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He is an emeritus professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Previously, he was with the University of California, Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, and IBM. His research and teaching were in the areas of computer science, software & systems engineering, educational technology, the design of communication, and business information systems.

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He has authored over 150 academic papers and has published 28 books (technical and non-technical), most recently Systems Analysis & Design (Cengage, 2020), SPACE (Anthology Alliance, 2019), and Technical Justice (CTS Press, 2019). He wrote the “Technology Today” column for FLORIDA TODAY from 2010 to 2018.

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He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Victoria (1995).

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Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis

Monday, March 30, 2020

Categories: ASCF News Emerging Threats National Preparedness

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Saudi Arabian air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group towards Riyadh and the city of Jizan, the Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Sunday citing a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the militia.

"Two civilians were slightly injured due to the falling of the intercepted missile's debris as it exploded in mid-air over residential districts'' in Riyadh, SPA reported, citing a Saudi civil defense spokesman, Lt. Colonel Mohammed Al-Hammadi.

No fatalities had been recorded from the shrapnel that fell on Riyadh, in the center of the kingdom, and the southwestern city of Jizan, located on the Red Sea directly north of the border with Yemen, SPA said, citing coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki.

The spokesman added that firing missiles at this time by the Houthis and Iranian Revolutionary Guards showed the real threat the group and Iranian regime supporting it pose, adding that this escalation does not reflect the group's announcement that it is welcoming a ceasefire. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Christian Schmollinger)

Photo: © Getty Flag of Saudi Arabia in front of a clear blue sky

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/saudi-arabia-intercepts-two-missiles-fired-by-yemens-houthis/ar-BB11ReaV

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