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Dr. Ryan Benton

Dr. Ryan Benton

Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Computer Sciences

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:

  • Associate Professor, School of ³ÉÈË¿ì²¥, University of South ³ÉÈË¿ì²¥, (August 15, 2021 – present).

  • Assistant Professor, School of ³ÉÈË¿ì²¥, University of South ³ÉÈË¿ì²¥, (August 15, 2015 – August 14, 2021).

  • Research Scientist, Informatics Research Institute, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (July 2014 – July 2015).

  • Research Scientist, Center for Visual and Decision Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, (February 2012 – June 2014).

  • 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 ³ÉÈË¿ì²¥
  • CSC 426/526, Data Mining
  • CIS 494, Directed Studies
  • CIS 594, Directed Studies
  • CSC 626, Advanced Big Data
  • CIS 694, Directed Study