Dr. Daniel T. Fokum | The Department of Computing

Daniel T.
Fokum

Senior Lecturer and Department Head

1 (876) 702-4455 Ext. 385

daniel.fokum@uwimona.edu.jm

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Biography

Daniel Fokum is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Computing at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, where he has taught since 2011. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Kansas in 2010. Prior to joining the University of Kansas in 2006, he worked in the industry for six years. He received his M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2005, and his B.A. degree from Park University in 2000, both in Computer Science. He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communication Society, and the ACM. His research interests include software-defined networking, sensor and wireless networks, information security, and concurrency control in databases.

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Research Interests

Interests:

Software-defined networking, Sensor networks, wireless networking, Computer Science education, concurrency control in databases, and information security. Teaching interests: Introduction to Computer Networks, Network Architecture, Routing in the Internet, Introduction to Database Management Systems, Probability, Introduction to Programming, Introduction to Digital Logic Design, Computer Architecture & Organisation, Operating Systems, Web Programming.

Publications

Publications:

Journal Articles

D. T. Fokum, D. N. Coore, and C. Busby-Earle, “Learner Autonomy as a Means to Improve Pass Rates among First-Year Computing Students,” The UWI Quality Education Forum, vol. 21, pp. 1–19, Jan. 2016.
D. T. Fokum, V. S. Frost, D. DePardo, M. Kuehnhausen, A. N. Oguna, L. S. Searl, E. Komp, M. Zeets, D. Deavours, J. B. Evans, and G. J. Minden, “An Open System Transportation Security Sensor Network: Field Trial Experiences,” Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 3942–3955, Oct. 2010. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2010.2060504
D. T. Fokum and V. S. Frost, “A Survey on Methods for Broadband Internet Access on Trains,” Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 171–185, Quarter 2 2010. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SURV.2010.021110.00060

Conference Papers

D. Coore and D. Fokum, “Facilitating Course Assessment with a Competitive Programming Platform,” in Proc. 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, ser. SIGCSE ’19. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2019, pp. 449–455. [Online]. Available: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3287324.3287511
D. T. Fokum, D. N. Coore, E. Ferguson, G. Mansingh, and C. Beckford, “Student Performance in Computing Courses in the Face of Growing Enrollments,” in Proc. 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, ser. SIGCSE ’19. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2019, pp. 43–48. [Online]. Available: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3287324.3287354
A. O. Drummonds and D. T. Fokum, “A robust "Plug-and-Play" application for executing virtualized indoor Wi-Fi localization,” in SoutheastCon 2017, Mar. 2017, pp. 1–5. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3287324.3287511
S.-A. A. Anuli and D. T. Fokum, “Implementation of an Internal Food Traceability Application for Local Farmers in Jamaica,” in Proc. IEEE SoutheastCon. Norfolk, VA, USA: IEEE, Mar. 2016, pp. 1–3. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2016.7506690
F. Cadet and D. T. Fokum, “Coping with Denial-of-Service Attacks on the IP Telephony System,” in Proc. IEEE SoutheastCon. Norfolk, VA, USA: IEEE, Mar. 2016, pp. 1–7. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2016.7506691
D. T. Fokum, D. N. Coore, and Y. E. Lewis-Fokum, “The Performance of Female Computer Science Students Across Three Caribbean Islands,” in Proc. 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, ser. SIGCSE ’16. New York, NY, USA: ACM, Mar. 2016, pp. 419–424. [Online]. Available: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2839509.2844566
A. O. Drummonds and D. T. Fokum, “Towards analysing the effects of node mobility on the accuracy of Wi-Fi triangulation,” in Proc. SoutheastCon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, Apr. 2015, pp. 1–7. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2015.7132907
V. F. Taylor and D. T. Fokum, “Mitigating Black Hole Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks using Node-resident Expert Systems,” in Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS), Washington, DC, USA, Apr. 2014, pp. 1–7. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WTS.2014.6835013
R. Bedward and D. T. Fokum, “A Cloud Computing Adoption Approach for Jamaican Institutions,” in Proc. IEEE SoutheastCon. Lexington, KY, USA: IEEE, Mar. 2014, pp. 1–6. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2015.7132907
V. F. Taylor and D. T. Fokum, “Securing Wireless Sensor Networks from Denial-of-Service Attacks using Artificial Intelligence and the CLIPS Expert System Tool,” in Proc. IEEE SoutheastCon. Jacksonville, FL, USA: IEEE, Apr. 2013, pp. 1–6. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2013.6567421
D. T. Fokum, V. S. Frost, D. DePardo, M. Kuehnhausen, A. N. Oguna, L. S. Searl, E. Komp, M. Zeets, D. Deavours, J. B. Evans, and G. J. Minden, “Experiences from a Transportation Security Sensor Network Field Trial,” in Proc. 3rd IEEE Workshop Enabling the Future Service-Oriented Internet: Towards Socially-Aware Networks (EFSOI 2009). Honolulu, HI, USA: IEEE, Nov. 2009, pp. 1–6. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2009.5360706
B. Quanz, H. Fei, J. Huan, J. Evans, V. Frost, G. Minden, D. Deavours, L. Searl, D. DePardo, M. Kuehnhausen, D. Fokum, M. Zeets, and A. Oguna, “Anomaly Detection with Sensor Data for Distributed Security,” in Proc. 18th Int’l Conf. Computer Communications and Networks, (ICCCN 2009). San Francisco, CA, USA: IEEE, Aug. 2009, pp. 1–6. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN.2009.5235262
D. T. Fokum and G. J. Minden, “A Secure Routing Protocol for SensorNet,” in Proc. 7th IASTED Int’l Conf. Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC ’07). Montreal, QC, Canada: IASTED/ACTA Press, May 2007.
D. Fokum and C. C. Beard, “A Scheme for Improved Delay and Frame Drop Probabilities in 802.11e Networks,” in Proc. 6th IASTED Int’l Conf. Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC ’06), A. O. Fapojuwo and B. Kaminska, Eds. Banff, AB, Canada: IASTED/ACTA Press, Jul. 2006.

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Curriculum coordinator for Department of Computing 2016 - 2019.

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