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Myles F. McNally, Ph.D.

Myles F. McNally, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1992
SAC 255
(989) 463-7163
Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:30am
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Dr. McNally is the past chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department, where his teaching currently focuses on core computer science and artificial intelligence topics. He has also led May Term courses to Jamaica, Ecuador and Peru. At Alma he has supervised NSF funded research projects on using visualization to teach computer algorithms and on using robotics as a unifying theme in computer science education. Outside of computer science his primary interests are ornithology and ecology.

Education

  • Ph.D., Temple University (1982)
  • B.S., Drexel University (1974)

Research Interests

Data Structures, Visualization, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Articles

  • Myles F. McNally.  "Review of "Huang Y., Geng X., Whinston A., Defeating DDoS attacks by fixing the incentive chain (ACM Transactions on Internet Technology 7(1): 5-es, 2007)"."  Computing Reviews.  49(5), 2008
  • Myles F. McNally, Ph.D..  "Review of Leondes C. (ed), Intelligent knowledge-based systems: neural networks, fuzzy theory and genetic algorithm techniques (Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 2003)."  Computing Reviews.  2007 v. 48(3)
  • Myles F. McNally 2007 (with David Furcy, Scott Grissom, Thomas Naps, and Christian Trefftz).  "Supporting the Rapid Development of Pedagogically Effective Visualizations."  The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.  2007, v. 23(1), pp. 80-90  October 1, 2007.
  • Myles F. McNally (with Frank Klassner and Chistopher Continanza).  "Exploiting MindStorms NXT: Mapping and Localization Projects for the AI Course."  Proceedings of the 20th International FLAIRS Conference.  (2007)
  • Myles F. McNally (with Frank Klassner).  "Demonstrating the Capabilities of MindStorms NXT for the AI Curriculum."  Proceedings of 2007 AAAI Spring Symposium (Robots and Robot Venues: Resources for AI Education Track.  AAAI Technical Report SS-07-09 (2007) pp. 103-4
  • Myles F. McNally.  "Review of Robinson P., Vogt H. & Wagealla W., 'Privacy, security and trust within the context of pervasive computing'. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2004)."  Computing Reviews.  47(6), 2006
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Recent Presentations

Selected External Research Grants

  • Scott B. Grissom.  Myles F. McNally and Thomas Naps.  "Integrating Algorithm Visualization into Computer Science Education."  National Science Foundation, NSF-CCLI (DUE-0126494).  Effective: January 1, 2004.
  • Frank I. Klassner.  Pamela B. Lawhead and Myles F. McNally.  "Education Innovation: LEGO MindStorms - Cost-Effectively Expanding CS Students' Horizons and Enthusiasm Outside the (Desktop) Box."  National Science Foundation, CISE Educational (EIA-0306096).  Effective: July 15, 2003.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Computing Reviews Featured Reviewer, July 2005

Professional Memberships

  • Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
  • Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC)
  • ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)
  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Service to the Profession

 

In December 2011, Alma College students, faculty and staff designed and hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., on the 500th anniversary of human rights advocacy. Earlier in the year, Alma College became one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network, joining Duke University School of Law, The University of Cambridge and other prestigious institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

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Leadership Profile

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