Robert S. Todd, Ph.D.    Associate Professor of Computer Applications    Information Systems    Phone: (203) 576- 4377(office)    E-Mail: rtodd@bridgeport.edu

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Connecticut
MS, Computer Science, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn
MBA MIS, University of Bridgeport
BS, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech

Work Experience

Before joining the faculty in 1985, Dr. Todd had worked in research, engineering, and systems capacities for several employers including Bell Helicopter (Ft. Worth, TX), Fischer AG (Schweinfurt, Germany), Pitney Bowes (Stamford, CT), and NASA's Marshall SFC (Huntsville, AL).

Courses taught

Statistics I & II (Undergraduate)
Intro to CAIS (Undergraduate)
Programming – VB, Java (Undergraduate)
Business Systems Simulation (Undergraduate, MBA)
Database Theory (Undergraduate, MBA)
Systems Analysis (Undergraduate, MBA)
Production & Operations Management (Undergraduate)
Capstone (School of Arts and Sciences)
Programming – C++ (School of Engineering)

Research and Publications

Recent publications:

"Multi-Attribute Sorting Criteria" presented to Association for Advancement of Education Research annula meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 2007 (Refereed)

"Toward Advancing Education Research" presented to Association for Advancement of Education Research annual meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 2007 (Refereed)

"Multi-Attribute Group Measures," presented to Association for Advancement of Educational Research annual meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, Nov., 2006 (Refereed).

"Multi-Attribute Progress Measures," presented to Association for Advancement of Educational Research annual meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 8 - 12, 2005 (Refereed).

"Ranking Multi-Attribute Entities," presented to Association for Advancement of Educational Research annual meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 9 - 13, 2004 (Refereed).

"Multi-Attribute Sorting,” Proc. of Annual Meeting, Northeast Decision Sciences Inst., Providence, RI, March 2003

“Finding ‘Natural’ Data Clusters,” Proc. of Annual Meeting, Northeast Decision Sciences Inst., Providence, RI, March 2003

Dr. Todd’s research interests include system modeling and data analysis. He has published or presented about 20 papers in these and related areas.

Associations, Affiliations, and Awards

IEEE, ACM, MAA, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Mu Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Beta Delta.

Selected by students as one of five "most favorite professors" at UB.

Nominated for Littlefield Distinguished Teaching Award.

Awarded Dana Prize for quality of student advising.

Personal

Dr. Todd is married with four grown children and enjoys reading (American history, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton thrillers) and traveling.

"The best thing about teaching at UB is the students. These kids come from all over the world and represent cultures, lifestyles, ideas, and dreams that make the classroom experience, for me, a real adventure. They're the best."