International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things (IJHIoT)

Call For Papers

Description:  The International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things (IJHIoT) promotes innovative, interesting and rigorously developed conceptual and empirical contributions and encourages theory based multi- or interdisciplinary research. This journal covers topics relating to IoT and the current age of hyperconnectivity including security concerns, applications of IoT, development and management of the IoT, wearable computing, IoT for home automation, smart cities, and other environments. Topics Covered:  Cyber Security Data Mining Hyperconnectivity Information Systems Internet of Everything (IoE) Internet of Things (IoT) IoT Application Programming Interface (API) IoT Development IoT Devices IoT Management IoT Platform Network Architecture SCADA Platforms Service Oriented IoT Architecture Smart Cities Standard Development Organizations (SDO) Technology Adoption Usability Wearable Computing Web of Things (WoT) Mission:  The mission of the International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things (IJHIoT) is to explore a range of related topics and generate research debates in relation to cyber security, hyperconnectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), Web of Things (WoT), and Internet of Everything (IoE). Targeting researchers, practitioners, academicians, government officials, military professionals and other industry professionals, IJHIoT provides a forum to discuss technical, human, societal, and policy issues in relation to hyperconnectivity, and IoT. Articles published in IJHIoT deal with a vast number of issues concerning usage, failure, success, policies, strategies, security concerns, the development, and integration of IoT applications in organizations in and across developed, emerging and developing nations. Editorial Board:  International Advisory Board: Hassan Kazemian, London Metropolitan University, UK James Njenga, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Tonny Omwansa, University of Nairobi, Kenya Pedro Taveras, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Singapore  Associate Editors:  Adewale Adeboye, Southern Wesleyan University, United States William Butler, Capitol Technology University, United States Alfredo Cruz, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, United States Mohamed Eltayeb, Colorado Technical University, United States Kailash Joshi, University of Missouri, United States Marwan Omar, Saint Leo University, United States Editorial Review Board:  Jonathan Abramson, Post University, United States Imad Al Saeed, Colorado Technical University, United States Sanjiv Bhatia, University of Missouri - St. Louis, United States Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University, United States Jose Carenas-Haro, Arizona State University, United States Simon Cleveland, Nova Southeastern University, United States Nyeng Gyang, Colorado Technical University, United States Hammad Haq, Colorado Technical University, United States Bruce Harmon, Colorado Technical University, United States Irvin Heard, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Caroline Howard, HC Consulting, United States Barcus Jackson, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes - Jewish College, United States Pa Saffiong Kebbeh, University of the Gambia, Gambia Brian Leonard, Alabama A&M University, United States Rick Livingood, Colorado Technical University, United States Dinesh Mirchandani, University of Missouri, United States Derek Mohamed, Saint Leo University, United States Shawn Murray, Northrup Grumman, United States Miriam Pabon, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, United States Gleb Radchenko, South Ural State University, Russia Othoniel Rodriguez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, United States Laura Russell, Faulkner University, United States Bo Sanden, Colorado Technical University, United States View journal page at http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-hyperconnectivity-internet-things/157228

Cyber Security and Project Management with Dr. Maurice Dawson

PM Center Insider

Interview with Dr. Maurice Dawson, Fulbright Fellow and Professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis

By Dr. Emad Rahim, Kotouc Endowed Chair of PM Center of Excellence

Dr. Maurice Dawson

Maurice Dawson serves as an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Visiting Assistant Professor (Honorary) of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The University of Tennessee Space Institute, and Fulbright. Dawson is recognized as an Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer by the U.S. Departmenthttp://pmcenter.bellevue.edu/2015/08/26/cyber-security-and-project-management/ of Defense.

Research focus area is cyber security, systems security engineering, open source software (OSS), mobile security, and engineering management.

1. You specialize in cyber security. Can you tell us how project management skills are important in the field of cyber security?

