018.

Teaching

2018: College Algebra (MATH 109) Calculus 1 (MATH 125), 2 sections Calculus 2 (MATH 126), 2 sections Discrete Mathematical Structures (MATH 180), 2 sections University Seminar for Digital Forensic Students (INTSTUDY 100), 3 sections

2019: Math for the Health Sciences (MATH 116) Discrete Mathematical Structures (MATH 180), 3 sections Calculus 3 (MATH 225) College Geometry (MATH 231) Linear Algebra (MATH 314) University Seminar for Digital Forensic Students (INTSTUDY), 3 sections

2020: University Seminar for Digital Forensic Students (INTSTUDY), 3 sections Math Thinking (MATH 101), 1 section Math for the Health Sciences (MATH 116), 3 sections Discrete Mathematical Structures (MATH 180), 1 section Concepts of Mathematics 1 (MATH 201), 3 sections Modern Geometry (MATH 331), Individual Instruction

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Paul Loomis, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Number theory, abstract algebra.

Education Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, PhD in Mathematics, 1999 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, MS in Mathematics, 1998 Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, BA in Mathematics, 1992

2020 Teaching Spring: Mathematical Thinking (MATH 101)

Pre-Calculus (MATH 113) Calculus 3 (MATH 125)

Fall: Mathematical Thinking (MATH 101) Calculus 1 (MATH 125)

2020 Service Activities • TALE Center Advisory Board, Bloomsburg University• Latin American Studies Advisory Board, Bloomsburg University• Curriculum Committee, Department of MADS, Bloomsburg University• Promotion, Tenure, and Sabbatical Committee, Department of MADS, Bloomsburg University• Five-Year Review Committee, Department of MADS, Bloomsburg University

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Youmin Lu, Ph.D. Professor

Education 2000 M.S. Computer Science, Shippensburg University, PA 1992 Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1988 M.S. Mathematics, The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1981 B.S. Mathematics, Shandong University, Shandong, China

Teaching COMPSCI 122, Graphical User Interface with Java COMPSCI 221, Advanced Java COMPSCI 255, Data Structures Using C++ COMPSCI 461, Internet Programming

Research Interest Non-linear analysis, special functions and differential/difference equations.

Scholarship • Existence of solutions for a class of fractional difference equations at resonance (with H. Chen, Y. Cui, S.

Kang, W. Feng), Accepted by Studies in Applied Mathematics (SCI indexed), 8/31/2020• Efficient Algorithms and their implementation for computing the partial derivatives of a group of special

functions (with H. Qin and N. Shang), Submitted to SoftwareX, 6/18/2020• Efficient algorithms of the parameter derivatives of k-hypergeometric functions and applications (with H.

Qin), submitted to Mathematical Reports (SCI indexed), 7/12/2020• Uniqueness, Existence, Lower and Upper Bounds of the Solutions to the Gelfand Boundary Value Problem

(with S. Kang and W. Feng), submitted to Nonlinear Analysis (SCI Indexed), 5/20/2020• Attended the Teaching Online training offered by the PA state system and earned the certificate

successfully.

Services • Member of the university CWC/HR committee• Member of the Department Evaluation committee• Member of the Computer Science committee• Member of the Department scholarship committee

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Chris. Lynd, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Scholarly Interests Systems of difference equations, competitive theory, bifurcation theory, and nested radicals.

Education University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Ph.D., Mathematics, 2012 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, M.S., Mathematics, 2009 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, B.S., Mathematics Education, 1995

2018 – 2020 Publications C. D. Lynd and J. W. Sharpe, Sequences Generated by Powers of the kth-order Fibonacci Recurrence

Relation, The American Mathematical Monthly, 125 no. 5 (2018) 443 – 446.

2018 – 2020 Presentations I was invited to present Global Results for the class of Anti-Competitive Rational-Linear Systems of

Difference Equations at the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 13th Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2020. The conference was canceled due to COVID-19.

The Class of Sequences of Nested Radicals, AMS Eastern Sectional Meeting, University of Connecticut, April 2019

The Asymptotic Behavior of the Solutions of a kth-order Difference Equation, Joint AMS/MAA Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2018

2018 – 2020 Reviewer of Research Articles For Mathematical Reviews®, I reviewed a paper that had been published in the conference proceedings for

the 23rd International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications. December 2019

For Mathematical Reviews®, I reviewed a paper that had been published in Mathematica Slovaca. May 2019

For Mathematical Reviews®, I reviewed a paper that had been published in The Journal of Fractional Calculus and Applications. June 2018

For Mathematical Reviews®, I reviewed a paper that had been published in Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series B. June 2018

I reviewed a book titled Patterns of Difference Equations with Periodic and Eventually Periodic Solutions for Chapman & Hall/CRC. The publisher wanted feedback regarding whether they should offer a contract to publish the textbook. January 2018

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2020 Teaching Spring: Math Thinking (Math 101)

Finite Mathematics (Math 111) Differential Equations (Math 322)

Math Modeling (Math 410)

Fall: Finite Mathematics (Math 111) [3 Sections] Differential Equations (Math 322)

Undergraduate advisees: 7 Faculty advisees: 1

Awards I Won the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Science and Technology.

