Frank L. Friedman

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What do Ogres and software have in common? Picture 3 courtesy Brenna Mellen

Professor Emeritus
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Room 366 SERC (Science Education and Research Center (035-10)
College of Science and Technology
1925 N. 12th Street Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
USA

Office Phone

215-204-5559

Email: friedman@temple.edu

This webpage is maintained by Frank Friedman.
Last Updated 02/02/2022.

Please note that as of June 30, 2021, I am no longer teaching or advising. I therefore do not expect
to be in the office very often. The best way to reach me will be via email (see the address given above).

I am deeply indebted to my colleagues and my students for the 47 wonderful years I have had in
CIS at Temple. I hope as many of you as possible will try to remain in touch in the coming years.

Thank you all.

[The Spring 2021 course listed below is the last course I have taught at Temple. Whatever you find
at the website for this course is free for use as you wish.]

Personal Information

Frank's Vita

List of Textbooks Authored

Current Courses -- Spring 2021

CIS 3309 Section 1 - Component-Based Software Design (using C#.NET)
      Tue       2:00PM -    3:20PM            (Tuttleman Learning Center TL302)
      Thu      2:00PM -    3:20PM            (Tuttleman Learning Center TL302)
      Wed    11:00AM - 12:50PM LAB   (SERC 204 -- Science Education and Research Center, 2nd Floor)

Previous Courses

CIS 1057 Section 2 - Introduction to Programming using the C Programming Language (Fall, 2015)
CIS 3309 Section 1 - Component-Based Software Design - Fall 2012 (using Visual Basic.NET)
This link is currently out of order.

Interests

Computer Science Education
Object Oriented Analysis, Design, and Programming Paradigms
Software Design, Methods, and Tools
Software Engineering (especially from an historical point of view)
Software Metrics
ACM

And, in case you are interested, my MOST favorite professional sports teams are:
the Baltimore Colts

and the Baltimore Orioles

And, yes, I root hard for the Eagles and the Phillies.

Background

Professor Emeritus, Temple University Department of Computer and
Information Sciences, January 2013- .
Professor, Temple University Department of Computer and Information
Sciences, 1990-2012.
Association for Computing Machinery 1979-2007. Regional
Programming Contest organizer (1979-85), member of ACM Council (as
Allegheny Region Representative, 1982-86), Chairman, ACM Conferences
Board (1986-92), and Chairman of the ACM Computing Week Steering
Committee (1992-96). Served as the Chairman (later the Treasurer) of the
FCRC '93 Operations Committee, as a member of the FCRC '96 Steering
Committee, and as the Exhibits Coordinator for FCRC '96. Involved in the
planning for the ACM 50th Anniversary Celebration and for ACM97, a
conference celebrating the next 50 years of computing, held in San Jose,
CA, March 1-5, 1997. Academic Advisor to the ACM Member Activities
Board, 1997-2000.
PhD, Purdue University, Department of Computer Science, 1974. Thesis Title:
- Decompilation and the Transfer of Operating Systems for Small General
  Purpose Computers
MS, The John Hopkins University, Numerical Science, 1969.
BA, Antioch College, Mathematics, 1965.