I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Systems at Farmingdale State College. I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science from The Graduate Center, City University of New York and my M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University.
My research primarily focuses on game theory, particularly in the context of social networks. I am also interested in Optimal Control and its applications in decision-making processes. Additionally, I explore Machine Learning applications, seeking ways to leverage data-driven methods in computational problem-solving.
My research primarily focuses on game theory, particularly in the context of social networks. I am also interested in Optimal Control and its applications in decision-making processes. Additionally, I explore Machine Learning applications, seeking ways to leverage data-driven methods in computational problem-solving.
Courses Taught
BCS 109 Introduction to ProgrammingBCS 120 Foundations of Computer Programming I
BCS 130 Website Development I
BCS 360 Programming in SQL
BCS 340 Introduction to Algorithms
CSC 101 Introduction to Computing
CSC 111 Computer Programming I
CSC 251 Discrete Structures
CSC 243 Computer Architecture and Organization
CSC 229 Data Structures and Algorithms
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2020
- M.Phil., Computer Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2018
- M.A., Mathematics, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2015
Publications
- Xiaojin Ye and Nur Dean, Adjusting and Designing Assessments in Reducing the Negative Impact of the Artificial Intelligence: A Proposed Study of ChatGPT Usage in Introductory Java Programming Course in 2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, Farmingdale, New York: (2024).
- Nur Dean, Influence-based techniques to foster cooperation in real-life social networks using the prisoner’s dilemma game, Springer Social Network Analysis and Mining, 2024.
- Lisa Cullington, Nur Dean, Mary Villani, Moaath Alrajab, Arthur Hoskey and Ilknur Aydin, Student Perspectives of Collaborative Learning Techniques (CoLT) in Introductory Computing Classes (work-in-progress) in 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland,Oregon: ASEE (2024).
- Nur Dean and George K. Nakashyan, Popularity-Based Approach to Promote Cooperation in The Prisoner’s Dilemma Game, ASONAM '23: Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, 2023, 1-8.
- Nur Dean and Shweta Jain, Polarized Population Under Imitation Dynamics in Complex Networks in Procedia Computer Science 185, Malvern, Pennsylvania: Elsevier (2021), 292-301.