2019-2020 Service Activities Coordinator for the COMAP Math Modeling Competition, Reviewer for the Major Field Test in

Mathematics.

Committees: COST Retention Committee, COST Research Day Committee, Adjunct Search and Screen (Chair), Scholarship Committee (Chair), Math 5-Year Review Committee, Evaluation Committee, Math Curriculum Committee, Math Retention/Recruitment Committee

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Nonhle Channon Mdziniso, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Scholarly Interests Probability distributions theory and applications, statistical modeling; data mining, and machine learning.

Education Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant MI, Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences: Statistics Concentration, 2018. Marshall University, Huntington WV, M.A., Mathematics, 2012. University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland, B.Sc., Computer Science and Mathematics, 2009.

Certification Teaching Online Certification Course: Presented in recognition of achievement in course participation, knowledge of Quality Matters standards for best practices in online course design and pedagogy, and proficiency in the use of instructional technology tools within D2L. July 2020.

Fellowship Mathematical Association of America Project NExT fellow, Silver 2019 cohort.

2020 Presentations Data Science at Bloomsburg University: Classification methods. STEM Magnet Data Science Workshop (2020), Bloomsburg University.

Parametric Analysis of Renal Failure Data using the Exponentiated Odd Weibull Distribution. Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting (formerly at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) (2020). Virtual Meetings.

2020 Teaching Spring: MATH 141 Introduction to Statistics (3 sections)

MATH 240 Statistical Methods

Fall: MATH 141 Introduction to Statistics (3 sections) DATASCI 210 Introduction to Data Visualization

2020 Service Activities Chairperson for the Statistics and Data Science Committee Adjunct Search Committee APSCUF Audit Committee Honors Advisory Committee Student Recruitment: STEM Magnet Data Science Workshop (2020).

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Barry Minemyer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Scholarly Interests Differential Geometry, Metric Geometry, Discrete Geometry, Topology, Algebraic Topology

Education Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, Ph.D. Mathematics, 2013 Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, M.A. Mathematics, 2009 Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA, B.S. Mathematics, 2007

Publications • Intrinsic geometry of a Euclidean simplex, in N. Broaddus, M. Davis, J-F. Lafont, and I. J. Ortiz (Eds)

Topological Methods in Group Theory (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 451 135-143(2018). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781108437622.

• Real hyperbolic hyperplane complements in the complex hyperbolic plane, Advances in Mathematics, 338(2018), 1038-1076.

• Filling triangulated surfaces (with R. Kowalick and JF Lafont), Geometriae Dedicata, 202 (2019), 373-386• Negatively curved condimension one distributions, Topology Proceedings, 56 (2020), 111-124.• On the isometric embedding problem for length metric spaces, to appear in Journal of Topology and

Analysis, arXiv: 1601.07895• Warped production metrics on (complex) hyperbolic manifolds, submitted to Asian Journal of Mathematics

Presentations • Real hyperbolic hyperplane complements in the complex hyperbolic plane

o AMS Sectional Meeting at The Ohio State University, March 2018o Temple University Geometry Seminar, December 2018o 2019 JMM’s in Baltimore, January 2019

• Warped product metrics on complex hyperbolic manifoldso 2019 Spring Topology and Dynamical Systems Conference at UAB, March 2019

• The geometry of n-dimensional triangles via edge lengtho Juniata College Undergraduate Colloquium, September 2019

2020 Teaching Spring: College Algebra (Math 109) [3 sections]

Real Analysis (Math 421) Independent Study in Differential Geometry

Summer: College Algebra (Math 109, Online)

Fall: College Algebra (Math 109) [3 Sections] Essentials of Calculus (Math 123) Abstract Algebra (Math 405) Independent study in Advanced Linear Algebra

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Services Activities • University Committees: Hiring Committee for the ACT 101 Director, Faculty Professional Development

Committee, Library Advisory Committee, Faculty Student Liaison Committee, ROTC Strategic EnrollmentScholarship Committee

• Co-organized the Math component for the Jump Start Program, and organized the Math component for theGEAR UP Program

• Organizer for the MADS Department Seminar• Departmental Committees: Curriculum Committee, Adjunct Search and Screen Committee, Under-

