Faculty/Staff Directory
Dr. Alan Stines
478.477.0831
Assistant Professor
Credentials: Ph.D.
| Office Hours: | Tuesday 11am - 1pm Wednesday 9am - 1pm Thursday 11am - 1pm Or by appointment |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Website: | https://alan-stines.github.io/portfolio |
| Courses: | FTA 2430 - Cybersecurity for FinTech ITEC 2340 - Intro to Cybersecurity ITEC 2380 - Web Development ITEC 3245 - Database Principles ITEC 3280 - Web Programming ITEC 4286 - Web Applications Development ITEC 4299 - Special Topics in IT ITEC 4344 - Ethical Hacking ITEC 4366 - Adv Web Development ITEC 4701 - Internship in IT ITEC 6220 - Ethical Hacking ITEC 6210 - Network and Cybersecurity ITEC 6299 - Special Topics in IT ITEC 8110 - Org Strategy for Cybersecurity Management |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | Doctor of Philosophy - Cyber Operations - 2020 • The Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences • Dakota State University. Madison, South Dakota, USA • Coursework Emphasis: cybersecurity, malware analysis, reverse engineering, software exploitation Master of Science - Applied Computer Science - 2013 • Total System Services (TSYS) Department of Computer Science • Columbus State University. Columbus, Georgia, USA • Coursework Emphasis: software engineering, data modeling/analysis, architectures, testing methodologies, enterprise environments Bachelor of Science - Information Technology - 2007 • School of Information Technology • Middle Georgia State University. Macon, Georgia, USA • Coursework Emphasis: software development, web technologies, database development |
| Professional Experience: | Application Administrator/Programmer Middle Georgia State University – Macon, GA 2008 – 2015 Mainframe Programmer Bibb County – Macon, GA 2007 – 2008 |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Stines, A. (2024, April). MGA Beyond the Classroom: Demystifying the Dark Web. Macon, GA on April 16, 2025. Cochran, GA on April 17th, 2025. Stines, A. (2024, October). Faculty perceptions of open educational resources in cyber curriculums. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), Atlantic Beach, FL. Retrieved from https://iacis.org/conference/program24/s66.html Feroz, K., & Stines, A. (2024, October). Utilization of AI, big data, and the internet of things (IoT) in sustainable innovation and their role in the emergence of novel business models. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), Atlantic Beach, FL. Retrieved from https://iacis.org/conference/program24/s64.html Feroz, K. & Stines A. (2024). Utilization of Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) in Sustainable Innovation and Their Role in the Emergence of Novel Business Models. International Association for Computer Information Systems, 25(1), 376-390. https://doi.org/10.48009/1_iis_2024_131 Stines, A. (2024). Faculty perceptions of open educational resources in cyber curriculums. Issues in Information Systems, 25(2), 418–437. https://doi.org/10.48009/1_iis_2024_133 Stines, A. (2020). Faculty perceptions of open educational resources in cyber curriculum: A pilot study. Doctoral Dissertation. https://scholar.dsu.edu/theses/345 Stines, A. A., & Kettani, H. (2019). Exploring Open Educational Resources in Cyber Training . International Journal of Culture and History, 5(3), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijch.2019.5.3.139 Floyd, Kevin S., Kwak, Myungjae, Stines, A. (2018). HTML Tutorial. University System of Georgia: Affordable Learning Georgia. Floyd, Kevin S., Kwak, Myungjae, Stines, A. (2018). XML Tutorial. University System of Georgia: Affordable Learning Georgia. Floyd, Kevin S., Kwak, Myungjae, Stines, A. (2018). PHP Tutorial. University System of Georgia: Affordable Learning Georgia. Floyd, Kevin S., Kwak, Myungjae, Stines, A. (2018). Javascript Tutorial. University System of Georgia: Affordable Learning Georgia. Floyd, Kevin S., Rigole, N., & Stines, A. (2017). Student perceptions of video conferencing technology. Issues in Information Systems, 18(3), 1-8. Floyd, K. , Rigole, N. , & Stines, A. (2016). Faculty perceptions of video conferencing technology. Issues in Information Systems , 17( 4 ), 158-166. |
| Professional Affiliations: | NSA/DHS CAE-CD Mentor and Peer Reviewer. NCyTE Center at Whatcom Community College. 2025 – Southeast Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Summit Organizer 2025+ - IACIS Peer Reviewer 2026 – Centers of Academic Excellence Peer Reviewer I regularly attend in-person conferences and training courses such as: &tab; •2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 – Attended National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) &tab; •2023 – National Cybersecurity Educators Colloquium (NCEC) &tab; •2021+ – Attended Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Annual Symposium &tab; •2019, 2022 – CAE Skills Workshop hosted by DSU &tab; •2020+ – CAE Mentor/Reviewer Workshops I regularly attend online conferences and presentations over the years including: &tab; •CactusCon – Online Cybersecurity Conference &tab; •DakotaCon – Online Cybersecurity Conference &tab; •Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference &tab; •Black Hills InfoSec Flash Trainings &tab; •ISC2 Cybersecurity Chapter Presentations |
| Organizations: | Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research (CCEAR) Point of Contact for NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) Certifications Point of Contact for Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) partnership 2021+ - MGA Department of Information Technology Senate Representative 2021+ - STEMposium Organizer 2024+ - Department of IT Curriculum Committee Chair Institutional, departmental, and ad-hoc committee participation Website editor – MGA School of Computing Student organization advisor: CyberKnights & CGISSA Bibb County Public Schools Advisory Board and Volunteer Bleckley County Public Schools Advisory Board and Volunteer Museum of Aviation’s National STEM Academy’s Advisory Board Participates in various STEM events internally and externally |
| Awards and Honors: | 2017/2018/2021/2022 - SoIT Excellence in Teaching Award 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 - Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching. 2024 - eMajor Faculty Hero Award 2023 - MGA fifteen years’ service award 2019 - DSU’s marketing campaign for doctoral student publishing. 2017 - Included in MGA’s Finding Greatness marketing campaign. Level 100 Scholar | Level 80 Wizard |
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