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Stephen Zilora

Professor

School of Information
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

585-475-7643
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No office hours in the Spring semester
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70-2659

Stephen Zilora

Professor

School of Information
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Education

BS, University of Rochester; MS, New Jersey Institute of Technology

585-475-7643

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Published Conference Proceedings
Beaton, Catherine, Elissa Weeden, and Stephen Zilora. "Instructional Approaches Complementing the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education." Proceedings of the SIGITE ’24, October 10–12, 2024, El Paso, TX, USA. Ed. ACM. NY, NY: n.p., Print.
Zagar, Martin and Stephen Zilora. "Developing the Gamification Approach for STEM Learning." Proceedings of the 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain. Ed. IATED. Valencia, Spain: n.p., 2023. Print.
Zilora, Stephen. "Applying Aviation Training Techniques in the IT Classroom." Proceedings of the SIGITE’21, October 6-9, 2021, SnowBird, UT, USA. Ed. ACM. New York, NY: ACM, Print.
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Journal Paper
Zheng, Ervine, et al. "Tag-aware Dynamic Music Recommendation." Expert System with Applications 106. (2018): 244-251. Print.
Friedel, Vicki, et al. "Five-year Prospective Study of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Rochester, NY: Modeling Analysis of the Risk of Pneumococcal Colonization in the Nasopharynx and Infection." Journal of Epidemiology and Infection. December (2013): 1-9. Print.

Currently Teaching

ISTE-330
3 Credits
In this course, students will build applications that interact with databases. Through programming exercises, students will work with multiple databases and programmatically invoke the advanced database processing operations that are integral to contemporary computing applications. Topics include the database drivers, the data layer, connectivity operations, security and integrity, and controlling database access.
ISTE-764
3 Credits
Information technology projects require the application of sound project management principles in order to be developed on time, on budget, and on specification. This course takes students through the nine knowledge areas of modern project management and the utilization of project management principles in both traditional and agile environments.
NSSA-370
3 Credits
This course teaches students essential project management principles and prepares them to be effective members of a project team. Topics include business drivers for project selection, project management methodologies, and practical implementation of project management principles across the Information Technology spectrum.