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Short
Biography:
I
am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the College
of Saint Benedict | Saint
John's University. I finished my Ph.D. in Computer Science
from North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo (yes, the cold Fargo!) in July of 2005. My dissertation
work focused on Data Mining (Association Rule Mining to be specific). In
August 2003, I earned my M.S. Degree in Computer Science also from NDSU where
I pursued research in area of Text Mining. Prior to coming to the USA and
enrolling in the graduate program, I graduated summa cum laude (with
highest distinction) from the Lebanese
American University,
Beirut (Lebanon) in February 2001 with a B.S.
Degree in Computer Science.
Check
out my resume in PDF or MS-Word
format
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Fall
2008 Schedule:
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09:40 - 10:50
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11:20 - 12:30
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CSCI-161 01A
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01:00 - 02:10
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02:40 - 03:50
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04:20 - 06:00
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CSCI-217L
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*** During office hours, I am mostly likely
in my office but, in general, office hours are not promised in anyway. Please
check with me personally or via email before making a trip to my office
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My
Research:
I
have numerous research interests most of which fall in the areas of Data Mining,
Databases, Information Retrieval, Text Mining, Machine Learning.
Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing. Here is a list of my publications
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Funny
Stuff:
Why do computer
scientists often mix up Christmas with Halloween? (PS: can 25Dec = 31Oct?)
Is Windows a
Virus?
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
1.They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
2.Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they
do so - okay, Windows does that.
3.Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay, Windows does
that too.
4.Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable
programs and systems. - Sigh.. Windows does that, too.
5.Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow
(see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. - Yup, Windows does that, too.
Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences:
Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems,
their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become
more sophisticated as they mature.
So Windows is not a virus.
Worse! It's a bug.
[http://www.coolfunnyjokes.com/Funny-Jokes/Computer-Jokes/Is-Windows-a-Virus.html]
The
Less You Know, The More You Make!
"Salary Theorem" states that "Engineers and Scientists can
never earn as much as Business Executives and Sales People."
This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the
following two postulates:
1. Knowledge is Power.
2. Time is Money.
As every engineer knows: Power = Work / Time
Since: Knowledge = Power & Time = Money
It follows that: Knowledge = Work/Money.
Solving for Money, we get: Money = Work / Knowledge.
Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of
the amount of work done.
Conclusion: The less you know, the more you make.
[http://www.coolfunnyjokes.com/Funny-Jokes/Computer-Jokes/The-Less-You-Know,-The-More-You-Make.html]
Still
not using the metric system!
How do foreigners
feel when they first reach the USA? Short and Fat!!! I used to
weigh 90 (Kg) before coming here, all of sudden I got really fat and became
195 (lb) !!! My height was 181 (cm), now I am 5'11'' which feels shorter
than ! Well, let’s say too short :-). So how on earth did that happen?
by an Egyptian friend of mine !
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