Dr. Boyd has more than 35 years of experience in both education and industry. After receiving his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Iowa and five years as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, he spent 13 years in research and development at Honeywell.  Initially he was director of computer science research and later as director of engineering at Honeywell's Systems Technology and Engineering Center.  Dr. Boyd then worked for eight years at Eastman Kodak Company in software development and business unit management positions.  Before joining RIT in 2000 as associate provost for outreach programs, Dr. Boyd served for two years as president of the RIT Research Corporation. He was appointed Vice President for Research at RIT in 2005.