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Dr. Isaac Gang

Associate Professor

MS Data Analytics Engineering, Volgenau School of Engineering

Office Location: Nguyen Engineering Building Room 3241

Phone: 703-993-6549

Email: igang@gmu.edu

Professional Vita

University Service

George Mason University:

Responsibilities:

  • Teaching
  • Mentoring
  • Research

Texas A&M University-Commerce:

Responsibilities:

  • Computer Science Department’s Outreach Coordinator
  • Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Coordinator
  • Program Coordinator – BS in Information Systems
  • Computer Science & Information Systems Undergraduate Curriculum committee Member
  • Computer Science & Information Systems Graduate Curriculum committee Member
  • Undergraduate Advisor

Services:

1.  Departmental service trip to Letourneau University 

  • 9/14/2017: Attended Letourneau University Science Seminar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka5GHxu8geY&feature=youtu.be
  • Spoke on graduate research at A&M-Commerce
  • Spoke about some of the core graduate courses (Algorithm Design, Games Programming, etc.,) at A&M-Commerce
  • Spoke on my main research areas (Cyber Security & Big Data)

2. Program and Curriculum reviews 

  • 9/21/2017: Reviewed the Computer Science & Information Systems undergraduate curriculum and personally responsible for the following changes and recommendations:
  • Designing/redesigning of a new Introduction to Game Design & Development course
  • Removal of redundant prerequisites and “Instructor Consent” (to override prerequisites) provisions
  • 9/21/2017: Reviewed the Computer Science & Information Systems Graduate curriculum and personally responsible for the following changes and recommendations:
  • Designing/redesigning of a new Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) course
  • Creation/recreation of a new Algorithm Design course description
  • Creation/recreation of a new Track
  • Renaming of the Computer Science Graduate track from “Information Security” to “Cyber Security”
  • Researching (with another colleague) a new “Computational Engineering” track for possible addition to our Computational Science Graduate tracks

3.     University Forum 

  • 9/20/2017: Attended and contributed to the University’s DACA forum

4.     Transfer Students Department Faculty Representative 

  • Summer/2018: Attended the orientation on behalf of the department and assist with students registration

5.     Transfer Students Department Faculty Representative 

  • Fall/2018: Attended the orientation on behalf of the department and assist with students registration

6.     Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Fall Commencement Representative

  • Fall/2018: Attended the commencement on behalf of the department

7.     Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Alumni Ambassador Faculty Host.

  • March 1, 2018: Hosted the department’s 2018 Alumni Ambassador, Mr. Keith Wooten

8.     Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Alumni Ambassador Faculty Host.

  • February 21, 2019: Hosted the department’s 2019 Alumni Ambassador, Mrs. Iris Thompson

9.     Faculty Panelist at the NAACP Student Chapter Forum.

  • February 11, 2019: Attended the NAACP Student Chapter Forum where I addressed career and other student questions alongside other two faculty panelists

10.  Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Representative at the College of Science & Engineering (COSE)’s Promotion Night.

  • February 26, 2019: Conducted an open discussion with Freshmen, Sophomores, and Junior transfers wanting to know more about the department, careers, and the university at large where I answered their questions with two other colleagues

11.  Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Mane Event Representative for the third time.

  • March 2, 2019: Made a presentation about the department and the state of Computer Science to incoming and prospective students. 

12.  Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Representative and Panelist at Collin College’s Recruitment visit.

  • May, 2018: Made a presentation about the department and the state of Computer Science and career to incoming and prospective students. 

13.  Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Mentor, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

  • FY2018, FY2019: Point of Contact for faculty/staff in CSCI department, as well as students, about the importance of and resources available to increase our students’ global competence.

14.  Standing Committee Member, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

  • FY2018, FY2019: Contribute to university quality enhancement, collect student data, and support students and faculty through awards and other relevant activities. Time commitment, in addition to these responsibilities, is 3 meetings a year.

15.  Department of Computer Science & Information Systems Faculty Mentor for Leaving Your Legacy Initiative.

  • August 27, 2019: Made a presentation about the department and advised students on potential careers and Computer Science and/or STEM.

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB):

  • Faculty Consultant – Science Education Research Center (SERC)      2012 – 2017
  • Computer Science & Engineering Dept. Programming Teams Consultant/Coach
  • Member of the Diversity Committee
  • Member of Educational Technology Committee

Colorado State University Global Campus (CSU-Global):

  • Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Program (BSIT) Guide
  • Context Expert

University of Southern Mississippi

  • Judge: Judged the Regional Science and  Engineering Fair competition (2005)
  • Faculty Position Candidate Tour Guide
    Took the candidates around to various departments within the university (2006)
  • High School Students Tour Guide
    Took the visiting students around to various places on campus (2007)
  • Intramural Sports Referee
    Officiated various sports games during Intramural Sports Season (2007-2010)

Community:

  • Member of Rockwall Catholic Church
  • Active in the community and advocacy

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