Department of Computer Science                                   Email:   campana1@nku.edu

College of Informatics                                                                        Phone: 859-572-5776

Northern Kentucky University, USA 

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D.         Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania - 2006

 

§  Thesis: "Contributions to Data Mining. New Techniques and Applications"

§  Advisor: Professor Leon Tambulea

§  Distinction: Magna Cum Laude

 

 

M.S.           Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2000

 

§  Thesis: "ActiveX Data Objects"

§  Advisor: Professor Leon Tambulea

§  Graduated the M.S. degree with the average of 10 (out of 10)

 

 

B.S.            Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1999

 

§  Thesis: "Models for Concurrency Specification"

§  Advisor: Assistant Professor Simona Iurian

§  Average over all four academic years of 9.57 (out of 10)

§  Passed the Graduation Exam with the average of 9.50 (out of 10)

 

 

Teaching and Work Experience

 

AUGUST 2008 – Present:        

Assistant Professor                    College of Informatics

                                                            Northern Kentucky University, USA

 

AUGUST 2007 – MAY 2008:         

Visiting Assistant Professor     College of Informatics

                                                            Northern Kentucky University, USA

 

October 2006 – July 2008:     

Assistant Professor                    Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

                                                            Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

February 2001 – October 2006:                             

Teaching Assistant                        Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

                                                            Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

 

Classes taught:

§  Web Programming (CSC/CIT 301 – Spring 2009);

§  Object-Oriented Programming II (CSC 360 – Spring 2009);

§  Data Structures and Algorithms (CSC 364 – Fall 2008)

§  Introduction to Web Development (INF 286 – Fall 2008);

§  Object-Oriented Programming II (CSC 360 – Spring 2008);

§  Introduction to Databases (INF 282 – Spring 2008);

§  Object-Oriented Programming I (INF 260 – Spring 2008);

§  Introduction to Databases (INF 282 – Fall 2007);

§  Object-Oriented Programming I (INF 260 – Fall 2007);

§  Object-Oriented Programming Lab (INF 260L – Fall 2007);

§  E-Commerce (course, laboratory);

§  Database Concepts (course, laboratory) ;

§  Computer Interface and Communication in Internet (course, laboratory) ;

§  Algorithms and Programming (laboratory) ;

§  Functional Programming and Logic Programming (laboratory);

§  Computer Graphics (laboratory);

§  Database Servers (laboratory);

§  Parallel Computing (laboratory).

 

 

Grants

 

§  Achieving Privacy While Preserving Data Utility, NKU CINSAM Research Grant (with Dr. Traian M. Truta), November 2008.

§  Evaluating Web Application Security in an Open Source World, NKU CINSAM Research Grant (with Dr. James Walden, Dr. Maureen Doyle, and Dr. Dhanuja Kasturiratna), November 2008.

§  Methods, Models and Systems Of Data Processing For Natural Sciences (Metode si modele robuste de procesare a datelor cu aplicatii in stiintele naturii), PI Professor Horia F. Pop, (Babes-Bolyai University), a National University Research Council grant PNCDI II/IDEI, NURC CODE 550.

§  Efficient IT Problem Solving Using Data Mining Techniques: Intelligent Design of Distributed Object-Oriented Databases, Congestion Control in Internet, PI Teaching Assistant Alina Campan (Babes-Bolyai University), a National University Research Council grant TD no 4 NURC code 33, 2006.

§  Efficient IT Problem Solving Using Data Mining Techniques: Intelligent Design of Distributed Object-Oriented Databases, Congestion Control in Internet, PI Teaching Assistant Alina Campan (Babes-Bolyai University), a National University Research Council grant TD no 3 NURC code 33, 2005.

§  Systems for Supporting Collaborative Decisions in High Education Environments – Case Study, UBB (Sisteme de asistare a deciziilor colaborative în medii universitare - Studiu de caz UBB), PI Professor Stefan Nitchi (Babes-Bolyai University), a Babes-Bolyai University internal grant TP no 2/2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2005-2007.

§  Expert Center for Designing and Implementing Highly Effective Distributed Applications (Centru expert pentru proiectarea si implementarea aplicatiilor distribuite de inalta performata), PI Professor Florian Mircea Boian (Babes-Bolyai University), a National University Research Council grant, 2001-2003.

 

Publications

(see Publications)

 

Presentations, Posters and Invited Talks

 

§  Privacy in Social Networks, CINSAM’s Fifth Friday Research Poster Session, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA, September 2008.

§  New Privacy Protection Models, 13th Annual Kentucky EPSCoR Statewide Conference, Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, October 2007.

§  New Privacy Protection Models” CINSAM’s Fifth Friday Research Poster Session, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA, September 2007.

