Michael Paul Verdicchio
School of Mathematics and Computer Science
Department of Science and Mathematics
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina 29409
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science, SCIDSE, Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ, expected 2012
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Computer Systems Engineering, SCIDSE,
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2006
Employment Experience
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, The Citadel, August 2011-Present
CSCI 110: Microcomputer Applications
CSCI 223: Data Structures and Algorithms
CSCI 305: Computer Organization and Programming
CSCI 355: Programming Languages
CSCI 602: Foundations of Software Engineering
Faculty Associate, SCIDSE, Arizona State University
CSE 182: Applied Problem Solving with C#.Net, Spring 2011 (110 students)
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Fall 2010 (70 students)
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Summer 2008 (25 students)
Graduate Teaching Associate, SCIDSE, Arizona State University, under Faye Navabi
CSE 100: Principles of Programming with C++, Spring 2010
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Spring 2008
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Fall 2007
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Spring 2007
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Fall 2006
Tutor/Grader, SCIDSE, Arizona State University, under Faye Navabi
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Summer 2009
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Spring 2003
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Fall 2002
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java, Summer 2002
CSE
Research Interests
Graphical models, including Boolean and Bayesian networks
Intervention and control in biological interaction networks
Mathematical, probabilistic and statistical applications in bioinformatics
Research Experience
Graduate Research Associate, Computational Systems Biology Group, Arizona State
University, under Seungchan Kim, Ph.D., http://biocomputing.asu.edu, 2008-2011.
Member, Computational Systems Biology Group, Arizona State University, under principal
investigator Seungchan Kim, Ph.D., http://biocomputing.asu.edu, 2006-2011
Statistics and Foundations of Genomic Signal Processing group under Seungchan Kim, Ph.D.,
semester-long research reading/study group, Arizona State University, Fall 2008
Statistical Relational Learning reading group under Sungwook Yoon, Ph.D., semester-long
research reading/seminar group, Arizona State University, Spring 2008
Bayesian network study under Seungchan Kim, Ph.D., semester-long literature survey with
bi-weekly seminars given, Fall 2007
Intern, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) / Arizona State University, Ira.
A. Fulton School of Engineering Internship Program (EIP), paid internship, Summer 2007
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative, Arizona State
University, 2005-2006
Intern, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), (Summer, unpaid), 2005
Service
Programming Team Co-Advisor with Dr. Shankar Banik for The Citadel 2011-2012 programming
team, The Citadel Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Member, Computer Science Curriculum committee, The Citadel Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science 2011-2012.
Faculty Appointee tracking Progress on Computer Science Majors, The Citadel Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science 2011-2012.
Mentor to undergraduates Douglas Milette-Vanover and Roger Abarca through the President
Barack Obama Scholars Program at Arizona State University, Fall 2010-Spring 2011.
Mentor to undergraduate Milad Behbahaninia during his preparation for and tenure in the
Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI), project entitled, Studying and improving
current approaches for using Bayesian and causal frameworks for modeling gene regulatory
networks,
Spring 2008 - Fall 2009.
Mentor to undergraduate Computer Science student Robert Trevino during course of his CSE
534: Advanced Computer Networks semester project entitled, Articulation Points in Context-
Specific Gene Regulatory Networks, Spring 2008.
Verdicchio, M. (2005, 2006). Tips for Undergraduate Success from a Student s
Perspective. Invited lecture given twice in CSE 194: Success in Computer
Science/Engineering (Fall 2005 and Spring 2006).
President, Student Advisory Council, SCIDSE, 2005-2006
Awards and Honors
Recipient, University Graduate Fellowship, ASU, Summer 2011
Recipient, PSB 2011 travel award, NLM/NIH, January 2011
Recipient, ASU Graduate College Conference Travel Grant, January 2011
Recipient, Arizona State University Graduate Fellowship Award, Summer 2009
Recipient, Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Conference Travel Grant
award, RECOMB 2009
Recipient, National Science Foundation Travel Fellowship for Rocky 2008 Bioinformatics
Conference.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Computer Science, 2007-2008
Fulton Fellow, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, 2006-2007
Cum Laude, B.S.E., Computer Systems Engineering, 2006
Subject of Article: CSE Monitor Contributors (2006). A Top Undergraduate: Michael
Verdicchio. CSE Monitor Spring 2006: Looking into the Future, p13.
Boeing Diversity Scholarship Recipient, 2005-2006
President s Scholarship Recipient, 2001-2005 (Full tuition waiver plus stipend)
Professional Development
Preparing Future Faculty Program, Arizona State University, 2007-2008
Attended, reading group, Diversity Issues in Institutions of Higher Learning, Arizona
State University, 21 February 2008
Attended, seminar series, Foundations of Genomic Signal Processing, Texas A&M
University, December 13-14, 2007, College Station, Texas
Attended, reading group, The Dynamics of Effective Mentoring in Academia, Arizona State
University, 21 September 2007
Attended, reading group, Teaching Excellence, Arizona State University, 02 November
2007
Professional Memberships
References
I would be happy to furnish a list of references upon request.
[1] WSCB and PSB papers were peer reviewed, TIST paper was invited and peer reviewed
[2] Ina Sen and Michael P. Verdicchio contributed equally to this work as first authors.
[3] Deceased