Dr. Ryan Benton
Education
- Ph.D. - Computer Science University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2001
Dissertation: Weighted Feature Projection in Instance-based Classifiers
- Master of Science: Computer Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1997.
- Bachelor of Science: Computer Information Systems, Loyola University New Orleans, 1995.
Research Interests
I am involved in a number of research efforts in Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Big Data focused on:
- Advanced Descriptive Pattern Mining
- Selective association mining
- Action Rule Mining
- Contrast Mining
- Sequence Mining
- Anomaly Detection
- Local Models
- Data Mining Applied in Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics
- Data Mining Applied in Biomedicine and Health
Teaching Experience
Positions Held:
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Associate Professor, School of Computing, University of South Alabama, (August 15, 2021 – present).
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Assistant Professor, School of Computing, University of South Alabama, (August 15, 2015 – August 14, 2021).
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Research Scientist, Informatics Research Institute, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (July 2014 – July 2015).
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Research Scientist, Center for Visual and Decision Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (February 2012 – June 2014).
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Research Scientist, Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (January 2002 – January 2012).
Courses Taught:
- CSC 331, Software Engineering Principles
- CSC 399, Concurrent and Distributed Computing
- CSC 426/526, Data Mining
- CIS 494, Directed Studies
- CIS 594, Directed Studies
- CSC 626, Advanced Big Data
- CIS 694, Directed Study