Prepared Student Subcommittee, Math 109 Coordinator, 5-Year Review Committee• Co-organizer for the Special Session Symmetry in Differential Geometry at the Spring 2018 AMS Central

Sectional Meetings at The Ohio State University• Reviewer for seven research papers in mathematics for MathSciNet

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Robert Montante, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ACM Advisor

Digital Sciences Learning Center Director

Scholarly Interests Computer Networks, Computer Hardware and Organization, Parallel Computing, Information Security

Education Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Ph.D. Computer Science, 1997 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, S.B. Physics, 1976

Presentations Montante, R., (untitled), Bloomsburg University Conference of the Academy, August 22, 2019. Montante, R., Networking and Distributed Computing in One Course, CCSCNE-2019, University of New Haven,

April 13, 2019.

Research Activity Faculty Mentor, two PEG projects, summer 2019

Service Activities Faculty Advisor, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Bloomsburg Student Chapter Director, Digital Sciences Learning Community Bloomsburg representative, Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Sciences Educators

(PACISE) Governing Board Moderator, Computer Science Panel, CoST Career Day Computer Science Curriculum Committee Digital Forensics Curriculum Committee Digital Forensics Search Committee CoST Technology Committee

Courses Taught Introduction to Computer Networks (for Digital Forensics) Computer Networking (for Computer Science) Networking and PDC Computing (experimental, for Computer Science) C and Assembly Programming Digital Design and Computer Organization Computer Architecture Python Programming Advanced Python Programming

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Reza Noubary, Ph.D.

Professor

Publications

Books: • Introduction to Statistics and Probability Through Sports, Published by Kendall Hunt• A Look From the Eyes of a Traveler, In Persian, Published by Narvan• Feelings and Dealings, Life Lessons in Rhyme, Published by Archway/Simon & Shuster• E1ther, 0r Exploring the Binary World, Published by Bookbaby

Articles: • Christmas: A Time To Treasure Life And Family, Bloomsburg Neighbors

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John Polhill, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Algebraic combinatorics: difference sets, partial difference sets, error-correcting codes, strongly regular graphs, integer-labeled graphs

Education University of Virginia, Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1999 University of Virginia, M.S. in Mathematics, 1998 University of Richmond, B.S. in Mathematics with Honors, 1993

Publications Davis, James A., Polhill, John and Smith, Ken. “Relative Linking Systems of Difference Sets and

Systems of Linking Relative Difference Sets.” Finite Fields and their Applications. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Finite Fields and their Applications, Vancouver, June 3-7, 2019.

Davis, James A., Polhill, John and Smith, Ken. “Relative and Almost Linking Systems.” The Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics, 50 (1), 113-118, 2019.

Polhill, John. “A New Family of Partial difference sets in 3-groups.” Designs, Codes, and Cryptography, 87 (7), 1639-1646, 2019.

2020 Teaching Spring:

Math 101 Math Thinking (Two sections) Math 141 Honors Introduction to Statistics Math 361 Codes and Ciphers

Fall: IntStudy 100 University Seminar Math 101 Math Thinking Math 113 Precalculus (Two Sections) Math 360 Number Theory

2020 Service Activities Departmental Committees: Evaluation, Mathematics Curriculum, Promotion/Tenure/Sabbatical, Math Recruitment and Retention Mathematics Liaison for COST Career Day Math Consultant for COE NCATE Accreditation

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Philip A. Polstra, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Linux Forensics, Windows Forensics, Mac Forensics, USB Forensics, Penetration testing with small devices

Education Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ, Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration with Concentration in Computer and Information Security, 2012. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Master of Science, Low-temperature Condensed-matter Physics, 1994 Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, Bachelor of Arts, Physics (Mathematics), 1990

Recent Publications Philip Polstra, “Advanced Bash Scripting.” (video course), PentesterAcademy, August 2019. Philip Polstra, “Reverse Engineering ARM Applications.” (video course), PentesterAcademy, January 2019.

Recent Presentations “What is the extent of your Ext4 knowledge”, SecureWV 2020. “Extending your Ext filesystem knowledge”, CornCON VI (2020). “Big Plane, Little Plane: How aviation attacks affect airliners and general aviation.”, GrrCON 2019. “Big Plane, Little Plane: How aviation attacks affect them both.”, ConCON 5.0, September 2019. Invited keynote for SACON in Bangalore, India, February 2019. One day forensics workshop.

Service Activities Organized the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth annual BloomCON Forensics and Security Conference Faculty advisor for Digital Forensics club Digital Forensics committee member Digital Forensics program review committee chair Bloomsburg Regional Airport Task Force member

Awards PA Flight Instructor of the Year, FAA Harrisburg FSDO, January 2019.

