Dr. Anita J. La Salle

Dr. Anita J. La Salle

National Science Foundation

Computer and Networking Systems Division

4201 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, VA22230

(703) 292-5006 (NSF)

Professional Interests / Research in the areas of software engineering, software project risk management, technology project management, software process-improvement, education, education policy, and infrastructure.
Education / Ph.D.Computer Science 1980, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Thesis: "The functional decomposition of an operating system for offloading onto peripheral processors"
MSMechanical Engineering 1971, NewarkCollege of Engineering, Newark, NJ
BSMechanical Engineering 1964, NewarkCollege of Engineering, Newark, NJ
Other:Oracle Training1995; Capability Maturity Model 1996; ISO90001996; Macromedia UltraDev 2002; Cold Fusion 2002; OOAD and UML 002; CMMI 2003, SEI Risk Assessment2003
Employment History
2006 –
Present / National Science Foundation
Program Manager, Computer and Network Systems Division (CNS), Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA22230
Principle Responsibilities:

Advise and assist Division Director in the development of long range plans.
Oversee and manage merit review processes that result in awards and declines of research proposals and the distribution of funds to support computing-related research.
Collaborate with members of program management clusters in Education and Workforce and Science of Design.
Manage performance assessment processes for Division.
Oversee and manage post-award processes.
Engage in outreach activities and award site-visits.
Serve as Division’s Conflict of Interests Officer.
Co-Direct CISE Education Initiative.
Track research trends and emerging technologies in computing.
Catalyze joint-funding opportunities between CNS Division, other Divisions of NSF, and other Federal Agencies.
Represent NSF at professional meetings, conferences and other venues.

2000 – 2006
and
1988 - 1998 / National Science Foundation
Expert (Part-Time), Computer and Network Systems Division (CNS), Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and for Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education.
Principal Responsibilities:

Manage programs for CISE Division of Computer and Networking Systems (CNS).
Evaluate proposals for funding, generate RFPs, monitor and evaluate proposal management processes, coordinate undergraduate and graduate research and educational initiatives, manage budgets, and produce program announcements and special reports, manage grants and contracts.
Serve on Science of Design Cluster, Education and Workforce Cluster, Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Cluster and Co-Direct CISE Educational Initiative.
Manage instrumentation and infrastructure programs in IT and engineering,
Coordinate software RFPs with external contractors, oversight of external contractors,
Manage budgets; develop processes for proposal management and automation.

Other:

Recipient of Director’s Award, June 2006.
Recipient of Director’s Award, June 2005.
Member of NSF’s FedTraveler Requirements Review Board.
Member of CISE’s Recruiting Committee.
Member of CISE’s Human Capital Planning Committee.
Managed CNS Division’s Committee of Visitors, March 2006.
Managed EIA Division’s Committee of Visitors, May 2001.

1988 - 2006 / American University, Washington, D.C.
Professor Emeritus, Kogod School of Business (2002-2005), Director of Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MSITM) Program (until August 2005), Chair of Information Technology Department, Professor (tenured), Department of Computer Science and InformationSystems (CSIS), College of Arts and Sciences, and Chair of CSIS (1992-1996).
Principal Responsibilities:

Administration of departments.
Preparation of strategic plans and implementation strategies.
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Information Technology, Computer Science, and Information Systems (see course repertoire).
Curriculum and external program development
Research into systems and software engineering, distributed systems, and laboratory development.
As Director of Marketing for CSIS and Director of MSITM, development of certificate and degree programs for off-site and weekend programs, market programs to business and government, develop budgets, and define supporting infrastructures of hardware and software to maintain programs.
Manage program accreditation by external Accreditors.

1987 - 1988 / National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
Program Director -- Undergraduate Science, Engineering and Mathematics Education Division (USEME) in Directorate for Education and Human Resources (HER) (On detail from the New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Principal Responsibilities:

Program Director for engineering and computer science instrumentation.
NSF Manager of Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (REU).
Directorate Coordinator for Ethics and Values Program.
Design and implement proposal review and evaluation processes to assure the quality of engineering and science education.
Conduct technical analysis of proposals.
Select outstanding scientists to provide objective reviews of proposals, either as individuals or as members of panels.
Determine the need for and direct the preparation of technical and administrative guides, standards and criteria to accomplish improvement in undergraduate engineering and science education.
Conduct final review of proposals and recommend awards based on resources, priorities and knowledge of NSF policies and goals.
Manage NSF grants, contracts and cooperative agreements with other agencies.
Ensure fulfillment of commitments by review of reports, publications or site visits.
Maintain effective dialogue and liaison with Federal, state and local agencies; professional organizations; and other institutions and the public on all aspects of scientific and engineering personnel and education.

