Mostapha Ziad, Associate Professor

Mostapha Ziad
Associate professor
mziad@suffolk.edu
Office: Archer 308
Tel: 617-573-8349

Research Interests: Wireless Sensor Networks, Networking, Embedded Systems, Data Quality.

Education

B. S. Electrical Engineering, University of Algiers
M. S. Systems and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Ph.D. Computer Science, Boston University

Employment

Associate Professor, ECE Department, Suffolk University    2003 - Present

Adjunct Professor, Suffolk University Online MBA program.  2001 - Present

Assistant Professor, Suffolk University,  CIS Department .  1997 - 2003

Instructor/Course developer/Consultant, VMARK Software – ASG Inc. 1993 - 1997

Certified Netware Instructor/Consultant, Vitronix Corporation.  1992 - 1993 

Assistant Professor, Univ. of Petroleum & Minerals    1987 - 1992

Assistant Professor, Plymouth State College. Comp. Sci. Dept.  1986 - 1987

Sr. Lecturer, Suffolk University, Math & Comp. Sci. Dept.   1984 - 1986

Teaching Assistant, Boston University     1981 – 1984

Consultant, SoftDomain Inc – Norzak Technologies Inc.       2004 - Present

Publications

 1. “Managing Data Quality in Dynamic Decision Environments: An Information Product Approach”, Journal of Database Management (JDM), Oct-Dec. 2003.

2. “Evaluating the Completeness of an Information Product”, Information Quality minitrack , AMCIS 2003 Conference, August 2003, Tampa, Florida.

3. “Information Quality and the challenges of E-Commerce and Data Mining” , Conference on New technologies for Information and Communication (Les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication), University of Constantine,  Algeria, April 13-15, 2002.

4. “Data Quality”, book published by Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2001 (with      Richard Wang and Yang Lee)

5. “IP-MAP: representing the manufacture of an information product”, Conference  on Information Quality (refereed), MIT, Cambridge, 2000.
6. “Emerging Technologies for Data Quality Improvement” , Conference on Information Quality (refereed), MIT, Cambridge, 1999.

Courses Taught

Programming for Engineers

Introduction to Digital Systems

Embedded Systems (and Lab)

Wireless Networks

Data and Computer Communications

Networking Systems

Business Data Communications