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James Pomfret

Professor Emeritus

Retired January 2008

It’s hard to believe that nearly 48 years ago, at the urging of JoAnne Growney, I came to Bloomsburg State College to join the Department of Mathematics where I was to teach a variety of math courses-abstract algebra, linear algebra, topology-to students preparing to teach high school mathematics. It was about this time that the department purchased its first programmable calculator that required a box weighing about 100 pounds and accepting programs of up to 64 statements.

Somewhere along the way, I realized that mathematics might be the basis of methods and techniques that could actually be used in the real world. I realize Dave, Nancy, Scott, Kim, Lee and perhaps a few others were successful in completing Ph.D.’s in mathematics but I knew that the majority of our students were not headed for Ph.D. programs and would benefit from learning applications. The operations research, decision theory, and computer simulation courses we developed and taught were some of my favorite primarily because of the projects that students conceived and carried out.

Among my fondest memories of teaching at BU include the KME conferences where students had the chance to present what were usually their first research papers. We traveled to Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, Niagara Falls usually staying in the cheapest motels we could find where, the night before the paper completion, students would bring out their overhead slides (no PowerPoint) and nervously go through their talks one last time.

I retired from the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics in January 2008 feeling grateful to the university and the department for an enjoyable 36 year career. Since retirement I have continued to work with the Global Awareness Society International, a non-profit dedicated to providing a forum for research related to the many effects of globalization. This year we will hold our 29th annual conference in Las Vegas Nevada in May. I have also continued to work to strengthen the department’s relationship with Shandong University of Technology with whom we have had a joint program in computer science. During three fall semesters, I taught both mathematics and ESL in China for students hoping to transfer to Bloomsburg. In addition, I try to keep my calculus skills up to date by tutoring high school students in BU’s STEM Program

Off campus, I serve on the board of the Friends of the Bloomsburg Public Library, the Advisory Council of the Area Agency on Aging, and I deliver Meals on Wheels. My golf game is stagnant with a mean of 90 and a very small standard deviation although there are occasional outliers.

If any department graduates come to BU, perhaps to show their children or grandchildren the campus, stop by the Library where I have a small office and join me for a cup of Starbucks. It would be great to see you!

My retirement philosophy: Just Keep Moving!

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Mehdi Razzaghi, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Statistical Modeling, Generalized Linear Models, Statistics in Toxicology, Risk Assessment, Machine Learning

Education Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, BS, Computer Science, 2004 University of London, London, England, PhD, Statistics, 1977 Sussex University, Brighton, England, BSc, 1970

Recent Publications:

Books Razzaghi, M. Statistical Models in Toxicology, Chapman and Hall CRC Press, June 2020 Razzaghi, M. and Militzer, E. Introduction to Statistics - Revised 2018

Refereed Papers Khorsheed, E. and Razzaghi, M. (2020). Model Averaged Benchmark Dose Analysis for Multiple Outcomes in

Developmental Toxicity Experiments. Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences 14(4), 733 – 742. Cwielag-Drabek, M., Piekut, A., Szymala, I., Oleksuk, K., Razzaghi, M., Osmala, W., Jablonska, K., and

Dziubanek, G. (2020). Health Risk from Consumption of Medical Plant Dietary Supplements. Food Science and Nutrition. Accepted.

Khorsheed, E. and Razzaghi, M. (2019). Bayesian Model Averaging for Benchmark Dose Analysis in Developmental Toxicology. Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences. 13(1), 1 – 10

Rusin, M., Dziubanek, G., Marchwińska-Wyrwał, E., Ćwieląg-Drabek, M., Piekut, A., and Razzaghi, M. (2019). PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs in locally produced foods as health risk factors in Silesia Province, Poland. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Accepted)

Vallabhaneni, S., Matka, M., Carey, M., Thacker, P., Sarnoski, C., Durkin, R., Olenchock, S.,Fitzpatrick, R., Amedeo, E., Razzaghi, M., Shirani, J. (2020). Impact of patient prosthesis mismatch on clinical outcomes of SAPIEN XT and SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Submitted.

Piekut, A., Ćwieląg-Drabek, M. Szymala, I. Oleksiuk, K. Razzaghi, M. Osmala, W. Konstancja Jabłońska, K., and Dziubanek, G. (2019). Health Risks from Consumption of Medicinal Plant Dietary Supplements. Submitted.

