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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 both Jamaica and Ecuador. At Alma he supervises 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

Recent Courses Taught

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

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term '09, students toured cultural sites in Peru, studied alternative energy in Sweden, analyzed theatre and dance in London, and examined Native American culture at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota.

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Student Profile

Elizabeth Heitsch

Elizabeth Heitsch
Graduation: 2008
Major: History
From: St. Louis, Michigan
Interests: Reading, Music

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