Research/Career Interests:
Byron's research interests include information security and the re-use of organizational data in informal node-link knowledge representations to support analysis tasks. Previous work includes applications in bioinformatics, business intelligence, digital library, law enforcement, and education. He received a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona in May, 2005; an MBA degree with emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Fresno in 1995; and a BA in Business Administration-Computer Applications and Systems from California State University, Fresno in 1988. Byron has 13 years of dynamic industry experience designing, creating, and using computer systems in the cotton industry.