Directed Student Research/Learning

 

Ø Master Thesis Committee Chair:  Ian Burchett, Graduated in December 2011.

 

Ø Honors Augmentation:  Robert Sivley, 2010.

 

Ø Conference Poster:  Sara Howell, Andrea Kaddour, Sara Wells, 2010.

 

 

Selected Publications (Refereed)

 

Book Chapter and Journals:

 

·         Rong Yang, Zhuhadar Leyla, “Structural Decompositions of Complex Networks”, accepted to appear in Computational Social Network, Volume 1, Springer Verlag, London.

 

·         Neubauer, B., Rogers, M., Yang, R., “Computer simulation to introduce knowledge management”, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 23, Number 1, 2011.

 

 

·          Zhuhadar Leyla, Olfa Nasraoui, Robert Wyatt, Rong Yang, “Visual Knowledge Representation of Conceptual Semantic Networks”, Social Network Analysis and Mining Journal (Springer), 2011.

 

·        Rong Yang, Adel S. Elmaghraby, “Simulating Web Domains Using Graph Models” The International Journal of Computers and Their Applications, Vol.17, No. 1, 2010.

 

 

 

Conference Proceedings:

 

·        Yang, R., Zhuhadar, L. S., Nasraoui, O., “Bow-tie Decomposition in Directed Graphs”, Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Information Fusion, July 2011

 

·        Yang, R., Wallace, L., Burchett, I., “Teaching Cryptology At All Levels Using CrypTool”, Proceedings of 15th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education conference, pp22 -28, June, 2011.

 

·        Rong Yang, Leyla Zhuhadar, “Extensions Of Closeness Centrality”, 49th Annual ACM Southeast Conference,  Kennesaw, GA, March, 2011

 

·        Bruce Neubauer, Michael Rogers, Rong Yang, “Computer Simulation to Introduce Knowledge Management”,   Proceedings of American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 17 Number 1, pp302-309, February 2010.

 

·        Rong Yang,  Robert Crawford, "A Focus Program for Data Structures and Algorithm Design", The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Vol.24, Number 2, pp80-84, December 2008.

 

·        Rong Yang, Adel S. Elmaghraby, "A Graph Model for Generating Simulated Web Domains", Proceedings of ISCA 16th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE-2007), pp259-264, Las Vegas, U.S.A., July 2007.

 

·        Rong Yang,  "The Structure of the World Wide Web Graph-A Goldmine of Opportunities for Undergraduate Research", The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Vol.22, Number 2, pp169-175, December 2006.

 

 

 Conference Presentations:

·        Rong Yang, Layne Wallace, “An Approach To Teaching Cryptology At All Levels”, Poster (Peer-Reviewed), SIGCSE 2010, the 41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science, Milwaukee, WI, March, 2010.

 

·        Rong Yang, "Integrating Cryptology in the CS Curriculum", 29th Annual Mathematics Symposium, Western Kentucky University, November, 2009

 

·        Rong Yang, Bruce Neubauer, “Modeling and Simulating Patterns of Shared Awareness in Small Teams of Emergency Responders”, 32nd Annual Teaching Public Administration Conference, Frankfort, Kentucky, May, 2009

 

·        Rong Yang, Robert Crawford, "A Focus Program for Data Structures and Algorithm Design", The 22nd CCSC: SE Conference, Augusta State University,  Augusta, GA, November 2008

 

·        Rong Yang, "A Graph Model for Generating Simulated Web Domains", ISCA 16th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE-2007), Las Vegas, July 2007.

 

·        Rong Yang, "The Structure of the World Wide Web Graph-A Goldmine of Opportunities for Undergraduate Research", The 20th CCSC: SE Conference, Libscomb University, Nashville, TN, November 2006

 

Conferences & Workshops attended

·        30th Annual Mathematics Symposium, Western Kentucky University, November, 2010

  

·        SIGCSE (Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education) 2010, the 41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science, Milwaukee, WI, March, 2010.

 

·        KY-WIC (Kentucky -Women In Computing) 2010, Gilbertsville, Kentucky February, 2010.

 

·        InfoSecCD (Information Security Curriculum Development) 2009 Conference, Kennesaw State University, GA, September, 2009.

 

·        13th CISSE (Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2009) conference, Seattle, Washington, June, 2009.

 

·        2009 UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit, UT-ORNL-KBRIN, Pikesville, TN, USA. March, 2009.

 

·        The 22nd CCSC: SE Conference, Augusta State University,  Augusta, GA, November 2008

 

·        UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit 2008,Cadiz, KY, March, 2008

 

·        IVS Winter Workshop, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, January, 2008

 

·     SAS Workshop, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, October, 2007

 

·        Intensive International Workshop on High Performance Computing for Informatics and Biosciences, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, October, 2007

 

·        ISCA 16th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE-2007), Las Vegas, July 2007.

 

·    The 20th CCSC: SE Conference, Libscomb University, Nashville, TN, November 2006

 

·        Wakonse Conference on College Teaching, Shelby, MI, May 2006

 

·        T6 Educational Technology Conference, Buffalo, NY, June 2006

 

·        Engaging the Spirit: Enhancing Students in Learning Workshop, Bowling Green, KY, August 2006

 

·        Advanced Training Workshop for Online Faculty, Bowling Green, KY, October 2005

 

·        Teaching Portfolio Workshop, Western Kentucky University, KY , September 2005 

 

·        Online Teaching Summer Camp, Western Kentucky University, KY, May 2005