Faculty and Staff

Sara Rushinek
Professor, Computer Information Systems
(305) 284-1964
srushinek@miami.edu
Research Interests
- Computer applications for decision-making, electronic stock trading systems
Internet and e-commerce security of enterprise resource management - Expert systems for Internet applications, virtual Internet Web-based office software
- Expert witness testimony and computer litigation support training
- Dot Net (.net) Internets and intranets Web services and servers coding
Selected Publications
- "What Makes Users Happy," Communications of the Associations for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- "The Influence of Trouble-shooting, Education and Documentation on Comptuer User Satisfaction," IEEE Transactions of Systems, Man and Cybernetics
- "Project Management Software Feature Profitability: Windows, Networks, Mainframes, Filtered Task Diagrams, Schedules, and Calendars," Journal of Computer Information Systems
- "Data Encryption Features for Computer Hardware and Software Profitability: I/O Ports, Expansion Slots, Algorithms, Cyphers and Security," Computers & Security
- "Using Experts for Detecting and Litigating Computer Crime," Managerial Auditing Journal
- "Correlating Investors' Preference to Stock Characteristics: An Algorithm for Internet Software Decision Support System Development in the Crude Oil and Refining Industry," Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly
Teaching & Professional Experience
- Visiting Professor, University of Southern California, Tel Aviv University
Consultant / legal services, Internet / e-commerce start-up ventures - Microsoft Technical Education Board and Comdex Education Board
Degrees
- Ph.D., M.A., University of Texas at Austin;
- B.A., Tel Aviv University, Israel
Specialties
- Expert systems and artificial intelligence for automated stock trading
- Visual BASIC and VBA programming
- Internet application development, Web server and Web site management
- MIS and e-learning
