Contact Information
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469 Nicks Hall 423-439-6404 David Tarnoff's CSCI Page |
Areas of Research
Intermation, Inc. Intermation is an outlet for the embedded systems research. Topics include
- embedded system hardware design;
- BIOS theory and design;
- device driver theory and design;
- control and automation theory;
- evaluation of different embedded processors including processors implementing Java Byte Code;
- user interface development for embedded systems;
- embedded O/S comparisons and evaluations; and
- distributed system design including function allocation
Classes Taught
CSCI 1710 - World Wide Web - Design and Creation
CSCI 1900 - Math for Computer Science
CSCI 2150 - Computer Organization
CSCI 4717 - Computer Architecture
CSCI 4956 - Embedded Systems
CSCI 5011 - Internet Technology I
Special topics in ENTC department such as Microprocessor Design, Electrical Principles, and Home Automation.
Brief Biography
From: Rockville, MD
Education: Bachelor’s and Master’s @ Virginia Tech
Electrical Engineering, Minor in Math and American Literature
Teaching Experience: 1994- , ETSU
Experience: Unisys (formerly Sperry) – Navigation systems for NAVY
Litton-Polyscientific – Security Systems
Hobbies: Old cars, fiction writing, pet cats, embedded systems design
Family: Wife and a newborn.

