Dr. Augusto Augusto Casas
Non-Tenure Track
Department of Information Systems
College of Engineering and Information Technology
He/Him/His/Himself
About
Information Systems professional with 15 years of experience managing projects for implementing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems and 23 years of college teaching experience. Developed SCADA systems for major gas and oil companies worldwide, including Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Pertamina, Enron, and Pemex. Taught a variety of information systems, computer science, and finance courses. Held an Associate Professor Tenured position at St Thomas Aquinas College and an Associate Professor non-tenured position at the University of Connecticut. Former Adjunct at Columbia University and New York University (NYU), and instructor at the Summer Oxbridge program at Harvard and Columbia Universities. Completed the Quality Matters Online Teaching certificate program. Received Fulbright Specialist Grant in 2022 and 2024.
Research interests
Effective teaching and learning strategies
WealthTech
Teaching Information Systems with Cases
Teaching interests
Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Data Science/Analytics
Education
- Graduate Certificate, Higher Education Teaching — Harvard University Derek Bok Center (2024)
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Ph D, Information Systems
— Nova Southeastern University (2002) Application of Artificial neural Networks to the Tactical Asset Allocation Model
- MBA, Business Administration — University of Connecticut (1992)
- BS, Electrical ENgineering — Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1983)
Publications
Presentations
- Cybersecurity 2026
- The 21st Century Classroom: The Online Discussion Forum 2021
- Comprehensive Budgeting Workshop 2020
Courses Taught
- Ethical Hacking
- Principles of Cybersecurity
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Computer and Network Security
- Structured Systems Analysis and Design
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Structured Systems Analysis and Design
- Database Management Systems
- Introduction to Information Systems