Dr. Richard J. Coppins


Associate Professor of Information Systems, currently teaches in the areas of data communications and network security at the graduate level and networking at the undergraduate level. His current research interests include computer networks and security. He has co-authored two texts and a number of articles. He is a member of the Association of Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Links to course pages:

INFO 474

 

INFO 620

 

INFO 622


Education: Lehigh University (BS, 1967; MS, 1968); North Carolina State University (PhD, 1975).

Telephone: (804) 828-7114

e-mail: rcoppins@acm.org

Specialties: Data communications/networking, network security, system performance Operations Research.

Business Experience: Operations analyst with Research Triangle Institute; industrial engineer with IBM.

Consulting Relationships: Department of Public Works, City of Richmond, Department of Waste Management, State of VA., Reynolds Metals Corporation, and Siddall, Matus and Coughter Advertising Agency.