Dr. Cordell C. Davidson

Education

• PhD in Computing - University of South Alabama, 2018.
  • Research Topic: Applying Moving Target Defensive Techniques towards the Cyber-Security of Programmable Logic Controllers
• MSCIS in Computer Science - University of South Alabama, 2008.
  • Thesis Topic: Voice Enabled Robotic Interface in a Noisy Environment
• B.S.B.A. in Accounting - University of Southern Mississippi, 1982.

Research Interest

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Cyber-security 
• Edge Computing
• Robotics

Teaching Experience

Positions Held:

• Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama (Aug 2024 - Present).
• Instructor, University of South Alabama (Aug 2019 - Aug 2024).
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of South Alabama (Feb 2019 - Aug 2019)

Courses Taught: 

• CSC 120 Programming Concepts in Java
• CSC 228 Digital Logic
• CSC 231 Data Structures and Algorithms in C++ 
• CSC 532 Distributed Systems
• CSC 322 Operating Systems
• CSC 399 Concurrent and Distributed Computing
• CSC 440 Secure Software Engineering
• CSC 532 Distributed Systems
• CSC 590/490 Embedded Systems

Certifications and Memberships

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Virginia 1989
• Member, Society of American Military Engineers, 1986
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Honor Society in Computing/Information Disciplines
• Oracle Master Database Administrator (DBA), Oracle Education, 1997