Dr. Jack Ryder

Associate Professor

Computer Science Department

Kean University

Union, New Jersey, 07083                                                                                        

 

 

      Office:

HH-208

      Mailbox:

HH-215

      Phone:

(908) 737-3798

      Computer Science Office:

(908) 737-3800

      Email:
jryder@kean.edu

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

Office hours:

   Tues.

12:30 – 2:00, 6:00 – 7:30 (HH 208)

   Wed.

10:00 - 1:00, 5:00 – 7:00 (HH 208)

   Thurs.

10:00 – 11:00, 12:30 – 2:00 (HH 208) 

    Friday

8:00 – 10:00 (by appointment)

Class Schedule:

  • CPS 1032 MicroComputer Applications - Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 - 3:30 (HH223)
  • CPS 4301 Software Engineering - Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 – 12:30 (HH 221)
  • MIS 5599 Special Topics/Research Project – individual meetings
  • ID 1400 Technology and Information Systems – Tuesday 7:50 – 10:30 p.m. (HH222)
  • Coordinator of our graduate program in Management Information Systems

Courses Recently Taught:

  • CPS 2232 Data Structures and Algorithms
  • CPS 3351 Information Systems Programming
  • CPS 4301 Software Engineering
  • CPS 4410 Systems Simulation
  • CPS 5910 Simulation of Models
  • MIS 5516 Project Management
  • MIS 5505 Systems Design
  • MIS 5599 Special Topics: Software Metrics, Visual Programming

Professional Organizations/Selected Publications:

  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • IEEE - Computer Society, Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks
  • Using Weighted Directed Graphs for Test Path Selection, World Conference on Computing, Las Vegas, 2008
  • A Genetic Algorithm for Scheduling, American Society for Engineering Education, Brooklyn, NY, 2006
  • Fuzzy Expert System Models for Software Size and Effort Predictions, UMI, 2003
  • Fuzzy Modeling with Function Points, International Function Points Users Group Annual Conference, Orlando Florida, 9/98
  • Fuzzy Modeling of Software Effort Prediction, 1998 IEEE - Information Technology Conference, Syracuse, NY, 9/98
  • Exploring Fibonacci Numbers, College Mathematics Journal, March 1996
  • Fractal Growth with L-Systems, ACM:SIGCSE Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., 2/96
  • Sunflowers, Pine Cones and Spirals, ACM: SIGCSE Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., 2/96
  • Using Parallel String Rewriting Systems to Generate Fractal Images, ESCCC, Scranton University, 10/96

Academic Background:

  • PhD. Systems Science, Binghamton University, New York
  • MS. Computer Science, Binghamton University, New York
  • BS. Mathematics, Oneonta State College, New York

Personal Interests:

  • Bee Keeping
  • Christmas Tree Grower
  • Amateur Radio
  • Sailing