Dealing with cyber security in the life cycle means there is a form of project management occurring.  This could be at the systems or software level but a project or product is still being managed.  This means a lead needs to understand the concepts of scope, schedule, and cost.  One of the major problems has been connecting the goals of Chief Information Officer (CIO) to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Project management skills allow me to deliver a product or project to my customer within budget, in scope, and within schedule.

2. What other technology fields do people use project management?

http://pmcenter.bellevue.edu/2015/08/26/cyber-security-and-project-management/Project management can be found in the following technology fields: cyber security, software engineering, systems engineeringhttp://pmcenter.bellevue.edu/2015/08/26/cyber-security-and-project-management/, Business Intelligence (BI), and acquisition management. Project management is embedded in many technology disciplines, as many science and engineering life cycles have a form of project management contained within.  The flow is project management, systems engineering, and then software engineering, in terms of development hierarchy.

3. Can you give us some examples of industries that are going more ‘project-ized’ in their business?

For any Department of Defense (DoD) project it must follow the acquisition life cycle.  The DoD and the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) required the DoD to establish a process through which persons in the acquisition workforce would be recognized as having achieved professional status. Certification is the procedure through which a military service or DoD Component determines that an employee meets the education, training, and experience standards required for a career level in any acquisition, technology, and logistics career field.  In the civilian sector, to manage costs, schedule, and scope project management has become essential.  When obtaining customer confidence – being process-oriented is needed.  The Capability Maturity Model Index (CMMI) is a process improvement training and appraisal program and service administered and marketed by Carnegie Mellon University, and required by many DoD and U.S. Government contracts.  In software driven projects, CMMI is required, which has a project focus.  This could mean any items such as aviation management software, software to control tanks, and any other software, as the requirement is CMMI Level 3 for many organizations to meet.

4. You have written and conducted extensively on the topic of project management, where do you see the profession going in the next 5 years?

In the next years I see cyber security being woven more into the project life cycle.  In previous years cyber security was an afterthought which resulted in significant costs to fix defects or vulnerabilities in code.  I foresee project management methodologies like a bag of tools for a mechanic.  One project will select agile while another is using a modified water fall method.

5. Can a person without a traditional project management background get into the profession? Can you provide some guidance?
   A person who doesn’t have a traditional project management background has more likely participated in part of the life cycle.  This means in the stage of testing, integration, documentation, or even maintenance, participation may have taken place.  An individual simply needs to expose themselves to more of the project life cycle.  This can be playing an active role in more parts of the life cycle and taking on responsibilities such as a Cost Account Manager (CAM).  Managing small budgets is a method to become more involved in the financials of the project.  This will allow an individual to understand the scope, schedule, and cost further.

See original article at http://pmcenter.bellevue.edu/2015/08/26/cyber-security-and-project-management/

Call for Book Chapters - HOMELAND SEC 2015 : Handbook of Research on Homeland Security Threats and Countermeasures

Link: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1771

When Jun 30, 2015 - Nov 30, 2015 Where N/A Abstract Registration Due Jun 30, 2015 Submission Deadline Aug 3, 2015 Notification Due Oct 30, 2015 Final Version Due Nov 30, 2015 Categories    homeland security   cyber security   security   threats

