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Multiple research projects by Alfredo Perez , assistant professor of computer science in the Turner College’s TSYS School of Computer Science, addresses internet privacy issues facing individuals today.  In a 2017 publication in IT Professional , Perez and his colleagues Sherali Zeadally of the University of Kentucky and Scott Griffith of CSU address privacy concerns extending beyond those of internet users, to include those of bystanders.  This particular study presents a taxonomy of the solutions related to bystanders’ privacy concerns.  A second study by Perez and Zeadally, set for upcoming publication in IT Professional , highlights how consumer wearables have emerged as disrupting devices that are benefiting individuals in areas such as mobile health, fitness, security and entertainment.  As these researchers point out, the mass adoption and the expected growth of the market of these devices not only generate high revenues, but also expose important privacy issues.

New research by TSYS School of Computer Science associate professor Lixin Wang examines the impact of radio irregularities on network connectivity under a realistic shadowing model.   Given that prior research showing that connectivity increases as radio waves becomes more irregular is based solely on simulation studies, or ignores the important boundary effect, it offers limited application for any practical wireless network.   This is where Wang’s new study, which appears in a future issue of Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks , steps in, as it investigates the impact of radio irregularity on network connectivity with different transmission power settings, taking the important boundary effect into consideration.   Wang’s shadowing model indicates that when each node transmits at a fixed uniform power, network connectivity increases as radio wave movement becomes more irregular.   His shadowing model also indicates that when each node transmits at an adjustable power, so that the

Turner College faculty are continuing to excel in terms of garnering citations to their published research.   As the accompanying table indicates, the College’s 42 faculty have combined to exceed 12,500 Google Scholar citations for the first time in the organization’s history.   In fact, the College’s 42 faculty have garnered a cumulative total of 12,909 Google Scholar citations, for an average of 307 per faculty. TCOB Department Google Scholar Citations No. of Faculty Cites per Faculty Accounting & Finance 3,707 12 309 Management & Marketing 6,544 17 385 TSYS School 2,658 13 204 All 12,909 42 307 The Department of Accounting and Finance, which also includes economics faculty, has produced a total of 3,707 Google Scholar citations.  With 12 faculty in that unit