1974 - 1987 / New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Associate Chair of Computer & Information Science Department, Associate Professor of Computer & Information Science (tenured), Fellow of Manufacturing Engineering
Research Responsibilities:

Research into systems and software, communication systems, operating systems, distributed processing and computer science education.
Project/thesis advisor to more than 70 undergraduate and graduate students.
Writing research proposals. Eight proposals written from 1983 to 1987 totaling over $1,000,000. Six of these were funded for over $800,000.
Co-designed Ph.D. program and three doctorallevel courses for the CIS Department Ph.D.

Faculty Responsibilities:

Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in systems and software engineering, telecommunications, operating systems, computer architecture, programming languages, computer center organization and the computer science core curriculum.
First member of faculty to organize, prepare and present a course for credit on public television (15 one-hour segments).
Developed the Institute's first personal computer laboratory as well as the first Computer Aided Instruction laboratory.
Member of twelve academic committees.
Academic advisor to 90 undergraduate students per year.
Presentation of a variety of Continuing Education courses.

Administrative Responsibilities:

Managed the academic and nonacademic administrative activities of the Computer & Information Science Department. This included the supervision of 5060 full and part-time faculty, 2535 teaching assistants and 5 fulltime support personnel.
Managed marketing efforts for CIS. During period of 1976 until 1987, increased enrollments from 27 majors to 1280 majors.
Recruited and trained faculty and staff. Prepared and monitored budgets, purchased equipment and furnishings and developed laboratories from their inception.
Developed off-campus master degree programs at seven state-wide sites including both corporate and non-affiliated locations.
Coordinated Board of Visitors of industrial representatives who served as advisors to the department.

1969 - 1974 / NewarkCollege of Engineering, Newark, NJ.
Academic Coordinator of ComputerCenter
Principle Responsibilities:

Programming consultant on more than 50 research projects and advanced scientific applications.
Managed daily operation of a remotejobentry stations staffed by students in addition to supervising 1620 user assistants.
Developed and maintained software libraries as well as documentation for their applications in scientific and engineering projects.
Authored two university feasibility studies that resulted in the purchase and installation of two mainframes and a minicomputer system to achieve the educational, research and administrative goals of the institute.
Supervised the conversion team involved in the installation of a new mainframe computing system as well as creation of a minicomputer facility.
Designed and developed special training programs to upgrade computer literacy of faculty and staff.

1967 - 1969 / Worthington Corporation, Harrison, NJ, Research Engineer in Computer Applications
Principle Responsibilities:

Supervised a group of specialists responsible for computer applications to heat transfer problems and automated product design.
Developed and maintained programs for automated design, selection and performance calculations of heat transfer equipment.
Conducted computer-training seminars for engineers and scientists.

1866 - 1867 / Falstrom Company, Passaic, NJ
Assistant to Chief Engineer.
Developed computer programs for numerically controlled tools.
1964 - 1966 / York Division of Borg-Warner Corporation, York, Pa., Research Engineer.
Designer and developer of thermoelectric products for commercial and military use and designer of thermoelectric product test suites. Development of computer programs for test data reduction.
Honors /

Three National Science Foundation Director’s Awards.
Visiting Scientist to University of Houston's Visiting Scientist Program, Center for Computational Science and Advanced Distributed Simulation, 1996.
Award from Eastern Communications Forum, 1993
Nominated for University Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1990.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Recognition of Service Award, 1989
Recipient of National Communications Forum Award 1989.
Nominated for the American Society for Engineering Education Excellence in Teaching, 1983
Recipient of New Jersey Institute of Technology merit awards in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1985.