Call For Papers

Editors Maurice Dawson, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA Call for Chapters: Proposals Submission Deadline: June 30, 2015 Full Chapters Due: August 30, 2015 Introduction: This handbook of research will explore multiple aspects of homeland security and countermeasures in today's society. This book provides insights on the current issues surrounding homeland security threats such as cyber terrorism, natural disasters, border control, civil liberties, unmanned systems and more. Additionally, countermeasures such as network security, law enforcement, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber security, and physical security will be explored. Researchers, practitioners, and professionals will benefit from this publication’s broad perspective. Objective: This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals and researchers who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of trust at different levels of homeland security and associated countermeasures. Target Audience: The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of homeland security, cyber security, and intelligence analysis, e.g. military studies, computer science, security engineering, disaster recovery, business continuity, and information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support from practitioners and academia in order to highlight the most debateful aspects in the field. Recommended Topics: Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Military intelligence Cyber security Military defense Business continuity Disaster recover planning Unmanned systems Network security Physical security Economic security Immigration enforcement Law enforcement Terrorism Cyber terrorism Transportation security Human trafficking International engagement Border security Civil rights and civil liberties Disasters Technology transfer and commercialization Technology management Information security Submission Procedure: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 30, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 30, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 30, 2015. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Handbook of Research on Homeland Security Threats and Countermeasures. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. Full chapters may be submitted to this book here: Submit a Chapter All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM online submission manager. Publisher: This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016. Important Dates: For new submissions Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2015 Chapter Proposal Approval: July 30, 2015 Full chapter Submission: August 30, 2015 Review Results to Authors: October 30, 2015 Revised Chapter Submission: November 30, 2015 Final Acceptance Notifications: December 15, 2015 For enhanced submissions: Enhanced chapter submission: June 30, 2015 Review Enhanced Material: June 30-July 30, 2015 Final Deadline for all Materials to IGI: January 30, 2016 Inquiries: Inquires can be forwarded to electronically (Word document): Dr. Maurice Dawson University of Missouri- St. Louis Department of Information Systems College of Business Administration 228 Express Scripts Hall One University Blvd St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA Phone: +1-314-516-6288 Email: dawsonmau@umsl.edu

Open Source Software to Enhance the STEM Learning Environment

Open Source Software to Enhance the STEM Learning Environment from Maurice Dawson

Intellectbase International Consortium Call for Papers

Intellectbase International Consortium Call for Papers from Maurice Dawson

Dr. Maurice Dawson speaks about "Utilization of Open Source Software (OSS)" at the CTU July 2012 Symposium - Part 1 of 4

Dr. Maurice Dawson speaks about "Utilization of Open Source Software (OSS)" at the CTU July 2012 Symposium - Part 1 of 4 from Richard Courchesne on Vimeo.

Dr. Maurice Dawson, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at Alabama A&M University, speaks to a crowd of Computer Science doctoral students about "Utilization of Open Source Software (OSS)" during the Colorado Technical University July Symposium in Colorado Springs. On July 22nd 2012, Dawson shares locations of open source applications for virtualization, cloud computing, hypervisors, and penetration testing tools with the audience.

Dr. Dawson's "Innovation in CS/IT via Open Source Software" slideshow can be seen at slideshare.net/drdawson/innovation-in-csit-via-open-source-software

Part 1: vimeo.com/46331781
Part 2: vimeo.com/46377824
Part 3: vimeo.com/46385505
Part 4: vimeo.com/46395430

IAENG Societies & Journals

Recently I came across an engineering society that is free to join.  This society hosts a large conference every year in an international location.  The World Congress on Engineering (WCE) 2011 can be found here http://www.iaeng.org/conferences.html Below is more information relating to the IAENG societies and peer reviewed journals.

IAENG Societies

The IAENG Societies are organized to cover the different engineering and computer science disciplines. The IAENG Societies are a major component of IAENG. Through regularly scheduled conferences and workshops, the IAENG Societies serve as forums for networking, information sharing, idea exchange and problem solving for the engineering communities in their corresponding disciplines. The committee members of the IAENG Societies can voluntarily organize different activities for their Society members, and take part in organizing the IAENG conferences and workshops.

IAENG Societies

IAENG Society of Artificial Intelligence
IAENG Society of Bioinformatics
IAENG Society of Chemical Engineering
IAENG Society of Computer Science
IAENG Society of Data Mining
IAENG Society of Electrical Engineering
IAENG Society of Imaging Engineering
IAENG Society of Industrial Engineering
IAENG Society of Information System Engineering
IAENG Society of Internet Computing and Web Services
IAENG Society of Mechanical Engineering
IAENG Society of Operations Research
IAENG Society of Scientific Computing
IAENG Society of Software Engineering
IAENG Society of Wireless Networks
IAENG Society for HIV/AIDS