Presentations The Myth about the P-Values. Webinar for the Department of Child Neurology, Medical University of Tehran. May

21, 2020 Awards Sabbatical Leave – Spring 2019

Teaching Spring: Introduction to Statistics Fall: Introduction to Statistics

Probability and Statistics Design and Analysis of Experiments

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Service • Member, Statistics and Data Science Committee• Evaluation Committee

Service to the Profession • Referee for Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma• Referee for Fulbright Junior Research Award

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John H. Riley, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Digital Forensics – File Systems, Malware Mathematics – Analysis

Education University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Ph. D., Mathematics, 1980 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, M.S., Mathematics, 1975 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, B.A., Mathematics, 1973

2020 Publication Gritty Sets and Functions. Journal of Analysis (to appear)

2020 Service Activities University Strategic Planning (Coleader) Admissions Open Houses Digital Forensics Program Coordinator General Education Task Force CESS Task Force Referee – Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law Referee – Computers and Security

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Yixun Shi, Ph.D. Retired Professor (2020)

Education University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Ph.D., Mathematics, 1992 Shanghai Teacher’s University, Shanghai, China, M.S., Mathematics, 1984 Anhui Normal University, Anhui, China, B.S., Mathematics, 1981

Professional Presentations [1] "COVID-19 and the Future of E-Learning” – Keynote Speech at The 6th International Conference on Learningand Teaching (ICLT 2020), May 18-20, 2020, Macau, Chin (held on-line)

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Larry Snyder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Scholarly Interests Scholarly interests include exploring the theoretical criminological frameworks which best account for cybercrime acts that span traditional and novel crime patterns. The utilization of a coalitional game theory approach to cybersecurity intelligence sharing among disparate small businesses. Also, an examination of distributed data systems and the role they play in a distributed data security architecture.

Education Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ph.D., Information Systems, 2013 Capitol College, Laurel, MD., M.S., Network Security, 2003 Utica College, Utica, NY., B.S., Economic Crime Investigations, 2001 Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY, AAS Paralegal, 1997

Teaching (2020) Spring: DIGFOR 121 (01,02) – File Systems I

DIGFOR122 (03) – File Systems II DIGFOR275 (01) – Intro to Networks DIGFOR317 (01) - D.F. Software

Summer: DIGFOR 122 - File Systems II

Fall: DIGFOR 121 (04) – File Systems I DIGFOR 122 (010 - File Systems II DIGFOR 275 (01,02) – Intro to Networks DIGFOR 431 (01) – Cybercrime Issues

Certifications Autopsy Basic and Hands On

Training Taken Introduction to DFIR: The Divide and Conqure Process

2020 Presentations

2019 Service Activities Digital Forensics Committee Member Digital Forensics 5 Year Review Committee Honors Banquet Committee University Audit Committee

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Erik L. Wynters, Ph.D.

Professor

Scholarly Interests Parallel processing on GPUs, computational geometry, artificial intelligence, algorithms and data structures, Windows programming, operations research / applied matrix algebra for solving optimization problems.

Education Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 1991 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, M.S., Applied Mathematics, 1989 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, B.S., Mathematics, 1986

Recent Publications E. Wynters, Small code changes can make many single-threaded CPU programs run hundreds of times faster inparallel on a GPU using C++ AMP, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 1/18, 33(3), pp. 73-74.

E. Wynters, C++ AMP makes it easy to explore parallel processing on GPUs in a college course or research project,Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 6/18, 33(6), pp. 197-198.

E. Wynters, Parallel particle swarm optimization can solve many optimization problems quickly on GPUs, Journalof Computing Sciences in Colleges , 6/18, 33(6), pp. 114-123.

E. Wynters, Many serial programs can be easily parallelized to run hundreds or thousands of times faster,Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information ScienceEducators, 4/19, pp. 64-68.

E. Wynters, Evaluating potential solutions for facility location problems in parallel on GPUs, Journal of ComputingSciences in Colleges, 10/19, 35(3), pp. 14-19.

Recent Presentations E. Wynters, Small code changes can make many single-threaded CPU programs run hundreds of times faster inparallel on a GPU using C++ AMP, Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges-Eastern. Allentown, PA10/20/17.

E. Wynters, C++ AMP makes it easy to explore parallel processing on GPUs in a college course or research project,Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges-Northeastern, Manchester, NH 4/10/18.

E. Wynters, Parallel particle swarm optimization can solve many optimization problems quickly on GPUs,Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges-Northeastern, Manchester, NH 4/10/18.

E. Wynters, Image processing problems and facility location problems can often be parallelized to run hundreds orthousands of times faster, Mathematical and Digital Sciences Department Seminar, Bloomsburg, PA, 4/9/19.

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E. Wynters, Many serial programs can be easily parallelized to run hundreds or thousands of times faster,Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators Conference, Millersville, PA, 4/13/19.

E. Wynters, Evaluating potential solutions for facility location problems in parallel on GPUs, Consortium ofComputing Sciences in Colleges-Eastern, Moon Township, PA 10/26/19.