Publications
Books / A. J. La Salle, Introduction to Computer Science, workbook for tele-video course, 200 pages, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1986.
Book Chapters and Reports / A. J. La Salle (as member of Steering Committee), report, "Educating the Next Generation of Information Specialists: A Framework for Academic Programs in Informatics," NSF Grant #9352944, published by Center for Advanced Computer Studies, Lafayette, LA, Nov 1993.
S. Becker, A. J. La Salle, and B. J. Gleason, "An Integrated CASE Environment for Reverse Engineering," CASE: Issues and Trends for the 1990's and Beyond, IDEA Group Publishing, N. Y., N. Y., 1993.
A. J. La Salle, L. R. Medsker, and D. Hillmer, "Planning and Implementing Expert Systems in Organizations: Tools for Managers," book chapter in Managing Expert Systems, Efraim Turban and Jay Liebowitz, eds., printed August 1991 (Copyright date 1992).
A. J. La Salle - editor, Report on the National Science Foundation Disciplinary Workshops on Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., NSF 89-3, 1989.
A.B. Newton, K. V. Schmittle, and A. J. Ventz (La Salle), "Thermoelectric Heating and Cooling," chapter in Developments in Energy Conversion, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1965.
Journals and Proceedings / Maliha Haddad and Anita La Salle, “Improving Software Acquisition Processes: A Study of Real Project Costs”, The 3rd Annual Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, Arlington, VA, Jan. 2004.
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “The Use of Knowledge Management by the Software Acquisition Organization,” Proceedings of the IBER Conference, October 6-10, 2003, Las Vegas, NV, 12 pages.
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “Additional Costs and Risks in Software Acquisition Projects,” Journal of Business and Economics Research, Volume 1, Number 8, August 2003.
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “Additional Costs and Risks in Software Acquisition Projects,” Proceedings of IBER Conference, October 9-12, 2002, Las Vegas, NV. 8 pages. [Selected as Best Paper].
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “Customer Risk Identification in Software Sub-Contracting,” Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress on Customer Service, October 8-9, Arlington, VA., Published as “Customer Satisfaction Frontiers – VI” Section 5.0., 12 pages, Quality University Press, Fairfax, VA 2002.
Maliha Haddad, Anita J. La Salle and Vincent Ribiere, “Risk Assessment in Software Sub-Contracting,” Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS) 2001 Workshop, December 2001, New Orleans.
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “Software Subcontracting – Assessing Unexpected Costs,” Proceedings of the SAIS 2001 Conference in March 2-3, 2001, Savannah, GA.
Maliha Haddad, Anita J. La Salle and Vincent Ribiere, "Using the SA-CMM as a Tool for Estimating the User and Management Costs for Software Acquisition Projects,” Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2000), Long Beach, CA, August 10-13, 2000, 5pgs.
Maliha Haddad and Anita J. La Salle, “Measuring Hidden User-Costs in Software Acquisition Projects,” Proceedings of International Council on Systems Engineering Conference (INCOSE), 5-8 April 2000, Reston, VA. 5 pgs.
Maliha Haddad, Anita J. La Salle, and John R. Harrald, “Software Subcontracting and the Cost to the Mature Organization,” Proceedings of AIS'99, Milwaukee, WI, August 1999, 3 pgs.
Shirley A. Becker, Ebru Gunaydin Bjarnason and Anita La Salle, "A Structured Approach to Intranet Application Development, Proceedings of IRMA 1999 Conference, Hershey, PA, May 1999, 14 pgs.
A. La Salle, et. al., "Multimedia Design and Development: A Team-Centered, Collaborative Curriculum," Proceedings of IRMA 1999 Conference, Hershey, PA, May 1999, 12 pgs.
V. Ribiere, A. La Salle, R. Khorramshahgol, and Y. Gousty, "Information Systems Quality Evaluation Tool," Proceedings of 1999 HICSS Conference, Hawaii, January 1999, 9 pgs.
S. Becker and A. La Salle, "Translating Software Engineering Principles into Practice: Team Frameworks," Proceedings of SEES'98, November 1998, Poznan, Poland, 7 pgs.
A. La Salle, "Mapping Maturity Characteristics into PSP," Proceedings of AIS 1998 Americas Conference, August 1998, Baltimore, MD, 4 pgs.
V. Ribiere, A. La Salle, R. Khorramshahgol, "Hospital Information System Quality: A Customer Satisfaction Assessment Tool," ECIS 98, European Conference on Information Systems, June 1998, Aix-Provence, France. 12 pgs.
V. Ribiere, A. La Salle, and R. Khorramshahgol, "The Integration of Cause-Effect Techniques into a Hospital Information System Quality Measurement Tool," accepted for publication and presentation at 7th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research (ICPQR '98).
A. La Salle, "An Inverted Computing Curriculum: Preparing Graduates to Build Quality Systems," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, November, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA. (5 printed pages -- CDROM).
V. Ribiere, A. La Salle, and R. Khorramshahgol, "Measuring Customer Satisfaction: A Case Study in Hospital Information Systems Evaluation," Proceedings of First World Service Congress, October, 1997, Tysons, Virginia. Pgs. 4.20-4.33.
