Mr. Ed Green
Senior Lecturer of Information Sciences and Technology
 
Email:   exg13@psu.edu
Phone:  215-881-7332
Office:  205 Rydal
 
Education:
MSIE in Computer and Information Sciences, University of New Haven
BA in Mathematics, University of Bridgeport

General biography:
Mr. Green joined the Penn State Abington IST faculty in the fall of 2001 after completing a 25+ year career with Lockheed Martin. He has over 40 years of industry experience in advanced, highly complex information technology systems in a broad variety of application domains. His areas of technology experience are distributed information systems, enterprise application integration, data and database management, information flow and usage in organizations, integration of large-scale information systems, and the interfacing of information between computers and the people who use them.
Mr. Green is particularly interested in the social aspects of information technology, especially computer ethics, information protection, and (public) technology policy. His current focus is community outreach, information technology public policy, information technology as it pertains to US economic competitiveness, and the accompanying social consequences, including sustainable (green) computing. His current research activities focus on closing the digital divide in disadvantaged and under-served communities.
Mr. Green is a member of ACM, IRMA and IEEE. He was named a Penn State Public Scholarship Associate in 2003 and has been a contributor to the Smeal College Entrepreneurship Project. Mr. Green has been a presenter at the 2004 PAACE Conference as well at the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Outreach Scholarship Conferences.

Research Interests:
Advanced database management technologies and their applications; large-scale information systems integration, with emphasis on real-time systems; Human-Computer Interchange; Information interfacing, with emphasis on social, societal, and cultural consequences; Information and organizational integration and the application of information within organizations; Information utilization within and across enterprises based on business rules and requirements; Systems/Software Engineering Process, including Project Management; Information technology ethics and public policy; Digital Divide; Green Computing; Public scholarship and outreach utilizing information technology.
 
Courses Taught:
Business Applications Programming (CMPSC 203)
Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology (IST 110)
Organization of Data (Database Managment) (IST 210)
Information and Organizations (IST 301)
Information Technolgy Project Management (IST 302)
Information Technology and Systems Integration (IST 321)
Organization and Design of Information Systems (IST 331)
Emerging Technologies (IST 402)
Usability Engineering
Advanced Enterprise Integration (IST 421)
The Information Environment (IST 431)
Legal Environment of Information Technology (IST 432)
Information Sciences and Technology Capstone (IST 440W)