Teaching (2020) Spring: Python Programming (COMPSCI 115) Computer Graphics (COMPSCI 410)

Fall: No Classes Sabbatical

Service Activities (2020) Department Computer Science Committee Department Evaluation Committee

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Dong Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Education University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Ph.D., Statistics, 2012 Nankai University, Tianjin, China, M.Sc., Statistics, 2007 Nankai University, Tianjin, China, B.Sc., Statistics, 2004

Research Interest Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, Empirical likelihood, Semi-parametric inference, Design of Experiment, Risk analysis, Data analysis on clinical trials, Data mining and Deep learning.

Teaching Spring 2020 Fall 2020

Introduction to Statistics (2 sections) Python Programming (3 sections )

Database Design (1 sections) Introduction to Statistics (1 sections)

Biostatistics (2 sections)

Scholarship • Reza Noubary and Dong Zhang (2019) Introduction to Statistics and Probability Through Sports. First

draft was sent to poublisher.• Joint project with Jeffrey Brunskill and Curt Jones (2019) Cloud recognition neural networks• Joint project with Naz Afarin Fallahian, Tanner A. Ambrose and David R. Simpson (2019) Investigation

of Variations in Gamma Rays Detected by the EPA Air Monitoring Systems Located in Pennsylvania• Kylie Connell, Mohsin Shaikh and Dong Zhang (2019) The role of medial olivocochlear efferent pathway

on the perception of speech in noise. Submitted to 2019 ASHA.• Taylor Chesnet, Mohsin Shaikh, Kylie Connell and Dong Zhang (2019) Ear Asymmetry in Speech

Perception in Noise Ability and Contralateral Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions. Submitted to 2019ASHA.

• Thomas Zalewski and Dong Zhang (2019) Campanile entitled Hearing Handicap & Auditory ProcessingDisorder Relationship in Elderly Individuals. Submitted to 2019 ASHA.

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Activities 1. Developed neural networks with Dr. Brunskill and Dr. Jones for cloud recognition based on AlexNet

and ResNet. In addition, a web frontend was developed for future users to classify images and contributetheir own pictures. (2019)

2. Developed a MATLAB application for Dr. Mohsin Shaikh’s team to perform audio test and collect data.(2019)

3. Developed a MATLAB application for Dr. Zalewski to run audio test targeting sound frequency andvolume tests. (2019)

4. Built a CUDA deep learning workstation. (2019)

Service 1. Data Science Curriculum Committee2. Statistics Committee3. Scholarship Committee4. Evaluation Committee

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Spring and Fall Events 2020

Every semester, we look forward to hosting multiple events on and off campus with our students and community. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic that started in March, our department could not hold events through the end of 2020.

A list is provided below as to what was canceled, but we hope to get back to planning and hosting in 2021.

Spring 2020 MADS Awards Banquet

• Present awards and scholarships to current and graduating studentsBloomCON and Drone Wars

• Computer Security and Forensics conference open to high schools, universities and thecommunity

KME Ceremony • National Honor Society for Mathematics. Induction ceremonies for new members and

presentations of honors cords for graduating seniorsProgramming Contest

• High school programming contest that includes high schools across eastern Pennsylvania.SAE Batelle CyberAuto Challenge

• 5-day practicum-based workshop with assembled teams of high school and college students andprofessionals to work on real cars to find real answers to cybersecurity challenges

Fall 2020 Pathways in Science and Technology

• College of Science and Technology event for alumni to return to campus to share advice andwords of wisdom, this year it was held virtually.

GrrCON • Students attend a cyber-security summit and hacker conference

KME Ceremony • National Honor Society for Mathematics. Induction ceremonies for new members and

presentations of honors cords for graduating seniors

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ACM Student Chapter, Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences Faculty Advisor: Robert Montante

The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is an international professional organization for those involved in computing and computers. Student chapters at colleges in the United States and abroad represent student interests and prepare them to participate in the computing community. Bloomsburg is proud to be home to one of these student chapters. Chapter Activities

At the beginning of the school year the chapter welcomed students back with a pizza party and introductory presentation. Weekly meetings mixed social get-togethers with student-led

presentations on topics useful for academic and career growth, including • Git and Github Workshop • LinkedIn Workshop • Javascript Language Overview • Swift Language Overview • Internship Panel

Besides these weekly programs the chapter has conducted bi-weekly “Code@Night” sessions offering class tutoring, coding projects, and mutual support. There are also intramural programming competition

practice sessions. Every year the chapter sends one or more programming teams to competitions across Pennsylvania and the northeastern U.S. Recent teams have placed second or third in statewide contests. Department Service ACM members participate in campus Open Houses each semester, offering student perspectives and enthusiasm to showcase the Department for prospective freshmen. Members also contribute their time and effort working for the High School Math Contest in the fall, and Programming contest in the spring. They serve as scorers and program judges for contests that bring in as many as 50 teams from high schools throughout eastern Pennsylvania.

