Contact Information for Dr. David Ferro
Email: dferro@weber.edu
Office: ET-110
Phone: (801) 626-6304
Web Page: http://www.davidferro.org
Personal Biography
Position: DEAN of the College of Applied Science and Technology as of 8/1/2011
Degree: 1985- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Lowell.
1995- Masters degree in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech.
2001- PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech.
Current Field of Study: My interests are varied. Among others: user interface design, software engineering culture, computer history, embedded programming, online instruction.
Biggest Accomplishment in CS: I've done a lot of interesting stuff. I paid my way through college creating educational video games for the Atari 400 and Apple II. My first job out of college I worked on integrating a database into a bar code reader directed conveyer belt system for warehouse recieving and storage for LL Bean. My job at Unisys also had some fascinating elements in research into multi-model interfaces (pen, speech, keyboard). One project had me working with aphasiacs - individuals who have had a brain injury that limits their language ability - to examine how unique computer applications using voice recognition can retrain the brain for language.
Something Interesting: I was born and reared on the north shore of Boston. I mispent most of the summers of my first 30 years simply messing about in sail boats. Today I hike, ski, work, and generally mess about with my wife and daughter.