Lance Fiondella

faculty

Lance Fiondella, PhD

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Director

Cybersecurity Center

Dependable Software and Systems Lab

Contact

508-999-8596

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Science & Engineering 209B

Contact

508-999-8596

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Science & Engineering 209B

Education

2013RMIT UniversityPostdoc in Geospatial Science & Statistics
2012University of ConnecticutPhD in Computer Science & Engineering
2003University of ConnecticutMS in Computer Science
1999Eastern Connecticut State UniversityBS in Computer Science

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Algorithm development, syntax and semantics of the C programming language stressing computer systems concepts. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program development including coding, debugging and testing of programs are covered. The use of libraries, header files and macros are covered. Engineering examples are used. Variables, operators, control, input/output, arrays, functions, pointers, and files are covered using engineering examples.

Algorithm development, syntax and semantics of the C programming language stressing computer systems concepts. Concepts of the machine model, procedural programming and program development including coding, debugging and testing of programs are covered. The use of libraries, header files and macros are covered. Engineering examples are used. Variables, operators, control, input/output, arrays, functions, pointers, and files are covered using engineering examples.

Allows study into areas not included in the formal course listings.

Allows completion of a numbered course formally in the graduate program listing but not being offered as a scheduled class.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Research for and preparation of doctoral dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal must provide a thorough survey of the research activities in the research topic area and it must present original and innovative research ideas and preliminary results as well as a defined research scope and directions. PhD students must have passed this course before registering for doctoral dissertation research credits. This course may also be applied toward MS thesis or project credit if PhD student leaves prior to completing their dissertation. In all cases, required deliverables are an oral defense and a written document approved by the student's committee.Graded P/F.

Research for and preparation of doctoral dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal must provide a thorough survey of the research activities in the research topic area and it must present original and innovative research ideas and preliminary results as well as a defined research scope and directions. PhD students must have passed this course before registering for doctoral dissertation research credits. This course may also be applied toward MS thesis or project credit if PhD student leaves prior to completing their dissertation. In all cases, required deliverables are an oral defense and a written document approved by the student's committee.Graded P/F.

For PhD students who plan to take the PhD Comprehensive exam within the next 3 months. Up to 6 credits may be applied to either doctoral dissertation or MS thesis (should student not pass Comprehensive exam). Graded P/F.

Research

Research activities

  • Software reliability engineering
  • System reliability and resilience engineering

Research

Research awards

  • $ 60,000 awarded by Alion Science and Technology for Resilience Modeling for Analysis, Prediction, and Optimization
  • $ 499,999 awarded by Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Mass Skills - Intelligent Industrial Robotics and Cyber Security Test Bed
  • $ 1,218,640 awarded by National Science Foundation for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Accelerating Cybersecurity Education, Scholarship and Service
  • $ 149,903 awarded by U.S. Department of the Army for Resilience Engineering of Machine Learning-enabled Open World Recognition for Network Intrusion Detection Systems
  • $ 94,864 awarded by U.S. Army Research Office for Part-time Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment with US Army Corps of Engineers

Research

Research interests

  • Autonomous systems
  • Software and system security
  • Software processes
  • Transportation network vulnerability
  • Prognostics and health management

Select publications

  • J. Aubertine, K. Chen, V. Nagaraju, and L. Fiondella (2022).
    A Metrics-based Software Tool to Guide Reliability and Security Test Activity Allocation
    SoftwareX
  • K. Chen, Z. Faddi, V. Nagaraju, and L. Fiondella (2022).
    Quantifying the Impact of Staged Rollout Policies on Software Process and Product Metrics
    Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
  • C. Ellis, M. Wigness, and L. Fiondella (2022).
    A Mapping of Assurance Techniques for Learning Enabled Autonomous Systems to the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
    IEEE International Conference on Assured Autonomy
  • Y. Zang and L. Fiondella (2022).
    Network Reliability Analysis for Complex Systems based on Complex Network Theory
    Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
    Society of Reliability Engineers Douglas Ogden Best Paper Award

Lance Fiondella joined the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as an assistant professor in 2013. Presently, he is an associate professor and the Director of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Cybersecurity Center, a NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R). He conducts research in the areas of system and software reliability and resilience engineering and has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers on these topics.

Dr. Fiondella has also held various visiting and honorary appointments with U.S. Government Laboratories and Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDC), including the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), and United States Army Corps of Engineers. A common theme among his research and government service is a commitment to rigorous scientific methods for test & evaluation in support of the U.S. Warfighter and stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

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