Interested IAENG members can join the above IAENG societies free of charge by filling the online application: IAENG Society Membership Online Application Form And non-IAENG members can firstly join IAENG free of charge at www.iaeng.org/membership.html IAENG Online Journals IAENG aims to publish journals, conference proceedings and books with a comprehensive covering of all the major branches of engineering. Each journal and conference proceeding has their own web page and is available to accredited universities and government librariesin hard-copy format and online format with no charge. Engineering Letters Engineering Letters is published with both online and print versions. The journal covers the frontier issues in the engineering and the computer science and their applications in business, industry and other subjects. The computer science is a branch of engineering science that studies computable processes and structures. It contains theories for understanding computing systems and methods; computational algorithms and tools; methodologies for testing of concepts. The subjects covered by the journal include artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computational statistics, database, data mining, financial engineering, hardware systems, imaging engineering, industrial engineering, internet computing, networking, operations research, scientific computing, software engineering, and their applications etc. ISSN: 1816-0948 (online version); 1816-093X (print version) The current editorial committee of the journal includes members of research center heads, faculty deans, department heads, professors, research scientists, experienced software development directors and engineers from over 20 countries. Printed copies of the journal are distributed to accredited universities and government libraries. All the papers in the journal are also available freely with online full-text content and permanent worldwide web link. The abstracts will be indexed and available at major academic databases. Submissions Engineering Letters welcomes author submission of the paper concerning any branch of engineering and computer science and their applications in business, industry and other subjects. All submitted papers are submitted to peer-reviewed to ensure their quality. And go to view the details of the journal Engineering Letters. IAENG International Journal of Computer Science IAENG International Journal of Computer Science is published with both online and print versions. The journal covers the frontier issues in the computer science. Printed copies of the journal are distributed to accredited universities and government libraries. All the papers in the journal are also available freely with online full-text content and permanent worldwide web link. The abstracts will be indexed and available at major academic databases. ISSN: 1819-9224 (online version); 1819-656X (print version) IAENG International Journal of Computer Science welcomes author submission of papers concerning any branch of the computer science and their applications in business, industry and other subjects. The subjects covered by the journal include artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computational statistics, database, data mining, financial engineering, hardware systems, imaging engineering, internet computing, networking, scientific computing, software engineering, and their applications etc. All submitted papers are to be peer-reviewed for ensuring their qualities. And go to view the details of the journal at: http://www.iaeng.org/IJCS/index.html IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics is published with both online and print versions. The journal covers the frontier issues in the applied mathematics and their applications in business, industry, science and other subjects. Applied Mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with the connections between mathematics and other domains with the applications of the mathematical knowledge. A broad spectrum of applied mathematics is covered by the journal. The subjects include differential equations (ODEs and PDEs), numerical analysis, scientific computing, approximation theory and representation theory, matrix theory, mathematical physics, mathematical methods of engineering, optimization, operations research, linear and nonlinear programming, continuous modelling control theory, mathematical biology, bioinformatics, information theory, game theory, probability, mathematical economics, financial mathematics, actuarial science, cryptography, graph theory, statistics, theoretical computer science, stochastic systems theory, neuroscience, mechanics of solids, materials science and fluids etc. ISSN: 1992-9986 (online version); 1992-9978 (print version) IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics welcomes author submission of papers concerning any branch of the applied mathematics and their applications in business, industry and other subjects. The subjects include differential equations (ODEs and PDEs), numerical analysis, scientific computing, approximation theory and representation theory, matrix theory, mathematical physics, mathematical methods of engineering, optimization, operations research, linear and nonlinear programming, continuous modelling control theory, mathematical biology, bioinformatics, information theory, game theory, probability, mathematical economics, financial mathematics, actuarial science, cryptography, graph theory, statistics, theoretical computer science, stochastic systems theory, neuroscience, mechanics of solids, materials science and fluids etc. All submitted papers are to be peer-reviewed for ensuring their qualities. And go to view the details of the journal at: http://www.iaeng.org/IJAM/index.html