§  An Algorithm for the Discovery of Arbitrary Length Ordinal Association - the 2006 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN06), Las Vegas, USA, 26-29 June 2006.

§  Incremental Horizontal Fragmentation in Object Oriented Databases Using Clustering Techniques, Zilele Academice Clujene, Cluj Napoca, Romania, June 2005.

§  Clustering Techniques for Adaptive Horizontal Fragmentation in Object Oriented Databases, ICTAMI - International Conference on Theory and Applications in Mathematics and Informatics, Alba-Iulia, Romania, 15-18 September 2005.

§  A New Core-Based Method For Hierarchical Incremental Clustering, SYNASC 2005 - 7th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing Timisoara, Romania, 25 - 29 September 2005.

§  Semi-supervised learning techniques in object oriented database fragmentation, Zilele Academice Clujene, Cluj Napoca, Romania, June 2004.

§  Determining the Optimal Fragmentation Order in an Object Oriented Environment (in Romanian, Determinarea ordinii optimale de fragmentare intr-un mediu orientat obiect), Simpozionul National Didactica Matematicii, Vadul Crisului, Romania, 2004.

§  Hierarchical AI Clustering for Horizontal Object Fragmentation, International Conference on Computers and Communications ICCC 2004, Baile Felix Spa-Oradea, Romania, May 2004.

§  A New Approach for Optimal Fragmentation Order in Distributed Object Oriented Databases, 5th Joint Conference on Mathematics and Computer Science, Debrecen, Hungary, June 2004.

§  AI Clustering Techniques: a New Approach to Object Oriented Database Fragmentation, 8th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Cluj Napoca, Romania, September 2004.

§  AI Clustering Techniques: A New Object Oriented Database Fragmentation, 4th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, North University of Baia Mare, Romania,  September 2004.

§  A Data Mining Task - Finding Association Rules, Zilele Academice Clujene, Cluj Napoca, Romania, June 2003.

§  Advanced Features in JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Technology, Zilele Academice Clujene, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 2002.

§  Active Server Pages - a Solution for Server-side Development in Client-Server Web-based Applications, 3rd Advanced Educational Technologies Workshop, Târgu-Mureş, Romania, Mars 2001.

 

 

Professional Services

 

International Conference Program Committee Participation

§  The 13th East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS) 2009, Riga, Latvia, September 7-10, 2009.

§  The 2nd International Workshop on Privacy and Anonymity in the Information Society (PAIS) 2009, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, March 22, 2009, collocated with EDBT / ICDT 2009.

§  The 12th East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS) 2008, Pori, Finland, September 5-9, 2008.

§  The 2008 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN08), Las Vegas, USA, July 14-17, 2008.

§  The 1st International Workshop on Privacy and Anonymity in the Information Society (PAIS) 2008, Nantes, France, March 29, 2008, collocated with EDBT 2008.

§  The 2007 International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN07), Las Vegas, USA, 26-29 June 2007.

 

International Conference Reviews

§  External reviewer for The 2008 IEEE/IFIP International Symposium on Trust, Security and Privacy for Pervasive Applications (TSP-08), held in conjunction with The 2008 IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC-08), December 17-20, 2008.

 

International Journals Reviews

§  The Special Issue on Data Mining within Springer's Annals of Information Systems (AoIS), 2008.

 

 

University Related Service

 

Library contact person for the Computer Science Department, Northern Kentucky University, since Fall 2008.

 

Member of the Computer Science Department Chair Search Committee, Northern Kentucky University, Fall 2008.

 

Coach (with Dr. M. Doyle) for the two NKU teams that participated in the ACM International Programming Competition, November, 2008 (hosted by University of Kentucky).

 

Judge at the 2008 and at the 2007 ACM Mid-Central USA Programming Contest (hosted by University of Kentucky).

 

Supervising License Thesis - 2001-present; some of them are listed below:

§  3D Graphics using OpenGL

§  Wireless Application Protocol Technology

§  Web Client/Server Applications

§  Object Oriented Databases

§  Concurrency Control in Databases

§  .NET Applications and Services Publishing Using XML

§  Databases Middleware

§  Data Warehouses and OLAP

§  Relational Operators Implementation and Query Optimization in Relational Databases

§  Multidimensional Databases. OLAP

§  Data Mining and Oracle

§  Developing Graphical Applications by Using OpenGL in Delphi

§  Computer Animation Using OpenGL and CG

 

Database administration for the computer science department Oracle database server - 2001-present.

Member in the student admission committees for the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science - 2002-2005.

Responsible for developing the class schedules for the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science - 2001-2004.