G. McGuire and A. La Salle, "Educating the 21st Century Software Professional: Breaking Paradigms and BuildingBridges for Global Quality," Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, July 1997, Portland, Oregon. Pgs 569-572.
A. J. La Salle and R. Khorramshahgol, "Taguchi Back-End Processing for Simulation Evaluation," Proceedings of the International Conference in Information Engineering, April 1997, Argentina. 11 Pgs.
A. La Salle, R. Khorramshahgol, and Y. Gousty, "The Design of a Quality Decision Support System Using Simulation and the Taguchi Method," Proceedings of the 8th European Simulation Symposium and Exhibition, October 1996, Genoa, Italy.
G. McGuire and A. J. La Salle, "Reengineering Team Process in Quality-Focused Software Development Environments," Proceedings of IEEE 1996 International Conference on Engineering and Technology Management, August 1996, Vancouver, Canada. Pgs 375-380.
A. J. La Salle and R. Khorramshahgol, "Planning and Design of a Quality Information System for TQM," Proceedings of IEEE 1996 International Conference on Engineering and Technology Management, August 1996, Vancouver, Canada.
A. J. La Salle and R. Khorramshahgol, "The Application of Taguchi Method to Resource Allocation for Public and Private Projects in a Multi-Criteria Environment." Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Management: University/Industry/Government Collaboration, June 1996, Istanbul, Turkey. 5 Pgs.
R. Khorramshahgol and A. La Salle, "Application of Taguchi Method to Software Quality." Proceedings of II Congreso Internacional de Ingenieria Informatica (Second International Congress on Information Engineering). November 14-15, 1995, Buenos Aires, Argentina. pg. 334-339.
R. Everhart, A. La Salle, and R. Khorramshahgol, "Applying TQ Principles to the Requirements Phase of System Development." Proceedings of IEEE Annual International Engineering Management Conference. June 28-30, 1995 Singapore. pg. 223-228.
D. Feinstein, D. Lidtke, A. La Salle, M. Mulder. "Computer Information Science An Emerging Discipline." Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems. August 1995, Pittsburgh, PA., pg. 572.
R. Khorramshahgol, A. La Salle, and G. Mc Guire, "Characteristics of an Ideal Teacher in a Quality Education Environment," Proceedings of the AAUA International Conference in Nice, France, September 1994. 4 Pgs.
B. J. Gleason, A. J. La Salle, and E. McGuire, "Developing a Multimedia Laboratory," Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Multimedia in Education and Industry. August 1993
D. Hillmer, A. J. La Salle, L. Medsker, and G. Welsh, "A Risk-Identification Tool for Managers Planning Expert System Applications," Expert Systems with Applications International Journal, Pergamon Press, Vol. 4, 1992.
A. J. La Salle and L. R. Medsker, "Distributed Knowledge Acquisition From Multiple Experts: Issues and Techniques," expanded version of conference paper to appear in special issue of International Journal of Expert System Applications, Fall 1991.
D. Hillmer, A. J. La Salle, L. Medsker, and G. Welsh, "Identifying Risks in Expert System Projects," Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Developing and Managing Expert System Programs, Washington, DC, September, 1991.
A. J. La Salle and L. Medsker, "An NSF Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates: Intelligent Systems," ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 1991.
A. J. La Salle and L.R. Medsker, "Distributed Knowledge Acquisition from Multiple Experts: Issues and Techniques," Proceedings of International Conference on Expert Systems Applications, Los Angeles, November 7-8, 1990.
A. J. La Salle and L. R. Medsker, "The Expert System Life Cycle: What Have We Learned From Software Engineering," Proceedings of ACM-SIGBDP International Conference on Trends and Directions in Expert Systems, Florida, October 1990.
L. Medsker, A. La Salle, and D. Hillmer, "Knowledge Acquisition and the Expert System Life Cycle," Proceedings IEEE Managing Expert System Programs and Projects Conference, September 10-12, 1990.
A. J. La Salle and L. R. Medsker, "Distributed Knowledge Acquisition From Multiple Experts: Issues and Techniques," expanded version of conference paper to appear in special issue of International Journal of Expert System Applications, Fall 1991.
A. J. La Salle, "NSF Funding Opportunities in Education," Proceedings of the National Educational Computer Conference, June 1990.
A. J. La Salle and M. A. Baltrush, "Linking Electronic Mail Systems: X.400 Standards are the Glue," Proceedings of Symposium on Computer Conferencing and Allied Technology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, June 1-4, 1987.
A. J. La Salle, "Meeting a Need: Televideo Courses in Computing," Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, Texas, October 1986.
A. J. La Salle and M. A. Baltrush, "Advances in Communications: the X.400 Communication Standard," Proceedings of ACM Computer Science Conference, Cincinnati, February 1986.
L. R. Medsker, M. A. Baltrush and A. J. La Salle, "Computer Networking for an Engineering Environment," Proceedings of ACM Computer Science Conference, Philadelphia, PA, February 1984.
A. J. La Salle report to Hon. M. Rinaldo, Electronic Funds Transfer, Congressional Committee on Banking, report published in Congressional Record, September 1977.
A. J. La Salle report to Hon. M. Rinaldo, Report on the Privacy Act, Congressional Hearings on the Privacy Act, report published in Congressional Record 1977.