ACM Student Officers

Programming Teams at CCSC-E Conference

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Bloomsburg Cyber Defense Club The Bloomsburg Cyber Defense Club (BCDC) enables like-minded students to come together and foster their passion for cyber security. BCDC's weekly meetings consist of, discussing emerging security threats, concepts, and techniques. Some examples include network concepts, incident response (cyber defense), pentesting (hacking), network forensics, and programming. Members are encouraged to present security projects and research they are working on during these meetings as well. The club members compete in several competitions and challenges, most noteworthy of which being the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The club practice for and participate in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in the spring semester of each year. BCDC also participates in a variety of capture the flag (CTF) competitions as both teams and individuals. In the Spring 2020 semester BCDC competed in the National Cyber League Spring Season and Mid-Atlantic Cyber Defense competitions. In Fall 2020, BCDC competed in the National Cyber League Fall Season “I most enjoy the comradery that develops from bringing people who are passionate about the same thing together. Due to this, I have been able to meet some awesome friends through the club that I don't think I would have otherwise met. Competing with the club is loads of fun, and everyone is able to learn a ton from the competitions. Learning about these concepts in classes is good but applying them when competing with BCDC is an amazing learning opportunity.” states Nelson Maher an active club member and officer.

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National Cyber League (NCL)

The National Cyber League (NCL) is an inclusive, performance-based, learning-centered collegiate cybersecurity competition. The NCL, powered by Cyber Skyline, enables students to prepare and

test themselves against practical cybersecurity challenges that they will likely face in the workforce, such as identifying hackers from forensic data, pentesting and audit vulnerable websites, recovering

from ransomware attacks, and much more. Thirteen students competed in the individual and team Spring and Fall games.

Hack the Box Hack The Box is an online platform allowing students to test their penetration testing skills and exchange ideas and methodologies with thousands of people in the security field. Eight club members participated in the challenges this year.

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*Due to the COVID 19 pandemic that began in March 2020, the number of students who were able to participate in Summer research and internships was severely limited. The ones that were completed below were done remotely. * Summer 2020 Internships and Research

Lucas Pertschi - Research Over the summer, I conducted an independent study with Dr. Inc, as well as Dr. Duncan of the Criminal Justice department, where we researched the use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) to combat sex trafficking in rural areas. OSINT is the use of publicly available information in an intelligence context, which can be anything from a Facebook post to a public records database. In our case, we looked at Skip the Games, a website that acts as an advertisement board for escort services. Our goal was to study the posts being made on the site in hopes of finding some sort of pattern that could be used to identify sex trafficking that may be occurring in the area. We chose three locations, Bloomsburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre, and Williamsport, to investigate. By using a Python script (created by DF major Brett Treas and CS major Caleb Beard), each day we collected all the posts made from those locations, and after 40 days we used another Python script (created by Caleb Beard) to organize and find information within the data set. Along the way, Dr. Duncan was able to identify two locations that two individuals had taken pictures at and used in their posts by utilizing information that was in the images. The project is ongoing, with new questions being raised each day as we approached the end of the semester. However, I believe we have laid the foundation for fantastic work to be done by interested students in the future. It was an eye-opening experience, and I encourage anyone looking to do research to contact Dr. Inch and/or Dr. Duncan about joining the project. Michael Rumbough - Verizon Wireless Internship Over the summer I interned with Verizon at the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center (VTRAC). The VTRAC team is a global team that only has one office in North America. My main role was on a team of interns that tested the processing time of FTK, EnCase, Autopsy, and Autopsy collaborative environment against each other. I learned how to use these forensics tools at a more advanced level throughout the internship. My team and I presented in front of the Verizon security team with our results. After the presentation, we discussed the benefits the testing could give to the team. The internship gave me a lot of real world of experience and interviews with other team members that will be invaluable in the future. I was offered a full-time position after my internship in the summer, I accepted it, and I am extremely excited to work at Verizon in the Spring.

Kathleen Halley - T-Mobile Internship This summer I got the opportunity to intern at T-Mobile working with in the Corporate Investigations Digital Forensics team as a Digital Forensics Intern. During my internship, I performed and assisted with a wide variety of tasks including laptop preservations, sim swapping investigations, and eDiscovery investigations. Despite completing the major of my internship remotely, I was able to spend one week in the office in Allentown, PA, where I was able to complete multiple laptop preservations from start to finish, learn more about sim swapping investigations from a Senior Investigator with the company, and get to see tools I had not yet seen but only heard of such as the Cellebrite UFED Touch. Nearing the end of my summer internship, I accepted an to continue part time throughout the rest of 2020. I am grateful for the knowledge I have gained, the connections I have made, and for all the opportunities I have had with T-Mobile.

