William W. Oblitey, Ph.D.

3016 Warren Road

Indiana, PA 15701

                                                            (724) 357 - 4491

                                                            oblitey@iup.edu

 

Summary of Qualifications:

1.       Over 21 years of university level teaching experience

2.       Leadership experience at Departmental level

3.       Continuous service to Department, College, and University

4.       Reviewer for ACM Reviews and SIGCSE

 

Education:

5.       Ph.D. (Computer & Information Science), University of Pittsburgh, 1988.

6.       MS(Computer & Information Science), University of Pittsburgh, 1982.

7.       BS(Mathematics & Chemistry), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1972.

 

Positions Held:

8.       Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation - Pharmaceuticals Branch, Accra, Ghana. Chemical Assayer, June - December, 1972.

9.       Christian Methodist Secondary School, Accra, Ghana. Secondary School Teaching, (Mathematics, Chemistry, & Physics) 1973 - 1977.

10.     Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Accra, Ghana. Scientific Information Officer, 1977 - 1980.

11.     Allegheny Community College, North Center Campus, Pittsburgh, PA.  Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science and Mathematics, 1983 - 1984.

12.     Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Assistant Professor, Computer Science, 1984 - Present; Tenured - August, 1989.

13.     Associate Professor (Computer Science) 1991 - Present.  IUP, Indiana, PA.

14.     Acting Chair, Computer Science Department, IUP, Indiana, PA.  September 1994 - December 1995, and January 1996 - June 1996.

15.     Chair, Computer Science Department, IUP, Indiana, PA.  May 1996 - April 1999.

16.     Director, Information Assurance Program, IUP, Indiana, PA 2001 - Present

 

Selected Publications:

17.     The Use of the Internet in the Casino Business,  Proceedings of the 1996 CHRIE Conference, Washington, D.C.  August 1996, with Dr. Lincoln Marshall.

18.     The Problems of Getting all of Africa on the Internet,  Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Pan-African Studies Conference, April, 1995.

19.       Computer Networks, Configuration of Expert Systems for Design and Analysis of Local Area Networks, Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, Vol. 3, 1988.

20.       An Expert System Approach to LAN Design, Proceedings of CSC '88,  February, 1988.