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Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME)

Kappa Mu Epsilon is a National Honor Society for Mathematics. The Pennsylvania Lambda Chapter at Bloomsburg University has over 700 members, including 13 who are current students. Initiation ceremonies for new members and presentations of honors cords to graduating seniors are held twice per year in the fall and spring semesters. In 2020, due to Covid-19, there was a single online ceremony held in fall 2020.

Spring 2020 Graduates:

Ian Birdwell Lindsey Boutin Courtney Daniels Elizabeth Drumm Kaleb Lansberry Jordon Marlow Walter Nelson Jacob Snyder Eric Zalewski

Fall 2020 Initiates: Rachel Brown Breanna Burd Andrew Clickard Michael Lasko Jacob Nocentino Sarah Stofanak Fall 2020 Graduate: Vrunda S. Desai

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Digital Sciences Learning Community

Bloomsburg University’s Digital Sciences Learning Community provides a supportive environment for incoming first-year students. In 2019-2020 the LC expanded to include Digital Forensics majors and Computer Science, and welcomed 36 mentees. Student mentors Nicholas Heckman, Duncan Walk, and Aidan Wesloskie, with faculty director Robert Montante, conducted activities and programs to assist with academics and provide a supportive social environment

Learning Community mentees are housed together in Montour Hall, and enrolled in a shared section of the introductory course for their major. The mentors provide guidance and counseling for LC members as they come to grips with classes and become familiar with life away from home at college. Mentors also conduct study sessions, and hold regular one-on-one and group meetings with the mentees. Field trips are offered to allow a break from academic concerns; social events such as a LAN party for computer games are also organized, and the LC coordinates some activities with the ACM student chapter.

Mentors and Director welcome LC freshmen at the CoST Ice Cream Social.

LC get-together – a LAN party

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Mid-Atlantic Cyber Defense Competition

The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MACCDC), presented by the National CyberWatch Center, is a unique experience for college and university students to test their knowledge and skills in a competitive environment. The MACCDC provides hands-on application of information assurance skills to enhance students’ understanding of both theory and practice. The MACCDC combines legal, ethical, forensics, and technical components while emphasizing a team approach. The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition is held in the spring of each year. In March, 2020 More than 300 students competed in virtual rounds for an opportunity to be one of eight teams to advance to the regional finals. Bloomsburg University’s team competed fiercely for 5 hours during the virtual rounds. Participating students were Derrick Bordner, Bryan Iadisernia, Jacob Feese, Gregory Filippenko, Joshua Kaminski, Elijah Gusick, Adrian Perez and Steven Crismali. Dr. Diane Barrett was the team advisor.

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Mathematical and Digital Sciences

2020 Department Seminar speakers

Spring 2020

Date Title Speaker Affiliation

2/17/20 Approaching Minimum Chi-Square Estimation through an Algebraic Geometric Lens Dr. Grant Innerst Shippensburg

University

3/3/20 An Analysis of Forensics Artifacts Associated with Oracle VirtualBox Applications and Virtual Machines

Austin Pasquel BU Digital Forensics major

The remaining seminar series for Spring 2019 and Fall 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19.

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Mathematical and Digital Sciences’ Tutoring Center

The Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences offers free tutoring for all students enrolled in MAD science classes. Students can go to rooms 218 and 115 Ben Franklin Hall for help. Tutoring is available from 8:00-9:00 Monday through Thursday and 9:00-5:00 on Friday. Weekly review sessions for different courses such as Calculus or Concepts of Mathematics, are also offered and vary by semester. Due to COVID-19, beginning March 2020, our tutors have successfully shifted to virtual tutoring hours via Zoom for the remaining of the Spring semester and all of the Fall semester. Tutors (Spring and Fall 2020):

Computer Science • Caleb Beard – Senior • Jacob Swineford - Junior • Charles Pearsall - Senior

Digital Forensics

• Dante Sabolchick - Junior • Charles Pearsall - Senior

Mathematics

• Caleb Beard – Senior • Connor Landis - Senior • Shawna Schroy - Junior • Jacob Swineford - Junior

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Thank you for your support

We appreciate the direct support many of you have provided in recent years. Your contributions make a world of difference in the quality and quantity of the educational experiences we provide our students. Student trips to conferences and competitions are supported with theses donations. The students thank you for your generosity.

The following links can be used to support our students. One hundred percent of the donations go directly to benefit students. Support Computer Science (https://giving.bloomu.edu/computerscience)

Support Digital Forensics (https://giving.bloomu.edu/digitalforensics)

Support Mathematics (https://giving.bloomu.edu/math)

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